Toyota, Ford and Subaru were the biggest sellers of new cars and trucks in Colorado during the past year, while Jeep, Audi and Ram posted large increases in sales.
Registrations of new cars and trucks in the state increased by 6.8 percent in 2014, from 176,433 a year earlier to 188,416 in 2014, according to figures from the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association. The total is the highest since 2002, when 192,415 new units were registered.
The top 10 individual makes in registrations were Toyota with 25,001, Ford 22,208, Subaru 20,806, Honda 14,524, Chevrolet 13,940, Jeep 13,126, Nissan 12,298, Ram 7,538, Kia 6,065 and Hyundai 6,043.
Jeep achieved its sixth-place rating by increasing its registrations 2,849 units during the year, followed by Subaru with 2,531, Toyota 1,918 and Ram 1,291. In percentage of increase, Jeep led with 27.7, Audi 23.6 and Ram 20.7.
Colorado has been one of Subaru’s strongest sales markets for more than 35 years. Its third-highest status in Colorado compares with a ranking of ninth nationally for Subaru.
Low fuel prices and interest rates and gains in the job market were factors cited by Tim Jackson, president of CADA, in assessing the jump in sales, along with incentives from dealers and manufacturers.
Of the 188,416 registrations, 73,111 were cars and 115,305 were trucks and SUVs.
Following are the 2014 new car and trucks registrations by make:
- Toyota/Scion 25,001
- Ford 22,208
- Subaru 20,806
- Honda 14,524
- Chevrolet 13,940
- Jeep 13,126
- Nissan 12,298
- Ram 7,538
- Kia 6,065
- Hyundai 6,043
- Volkswagen 5,646
- GMC 5,453
- Dodge 4,807
- Mazda 4,170
- Lexus 3,883
- BMW 3,816
- Audi 3,369
- Mercedes 2,893
- Acura 2,189
- Buick 1,639
- Infiniti 1,238
- Chrysler 1,228
- Cadillac 1,189
- Mini 893
- Land Rover 866
- Mitsubishi 783
- Volvo 703
- Lincoln 661
- Porsche 588
- Fiat 310
- Tesla 172
- Smart 124
- Jaguar 118