Toyota, Subaru, Volkswagen, Ford, Nissan, Jeep and Honda were biggest gainers in new car and light truck registrations in Colorado in 2017, compared with the previous year.
Figures compiled by Experian Automotive for the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association (CADA)) showed that 211,132 new cars and trucks were registered in Colorado in 2017, exceeding the previous record of 207,836 in 2000, 17 years ago.
“Trucks, including SUVs, did it,” said Tim Jackson, CADA president. “Colorado leads the nation as a whole in light-truck registrations versus passenger cars with a record 71.8 percent, or almost three-fourths of all vehicles sold in the state.
Toyota led Colorado car/truck registrations with 31,991, followed by:
- Subaru with 25,508;
- Ford 24,566;
- Honda 15,921;
- Chevrolet 15,465;
- Jeep 14,897;
- Nissan 12,372;
- Ram 8,120;
- Hyundai 6,889;
- Volkswagen 6,593;
- GMC 6,163;
- Kia 5,218;
- Mazda 4,702;
- Lexus 4,183;
- Audi 3,910;
- Mercedes-Benz 3,585;
- BMW 3,371;
- Dodge 3,352;
- Acura 1,707;
- Buick 1,638;
- Infiniti 1,415;
- Volvo 1,077;
- Cadillac 1,061;
- Chrysler 1,001;
- Lincoln 955;
- Mitsubishi 947;
- Land Rover 944;
- Tesla 853;
- Mini 821;
- Porsche 806;
- Jaguar 473;
- Fiat 238;
- Maserati 132;
- smart 48.
Toyota increased registrations by 3,245 during the past year, followed by Subaru with a gain of 1,864; Volkswagen 1,455; Ford 1,227; Nissan 1,091; Jeep 880 and Honda 860. Jaguar led all brands in percentage of increase, having registered 223 new cars/trucks in 2016 and jumping to 473 in 2017, an increase of 112 percent.