25 Cars That Can
Take You to 300,000 Miles, by Eric Schaal, 10/28/17
There are a few reasons why a car might stay on the road
forever. When a model turns up on the list of most reliable vehicles every year, the automaker deserves a great deal of credit.
The company created something that could stand the wear and tear of daily
driving, regardless of climate or driver skill.
In some cases, owners have an attachment to the vehicle and will
pay whatever it takes to keep it going. But it is not necessarily a good value to keep something just because it lasts. When you see work
vehicles, such as pickup trucks or taxis, ranking among the
longest-lasting cars, you know the investment was worth it.
While 100,000 miles used to be a worthy goal for a vehicle, the
bar has risen higher in recent years. Consumer Reports began publishing lists
of cars most likely to hit 200,000 miles and keep going. Search engines, such
as iSeeCars, have done the same,
using results from actual cars
that changed hands on the used market. Now,
it’s time to look even higher.
Let’s take a quick
look at 25 cars that could take you to 300,000 miles and beyond. To compile the list, we included vehicles that had the
highest percentage of cars lasting the longest, cars that have been the most
reliable over the past decade, and cars that went on sale with the most
miles. In some cases, vehicles met all three criteria.
The 25 Cars that go
over 300,000 miles listed are made by Honda, Subaru, Toyota, Ford, Chevrolet,
Mazda, Lexus and Mercedes. See the models they report at:
Global car market
share of the world's largest automobile OEMs in 2017
Japan and Germany continue to dominate the
global auto market. Global market share by brand shows Toyota with a 9.2%
market share, Volkswagen at 7.2%, Ford at 6.5%, Honda at 5.5%, Nissan at 5.4%,
Hyundai at 4.7%, Chevrolet at 4.4%, Kia
at 3%, Renault at 2.8% and Mercedes at 2.7%
US Auto
Sales
In 2017,
60% of US auto sales were trucks. Auto
sales in the US for 2017 totaled 17.25 million cars and trucks.
Sales by
brand ranked Ford with 2.464.041 units or 14.29% of the total. Toyota Scion was
next with 2,129,383 units or 12.35% of the total. Third was Chevrolet with
2,065,883 units or 11.98% of the total. Next was Honda with 1,486,827 units or
8.52% of the total.
U.S. Auto Sales Totaled 17.25-Million in 2017
General Motors:
3,002,241, off 1.3 percent. ...
Ford Motor Company:
2,586,715, off 1.1 percent. ...
Toyota Motor Sales:
2,434,515, off 0.6 percent. ...
Fiat Chrysler:
2,059,376, off 8 percent. ...
American Honda,
1,641,429, up 0.2 percent. ...
Nissan Group:
1,593,464, up 1.9 percent. ...
Hyundai: 685,555, off
12 percent.
US automobile manufacturers started to lose market share to smaller Japanese and German imports with better gas mileage In the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. I bought a 1973 Triumph Spitfire to get 30 mpg.
US made cars only lasted 100,000 miles and were poorly made by US union labor and out of touch Motor Executives. I bought Cadillacs from 1983 to 2005 and noticed the bad paint improve in 2000. In the 1990s, we in manufacturing started to get a handle on eliminating errors from the manufacturing process using targeted automation and improving design tools. By 2000, we had it solved just in time to send manufacturing overseas.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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