CHICAGO, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Newly redesigned, Jeep's
Grand Cherokee is clearly driving interest on Cars.com. According
to the most recent Cars.com Consumer Lead Index, the new Grand
Cherokee saw the greatest increase in leads on the site in July.
Another notable car that made the list is the newly launched Ford
Fiesta sub-compact.
"The launch of the Jeep Grand Cherokee and the new Ford Fiesta
are important for their manufacturers, and it's positive news for
them that these cars are generating so much interest among
consumers," said Cars.com Editor-in-Chief Patrick Olsen. "For Jeep, it's a much needed
redesign for its flagship vehicle at a time when Fiat/Chrysler
desperately needs new product in the marketplace. For Ford, the
Fiesta marks its attempt to regain its footing in the
fuel-efficient sub-compact category."
For most manufacturers, new car leads from consumers experienced
a year over year decline, which can be attributed to last year's
unprecedented leads and sales volume due to the Cash for Clunkers
program that was launched last July. Luxury manufacturers like Land
Rover, Porsche, Audi and Jaguar bucked that trend, showing the
biggest growth in new car leads year over year.
"New car sales have seen significant gains year over year for
most manufacturers for the first half of the year," Olsen added.
"July is looking like another great sales month, but it will be
interesting to see if the numbers come close to last July's numbers
when Cash for Clunkers drove buyers into showrooms, especially for
brands like Toyota that benefited most from the government backed
incentive program."
Cars Experiencing the Largest Increase in New Car Leads to
Dealers Month over Month:
July Movers
|
% Increase in New Car Leads to
Dealers
|
|
Jeep Grand Cherokee
|
49%
|
|
Honda Odyssey
|
28%
|
|
Jeep Wrangler
|
28%
|
|
Nissan Versa
|
23%
|
|
Toyota Tacoma
|
16%
|
|
Ford Fiesta
|
15%
|
|
Toyota 4Runner
|
14%
|
|
Ford Fusion
|
12%
|
|
Ford Edge
|
11%
|
|
|
|
|
Cars Experiencing the Largest Decrease in New Car Leads to
Dealers Month over Month:
July Losers
|
% Decrease in New Car Leads to
Dealer
|
|
Volkswagen Jetta
|
-31%
|
|
Kia Sorento
|
-22%
|
|
Chevrolet Camaro
|
-21%
|
|
Hyundai Sonata
|
-17%
|
|
Ford Mustang
|
-15%
|
|
Chevrolet Corvette
|
-15%
|
|
Chevrolet Silverado
1500
|
-15%
|
|
Hyundai Tucson
|
-13%
|
|
Chevrolet Equinox
|
-8%
|
|
Chevrolet Traverse
|
-8%
|
|
|
|
Year over Year Change in New Car
Leads by Brand
|
% Increase/Decrease in
ConsumerContacts to Dealers
|
|
Land Rover
|
70%
|
|
Porsche
|
37%
|
|
Buick
|
32%
|
|
Audi
|
30%
|
|
Cadillac
|
26%
|
|
Jaguar
|
23%
|
|
GMC
|
15%
|
|
Lincoln
|
2%
|
|
BMW
|
1%
|
|
Mercedes-Benz
|
-6%
|
|
Infiniti
|
-11%
|
|
Saab
|
-14%
|
|
Hyundai
|
-15%
|
|
Mini
|
-19%
|
|
Ford
|
-20%
|
|
Subaru
|
-20%
|
|
Volkswagen
|
-22%
|
|
Mitsubishi
|
-23%
|
|
Acura
|
-24%
|
|
Volvo
|
-28%
|
|
Kia
|
-33%
|
|
Chevrolet
|
-33%
|
|
Jeep
|
-35%
|
|
Dodge
|
-38%
|
|
Honda
|
-43%
|
|
Lexus
|
-45%
|
|
Nissan
|
-47%
|
|
Toyota
|
-53%
|
|
Mazda
|
-56%
|
|
Mercury
|
-57%
|
|
Suzuki
|
-57%
|
|
Scion
|
-61%
|
|
Chrysler
|
-67%
|
|
Smart
|
-71%
|
|
|
|
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