Apparently buyers like the Escape. It continues to outsell all of its
competitors year after year.

mike

"Roadrunner NG" <RRNG (AT) highlandcraft (DOT) com> wrote

"Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2 (AT) mailcity (DOT) com> wrote


According to the article from Reuters that Ed White posted, the Escape
appears to be #3 in small SUV sales behind the CRV and Rav4, at least for
the first 4 months of '06 and '07, or is the Escape in a different market
segment?

CHICAGO, May 1, 2007; Reuters listed the 20 top-selling vehicles in
the U.S. through April of 2007 as reported by the automakers.Total
sales of the top 20 vehicles rose 2.3 percent or 42,629 units to
1,884,020.Through April 2007
U.S. Sales
Rank Vehicle 2007 Sales '06 Sales '06 Rank %
Change
1. Ford F-Series P/U 228,343
-13.7
2. Chevy Silverado-C/K P/U 202,151 203,062 2 -0.4
3. Toyota Camry 143,774 133,978 3
+7.3
4. Dodge Ram P/U 122,816 121,200 4
+1.3
5. Honda Accord 121,516 108,562 5
+11.9
6. Toyota Corolla 120,484 118,442 6
+1.7
7. Chevrolet Impala 108,876 90,312 13
+20.6
8. Honda Civic 97,295
-11.3
9. Nissan Altima 90,338 80,804 9
+11.8
10 Dodge Caravan 75,984
-6.4
11 Honda CR-V 64,951 45,856 N/A
+41.6
12 GMC Sierra P/U 64,639 63,201 10
+2.3
13 Ford Eco./Club Wagon 62,246 58,042 21 +7.2
14 Chevrolet Cobalt 56,848
-20.8
15 Ford Focus 56,463
-6.2
16 Toyota-RAV4 55,900 47,798 35
+17.0
17 Ford Escape 54,105
-7.2
18 Toyota Prius 52,738 30,357 33
+73.7
19 Chrysler Town & Count 52,572 51,617 19 +1.9
20 Ford Fusion 51,981 42,458 34
+22.4


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Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

"Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote


Maybe #3 is the first place in Mike's world.

Anyway, the Escape had sales of nearly 60,000 during the 1st 4 months last
year vs about 48,000 for the RAV4, so it was 2nd place last year. (The
sales figures for 06 for the Escape were not listed, but you can estimate
them by adding about 8% because the sales are down 7% year over year.)

The other thing that I find interesting is that if you combine sales of the
Chrysler and Dodge minivans (T&C and caravan) and the GM pickups (Sierra and
Silverado), the top 6 selling vehicles are GM pickups, Ford F-series,
Chyrsler minivans, Toyota Camry, Dodge Ram and Honda Accord.

GM and Ford decided to give up on their minivans. At least Chrysler is doing
something right.

And if you combine Mazda Tribute & Ford Escape sales, then they might be
more than the RAV4 and the CRV.

Jefff

On Thu, 3 May 2007 14:57:16 -0500, "Ray O"
<rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:

Typical BS from Mike. Not surprised are you?

He's right there in the corporate mentality that rolls out the balloons
and confetti when the losses are less than expected. <G>