The Fastest and Slowest Selling Cars on the Market
The Movers and Losers list from Cars.com reports the average number of days it takes to sell models from the day they arrive on the lot until the final paperwork is signed by a buyer.
The quicker a car moves off the lot, the less negotiating room you have with the dealer. Slow moving cars tend to sell at a much deeper discount.
This month's biggest mover: the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
The redesigned Grand Cherokee is selling quickly, with just nine days on lots (a positive sign that Chrysler is getting back on track.)
The Ford Fiesta also sold quickly, but more so in hatchback configurations. The new Buick Regal just made the list, selling in just over two weeks.
The average number of days it took to sell a new 2010 or 2011 ticked up one day from 55 in June to 56 in July.
May's average was 50 days.
On the Losers list, the slow-selling Cadillac CTS SportWagon and the soon-to-be-deceased Mercury Milan Hybrid.
July Movers (Little Negotiating Room)
- 2011 Audi Q5: 8 days
- 2011 Ford Fiesta hatchback: 8 days
- 2011 Mercedes-Benz GLK 350: 8 days
- 2011 Audi A4: 9 days
- 2011 Ford Fiesta sedan: 9 days
- 2011 Hyundai Tucson: 9 days
- 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee: 9 days
- 2011 Buick LaCrosse: 11 days
- 2011 BMW 535i: 12 days
- 2011 Chevrolet Malibu: 12 days
- 2011 Chevrolet Traverse: 12 days
- 2011 Porsche Cayenne: 12 days
- 2011 Subaru Legacy: 12 days
- 2011 BMW X5: 13 days
- 2011 Chevrolet Camaro: 13 days
- 2011 GMC Acadia: 13 days
- 2011 Subaru Outback: 13 days
- 2010 GMC Terrain: 14 days
- 2010 Chevrolet Equinox: 15 days
- 2011 Buick Regal: 15 days
July Losers (Deeply Discounted)
- 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback: 207 days
- 2010 Scion xD: 150 days
- 2010 Ford Transit Connect: 136 days
- 2010 Mazda RX-8: 130 days
- 2010 Jeep Commander: 124 days
- 2010 Cadillac CTS SportWagon: 119 days
- 2010 Mercury Mariner Hybrid: 108 days
- 2010 Mitsubishi Galant: 107 days
- 2010 Kia Optima: 106 days
- 2010 Toyota Yaris sedan: 104 days
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