Best-selling automobiles.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PACKED with incentives and low financing rates, sales of the 25 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 vehicles in 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. County rose 2.3 percent in 2003 over the year earlier. More than 218,000 units of the Top 25 models were sold in the most recent July-June period, compared with 214,041 in the year-earlier period, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. data compiled by automotive research company R.L. Polk & Co. 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. Motor Co. pulled further ahead of its competition with 86,701 vehicles across 10 nameplates--more than twice the number of vehicles than its closest rival. Two Toyota models joined the Top 25 this period, including the new Scion sci·on n. 1. A descendant or heir. 2. also ci·on A detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting. and the Lexus RX The Lexus RX is a mid-size entry-level luxury crossover SUV produced by Toyota Motor Corporation. It is the world's first mid-size crossover SUV. In North America, Europe, Oceania, and parts of Asia, including Singapore as a 2003 introduction and Japan as a 2008 introduction, it is 330. 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. Motor Co. and Ford Motor Co. lost ground in countywide coun·ty·wide adv. & adj. Throughout a whole county: found at locations countywide; a countywide search. Adj. 1. sales. Both companies saw sales slip more than 15 percent from the previous period. Honda sold fewer than 37,000 units locally on three models, with the CR-V CR-V Comfortable Runabout Vehicle (Honda) CR-V Compact Recreational Vehicle dropping out of the Top 25. Ford kept four models in the Top 25, but sold roughly 35,000 vehicles compared with 43,500 in the year-earlier period. THE PACESETTER THE Toyota Camry 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. made it three years in a row as the best-selling vehicle in Los Angeles County. A total of 22,396 cars were sold for the 12 months ended June June: see month. 30, up 5.7 percent over the like period a year earlier, according to automotive research firm R.L. Polk & Co. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc., a division 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 automaker, recorded its best sales year in calendar 2003, selling close to 1.9 million vehicles nationwide. Despite a 4.8 percent decrease in volume year-over-year, the Canary still led the way, with 413,296 units in 2003, compared to 434,145 in 2002. Canary has been the best-selling car in the country in six of the last seven years. Initially rolled off the factory line in 1983, the Camry derives its name from "kan-muri," the Japanese word for crown. Starting at $18,045 for the 2004 models, the mid-sized, four-door sedan Sedan (sədäN`), town (1990 pop. 22,407), Ardennes dept., NE France, on the Meuse River. A noted textile center since the 16th cent., Sedan also has metal and brewing industries. The town became part of French crown lands in 1642. comes in four trim levels, ranging from the basic four-cylinder standard to the luxury XLE XLE Xerox Linguistic Environment XLE Extra Limited Edition V6. Along with price adjustments on 10 of its other vehicles, Toyota introduced the standard model for the Camry in May, to offer a lower-cost, "value-driven" grade to its lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. . Prices for the other Camry models remained the same.
Vehicle Number
make Sold
model (rank July '03-June '04
Rank last year) July '02-June '03 Standard Models (1)
1 Toyota 22,396 4-door sedan,
Camry (1) 21,186 4 cylinder, V6
2 Toyota 18,259 4-door sedan,
Corolla (3) 17,610 4 cylinder
3 Honda 17,645 4-door sedan, 2-door
Accord (2) 19,325 coupe, 4-cylinder, V6
4 Honda 14,211 4-door sedan, 2-door
Civic (4) 14,802 coupe, 2-door
hatchback,
4-door hybrid,
4-cylinder
5 Ford 12,631 pickup, 2-door, 4-door
F Series (5) 12,257 extended cab,
4x2, 4x4, V8, V10,
6 Nissan 10,029 4-door sedan,
Altima (7) 9,021 4-cylinder, V6
7 Chevrolet 9,154 pickup, 2-door,
Silverado (8) 8,725 4-door extended cab,
4x2, 4x4, V6, V8
8 Toyota 9,027 pickup, 2-door,
Tacoma (9) 8,569 4-door extended cab,
4x2, 4x4, 4-cylinder,
V6
9 Ford 8,913 SUV, 4x2, 4x4, V6, V8
Explorer (6) 11,891
10 Toyota 8,380 passenger van,
Sienna (22) 5,025 2WD, 4WD, V6
11 Chevrolet 7,260 SUV, 4x2, 4x4, VS
Tahoe (11) 7,134
12 Ford 7,084 SUV, 4x2, 4x4, V8
Expedition (10) 8,477
13 Toyota 6,408 pickup, 2-door,
Tundra (15) 5,789 4-door extended cab,
4x2, 4x4, , V6, V8
14 Ford 6,406 4-door sedan, 2-door
Focus (12) 6,127 hatchback, 4-door
hatchback,
wagon, 4-cylinder
15 Dodge 6,332 pickup, 2-door,
Ram (17) 5,756 4-door extended cab,
4x2, 4x4, V6, V8, V10
16 Toyota 6,043 SUV, 2WD, 4WD,
Highlander (14) 5,827 4-cylinder, V6
17 Lexus (5) 5,896 SUV, 2WD, 4WD, V6
RX330 NA
18 BMW 5,802 4-door sedan, 2-door
325 (19) 5,165 coupe, 2-door
convertible, wagon,
2WD, 4WD, V6
19 Mercedes-Benz 5,801 4-door sedan, wagon,
E-Class (20) 5,160 2WD, 4WD, V6, VS
20 Mercedes-Benz 5,693 4-door sedan, 2-door
C Class (16) 5,763 coupe, wagon, 2WD,
4WD, 4-cyclinder, V6
21 Infiniti (6) 5,312 4-door sedan, 2-door
G35 NA coupe, V6
22 Toyota 5,295 SUV, 4x2, 4x4,
4Runner (24) 4,758 V6, V8
23 Honda 5,115 passenger van,
Odyssey (13) 5,841 2WD, V6
24 Toyota 4,997 4-door sedan,
Scion NA 4-cyclinder
25 Nissan 4,773 4-door sedan,
Sentra NA 4-cyclinder
Vehicle
make Mileage (2)
model (rank (city/
Rank last year) highway) Price Range (3)
1 Toyota 24/33 $18,045-$25,405
Camry (1)
2 Toyota 32/40 13,570-14,780
Corolla (3)
3 Honda 26/34 15,900-26,500
Accord (2)
4 Honda 36/44 (4) 13,010-19,650
Civic (4)
5 Ford 15/19 21,455-38,465
F Series (5)
6 Nissan 23/29 16,850-23,200
Altima (7)
7 Chevrolet 17/21 19,545-41,040
Silverado (8)
8 Toyota 22/27 14,460-22,700
Tacoma (9)
9 Ford 16/21 26,600-37,555
Explorer (6)
10 Toyota 19/27 22,955-37,150
Sienna (22)
11 Chevrolet 16/19 34,750-37,550
Tahoe (11)
12 Ford 15/19 32,500-41,995
Expedition (10)
13 Toyota 16/19 19,955-32,600
Tundra (15)
14 Ford 27/36 12,965-19,330
Focus (12)
15 Dodge 16/21 19,855-45,000
Ram (17)
16 Toyota 22/27 $24,080-$31,380
Highlander (14)
17 Lexus (5) 20/26 35,900-37,300
RX330
18 BMW 21/30 28,100-37,800
325 (19)
19 Mercedes-Benz 19/27 48,075-78,550
E-Class (20)
20 Mercedes-Benz 23/30 25,850-51,400
C Class (16)
21 Infiniti (6) 20/27 28,150-32,700
G35
22 Toyota 18/21 27,270-37,070
4Runner (24)
23 Honda 18/25 24,490-28,490
Odyssey (13)
24 Toyota 31/37 12,480-13,680
Scion
25 Nissan 28/36 12,400-17,500
Sentra
Vehicle Distributor/Manufacturers
make name
model (rank location
Rank last year) phone
1 Toyota Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.
Camry (1) Torrance
(310) 468-4000
2 Toyota Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.
Corolla (3) Torrance
(310) 468-4000
3 Honda American Honda Motor Co.
Accord (2) Torrance
(310) 783-2000
4 Honda American Honda Motor Co.
Civic (4) Torrance
(310) 783-2000
5 Ford Ford Motor Co.
F Series (5) Dearborn, Mich.
(313) 322-3000
6 Nissan Nissan North America
Altima (7) Gardena
(310) 532-3111
7 Chevrolet General Motors Corp.
Silverado (8) Detroit
(313) 556-5000
8 Toyota Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.
Tacoma (9) Torrance
(310) 468-4000
9 Ford Ford Motor Co.
Explorer (6) Dearborn, Mich.
(313) 322-3000
10 Toyota Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.
Sienna (22) Torrance
(310) 468-4000
11 Chevrolet General Motors Corp.
Tahoe (11) Detroit
(313) 556-5000
12 Ford Ford Motor Co.
Expedition (10) Dearborn, Mich.
(313) 322-3000
13 Toyota Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.
Tundra (15) Torrance
(310) 468-4000
14 Ford Ford Motor Co.
Focus (12) Dearborn, Mich.
(313) 322-3000
15 Dodge DaimlerChrysler Corp.
Ram (17) Auburn Hills, Mich.
16 Toyota Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.
Highlander (14) Torrance
(310) 468-4000
17 Lexus (5) Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.
RX330 Torrance
(310) 468-4000
18 BMW BMW of North America
325 (19) Woodcliff, N.J.
(201) 307-4000
19 Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz USA
E-Class (20) Montvale, N.J.
(201) 573-0600
20 Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz USA
C Class (16) Montvale, N.J.
(201) 573-0600
21 Infiniti (6) Nissan North America
G35 Gardena
(310) 532-3111
22 Toyota Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.
4Runner (24) Torrance
(310) 468-4000
23 Honda American Honda Motor Co.
Odyssey (13) Torrance
(310) 783-2000
24 Toyota Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.
Scion Torrance
(310) 468-4000
25 Nissan Nissan North America
Sentra Gardena
(310) 532-3111
NA--Not Available
(1) Base standard features.
(2) Best available.
(3) 2004 prices.
(4) Hybrid mileage: 48/51.
(5) Lexus is a division of Toyota Motor Sales.
(6) Infiniti is a division of Nissan North America.
Note: Sales data supplied by R.L. Polk & Co. based on
registrations from July 2003 to June 2004.
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