Unoffical State Cars of America
 

Stumbled across this interesting article that attempts to identify the "State Car" for each state in the US by how a model sells disproportionally in that state.

Sadly for Georgia, its the Nissan Leaf that sold at 1523% of the national average, primarily due to the electric car credits that just expired here that basically allowed you to lease the Leaf for two years for free. But, it could be worse...there's Oregon with the Smart ForTwo. Or Iowa with the RAM VAN.

If I had to relocate based on "state" vehicle I might have to go with DC with the Jaguar XK (752% above national average), but I've lived in DC, no thanks. Maybe Florida with the BMW 760 (623%)....

Here's the map, where are you moving to?

http://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/t...=f&x=957&y=497

Alaska it is.....

Anyhoo, I rarely see Nissan Leafs here in Washington. Mostly Prii (Priuses??) and smart fourtwos

Strange. Rarely do I see Leafs (Leaves?). Probably Alaska as well.

Now that explains why I see so many Fiat 500L on the road. That car is rare @ other states? It's a really nice car for the size, mobility & everyday chore. It's basically a prefect mix of small SUV & VAN.

Great article!

1) Can definitely confirm that north Fulton contributes to 99% of those Leaf sales in GA. As a matter of fact, I bet Regal Nissan in Roswell does most of those. Great cars for commuters driving 20ish miles each way to downtown and back everyday.

2) You can see also a big correlation to OE plants and the vehicle produced in those plants within the state. Mississippi and Tennessee both have Nissan plants that produce those vehicles. Alabama has Kia and South Carolina obviously has BMW. Didn't check Ohio, would be interesting to see how Honda did there.

Am I reading this right, Audi S6 in Kansas and New Jersey? New Jersey please, dat lovely garden state, and I'm breaking the rules and taking an Avant, suck my **** DOT.

Alaska is a close runner up along with Virginia and an S3 hatch.

Hawaii would be livable with a Tacoma.

Not surprised its Nissan anything here in TN, with the plant right outside Nashville...had they done this seven years back it would've easily been a Saturn though.

Looks like I'm moving to Alaska!

Just looking at the map, the Chevy Cruze wins there.


Of course, that doesn't mean its the best selling car there, just that it sells disproportionally in Ohio compared to other states. My guess is that Honda's sales are pretty consistent overall, and probably outsell in most states the cars listed here for those states. It's just on a state-by-state basis the numbers are about the same.

Smiling at the thought of having a WRX in Alaska :)

Looking at the some of those cars tells me you can probably also figure out the median age of new car buyers there.

Or at least the income....

So did like most states sell 1 or 2 Nissan Leaf-s and Washington/Georgia sell like 10 or 15, cause that could be why :P

I call BS on the Nissan Xterra for CO.


The state car in CO is CLEARLY the Subaru Legacy. (or various flavors thereof)


At least in Boulder....

Not in Georgia, they are all over the place in the Atlanta area. There are 3 on my cul-de-sac of 18 homes.


Georgia had a quirky "incentive" for electric vehicles that you could apply to a lease. The Nissan dealers picked up on it and basically figured out with the incentives (basically tax credits for tree huggers) you could lease a Leaf for 24 months with almost no out of pocket money. This finally just expired in July.


A lot of them are driven by teenage girls who got them as first cars in my area.


Here's the details:



Quote:
Originally Posted by Atlanta Journal Constitution
Here’s the math:
A Nissan Leaf in its basic form (and with good credit) starts at $28,980, or $199.00 per month if you lease it. The state of Georgia is offering several tax incentives to get you to purchase an electric vehicle which includes up to a $5,000 income tax credit.
Here's the fine print: “An income tax credit is available for up to 20 percent of the cost to purchase or lease an electric vehicle, or $5,000, whichever is less. The credit cannot exceed the taxpayer's income tax liability, but any portion of the credit not used in the year the electric vehicle is purchased or leased may be carried over for up to five additional years (48-7-40.16(b)). The vehicle must be registered in the state of Georgia.”
So now let’s divide this $5,000 by our lease of $199. That gives us 25 months, just over two years, to have a free car.
This means, if you lease a Leaf for two years, your net expense is less than zero. And that means it’s more than free.


Full article here: http://www.ajc.com/weblogs/atlanta-b...r-s-more-free/