"PICKLEBOY" (pickleboy)
08/18/2015 at 12:26 • Filed to: cars, state, georgia, usa, popular, mechanics, california, tesla, nissan, leaf
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"PICKLEBOY" (pickleboy)
08/18/2015 at 12:26 • Filed to: cars, state, georgia, usa, popular, mechanics, california, tesla, nissan, leaf | 1
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Popular Mechanics did a pretty cool mash up of which car models are most bought by each state based on ratios of market share of said model compared to the other states .
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Being in Georgia I’m a bit disappointed... You can thank the Atlanta suburbs and GA tax incentives (although now expired) for this one:
What do you guys think about their results?
***THIS LIST IS NOT OF THE MOST REGISTERED CARS***
If you don’t feel like reading the article here is the rational:
If you were to take a list of the most popular cars in each state in the U.S., it’d be a pretty monotonous list. A bunch of Ford F-150s, some Chevy Silverado and Ram pickups, the odd Honda Accord or Toyota Camry here or there. ...
... “I compared the share for each model in, for instance, Alabama with the share of the same of model in the United States and came up with a ratio,” says Libby. “Then I basically ranked those ratios in within each state. It’s an interesting methodology—you’re basically able to compare the individual demand of a model in a state with the individual demand at the national level, and see what ways is each state unique from the nation.”
Ash78, voting early and often
> PICKLEBOY
08/18/2015 at 12:28 |
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I can say that I couldn’t believe the number of Leaves in Atlanta. I have never see so many in one place.
I sort of like how the entire South is mostly foreign nameplates. Kind of goes against stereoytype, and accurately IMHO.
Alex B
> PICKLEBOY
08/18/2015 at 12:29 |
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I never see Outlander Sport’s in PA. Although I am pretty close to Jersey. Maybe they are referring to the west side?
SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> PICKLEBOY
08/18/2015 at 12:29 |
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Are car sales that poor in NC that the five or six K900s that Kia has managed to sell made it the most popular car there?
crowmolly
> PICKLEBOY
08/18/2015 at 12:31 |
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In Pennsylvania, the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport has a market share three times its national market share, the only model that can make this claim.
Yeah, but that’s what, 9 outlanders?
Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
> PICKLEBOY
08/18/2015 at 12:31 |
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Kansas was the Audi S6?
...wut.
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PICKLEBOY
> SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
08/18/2015 at 12:31 |
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It looks at the ratios of market share compared to other states. So basically compared to other states they have the most of them.
pjhusa
> PICKLEBOY
08/18/2015 at 12:31 |
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I am disappointed in New York. I guess it’s because of DEM T&LC DRIVERS.
jkm7680
> PICKLEBOY
08/18/2015 at 12:32 |
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Audi S3 for Virginia is spot on. I see at least one every day.
Eberle-Hills-Cop
> PICKLEBOY
08/18/2015 at 12:33 |
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I find it extraordinarily hard to believe that New England as a whole is the land of volvo anythings over subaru outbacks.
MarquetteLa
> SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
08/18/2015 at 12:33 |
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First two paragraphs from the article:
If you were to take a list of the most popular cars in each state in the U.S., it’d be a pretty monotonous list. A bunch of Ford F-150s, some Chevy Silverado and Ram pickups, the odd Honda Accord or Toyota Camry here or there.
But we were curious: What car was the most distinctive in each state? What model of car did, say, California buy far more often than any other state in the Union? We turned to auto analyst Tom Libby of IHS Automotive to help us crunch the numbers. First, Libby pulled data about the make and model of every car sold in the U.S., and calculated the popularity of each by percentage using registration data. Then, he did the same at the state level, and compared each state to the national average.
HammerheadFistpunch
> PICKLEBOY
08/18/2015 at 12:34 |
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I’m confused by Utah, it claims the Tuareg and the blurb is for the TT
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PICKLEBOY
> Ash78, voting early and often
08/18/2015 at 12:34 |
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Atlanta is very different from the rest of the state though. Atlanta is a world center, many different cultures... now rural GA on the other hand. (even being from Savannah most people drive trucks/suvs, hardly any leaves)
Tekamul
> PICKLEBOY
08/18/2015 at 12:35 |
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I am very surprised with VT having an inordinate number of Volvo V60s. There are 2 dealers in the state, and they are always empty.
I would have guessed either WRX (seriously, it’s insane) or if you could narrow it down by color, a blue Prius. There are many Prii in VT, and every single one of them is the same color. I suspect the owners try to get in the wrong car at least twice a day.
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PICKLEBOY
> Alex B
08/18/2015 at 12:35 |
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doesnt necessarily mean theres lots of them, but relative to other states it has a market share 3x the national market share for that model.
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Ash78, voting early and often
> PICKLEBOY
08/18/2015 at 12:38 |
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There aren’t many states as bifurcated as GA where one large city dominates trends, politics, stats, etc. Here in AL, there’s more diversification among the four main cities and none is so relatively large as to skew everything. And I see about 5 Teslas for each Leaf, which probably speaks to opulence over practicality for electric cars.
/really can’t stand ATL, for what it’s worth
//only noticed Leaves from...sitting still in traffic
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> Ash78, voting early and often
08/18/2015 at 12:40 |
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With studying at GA Tech I kind of have to deal with Atlanta :( Nice to visit, not at all fun to live in.
Margin Of Error
> PICKLEBOY
08/18/2015 at 12:41 |
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Lincoln MKT
Really, North Dakota ?
Brickman
> PICKLEBOY
08/18/2015 at 12:45 |
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BMW 7 series for Louisiana? I see plenty of BMWs, but the smaller 3 series and SUVs
nermal
> Ash78, voting early and often
08/18/2015 at 12:49 |
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I think this was the result of extremely agressive EV credits in GA. Makes the Leaf one of the cheapest new car options once you take everything into account.
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PICKLEBOY
> Brickman
08/18/2015 at 12:52 |
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I have added the explanation to the article, although it is from the source.
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Brickman
> PICKLEBOY
08/18/2015 at 12:54 |
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Ohhh... I should read :)
Svart Smart, traded in his Smart
> PICKLEBOY
08/18/2015 at 12:57 |
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I would have guessed some kind of Subaru for Washington, but the Leaf makes sense.
qbeezy
> PICKLEBOY
08/18/2015 at 13:00 |
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Poor editing is poor.
Couldn’t get that 918 image for the right caption?
Why mention pickups and have a picture of an expedition?
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qbeezy
> PICKLEBOY
08/18/2015 at 13:01 |
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Poor editing is poor.
Couldn’t get that 918 image for the right caption?
Why mention pickups and have a picture of an expedition?
Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
> PICKLEBOY
08/18/2015 at 13:15 |
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Nobody would buy these unless they got incentives by working for Ford or a supplier, so it makes sense
Spridget
> SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
08/18/2015 at 13:35 |
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I live in NC, and I’ve seen more Porsche 959’s here than I have K900s.
Officer Jim Lahey is not a real cop
> PICKLEBOY
08/18/2015 at 13:36 |
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Kia Soul EV?
BRB, moving.
Captain of the Enterprise
> PICKLEBOY
08/18/2015 at 13:51 |
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I’m dissapointed with Michigan getting the Lincoln MKS but not surprised most people who are buying Lincolns probably work for Ford making us higher than other states.
GhostZ
> PICKLEBOY
08/18/2015 at 13:51 |
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Nebraska needs to be a clapped out Mercury Tracer with a bunch of bumper stickers and a trunk full of pumpkins or corn held down by bungie cords.
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PICKLEBOY
> qbeezy
08/18/2015 at 13:55 |
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Maybe the pictured models had higher ratios, but they wanted to add some fun facts? lol
RockThrillz89
> PICKLEBOY
08/18/2015 at 14:09 |
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South Carolina: BMW 760; “In South Carolina, (where BMW has a large manufacturing plant) the BMW 760 sells almost ten times as well as it does nationally.”
That makes sense. See a lot of them, especially in the Upstate near the plant in
Murderburg
Spartanburg.
Florida: BMW 760; “Three Rolls Royce models, including the Phantom, Ghost and Wraith, all have market shares in Florida more than three times their national averages.”
That makes no sense. Why wouldn’t you make Florida’s unofficial car a Rolls Royce, since that’s the statistic you’re going to use, shitty online car data disseminater.
punkgoose17
> Alex B
08/18/2015 at 14:15 |
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There are relatively a lot of Outlander Sport’s in the Pittsburgh area. I was surprised at how rare Mitsubishis and Suzukis were outside of the area when I moved away 3 years ago.
If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> PICKLEBOY
08/18/2015 at 14:19 |
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This is actually the XC70 you’re most likely to see in MA, especially in the Cape and Islands area.
wiffleballtony
> PICKLEBOY
08/18/2015 at 16:57 |
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I was wondering who was buying the Fiat 500L. As it turns out we are, good job Arizona.
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> PICKLEBOY
03/22/2016 at 09:57 |
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it’s pretty obvious that they just picked random cars. I like how several of the States have the same car too. like all of New England having the Volvo V60 Cross County. just plain lazy.
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PICKLEBOY
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/22/2016 at 10:47 |
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Maybe they were arbitrary for some, especially the Volvo one haha, but I can attest that the Nissan Leaf one for Georgia is accurate. Remember they used ratios relative to other states.