Popular Car Inventories Rise As Crossovers Steal The Thunder

In further proof that Americans’ love affair with cars is waning, the days’ supply of some formerly hot-selling models have reached their highest levels since the end of the recession.

The Honda Civic, for instance, had a days’ supply of 117 in January and 96 in February, for a 2-month average of 107, well above the 2-month 2015 average for Small Cars of 81 days and for all cars of 79 days.

Civic’s 107 days’ supply average is second only to the recessionary months of January and February 2009, when the car’s days’ supply was a respective 152 and 128, or an average of 140.

USNA1999 - 3/16/2015 6:35:21 PM

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This is the trend, CUVs are killing it. In a few years the Highlander and CRV will be topping the Accord and Camry in volume. I can see it in my neighborhood, as most are becoming or have become empty nesters most of them are downsizing from their Suburbans and Q7s to RDXs/NXs and Q5s.

quizz - 3/18/2015 2:34:04 AM

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RAV4/CRV/CX5 are winners as long as they continue to be practical and fuel efficient.