Automobile buyers are avoiding vehicles that are too high priced, too unreliable and not stylish enough for them; they aren’t that much different from reasons cited last year as well. The top five brands on the list are vehicles from Chrysler, Dodge, Hummer, Pontiac and Saturn.

The auto transport industry has been hit hard by that as well; less people are buying cars from those lines, though more people are buying from those companies overall. The biggest factor, however, could be the fact that GM declared bankruptcy and Chrysler needed more money than any other company to restructure themselves.

Ford, however, dodged the bullet, though they have still been hit hard by the fact that they are in the same boat as Chrysler and GM; Ford just did a better job at rolling with the punches and not giving in to the pressure. The Ford Motor Company has seen an increase in its sales in recent months, with GM and Chrysler seeing falling sales in those months, though their year-end sales are still behind 2008 and 2007 sales by a long shot. It seems that Ford is coming out on top of the whole recession business, though it is still far from being out of the doghouse.

As the months go on, consumers will likely be faced with newer model lines from existing companies including greener vehicles, hybrids, electric vehicles and the like. It all depends on where Ford, GM, Chrysler and the rest of the auto industry is willing to go.