Movers and Losers: September Top 10
As almost everyone knows, September wasn’t a great month for new car sales or the economy or the local Starbucks. But we still track the cars that did sell at a brisk pace. Not surprisingly, the average number of days it took to sell a new car went up from 70 in August to nearly 73 in September.
This month, many of the new 2009 models sold very quickly, but they didn’t hit a sales target that we impose to make the Top 10 Movers list. A lot of these were 2009 BMWs, Porsches and other low volume or very, very new cars that didn’t have a full supply on lots. And many more cars just didn’t hit our sales target at all. The top 10 lists are below, and it’s not surprising that they’re almost entirely made up of economy-minded cars. We’ve also listed some notable runners-up.
Top 10 Movers
- 2009 Toyota Prius: 4 days
- 2009 Toyota Yaris sedan: 6 days
- 2009 Honda Civic coupe: 7 days
- 2009 Scion xD: 7 days
- 2009 Honda Civic sedan: 8 days
- 2009 Honda Fit: 8 days
- 2009 Mini Cooper coupe: 8 days
- 2009 Audi A4 sedan: 9 days
- 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid: 9 days
- 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid: 9 days
Notables that met the sales criteria:
- 2009 Dodge Challenger: 12 days
- 2009 Audi A5: 13 days
- 2009 Mazda6: 15 days
Top 10 Losers
- 2008 Dodge Dakota ext. cab: 232 days
- 2008 Chrysler Sebring convertible: 226 days
- 2008 Dodge Durango: 223 days
- 2008 Suzuki XL7: 207 days
- 2008 Dodge Nitro: 198 days
- 2008 VW R32: 193 days
- 2008 Porsche Cayman: 173 days
- 2008 Dodge Ram 3500: 171 days
- 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee: 156 days
- 2008 Jaguar XKR: 149 days
