Trucks, SUVs Best Premium Sedans In Over $50K US Segment

Cameron Aubernon
by Cameron Aubernon

Keep those Benzes, BMWs and Audis in the garage, son: $50,000-plus trucks and SUVs are where it’s at for the ballers and players these days.

TrueCar says trucks and SUVs account for six of the top 10 best-selling vehicles in the United States market, specifically the segment where transaction prices of $50,000-plus are the norm.

The biggest of them all? The Ford F-150, whose projected 2014 volume of 189,776 “will likely surpass total U.S. volume of luxury car benchmarks including BMW’s combined 3, 5 and 7 Series sales or total deliveries for the Audi brand this year.” The Blue Oval will see revenue of $10.8 billion from those high transactions, making up a third of an estimated $33.2 billion for the overall F-Series portfolio.

The demand for looking California and feeling Minnesota is helped in part by a recovering U.S. economy, improved vehicle quality, and a growing supply of cheap gasoline, which is helping the $50,000-plus transaction segment, as well: approximately 8.1 percent of total 2014 sales will transact at that level, up from 6.6 percent in 2013.

Finishing out the podium per TrueCar is Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ Ram truck lineup, with sales of 76,266 at the $50,000 transaction level, Mercedes taking third with its E-Class at 67,006.

Cameron Aubernon
Cameron Aubernon

Seattle-based writer, blogger, and photographer for many a publication. Born in Louisville. Raised in Kansas. Where I lay my head is home.

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  • Mags1110 Mags1110 on Dec 16, 2014

    if "most and "normal" people don't mind spending $700+ plus a month for a truck that's not worth shit in a few years then why are eco cars and cheap lease deals dominating all? I think you should pull your head out of your dark hole. I'm doing fine myself, but I guess I have higher standards for a vehicle that cost $700+ I diffidently wouldn't be settling for a truck...

  • Minminhaj Minminhaj on Dec 30, 2014

    I like the shape of the passenger windows but i also bought brand new cars for sale Johannesburg because i live there that was seven series BMW look like the same i was reguler user of emoto but would like to visit thetruthaboutcar again..thanks for sharing this :)

  • Wjtinfwb My local Ford dealer would be better served if the entire facility was AI. At least AI won't be openly hostile and confrontational to your basic requests when making or servicing you 50k plus investment and maybe would return a phone call or two.
  • Ras815 Tesla is going to make for one of those fantastic corporate case studies someday. They had it all, and all it took was an increasingly erratic CEO empowered to make a few terrible, unchallenged ideas to wreck it.
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  • Dave Holzman You're right about that!
  • EBFlex It will have exactly zero effect
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