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Fastest-Selling New And Used Cars In May 2021

Written by CarPro | Jun 23, 2021 8:00:47 PM

As we reported earlier this month, May was a good sales month for many automakers who report monthly, even despite low inventories brought on by the microchip shortage. Now we can see which vehicles were selling the fastest thanks to the latest iSeeCars analysis. 

The Corvette was not the fastest-selling vehicle for the first time in four months. Instead that spot went to the Mercedes Benz G-Class, moving the Corvette to second place. iSeeCars researchers say they found that newly released models, alternative fuel vehicles, and full-size SUVs were the most prevalent vehicles on the fastest-selling new car list. When it comes to used cars, the Miata roadster reigned supreme. 

The iSeeCars.com analysis involved over 1.3 million new and used cars sold in May.  Another big takeaway is that both new and used vehicles sold slightly faster in May than in April. In May, researchers found the average new car sold in 47.1 days and the average used car sold in 34.8 days. In April, when the average new car took 48.3 days to sell and the average used car took 37.4 days.

Of note, here are the fastest-selling new vehicles in some of the CarProUSA radio markets:

  • Austin: Cadillac Escalade ESV
  • Dallas: Volkswagen Cross Sport
  • Houston: Chevrolet Suburban
  • Los Angeles: Kia Carnival
  • San Diego:  Toyota C-HR
  • San Antonio: Toyota 4Runner
  • Sacramento/Stockton/Modesto: Toyota RAV4
  • Portland, OR:  Subaru Crosstrek

Fastest-Selling New Cars

Here's a look at the iSeeCars list of the 20 fastest-selling new cars - which is made up heavily of SUVs. Researchers say they sell 2.8 to 5 times faster than the average new vehicle and spend an average of 13.7 days on dealers’ lots.  For the full iSeeCars report click here. 

Top 20 Fastest-Selling New Vehicles in May 2021 - iSeeCars Study

Rank

Vehicle

Average Days to Sell 

Average Price

1

Mercedes-Benz G-Class

9.4

$174,887

2

Chevrolet Corvette

9.5

$85,359

3

Cadillac Escalade

10.8

$101,836

4

Hyundai Tucson Hybrid

11.1

$34,076

5

Kia Telluride

11.6

$44,066

6

Toyota RAV4 Prime

11.9

$43,755

7

Toyota Tacoma

12.2

$38,014

8

Lexus IS 350

12.7

$48,611

9

Cadillac Escalade ESV

13.5

$103,117

10

Toyota 4Runner

13.7

$46,218

11

Toyota RAV4 Hybrid

14.0

$35,588

12

Kia Carnival

14.3

$42,117

13

Chevrolet Tahoe

15.0

$66,024

14

Chevrolet Suburban

15.3

$70,008

15

Toyota Tundra

15.6

$49,253

16

Jeep Wrangler 4xe

15.9

$58,094

17

Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid

16.0

$38,159

18

Volkswagen ID.4

16.2

$45,103

19

GMC Yukon

16.4

$76,984

20

GMC Canyon

17.1

$39,260

Average for All New Vehicles

47.1

$38,006

 

Fastest-Selling Used Vehicles

iSeeCars also took a look at the top 20 fastest-selling used vehicles. It says the average used vehicle takes 39.4 days to sell, while the top 20 fastest-selling vehicles average 25.5 days and sell 1.2 to 1.8 times faster than the average used vehicle. 

Top 20 Fastest-Selling Used Vehicles in April 2021- iSeeCars Study

Rank

Vehicle

Average Days to Sell 

Average Price

1

Mazda MX-5 Miata

19.5

$25,009

2

Tesla Model 3

20.2

$44,779

3

Chevrolet Corvette

21.8

$74,773

4

Kia Telluride

22.2

$42,936

5

Honda Insight

22.7

$23,041

6

Toyota Highlander Hybrid

24.4

$38,070

7

Hyundai Palisade

24.6

$43,252

8

Honda Civic

24.8

$20,271

9

Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross

25.6

$17,647

10

Honda Odyssey

25.9

$30,651

11

MINI Convertible

26.2

$26,625

12

Mitsubishi Outlander

26.3

$19,595

13

Chevrolet Camaro

26.5

$33,525

14

Kia Stinger

26.6

$33,892

15

Porsche 718 Cayman

27.0

$67,330

16

Toyota 4Runner

27.3

$40,036

17

Subaru WRX

27.5

$29,424

18

Porsche 911

27.9

$146,140

19

Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid

28.0

$22,430

20

Lexus UX 250h

28.2

$33,448

Average for All Used Vehicles

34.8

$29,540

 

Source: ISeecars.com
Photo Credit:  Mercedes-Benz