Movers and Losers April 2009
On the negative side, we’re again surprised to see the redesigned — and well-liked around the Cars.com office — Infiniti FX50 among the slowest sellers, at 185 days. Its less-expensive counterpart, the FX35, takes 105 days to sell. The rest of the bottom 10 is more understandable, made up of lackluster or outdated models.
For 2008, 2009 and 2010 models, the average number of days to sell for new cars was 158. For 2009 and 2010 vehicles, the number drops to 72 days. That average is longer than last month’s 68 days and February’s 63 days.
The Movers and Losers list reports the average number of days it takes to sell a model from the day it arrives on the lot until the final paperwork is signed by a buyer. This is not a days of inventory list like you may find on other sites. We’re now focusing on only the 2009 and 2010 model years.
The full lists are below.
Top 10 Movers
- 2010 Ford Fusion: 9 days
- 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid: 10 days
- 2009 Mini Cooper convertible: 11 days
- 2010 Honda Insight: 11 days
- 2010 Lexus RX 350: 13 days
- 2010 Volvo XC60: 13 days
- 2010 Hyundai Genesis coupe: 14 days
- 2010 Toyota Camry: 14 days
- 2010 Kia Soul: 17 days
- 2010 Mazda3 hatchback: 18 days
Top 10 Losers
- 2009 Mitsubishi Galant: 204 days
- 2009 Infiniti FX50: 185 days
- 2009 Pontiac G6 convertible: 180 days
- 2009 Pontiac G6 sedan: 174 days
- 2009 Cadillac SRX: 171 days
- 2009 Kia Spectra5: 170 days
- 2009 Dodge Caliber: 163 days
- 2009 Hyundai Accent: 159 days
- 2009 Chrysler Sebring convertible: 159 days
- 2009 Suzuki SX4 sedan: 158 days
About the Lists
For Movers, we only list vehicles that pass a certain threshold of sales in order to weed out limited editions, models that are being phased out, or other factors that might skew the numbers or otherwise inaccurately portray popularity. For the Top 10 Losers, we lower that threshold greatly because low sales bolster the Loser claim, though they could also indicate other factors, like a model being phased out.
