Movers and Losers: September 2011
September’s average time it took a model to sell ticked up from 60 to 61 days for a new 2011 or 2012. That’s the same amount of time it took in September 2010.
Losers are spending much more time on lots than last month, though, with the worst sellers sticking around for a whopping 282 days. Last month, the worst-selling car was at 208 days.
Our picks for deals are 2011 models that have new 2012s on lots competing for sales. That means dealers should be motivated to unload these slow-selling cars. We made sure to select models that showed relatively healthy inventory levels on Cars.com. Check out the full list of Movers, Losers and our Picks as well as info about how we select the lists below.
Movers
- 2012 Toyota Camry: 3 days
- 2012 Hyundai Veloster: 3 days
- 2012 Subaru Outback: 4 days
- 2012 Honda Odyssey: 5 days
- 2012 Lexus RX 350: 5 days
- 2012 Mercedes Benz ML350: 5 days
- 2012 Mini Cooper Countryman: 5 days
- 2012 Toyota Sienna: 5 days
- 2012 Honda Pilot: 6 days
- 2012 Hyundai Elantra: 6 days
- 2012 Kia Soul: 6 days
- 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250 sedan: 6 days
- 2012 Scion tC: 6 days
- 2012 Nissan Versa sedan: 7 days
- 2012 Honda Accord sedan: 8 days
- 2012 Honda Fit: 8 days
- 2012 Hyundai Accent hatchback: 8 days
- 2012 Mini Cooper hatchback: 8 days
- 2012 Volkswagen Passat: 8 days
Losers
- 2011 Jaguar XKR: 282 days
- 2011 Hyundai Azera: 243 days
- 2011 Jaguar XKR convertible: 241 days
- 2011 Saab 9-3 wagon: 238 days
- 2011 Toyota Yaris sedan: 237 days
- 2011 Lexus GS 450h: 208 days
- 2011 Saab 9-5: 200 days
- 2011 Saab 9-3 convertible: 194 days
- 2011 Volvo S40: 172 days
- 2011 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid: 162 days
Cars.com Picks
- 2011 Mazda6: 147 days
- 2011 Suzuki Equator extended cab: 140 days
- 2011 Ram 1500: 139 days
- 2011 BMW 550i xDrive Gran Turismo: 124 days
- 2011 Cadillac CTS sedan: 121 days
About the Lists: The Movers and Losers list reports the average number of days it takes to sell models from the day they arrive 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 websites. We’re now focusing on only 2011 and 2012 model years.
For Movers, we only list vehicles that pass a certain threshold of sales in order to weed out limited editions, ultra-high-performance cars and others that might skew the numbers or otherwise inaccurately portray popularity. For Losers, we have removed any threshold to reflect 2011 models that may have the greatest incentives.
