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The CEO’s Car…What Do They Drive?
Super rare exotics? Classic collectors? Nope.
On average, most of us (60% according to a Harris online poll) think the stereotypical CEO drives a luxury car. In fact, most people associate a CEO with a black Mercedes.
I’m sure you’ve heard a story about the Bransons, Ellisons and Cubans of the world casually writing checks for a custom Koenigsegg or some other car that most people can’t pronounce.
Well - they don’t count. There are a ton of other CEO’s who still live life somewhat closer to reality.
And, those CEO’s are driving more Chevy’s than Mercedes; most people in the study also thought CEO’s spent more than 70k on their rides. Wrong again.
Average price that CEO’s paid? UNDER 25k. And 26% of the CEO’s claimed they paid less than 20k for their primary vehicle.
A very interesting fact that came out of the study - The CEO’s responding to the survey ALSO thought their fellow CEO’s were driving cars in the upper-end of the price spectrum.
Here’s the CEO’s responses to what they own:
- 29%: Passenger cars
- 24%: SUV’s
- 19%: Luxury cars
- 13%: Pickup trucks
- 9%: Vans & Minivans
- 6%: Sports cars
Check out the stylin’ CEO rides at our New York used car and Atlanta used car superstores.
Who knows? It may even help you up that corporate ladder.
Oh yea, that’s a Koenigsegg up top - you’ve got a better shot of seeing Elvis in your neighborhood than one of these …
