Saline,Mi

Saline,Mi
Population: 8000

Saline is a historical town that has grown rapidly over the last few decades. An old village is surrounded by newer homes on curving, winding roads. It is also located near the large college town of Ann Arbor, a bastion of imports. However, Visteon, who's biggest customer is Ford, has a building in Saline.So who has the bigger influence?
Keeping with the trend I have been seeing everywhere, Chrysler vans outnumber everything, followed by full-sized Chevrolet trucks.This will be a constant result until we start examining suburbs and urban areas.
But after that, it's Ford who has claimed the roads here.Not only do the final Tauruses from the original production run (up to 2006) seem to be one of the 5 most common cars here, but there are still a few Escorts in use as well.You will actually see two Focuses or two Fusions parked in front of the same house, or an F150 parked next to an Explorer in a driveway.Yet,strangely, they cannot stop the Chrysler vans and Chevy trucks from being the most prominent parts of the landscape.
Of course, some of the Ann Arbor tastes are evident. There are a decent amount of Honda Civics considering the fact that this is a small Michigan town with under 10,000 people.It also has more Honda CRVs than I have witnessed in any other small town yet. Toyotas don't show up as often, so I'll go ahead and crown Honda as the favored Asian brand in Saline.
One question still begs to be answered. When the older Tauruses and Escorts rust away, what will replace them? Put my bet on Fusions and Fiestas.

Likely top 5 cars in Saline:

1. Chrysler Vans
2. Chevrolet full-sized pickups
3. Ford F-Series
4. Ford Focus
5. Ford Taurus