SuperBrands 96 Category Ranking: AUTOMOBILES

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Sub-compact
Ford Escort remained the leader with a 25.3% leap in 1994 sales over the previous
year. Saturn jumped to No. 2 while the durable Honda Civic, introducing a restyled
line this fall, saw a 4.5% increase.
Brand Co. Name, Location
Lead Agency, Location
Sales (units)
Media Expenditures (millions)
1 Ford Escort Ford Motor, Dearborn, MI
J. Walter Thompson, Dearborn, MI
Sales: 336,967
Media Exp.: $35.6
2 Saturn General Motors, Spring Hill, TN
Hal Riney & Partners, San Francisco
Sales: 286,003
Media Exp.: $155.7
3 Honda Civic American Honda Motor, Gardena, CA
Rubin Postaer & Associates, Santa Monica, CA
Sales: 267,023
Media Exp.:


















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