Top 10 U.S. luxury car states
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Regardless of how they got the numbers, the bulk of luxury-car sales in VA are probably in the vast and affluent D.C. suburbs where I live (with several of the highest average-income counties in the nation), and, in GA, the bulk of them are in the Atlanta area.......a vast and growing region that, as a new-car market, is getting up there with my area now.
This list, however, don't forget, is only for so-called "luxury" vehicles. When looked at as a total new-car-market for ALL new vehicles, SoCal is clearly the largest area in the country, with the D.C. suburbs in second place and the Atlanta area right behind in third.
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Regardless of how they got the numbers, the bulk of luxury-car sales in VA are probably in the vast and affluent D.C. suburbs where I live (with several of the highest average-income counties in the nation), and, in GA, the bulk of them are in the Atlanta area.......a vast and growing region that, as a new-car market, is getting up there with my area now.
This list, however, don't forget, is only for so-called "luxury" vehicles. When looked at as a total new-car-market for ALL new vehicles, SoCal is clearly the largest area in the country, with the D.C. suburbs in second place and the Atlanta area right behind in third.
This list, however, don't forget, is only for so-called "luxury" vehicles. When looked at as a total new-car-market for ALL new vehicles, SoCal is clearly the largest area in the country, with the D.C. suburbs in second place and the Atlanta area right behind in third.
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From: Virginia/D.C. suburbs
SoCal, DC-Metro, and Atlanta have become the country's bread-and-butter new-car markets, especially for expensive vehicles.
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Interesting. I knew without a doubt that California would be #1 whether it was by percentage or by total sales.
Georgia and Virginia appear to be out of order on the list though.
Owning a BMW or Lexus in Cali is so common that it's almost a cultural thing... you buy one so that you WON'T stand out from your peers as odd. That sucks though that people just buy them just because everyone else is.
Georgia and Virginia appear to be out of order on the list though.
Owning a BMW or Lexus in Cali is so common that it's almost a cultural thing... you buy one so that you WON'T stand out from your peers as odd. That sucks though that people just buy them just because everyone else is.
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Regardless of how they got the numbers, the bulk of luxury-car sales in VA are probably in the vast and affluent D.C. suburbs where I live (with several of the highest average-income counties in the nation), and, in GA, the bulk of them are in the Atlanta area.......a vast and growing region that, as a new-car market, is getting up there with my area now.
This list, however, don't forget, is only for so-called "luxury" vehicles. When looked at as a total new-car-market for ALL new vehicles, SoCal is clearly the largest area in the country, with the D.C. suburbs in second place and the Atlanta area right behind in third.
This list, however, don't forget, is only for so-called "luxury" vehicles. When looked at as a total new-car-market for ALL new vehicles, SoCal is clearly the largest area in the country, with the D.C. suburbs in second place and the Atlanta area right behind in third.
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Regardless of how they got the numbers, the bulk of luxury-car sales in VA are probably in the vast and affluent D.C. suburbs where I live (with several of the highest average-income counties in the nation), and, in GA, the bulk of them are in the Atlanta area.......a vast and growing region that, as a new-car market, is getting up there with my area now.
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No doubt CA is the highest in new-car sales. I agree. Has been for years. But the whole D.C. area has grown into some of the most incredible sprawl, traffic, and gridlock you could imagine. Most ratings have it second now only to SoCal. Fairfax/Loudoun Counties, VA, and Montgomery County, MD, both D.C. suburban counties, now have the highest-average incomes in the nation, eclipsing all of CA except Beverly Hills and Hollywood. Little wonder we trail only CA in new-car sales.
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In total population, metro Atlanta is ranked #8 in the U.S. and DC/VA/MD/WV is ranked #9.
To a large degree actual population #'s will big a big factor in determining the total number cars sold. Luxury models will naturally be diffferent.
To a large degree actual population #'s will big a big factor in determining the total number cars sold. Luxury models will naturally be diffferent.
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Population is only one factor. The income (and credit-worthiness) also has to be there for a new-car purchase. And, in places like NYC with huge mass-transit systems and a huge taxi fleet, many people simply choose not to own a car, period, regardless of their income. That is why the NYC area sells fewer cars than a number of other cities with less population.