Most popular automobile by state for new vehicles

Pickups are the most popular model sold in 40 states
Ford F-Series - 30 (AL, GA, SC, NC, VA, DE, PA, ME, NH, VT, OH, WV, Mich, WI, IL, MO, MS, TN, LA, TX, OK, KS, CO, NM, NE, SD, ND, MT, ID, UT)
Ram Pickup - 5 (AK, AZ, Ark, NV, WY)
Chevy Silverado - 4 (IN, Iowa, MN, KY)
Toyota Tacoma - 1 (HI)

California really is a different animal. In addition to there not being many states without a pick-up as the top selling model, California is the only state without a pick-up truck in the top 5 models. It is the only state with a Tesla as one of the five top selling models.

Toyota Rav-4 - 7 (WA, OR, MA, RI, MD plus DC, Puerto Rico)
Honda CR-V - 3 (CT, NY, NJ)
Toyota Corolla - 1 (FL)
Honda Civic - 1 (CA)

California top 5
1.Honda Civic
2.Toyota RAV4
3.Toyota Camry
4.Honda Accord
5.Tesla Model 3

Quote: Pacomartin

Pickups are the most popular model sold in 40 states
Ford F-Series - 30 (AL, GA, SC, NC, VA, DE, PA, ME, NH, VT, OH, WV, Mich, WI, IL, MO, MS, TN, LA, TX, OK, KS, CO, NM, NE, SD, ND, MT, ID, UT)
Ram Pickup - 5 (AK, AZ, Ark, NV, WY)
Chevy Silverado - 4 (IN, Iowa, MN, KY)
Toyota Tacoma - 1 (HI)

California really is a different animal. In addition to there not being many states without a pick-up as the top selling model, California is the only state without a pick-up truck in the top 5 models. It is the only state with a Tesla as one of the five top selling models.

Toyota Rav-4 - 7 (WA, OR, MA, RI, MD plus DC, Puerto Rico)
Honda CR-V - 3 (CT, NY, NJ)
Toyota Corolla - 1 (FL)
Honda Civic - 1 (CA)

California top 5
1.Honda Civic
2.Toyota RAV4
3.Toyota Camry
4.Honda Accord
5.Tesla Model 3

Too many cars in So Cal
LA has way too many cars
Evertime I drove my pickup was a white knuckle experience
I need room, besides being big
I got the side mirror modification to see better behind me while towing
Just make my pickup a bit wider
Its white knuckle because if in a middle lane, there is always a car on each side.
In normal traffic, will speed up or slow so a car is not constantly beside me
That's not possible in LA, roads are packed with cars
It would not surprise me if most pickups in CA sold in Northern CA
Not practical to own one in So Cal

That is kind of strange. You would think CA would have at least as many trademen, people who tow, etc as any other state. I guess gas is so costly that mileage is much more important to people there.

Quote: AZDuffman

That is kind of strange. You would think CA would have at least as many trademen, people who tow, etc as any other state. I guess gas is so costly that mileage is much more important to people there.

California vehicle market registers 64% light trucks/ 36% passenger cars while the US as a whole registers 76% light trucks/ 24% light cars.

Quote: Pacomartin

California vehicle market is 64% light trucks while the US is 76% light trucks.

The source of cars is also different in California. They favor Japanese and European cars more than US cars.

Market	Cal	U.S.
Domestic	32.5%	45.3%
European	15.1%	9.9%
Japanese	45.1%	36.4%
Korean	7.2%	8.4%

What markets in the U.S. sell more domestic passenger cars than foreign? Maybe Michigan?

Quote: DRich

What markets in the U.S. sell more domestic passenger cars than foreign? Maybe Michigan?

Good guess. Michigan is #1.

10. West Virginia
Percentage of domestic makes: 67.58%
Most popular brand: Chevrolet
Number of registered vehicles: 550,117

9. Missouri
Percentage of domestic makes: 68.51%
Most popular brand: Chevrolet
Number of registered vehicles: 2,122,581

8. Montana
Percentage of domestic makes: 68.7%
Most popular brand: Chevrolet
Number of registered vehicles: 440,809

7. Indiana
Percentage of domestic makes: 69.13%
Most popular brand: Chevrolet
Number of registered vehicles: 2,258,547

6. Wyoming
Percentage of domestic makes: 69.3%
Most popular brand: Ford
Number of registered vehicles: 190,149

5. Nebraska
Percentage of domestic makes: 69.39%
Most popular brand: Chevrolet
Number of registered vehicles: 662,491

4. South Dakota
Percentage of domestic makes: 69.81%
Most popular brand: Chevrolet
Number of registered vehicles: 347,216

3. Iowa
Percentage of domestic makes: 71.62%
Most popular brand: Chevrolet
Number of registered vehicles: 1,257,304

2. North Dakota
Percentage of domestic makes: 72.97%
Most popular brand: Chevrolet
Number of registered vehicles: 272,290

1. Michigan
Percentage of domestic makes: 79.5%
Most popular brand: Chevrolet
Number of registered vehicles: 3,233,241


Now flip the question around and see where foreign cars are the most popular.

1. Massachusetts
Percentage of foreign makes: 70.74%
Most popular brand: Honda
Number of registered vehicles: 2,204,455
2. Hawaii
Percentage of foreign makes: 67.68%
Most popular brand: Toyota
Number of registered vehicles: 504,605
3. Connecticut
Percentage of foreign makes: 65.88%
Most popular brand: Honda
Number of registered vehicles: 1,301,153
4. California
Percentage of foreign makes: 64.97%
Most popular brand: Toyota
Number of registered vehicles: 14,615,499
5. New York
Percentage of foreign makes: 64.68%
Most popular brand: Honda
Number of registered vehicles: 4,541,749

Note that CA has twice population of NY, but it has nearly 3X as many registered vehicles.

Quote: Pacomartin

Note that CA has twice population of NY, but it has nearly 3X as many registered vehicles.

NYC alone makes that case. So many people with no need of a car. In CA OTOH there is practically nowhere you can do without one.

Quote: AZDuffman

NYC alone makes that case. So many people with no need of a car. In CA OTOH there is practically nowhere you can do without one.

Currently there are nine states that have adopted California's ZEV regulations (as well as low-emission vehicle regulations):
Connecticut,
Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
New York,
New Jersey,
Oregon,
Rhode Island and
Vermont.
Certainly is a democratic lean here.

The states that have adopted the California standards are all the ZEV states plus:
Colorado,
Delaware,
New Mexico (2011 model year and later),
Pennsylvania,
Washington (2009 model year and later), as well as the
District of Columbia.
Such states are frequently referred to as "CARB states" in automotive discussions because the regulations are defined by the California Air Resources Board.

Pennsylvania has a strong case to switch electric cars. The 9 nuclear power plants produced 83 TerraWattt hours of electricity, coincidentally the state consumed 83 Terrawatt hours less than it consumed. So obviously the electric power is sold to customers in other states. But the state is about as hostile to emissions control regulations as any in the union.

Vehicles per 1000 people in 2017 (ZEV states are also CARB states)
1 New York 539 ZEV
2 New Jersey 665 ZEV
3 Maryland 690 ZEV
4 Mississippi 692
5 N Carolina 790
6 Florida 796
7 Texas 797
8 Pennsylvania 798 CARB
9 Nevada 803
10 Massachusetts 820 ZEV
11 Arizona 823
12 Illinois 825
13 Georgia 829
14 Rhode Island 829 ZEV
15 Maine 830 ZEV
16 Kansas 830
17 D of Columbia 830 CARB
18 Missouri 830
19 New Hampshire 830
20 Virginia 840
21 Kentucky 840
22 California 840 ZEV
23 Tennessee 840
24 S Carolina 850
25 Oklahoma 860
26 Connecticut 860 ZEV
27 Wisconsin 860
28 Utah 870
29 Washington 870 CARB
30 Michigan 870
31 Minnesota 870
32 Hawaii 872
33 W Virginia 876
34 New Mexico 877 CARB
35 Oregon 896 ZEV
36 Louisiana 910
37 Vermont 910 ZEV
38 Ohio 910
39 Indiana 914
40 Colorado 919 CARB
41 Arkansas 931
42 S Dakota 950
43 Delaware 950 CARB
44 Alaska 960
45 Alabama 1,030
46 Nebraska 1,046
47 Iowa 1,050
48 N Dakota 1,080
49 Montana 1,120
50 Idaho 1,122
51 Wyoming 1,140

Since when have real bumpers been MIA on cars and SUV's?

Zero protection now from low speed impacts.

Why get rid of bumpers, other than for styling considerations?

Quote: Pacomartin

Pennsylvania has a strong case to switch electric cars. The 9 nuclear power plants produced 83 TerraWattt hours of electricity, coincidentally the state consumed 83 Terrawatt hours less than it consumed. So obviously the electric power is sold to customers in other states. But the state is about as hostile to emissions control regulations as any in the union.

PA is too cold to make EVs work. Range will plummet in winter. I remember some study acted surprised at the loss of range. Had to be done by people who lived in warm weather places as anyone who lives in a cold place knows what cold does to batteries.