Tech CARS Nominee says SUVs, Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV-4 are the best searches

A nominee for the best automotive-buying app in AUTO Connected Car’s Tech CARS Awards, Edmunds.com,  announced the vehicles that were the most researched on its site in 2016 – demonstrating that while SUVs continue to dominate the automotive market, passenger cars are still an important segment. The Honda CR-V was the most researched vehicle on Edmunds.com for the second year in a row, followed by the Honda Accord, Honda Civic, Toyota RAV-4 and Honda Pilot. While the order of popularity shifted a bit, the list of the top ten most researched vehicles was unchanged from 2015. Edmunds.om determined its list of “most researched” vehicles by calculating which vehicles had the most monthly unique visitors to the new car research and inventory pages for that model on both Edmunds.com’s desktop and mobile sites.

“As SUVs become more fuel efficient, shoppers are finding they can have the best of both worlds – utility and fuel economy,” said Jeremy Acevedo, Edmunds senior analyst. “But there is still a strong contingent of consumers who love their cars, and it remains an important segment for automakers’ investment.”