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.
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.”
More Showroom
Making the Safe Choice
Kelley Blue Book has turned households with teen drivers onto safe and affordable options for their vehicles of choice
Read More →
Inventory Holds Steady
September new-vehicle inventory rose slightly month-over-month, but dealer lots are laden with MY2026 vehicles as the typical model year changeover trudges along.
Read More →
October Auto Sales Fall With the Leaves
A forecast anticipates retail deliveries are down this month as consumers continue to face cost challenges, though more are tapping long loans in order to buy.
Read More →
California Sees Quarterly Gains
California’s new-vehicle market saw a boost in hybrids in the third quarter and its first overall quarterly market gain of the year.
Read More →
New-Vehicle Prices Stay Put
Affordability pressures and model availability shaped new-vehicle sales in September, according to an analysis by Kelley Blue Book.
Read More →
EV Buyer Consideration Shifts
What drives American consumers to purchase an electric vehicle is shifting as the question moves away from Should I?' to 'Which features and experience do I want to have?'
Read More →
Year-to-Date Auto Sales Holding Their Own
A forecast through August shows that automakers have shifted strategies to keep deliveries and revenues up despite tariffs and other economic challenges.
Read More →
Slow to Robo
Ten years of polling consumers shows autonomous vehicles’ profiles have risen considerably, but even more people now want at least some level of control if they go that route.
Read More →
Dealers a Little Down
A third-quarter Cox Automotive survey finds them in a mixed mood, bummed by fallen customer traffic but encouraged by better profits, costs and EV interest.
Read More →
European EV Sales Skyrocket
The EV market on the continent held strong in July with almost 25% of new-car sales being fully electric units, a stark contrast to the U.S., where EV sales declined about 42%.
Read More →