Edmunds.com Releases List of Fastest Selling Vehicles
The 2014 Land Rover Range Rover was named by Edmunds.com as the fastest selling car in in November. The list contains several other familiar names, including the Chevrolet Corvette and Jeep Cherokee.
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The 2014 Land Rover Range Rover was the fastest selling vehicle in America last month, and there were several other familiar names making Edmunds.com’s Top 10 list of fastest selling vehicles.
According to Edmunds.com’s days-to-turn (DTT) statistics, which measure how long a vehicle sits on a dealer’s lot before it’s sold, the average Range Rover sat on a dealer’s lot for just nine days before being sold in November. The Chevrolet Corvette, Jeep Cherokee and Land Rover Range Rover Sport all tied for the second slot at 10 days to turn. Other popular vehicles making the list were the Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class (14 DTT), Subaru Forester (17 DTT) and Mitsubishi Mirage (18 DTT). By comparison, the average new car sold in November sat on a dealer’s lot for 59 days.
Fastest-Selling Vehicles in America, November 2013
(ranked by DTT)
Rank | Make | Model | Days to Turn (DTT) | Avg. Transaction Price | Avg. Discount |
1 | Land Rover | Range Rover | 9 | $108,367 | -3.08%* |
2(t) | Chevrolet | Corvette | 10 | $66,352 | 0.04% |
2(t) | Jeep | Cherokee | 10 | $30,822 | 6.61% |
2(t) | Land Rover | Range Rover Sport | 10 | $81,934 | 0.40% |
5 | Honda | Accord Hybrid | 11 | $33,358 | 0.24% |
6(t) | Mercedes-Benz | CLA-Class | 14 | $36,512 | 5.35% |
6(t) | BMW | 4 Series | 14 | $50,746 | 5.33% |
8(t) | Subaru | Forester | 17 | $26,446 | 5.05% |
8(t) | Audi | Q5 | 17 | $45,834 | 6.41% |
10 | Mitsubishi | Mirage | 18 | $15,430 | 5.20% |
Industry Average | 59 | $32,852 | 10.54% |
* - Range Rover sold at 3.08% above MSRP – on average – in November.
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