Ford, Chevy and Toyota Lead the Way in Edmunds.com's Inaugural Most Popular Vehicle Awards
Santa Monica, Calif. - Ford, Chevrolet and Toyota are the most decorated brands among a diverse selection of new cars and trucks that earned the 2014 Most Popular on Edmunds.com Awards. The inaugural awards were presented by the car shopping Web site at the 2014 New York International Auto Show.
Ford has the strongest representation of any brand recognized by the Most Popular on Edmunds.com awards, with 10 winning vehicles. Highlights include the Ford F-150, which was named one of the 2014 Most Popular on Large Trucks; and Ford Mustang, which was named one of the 2014 Most Popular on Entry Sport Cars.
Chevy and Toyota each earned seven awards. Highlights include the Chevy Colorado, which was named one of the 2014 Most Popular on Compact Trucks; and the Toyota Camry, which was named one of the 2014 Most Popular on Midsize Sedans.
Acura, Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Dodge, GMC, Honda, Infiniti, Jaguar, Jeep, Kia, Lamborghini, Land Rover, Lexus, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Nissan, Porsche and Tesla also were honored in a range of categories.
"Edmunds.com is in a unique position not only to offer independent and trusted reviews of every vehicle on the market, but also to see firsthand which cars and trucks most pique the interest of shoppers on our site," said Seth Berkowitz, president, Edmunds.com. "By naming these award-winning vehicles, we hope that car shoppers have an easier time evaluating some of the excellent choices available on the market today."
The 2014 Most Popular on Edmunds.com awards were determined by finding the three models in each of 23 vehicle segments with the highest total monthly car-shopper consideration in calendar year 2013. "Consideration" means the number of unique visitors during a calendar month to the research and inventory pages on Edmunds.com desktop site for each new model.
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