December's Fastest- and Slowest-Selling Cars

Automakers won't report December sales results until later today, but we have data on the month's fastest and slowest sellers. The redesigned Toyota Avalon hit dealerships in the first week of December, and it stormed the fastest-selling list, with regular and hybrid versions averaging just eight days apiece on dealer lots. Shoppers moved toward the Ford F-Series Super Duty pickup truck, too. That's likely a result of an improved construction market; November housing starts hit their second highest rate since mid-2008. The redesigned Mercedes-Benz GL-Class, which hit dealerships in September, spent its third month among the fastest sellers; the new-for-2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek also marked its third month on the list. Of the 18 fastest-selling cars, 10 were repeat performers, with such regulars as the redesigned Subaru Impreza and new Scion FR-S. The Kia Soul's severe mileage downgrade doesn't seem to have sapped demand, and neither has the popular hatchback's age. It debuted way back in early 2009, but in December it placed among the fastest sellers for the third month in a row. On the flip side, the Acura ILX spent its second month on the Losers list (the ILX Hybrid made November's list). Have buyers snubbed it for the related and less expensive Civic from parent company Honda? The Civic's substantial updates narrow the quality gap between the two, and buyers in December flocked toward the revised Honda, which averaged just 10 days on dealer lots. Stay tuned to see how both cars fare in today's sales results. Cars in December 2012 averaged 33 days to turn. That's an uptick versus both November 2012's 28 days and December 2011's 29 days. As is custom this time of year, we looked only at 2013 inventory in December since dealers have cleared out the majority of 2012s. Here are the fastest and slowest sellers: December Movers 2013 Mercedes-Benz GL350 Bluetec: 7 days 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek: 7 days 2013 GMC Acadia: 8 days 2013 Toyota Avalon: 8 days 2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid: 8 days 2013 Ford F-250 crew cab: 10 days 2013 Ford F-350 crew cab: 10 days 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid: 10 days 2013 Honda Civic sedan: 10 days 2013 Nissan Pathfinder: 11 days 2013 Subaru Impreza hatchback: 12 days 2013 Audi Q5: 13 days 2013 Mercedes-Benz GL450: 13 days 2013 Scion FR-S: 14 days 2013 Toyota Prius v: 14 days 2013 BMW 328i xDrive sedan: 15 days 2013 Buick Enclave: 15 days 2013 Kia Soul: 15 days December Losers 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco: 135 days 2013 Mazda6: 123 days 2013 Volvo XC90: 99 days 2013 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid: 99 days 2013 Acura ILX Hybrid: 96 days 2013 Smart ForTwo convertible: 91 days 2013 Volkswagen CC: 84 days 2013 Nissan GT-R: 82 days 2013 Kia Forte hatchback: 76 days 2013 Acura ILX: 76 days Cars.com Picks 2013 Dodge Durango: 52 days 2013 Volkswagen Golf four-door: 54 days 2013 Infiniti EX37: 56 days 2013 Chevrolet Malibu: 57 days 2013 Lexus GS 350: 66 days About the Lists The Fastest- and Slowest-Selling Cars list reports the average number of days it takes to sell models from the day they arrive on the lot until the final paperwork is signed by a buyer. This is not a days-of-inventory list like you may find on other websites. We look exclusively at 2013s now, calling the fastest sellers Movers and the slowest ones Losers. For Movers, we only list vehicles that pass a certain threshold of sales in order to weed out limited editions, ultra-high-performance cars and others that might skew the numbers or otherwise inaccurately portray popularity. To highlight all slow sellers, losers have no such threshold. Our Picks highlight cars that take a significant time before they're sold and might be overlooked by shoppers. Dealers could be more motivated to sell these cars. Related Ford Fusion Hybrid, Nissan Pathfinder Fastest-Selling Cars in November U.S. Auto Sales Propelled the Economy in 2012 More Automotive News from KickingTires http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/

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