Despite the current gas prices, Americans are still buying record numbers of cars. Year-to-date sales of the top 20 vehicles through March are up over 10% compared to 1999. Here's the current top 20:
Rank Vehicle 2000 1999 '99 Rank % Chg 1 Ford F-Series pickup 221,770 128,224 1 +73.0 2 Chevrolet Silverado 167,748 142,038 2 +18.1 3 Ford Explorer 115,031 102,349 5 +12.4 4 Toyota Camry 110,648 103,466 4 +6.9 5 Dodge Ram pickup 95,834 95,692 6 +0.1 6 Ford Ranger pickup 95,504 105,902 3 -9.8 7 Dodge Caravan 95,435 81,987 8 +16.4 8 Ford Taurus 92,947 81,932 9 +13.4 9 Honda Accord 89,377 94,939 7 -5.9 10 Honda Civic 76,657 69,150 12 +10.9 11 Ford Focus 71,092 0 N/A 12 Jeep Grand Cherokee 64,442 68,270 13 -5.6 13 Ford Windstar 64,168 56,970 15 +12.6 14 Chevrolet Blazer 63,185 48,177 20 +31.2 15 Chevrolet Cavalier 58,880 76,171 10 -22.7 16 Toyota Corolla 58,720 57,876 14 +1.5 17 Chevrolet S-Series pickup 56,208 47,581 NA +18.1 18 Chevrolet Malibu 55,312 49,269 19 +12.3 19 Pontiac Grand Am 54,912 55,712 16 -1.4 20 Ford Expedition 50,217 54,473 17 -7.8 -------------------------------------------------------------- Speaking of gas prices, the United States EPA recently did a study looking at how much more drivers of SUVs are paying in gas in late March compared with January. Chevy Suburban owners are paying $22.50 more per month, Dodge Durango owners are paying $25.92 more per month, and Jeep Grand Cherokee owners are paying $21.08 more per month.
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