BEST-SELLING AUTOMOBILES.Ranked by number sold in L.A. County EXECUTIVE SUMMARY WHILE Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. residents may be a trend-set ting ting n. A single light metallic sound, as of a small bell. intr.v. tinged , ting·ing, tings To give forth a light metallic sound. lot, the cars they select tend to be practical. For the third year in a row, the two top-selling cars have been Honda Accords The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. and Toyota Camrys The Toyota Camry is a mid-size sedan assembled by Toyota in Georgetown, Kentucky; Altona, Victoria, Guangzhou, China and the original factory in Toyota City, Japan. In some markets, the top range Camry models are seen as executive cars. . Last year the Camry won the, top spot. This year it was the Accord An agreement that settles a dispute, generally requiring an obligee to accept a compromise or satisfaction from the obligor with something less than what was originally demanded. Also often used synonymously with treaty. ACCORD, in contracts. . And the six most popular cars in the area remain virtually unchanged from last year. Accord may be the most popular Honda honda a quick release metal eyelet for the end of a lariat. When the restrained animal is no longer required it is not necessary to slacken off the loop and pull it over the head—a very great advantage when working with wild cattle or unbroken horses. model. But overall Toyota's various models outsold out·sold v. Past tense and past participle of outsell. Honda's. Of the 210,133 new cars sold among the top 25 auto models in L.A. County, 60,405 were Toyotas. Honda was next with 49,027, Ford was third with 48,811 models, Nissan Noun 1. Nissan - the seventh month of the civil year; the first month of the ecclesiastic year (in March and April) Nisan Hebrew calendar, Jewish calendar - (Judaism) the calendar used by the Jews; dates from 3761 BC (the assumed date of the Creation of the was fourth with 15,609 models and Chevrolet Chevrolet (IPA: /ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ/ - French origin), (colloquially Chevy) , is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors (GM). was fifth with 14,442 models. Toyota Toyota (toi-ō`tə, Jap. tōyō`tä), city (1990 pop. 332,336), Aichi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is a major industrial center dominated by the Toyota Motor Company, which produces passenger vehicles and auto parts there. has the most models on the list, with six. Ford has five, Honda has four, Nissan three, and Chevrolet two. New to this year's list are the Ford Focus, an economy car, the Nissan Sentra, a mid-size car Popular mid-sized cars sold in the United States Above, the 2005–2007 Ford Taurus Below, the current Toyota Camry A mid-size car, occasionally referred to as an intermediate , Chevy Chev´y v. t. 1. See Chivy, v. t. os> One poor fellow was chevied about among the casks in the storm for ten minutes. - London Times. n. 1. A cry used in hunting. 2. A hunt; chase; pursuit. 3. Tahoe Ta·hoe , Lake A lake on the California-Nevada border west of Carson City, Nevada. It is a popular resort area. , a sports utility vehicle sports utility vehicle sport n → véhicule m de loisirs (de type SUV) sports utility vehicle n (esp US) → fuoristrada m inv and the Toyota Tundra The Toyota Tundra is a full-size pickup truck sold by Toyota, replacing the Toyota T100. It is similar to the Toyota Sequoia, and Toyota Tacoma. The Tundra was nominated for the North American Truck of the Year award and was Motor Trend magazine's Truck of the year for the year truck. THE PACESETTER HONDA ACCORD THE Honda Accord has displaced displaced see displacement. the Toyota Camry as the best-selling best·sell·er also best seller n. A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers. best car in L.A. County. Camry had been No. 1 for the previous two years and fell to the No. 2 position. For the 12-month period ended July July: see month. 31, 21,621 Honda Accords were sold in L.A. County, a 10 percent increase over the previous 12 months. There were 21,404 Camrys sold during the one-year adj. 1. completing its life cycle within a year. Adj. 1. one-year - completing its life cycle within a year; "a border of annual flowering plants" annual phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants period, an 11 percent decline from the previous 12 months. Honda, Japan's No. 3 carmaker, conducts its business in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. through its Torrance-based American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of Honda Motor Co. Inc. American Honda's sales account for more than 40 percent of the Japanese Japanese (jăp'ənēz`), language of uncertain origin that is spoken by more than 125 million people, most of whom live in Japan. There are also many speakers of Japanese in the Ryukyu Islands, Korea, Taiwan, parts of the United States, and company's total sales. But the faltering economy has had an effect on the company's car sales. American Honda reported that September September: see month. sales of 94,921 vehicles in the United States were down 3.8 percent from last year. Honda started out in the U.S. by opening a small motorcycle motorcycle, motor vehicle whose design is based on the bicycle. The German inventor Gottlieb Daimler is generally credited with building the first practical motorcycle in 1885. The motorcycle did not become dependable and popular, however, until after 1900. store in Los Angeles in 1959. [Graph graph, figure that shows relationships between quantities. The graph of a function y=f (x) is the set of points with coordinates [x, f (x)] in the xy-plane, when x and y are numbers. omitted] [Graph omitted]
Rank Vehicle Number
* make Sold [1]
* model (rank last year)
1 Honda 21,621
Accord (2)
2 Toyota 21,404
Camry (1)
3 Honda 18,123
Civic (3)
4 Toyota 12,655
Corolla (5)
5 Ford 11,996
Explorer (4)
6 Ford 10,026
Expedition (6)
7 Ford 9,795
F-150 (7)
8 Chevrolet 8,943
Silverado (14)
9 Toyota 8,685
Tacoma (10)
10 Volkswagen 6,502
Jetta (13)
11 Ford 6,401
Mustang (11)
12 Toyota 6,227
4Runner (8)
13 Ford 6,202
Focus
14 Toyota 6,046
Sienna (12)
15 Jeep 5,946
Grand Cherokee (9)
Rank Vehicle Types Available [2]
* make
* model (rank last year)
1 Honda 4-DR sedan, five trim levels, 4
Accord (2) cylinder and V6; 2-DR coupe, four
trim levels, 4 cylinder and V6
2 Toyota 4-DR sedan, five trim levels, 4
Camry (1) cylinder and V6
3 Honda 4-DR sedan, four trim levels; 2-DR
Civic (3) coupe, four trim levels
4 Toyota 4-DR sedan, three trim levels, 4
Corolla (5) cylinder
5 Ford sport utility vehicle: 4-DR, four
Explorer (4) trim levels; AWD 4-DR, two trim
levels; 4WD 4-DR, four trim levels
6 Ford sport utility vehicle: 4-DR, two
Expedition (6) trim levels; 4WD 4-DR, two trim
levels
7 Ford Flareside: 2-DR, seven trim levels;
F-150 (7) 4WD 2-DR and 4-DR, six trim levels;
Styleside: 2-DR, seven trim levels,
4WD 2-DR and 4-DR, seven trim
levels
8 Chevrolet pickup truck: 1500: 2-DR, four
Silverado (14) trim levels, 4-DR, two trim levels;
2500: 2-DR, six trim levels, 4-DR,
two trim levels; 3500: 2-DR, four
trim levels, 4-DR, two trim levels
9 Toyota pickup truck: 2-DR, five trim
Tacoma (10) levels, 4-DR; 4WD 2-DR, two trim
levels, 4-DR
10 Volkswagen 4-DR sedan, ten trim levels
Jetta (13)
11 Ford convertable 2-DR, three trim
Mustang (11) levels; coupe 2-DR, three trim
levels
12 Toyota sport utility vehicle: 4-DR,
4Runner (8) six trim levels, 2WD and 4WD
13 Ford 4-DR sedan, three trim levels;
Focus 4-DR wagon; 2-DR hatchback
14 Toyota passenger van, 4-DR, three
Sienna (12) trim levels
15 Jeep 4-DR, two trim levels, V8; 4WD
Grand Cherokee (9) 4-DR, two trim levels
Rank Vehicle Price Range [2]
* make
* model (rank last year)
1 Honda $15,400 - $22,400
Accord (2)
2 Toyota 17,675 - 26,225
Camry (1)
3 Honda 12,760 - 17,545
Civic (3)
4 Toyota 12,568 - 13,383
Corolla (5)
5 Ford 20,970 - 34,470
Explorer (4)
6 Ford 30,195 - 40,850
Expedition (6)
7 Ford 15,520 - 30,230
F-150 (7)
8 Chevrolet 16,045 - 30,344
Silverado (14)
9 Toyota 11,845 - 24,375
Tacoma (10)
10 Volkswagen 16,700 - 25,400
Jetta (13)
11 Ford 17,095 - 32,605
Mustang (11)
12 Toyota 26,335 - 34,105
4Runner (8)
13 Ford 21,410 - 33,455
Focus
14 Toyota 21,508 - 26,574
Sienna (12)
15 Jeep 27,300 - 34,595
Grand Cherokee (9)
Rank Vehicle Distributors/Manufacturers
* make * name
* model (rank last year) * location
* phone
1 Honda American Honda Motor Co.
Accord (2) Torrance
(310) 783-2000
2 Toyota Toyota Motor Sales
Camry (1) Torrance
(310) 618-4000
3 Honda American Honda Motor Co.
Civic (3) Torrance
(310) 783-2000
4 Toyota Toyota Motor Sales
Corolla (5) Torrance
(310) 618-4000
5 Ford Ford Motor Co. Westem Division
Explorer (4) Anaheim
(714) 776-1330
6 Ford Ford Motor Co. Westem Division
Expedition (6) Anaheim
(714) 776-1330
7 Ford Ford Motor Co. Westem Division
F-150 (7) Anaheim
(714) 776-1330
8 Chevrolet GM Corp./Chevrolet Division
Silverado (14) Warren, Mich.
(313) 556-5000
9 Toyota Toyota Motor Sales
Tacoma (10) Torrance
(310) 618-4000
10 Volkswagen Volkswagen of America
Jetta (13) Simi Valley
(805) 579-6137
11 Ford Ford Motor Co. Western Division
Mustang (11) Anaheim
(714) 776-1330
12 Toyota Toyota Motor Sales
4Runner (8) Torrance
(310) 618-4000
13 Ford Ford Motor Co. Westem Division
Focus Anaheim
(313) 556-5000
14 Toyota Toyota Motor Sales
Sienna (12) Torrance
(310) 618-4000
15 Jeep DaimlerChrysler Corp.
Grand Cherokee (9) Aubum Hills, Mich.
(248) 576-5741
16 Nissan 5,842 4-DR sedan,
Sentra four trim levels
17 Chevrolet 5,499 sport utility vehicle:
Tahoe 4-DR and 4WD 4-DR
18 Toyota 5,388 2-DR regular cab,
Tundra two trim levels;
2-DR access cab,
four trim levels
19 Nissan 5,239 pickup truck: 2-DR and 4WD
Frontier (20) 2-DR, eight trim levels;
4-DR and 4WD 4-DR.
six trim levels
20 Lexus 5,120 sport utility vehicle:
RX300 (16) 4-DR and 4WD 4-DR
21 Honda 4,973 passenger van: 4-DR,
Odyssey (21) two trim levels
22 Nissan 4,608 4-DR sedan, four trim levels
Altima (15)
23 Ford 4,391 pickup truck: regular cab,
Ranger (17) 2-DR and 4WD 2-DR, five
trim levels
24 Honda 4,310 sport utility vehicle: 4-DR.
CRV (18) four trim levels
25 Mercedes Benz 4,191 E320: sedan and wagon,
E class (23) 4-DR. tour trim levels;
E430: 4-DR. two trim levels
16 Nissan $11,749 - $14,999 Nissan Motor Corp. USA
Sentra Gardena
(310) 532-3100
17 Chevrolet 24,941 - 27,857 GM Corp/Chevrolet Division
Tahoe Warren, Mich.
(313) 556-5000
18 Toyota 15,605 - 24,095 Toyota Motor Sales
Tundra Torrance
(313) 556-5000
19 Nissan 11,749 - 24,199 Nissan Motor Corp. USA
Frontier (20) Gardena
(310) 532-3100
20 Lexus 33,955 - 35,705 Toyota Motor Sales
RX300 (16) Torrance
(310) 618-4000
21 Honda 23,900 - 26,400 American Honda Motor Co.
Odyssey (21) Torrance
(310) 783-2000
22 Nissan 14,700 - 20,765 Nissan Motor Corp. USA
Altima (15) Gardena
(310) 532-3100
23 Ford 14,700 - 20,765 Ford Motor Co. Western
Ranger (17) Division
Anaheim
(714) 776-1330
24 Honda 18,750 - 22,800 American Honda Motor Co.
CRV (18) Torrance
(310) 618-4000
25 Mercedes Benz 47,850 - 56,050 Mercedes Benz USA
E class (23) Montvale, N.J.
(201) 573-0600
(1)Sales figures were provided by The Polk Co. and represent new retail
registration, excluding fleet sales, in Los Angeles County From August
1, 2000 through July 31, 2001.
(2)Prices and models are obtained from intellichoice.com. Prices
represent the manufacturer's list price, excluding luxury taxes and
destination fees, for the least expensive and most expensive model.
Researched by Natasha Prishva
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