Green Bay vs. Chicago: What Do Car Shoppers Want?
One is a blue-collar town, nestled at the southern edge of Green Bay. Population: 100,000.
The other is the Windy City and the City of Big Shoulders. Population: 2.8 million.
It’s Green Bay vs. Chicago.
Packers vs. Bears.
In football terms, it is the oldest and longest-running rivalry in U.S. pro football, and Sunday, the two teams will meet in a game that will send one to Super Bowl XLV.
How do car shoppers in these two cities compare? Let’s take a look at the Top 10 most searched cars in 2010 across each metro area. Here are some of the things we learned:
- The aspirational car (think high price, high ambition) for Green Bay? The Chevy Corvette
- Chicago’s dream car? The Mercedes-Benz S-Class
- Domestics rule the list in Green Bay; seven of 10 are from companies based in Detroit.
- Domestics fare not as well in Chicago; only four of 10 are from the Detroit Three.
Ford tops both lists, with the F-150 leading the way in the frozen tundra up north and the reinvigorated Mustang topping Chicago’s list.
Both lists are below:
Chicago’s Top 10
- Ford Mustang
- Honda Accord
- Honda Civic
- Toyota Camry
- Ford F-150
- Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Nissan Altima
- Chevrolet Tahoe
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class
- Nissan Maxima
Green Bay’s Top 10
- Ford F-150
- Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- Ford Mustang
- Chevrolet Tahoe
- Toyota Camry
- Honda Accord
- Honda Civic
- Chevrolet Corvette
- Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Ford Escape
