Toyota RAV-4 Named "Top Overall Future
Majority Vehicle"
MIAMI, Aug. 23,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ninth Annual Diversity
Volume Leadership Awards (DVL) were recently presented by the
National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers (NAMAD) and
S&P Global Mobility during the awards program at the 2024
Annual NAMAD Conference at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel. The
DVL Awards celebrates brands that are driving sales leadership with
ethnic consumers. The program was sponsored by American Honda.
U.S. Census statistics predict that by the year 2045, ethnic
minorities will be the "Future Majority."
"The 'Future Majority' reality continued to be the driving theme
throughout this year's Awards ceremony, as the monetary impact of
minority vehicle buyers is a significant part of dealer sales. So
it's very important that through the DVL Awards, we continue to
bring awareness to the lack of diversity-targeted marketing that
has improved, but that still remains a critical issue in the
automotive industry," said NAMAD Chairman Damon Lester.
During the Awards Program and Conference, NAMAD and S&P
Global Mobility partnered to celebrate brands that are driving
sales leadership with ethnic consumers. The conference program also
addressed and educated the industry about the necessity of a dealer
body that reflects the United
States' increasingly diverse population.
Winners of the prestigious DVL Awards demonstrated the highest
new retail vehicle registrations with ethnic consumers. This year's
awards were based on an analysis of data from S&P Global
Mobility representing the period July 2023-June 2024.
"The DVL Awards are representative of the commitment of
automakers to ensure their vehicles are marketed to diverse
consumers," said Marc Bland, Chief
Diversity Officer, S&P Global Mobility. "In just over twenty
years, the 'Future Majority' reality will be upon us. We're honored
to recognize these top models and their respective brands in
support of their efforts to reach the rapidly changing demographic
of vehicle consumers."
This year, 24 different brands were finalists for DVL Awards,
with 11 different brands receiving awards in the following
categories:
- Fourteen Non-Luxury Awards
- Ten Luxury Awards
- One Non-Luxury Hybrid Award
- One Luxury Hybrid Award
- One Non-Luxury Battery Electric Vehicle
- One Luxury Battery Electric Vehicle Award
- Top Overall Future Majority Luxury Vehicle
- Top Overall Future Majority Vehicle
The 2024 awards saw new categories for Battery Electric
Vehicles, created to accommodate the growing consumer interest in
electric vehicles in the US market.
This year, NAMAD and S&P Global Mobility honored Toyota
Motor North America's RAV4 with the "Top Overall Future
Majority Vehicle" DVL Award, one of sixteen awards
presented to Toyota/Lexus during the program. This award is the
most sought-after DVL Awards honor for automotive brands dedicated
to driving sales leadership within Asian, Native American, Hispanic
and African-American car buyers combined.
Following is the complete list of this year's DVL Award-winning
models :
NON-LUXURY AWARDEES
Sub-Compact Car: Nissan Versa
Compact Car: Honda Civic
Mid-Size Car: Toyota Camry
Sport and Mid-Size Sports Car: Ford Mustang
Full-Size Car: Dodge Charger
Sub-Compact Utility: Honda HR-V
Compact CUV and SUV: Toyota RAV4
Mid-Size CUV and SUV: Toyota Highlander
Mid-Size Van: Toyota Sienna
Compact to One-Ton Van:
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Compact to Mid-Size Pickup Truck: Toyota Tacoma
Three-Quarter to One-Ton Pickup Truck: Chevrolet
Silverado
Half-Ton Pickup Truck: Chevrolet Silverado
Full-Size SUV: Chevrolet Tahoe
Non-Luxury Battery Electric Vehicle: Volkswagen ID4
Non-Luxury Hybrid: Toyota RAV-4
LUXURY AWARDEES
Luxury Sub-Compact Car: Acura Integra
Luxury Compact Car: Lexus IS
Luxury Mid-Size Car: Lexus ES
Luxury Full-Size Car: Mercedes-Benz S-Class
Luxury Exotic, Prestige Full-Size and Sports Car: Chevrolet
Corvette
Luxury Sub-Compact CUV: BMW X1
Luxury Compact CUV: Lexus NX
Luxury Mid-Size CUV: Lexus RX
Luxury Mid-Size SUV: BMW IX
Luxury Full-Size SUV: BMW X7
Luxury Hybrid: Lexus NX
Luxury Battery Operated EV: BMW I4
TOP AWARDEES
Top Overall Future Majority Luxury Vehicle: Lexus RX
Top Overall Future Majority Vehicle: Toyota RAV4
The cumulative list of Award-winners is as follows:
- Toyota/Lexus - Sixteen (16) DVL Awards
- General Motors (Chevrolet) - Four (4) DVL Awards
- Mercedes-Benz - Two (2) DVL Awards
- Honda/Acura - Two (2) DVL Awards
- Nissan – One (1) DVL Award
- Stellantis (Dodge) - One (1) DVL Award
- Ford – One (1) DVL Award
- BMW - Four (4) DVL Awards
- Volkswagen – One (1) DVL Award
It is important to note that several finalists that did not
receive awards were still extremely competitive contenders. For
example, in the Compact Car segment, the Honda Civic outpaced the
Toyota Corolla by less than 100 registrations. Also important to
note is that part of the criteria for DVL Award recognition is
having an active dealer network, which eliminated Tesla from
consideration. Lucid received its first nomination this year, with
the Lucid Air garnering third-place in the Full-Size Luxury Car
segment.
Award winners have proven their marketing strategies are working
toward the goal of reaching the Future Majority for 2024 and
beyond.
About The National Association of Minority Automobile
Dealers
The National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers' (NAMAD)
objective is to pursue the meaningful presence and participation of
minority businesses and diverse employees across all aspects of the
automotive economic sector, including:
- Increasing the number of minority-owned dealerships in
communities across America
- Advocating workplace and supplier diversity in the automotive
manufacturing environment
- Advocating diversity in OEM marketing efforts
- Supporting minority engagement in the automotive retail sales
and service sectors
NAMAD is committed to developing strategic relationships and
advocating for the advancement of business policies and practices
that ensure diversity and economic parity remain a priority in all
aspects of the American automotive industry.
NAMAD is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, tax-exempt organization
headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area. For information on
National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers visit:
www.namad.org
About S&P Global Mobility
At S&P Global Mobility, we provide invaluable insights
derived from unmatched automotive data, enabling our customers to
anticipate change and make decisions with conviction. Our expertise
helps them to optimize their businesses, reach the right consumers,
and shape the future of mobility. We open the door to automotive
innovation, revealing the buying patterns of today and helping
customers plan for the emerging technologies of tomorrow.
S&P Global Mobility is a division of S&P Global (NYSE:
SPGI). S&P Global is the world's foremost provider of credit
ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global
capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our
offerings, we help many of the world's leading organizations
navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow,
today. For more information,
visit www.spglobal.com/mobility.
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