Searches for Hyundai Vehicles on Cars.com Heat up in June
July 13 2006 - 11:35AM
PR Newswire (US)
Searches for Fuel-Efficient Cars Cool Off CHICAGO, July 13
/PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai, which was recently listed among the top
three nameplates in J.D. Power's Initial Quality Study for the
first time ever, had several cars see a significant increase in
search activity on Cars.com last month. According to the June
Cars.com Consumer Search Index, Hyundai's Tucson, Santa Fe, Sonata
and Azera all cracked the list of cars with the largest increase in
searches last month. "While the increase is due in large part to
Hyundai's latest round of incentives and an aggressive new ad
campaign, consumers are starting to key in on what studies like
J.D. Power's Initial Quality Study have discovered: Hyundai has a
quality product and is certainly a force to be reckoned with in the
future," said Cars.com editor David Thomas. Fuel-Efficiency
Searches Start to Slow Despite gas prices that continue to climb
toward near-record levels, consumer searches for the most
fuel-efficient vehicles on Cars.com have started to cool off. The
Toyota Yaris and Prius, the Geo Metro, and Honda's Insight and Fit
all made the list of vehicles experiencing a significant decline in
searches over the past month. "There is still a large number of
searches being conducted for fuel-efficient cars as a category,
which shows that gasoline prices are still affecting consumer
shopping behavior," said Thomas. "However, the initial shock of the
recent rise in gas prices has seemingly worn off." Consumer
searches for recently launched vehicles, including the Toyota FJ
Cruiser and the Dodge Caliber, also have started to slow. The two
cars, which are both new models for 2007, have been very popular
with consumers on Cars.com since their introduction. Search
Increases (May-June) Models with the largest increase in the number
of searches performed on Cars.com. Top New-Car Search Increases Top
Used-Car Search Increases 1 Hyundai Tucson 20.3% 1 Mitsubishi
Mirage 30.9% 2 Hyundai Santa Fe 17.4% 2 BMW 318 21.4% 3 Pontiac G6
10.2% 3 Ford Freestar 20.5% 4 Hyundai Sonata 7.3% 4 BMW 528 19.3% 5
Subaru Outback 6.1% 5 Audi Allroad Quattro 19.1% 6 Hyundai Azera
5.0% 6 BMW 545 16.6% 7 Toyota Sienna 3.7% 7 Lexus ES 330 16.6% 8
Chevrolet Impala 1.8% 8 BMW 645 16.5% 9 Chevrolet Equinox .52% 9
Ford Freestyle 15.6% 10 Nissan Murano .45% 10 Ford Five Hundred
15.0% Vehicle Searches (June) Models with the most searches
performed on Cars.com. Top New-Car Searches Top Used-Car Searches 1
Honda Civic 1 Honda Civic 2 Toyota Camry 2 Honda Accord 3 Honda
Accord 3 Ford Mustang 4 Toyota Yaris 4 Toyota Camry 5 Toyota
Corolla 5 Toyota Corolla 6 Ford Mustang 6 Ford F-150 7 Acura MDX 7
Volkswagen Jetta 8 Toyota RAV4 8 Toyota Tacoma 9 BMW 325 9
Mitsubishi Eclipse 10 Volkswagen Jetta 10 Chevrolet Corvette Search
Decreases (May-June) Models with the largest decrease in the number
of searches performed on Cars.com. Top New-Car Search Decreases Top
Used-Car Search Decreases 1 Toyota Yaris 33.2% 1 Geo Metro 28.5% 2
Cadillac Escalade 30.2% 2 Honda Insight 25.4% 3 Toyota Prius 27.1%
3 Toyota Prius 25.1% 4 Honda Fit 26.7% 4 Toyota Yaris 21.9% 5 Mini
Cooper 24.0% 5 Toyota Tercel 17.8% 6 Mini Cooper S 22.9% 6 Volvo
240 15.0% 7 Lexus ES 330 21.7% 7 Geo Tracker 14.6% 8 Toyota FJ
Cruiser 21.5% 8 Toyota Echo 14.4% 9 Hummer H3 20.8% 9 Eagle Talon
14.1% 10 Dodge Caliber 19.7% 10 Honda Fit 13.9% Top Dealer Email
Inquiries (June) New Cars Yielding the Most Used Cars Yielding the
Most Dealer Dealer Inquiries Inquiries 1 Honda Civic (2006) 1 Honda
Accord (2005) 2 Honda Accord (2006) 2 Toyota Supra (1997) 3 Toyota
Corolla (2006) 3 Honda Accord (2003) 4 Honda Odyssey (2006) 4 Honda
Civic (2000) 5 Toyota Camry (2006) 5 BMW 325 (2001) 6 Toyota RAV4
(2006) 6 BMW M3 (2002) 7 Toyota Camry (2007) 7 Honda Accord (2004)
8 Toyota Yaris (2007) 8 Ford Mustang (2001) 9 Toyota Prius (2006))
9 Audi A4 (2003) 10 Toyota Sienna (2006) 10 Toyota Camry (2002) Top
Cars Listed for Sale by Owner (June) 1 Honda Accord 2 Honda Civic 3
Ford Mustang 4 Ford Explorer 5 Ford F-150 6 Toyota Camry 7 Jeep
Grand Cherokee 8 Chevrolet Corvette 9 Volkswagen Jetta 10 Dodge Ram
About the Cars.com Consumer Search Index The Cars.com Consumer
Search Index offers a comprehensive look at the internet search
behavior of Cars.com visitors. The statistical information is
compiled by tracking the more than 8.3 million unique visitors that
log on to Cars.com each month and the vehicles that are most
popular. The lists are based off a minimum of 4,000 searches for
new cars and 10,000 searches for used cars. Dealer inquiries
measure the volume of emails consumers send to dealers seeking
information about a particular vehicle. The information is
supported by expert analysis from the Cars.com editorial staff.
About Cars.com Partnered with more than 200 leading metro
newspapers, television stations and their websites, Cars.com is the
most comprehensive destination for those looking to buy or sell a
new or used car. The site lists more than 1.5 million vehicles from
11,000 dealer customers, classified advertisers and private parties
to offer consumers the best selection of new and used cars online,
as well as the content, tools and advice to support their shopping
experience. Recently selected by Forbes.com as a Best of the Web
site for car shopping, Cars.com combines powerful inventory search
tools and new-car configuration with pricing information, photo
galleries, buying guides, side-by-side comparison tools, original
editorial content and reviews to help millions of car shoppers
connect with sellers each month. Launched in June 1998, Cars.com is
a division of Classified Ventures, LLC, (
http://classifiedventures.com/ ), which is owned by leading media
companies, including Belo (NYSE:BLC), Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI),
The McClatchy Company (NYSE:MNI), Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB) and
The Washington Post Company (NYSE:WPO). DATASOURCE: Cars.com
CONTACT: Steve Nolan, Public Relations Manager, of Cars.com,
+1-312-601-5163 (direct), +1-630-310-2468 (mobile), Web site:
http://www.cars.com/ http://classifiedventures.com/
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