Kelly Blue Book, which provides new and used vehicle information, announced the most –researched new cars of 2008 on the company’s Web site kbb.com. Because kbb.com is one of the most-trafficked automotive research sites, visitation to specific vehicles has become a leading indicator of sales patterns for manufacturers. Imports Honda and Toyota frequently dominate the kbb.com most researched lists, and while they still have a major turnout for 2008, this year’s list demonstrates that other manufacturers and vehicles also have made their mark in the minds of consumers in 2008.
The year’s roller-coaster fuel prices reflect many shifts in the 2008 list versus 2007, with smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles seeing more traffic than in years past. Besides the inclusion of subcompacts such as the Fit and Yaris on this year’s list, other fuel-efficient vehicles gaining positions in the top 20 include this No.1 vehicle, Honda Civic, as well as Toyota Corolla, Toyota Prius, Mazda3 and Ford Es cape. When examining the data from a regional and state-by-state standpoint, domestic vehicles, such as the Escape and Malibu, are much more popular in there home state of Michigan, ranking at Nos. 4 and 5 respectively. The Civic, Accord and Camry have been the top three most-researched new-vehicles on kbb.com each year since 2004.
Many vehicles that didn’t make the list the list in 2007 made noteworthy jumps into the top 20 for 2008. Chevrolet’s redesigned Malibu made the most impressive leap, jumping 55 places from last year’s rank at 72 to this year’s rank at 17. Also new to this year’s top 20 are the Honda fit (last year ranked 35,this year 15), the Toyota Yaris (last year ranked 23, this year 11) and Volkswagen Jetta (last year ranked 25, this year 20). Auto Body Collision Repairs need to realize that a particular component may actually be an assemblage of dissimilar materials, and the straightening of these components may be far more difficult after a collision. It’s important to identify the unique repair-and replace considerations these new components create to avoid creating additional damage to a component when pulling to straighten it. Most importantly, strength will not be uniform throughout the panel. Association (ASA) and other interested parties worked closely with the EPA for several years to help them craft a meaningful and effective law. The EPA gathered information through focus groups, by attending the International Auto body congress & Exposition (NACE), and by meeting with ASA’s operations committee and industry leaders, according to Bob Redding, ASA’s Washington D.C. representative who handles all federal and state legislation. Involved in this process the last few years and we appreciate EPA’s time effort in drafting this regulation. Kelly Blue Book, which provides new and used vehicle information, announced the most –researched new cars of 2008 on the company’s Web site kbb.com. Because kbb.com is one of the most-trafficked automotive research sites, visitation to specific vehicles has become a leading indicator of sales patterns for manufacturers. Imports Honda and Toyota frequently dominate the kbb.com most researched lists, and while they still have a major turnout for 2008, this year’s list demonstrates that other manufacturers and vehicles also have made their mark in the minds of consumers in 2008. Source
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