Grace Hamulic
Fuel-efficient, smaller vehicles are moving off U.S. retailer lots much faster in the first two months of this year compared with the same time period in 2011, due in part to the rise in prices at the gas pump—averaging more than $3.80 per gallon across the country.*
Sub-Compact Conventional vehicles, led by the Nissan Versa, averaged only 36 days on retailer lots before being sold this year, down from an average 92 days in the same period of 2011. Compact Conventional models, led by the best-selling Honda Civic, averaged 42 days before being sold vs. 66 days a year ago, according to our Power Information Network® (PIN) transaction data.
Both categories posted higher year-to-date sales, and together have gained more than 1 point of market share. Combined total (retail and fleet) sales for these two vehicle segments account for slightly less than one-fifth of the U.S. market’s deliveries—19.73% share vs. 18.66% a year ago (+1.07%). Continue reading ›
