Best Selling Sedans of May, 2007

[spaz]

accord sales are expected to be slow since the all new model is coming after the summer

[rmodys]

Those results make it embarrassing to drive a new Impala and even more embarrassing to drive a new Grand Prix.

[RWD60]

Originally Posted by t-rex

Something's wrong with that list. The Civic and Corolla aren't mentioned, and they're staunch top-10 sellers for over a decade now. And I'm sure the Cobalt and Malibu should be on a top-10 selling sedan list.

i'm pretty sure this is just "family" sedans. Corolla, Civic, Cobalt, and Focus all sell in volumes comprable to many of these cars, and their hatch/coupe variants can't possibly be that large of a percentage for them to not make it. but i'm not sure about the Malibu... i too would think it'd qualify, but i don't know the exact numbers for it.

[BusyBody]

Originally Posted by Koasterking

As boring as the Impala might be, in terms of looks, it's overall not a bad car; considering it was May's Second best selling car. Can't imagine what the up and coming Malibu might do!

I like the Impala, and I think it is way under rated. It is great bang for the buck, and I like the understated styling. Its a roomy and quiet ride.

[lio45]

Originally Posted by ifcar

The average consumer doesn't know, and probably doesn't care.

But they might notice that most Impalas on the roads do sport a little green 'e' or a similar mark of rental-ness...

...which could (or not) suggest to them that buying one as their personal car might not be such a wise idea, since most people want their car to retain as much of its original value as possible, and it's well known that when a car is mostly sold to fleets (like the current Impala), the used market value of that model is going to be pretty low (since fleets are going to be dumping their 1-year-old or 2-year-old units on the used car market).

[t-rex]

I think they meant the top-10 selling midsize sedans. That's the only common thread between them. (are Chrysler's LX cars considered mid or full size?)

[AndrewGS]

The thing to remember about the Impala's fleet sales is they aren't just to rental fleets, they also sell quite a few to law enforcement, federal, state and local governments as well as corporations.

[Xenon]

Originally Posted by Bravada

PS3. On consideration, Chrysler's attitude to desigining cars has recently become "we simply don't care anymore", which bodes well for an automaker who wants to spare itself the fuss of appealing to retail customers and shift to being fleet only. They can convert their dealerships to regional fleet service centres with huge lots and self-propelled pieces of plastic that can be leased for half of what a real car would cost...

You can thank the execs at Damiler for that one...

[kendo26]

I'm not sure what retail sales are like around the rest of the country but here in Chicago, and in my neighborhood in paticular, we have 5 new Impalas. 3 of which or the SS's. I feel the LS and lower line LT's are going into fleet while the higher LT's, LTZ and SS's are going retail.

[Bravada]

You can thank the execs at Damiler for that one...

The models designed and luanched under the old-style Daimler management of Chrysler include the LXs. The Caliber, Sebring/Avenger etc. are more like Tom LaSorda children. Stop blaming Daimler for everything. There is also inherent incompetency within Chrysler themselves.

[Bravada]

Originally Posted by AndrewGS

The thing to remember about the Impala's fleet sales is they aren't just to rental fleets, they also sell quite a few to law enforcement, federal, state and local governments as well as corporations.

I just wanted to say that. I think that GM shifted RENTAL fleet sales to the Grand Prix, but not the desirable corpo/government fleet sales.

As concerns LaC/GP - if you didn't know, you wouldn't think the LaC was a priority investment for GM, would you?

[fan]

Since Charger and 300 are doing quite well, a RWD Impala may be up to the job after all. Of course, GM has to advertise the hell out of the new Malibu, if the new Impala moves to RWD.
However, the fleet only big FWD Cevy looks like a good idea. I remeber reading here that GM was considering a FWD big sedan for fleet only. This would mean that the new Malibu, the G8 and the next RWD Impala would sell mostly retail. This is the way to go.

[nascarnate326]

Originally Posted by luvapontiac

If Pontiac wants to get more vehicles on there, they NEEd to build the Firebird Trans Am again, and build the actual concept version of the Aztek. The Aztek was ahead of it's time, and would be awesome now if it were released with the styling of the 1999 concept version.

Yes, Pontiac having a V8 Muscle Car would get them on the top ten best selling SEDANS of May, 2007. I cant beleive I responded to this...

[Kev85]

Originally Posted by kendo26

I'm not sure what retail sales are like around the rest of the country but here in Chicago, and in my neighborhood in paticular, we have 5 new Impalas. 3 of which or the SS's. I feel the LS and lower line LT's are going into fleet while the higher LT's, LTZ and SS's are going retail.

Same here. I drive 20 miles to and from Baton Rouge, LA, and the Impala is one ofthe most common sights on the road. I've said it before... I'm in my early 20's and if I were looking for a new car, I'd have to give the Impala a go because I am a fan of its styling. Btw, those Impalas are not rentals.

[nsap]

I'm a little confused by the Impala. Fleet sales are not going up on it, they are going down. So retail has got to be where these things are going. Maybe people are starting to see that the Impala is a good value compared to the Camcord? For your basic transportation, the Impala is a great car.