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Autotrader Lists All-Time Top 10 Vehicles

Autotrader has listed the 10 most-searched vehicles in the site’s 20-year history, which includes more than 2 billion car shoppers and 350 million vehicle listings.

by Staff

October 16, 2017

Autotrader Lists All-Time Top 10 Vehicles

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The Jeep Wrangler has been one of the most popular vehicles among Autotrader users since the site launched in 1997, edging out the Ram 1500/2500 for the No. 3 slot behind Ford and Chevrolet’s flagship pickups. Photo courtesy FCA US LLC

ATLANTA — To mark the 20th anniversary of its 1997 launch, Autotrader has released a list of its 10 all-time most-searched vehicles. Based on the queries of more than 2 billion car shoppers and 350 million vehicle listings from July 2009 to July 2017, the 10 most popular models include:

Ford F-Series
Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra
Jeep Wrangler
RAM 1500/2500
Chevrolet Camaro
Toyota Tacoma
Ford Mustang
Jeep Grand Cherokee
Chevrolet Tahoe
Toyota Tundra

According to Autodata Corp., three of the five most-searched cars on Autotrader also have been top sellers in the U.S.: Ford F-Series, Chevrolet Silverado and Ram 1500.

“Autotrader invented online car shopping and constantly strives to re-imagine the category,” said Brian Geitner, president of Cox Automotive Media Solutions. “The transformation of our brand and the car shopping experience go hand-in-hand, and we’ll continue to adapt and enhance Autotrader as consumer behaviors and appetites change.”

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