9 new cars sitting unsold on dealer lots the longest

Some new vehicles roll off the truck and sell within days, while others sit through multiple model-year changes before finding a buyer. Industry data from iSeeCars and Black Book tracks exactly how long specific models linger, and the gap between the fastest and slowest sellers is wide. Here are nine new cars that have been sitting on dealer lots the longest.

1. Lincoln Nautilus: 80 Days and Still Waiting

An iSeeCars analysis of new-vehicle turnover found the Lincoln Nautilus averaging 80.6 days on dealer lots before it sold, the longest average of any new model the study tracked.

The midsize luxury SUV competes for the same buyers as Lincoln’s own Corsair and Aviator, splitting demand across three overlapping models parked on the same lots. Dealers also tend to stock the Nautilus across a wide spread of trims and paint colors rather than a handful of popular configurations, which slows how quickly any single build finds its buyer. A vehicle sitting this long typically carries the deepest available incentives, giving patient shoppers the most room to negotiate.

2. Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Limited: The Leftover Generation

The Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Limited, the carried-over previous-generation truck General Motors keeps building alongside the redesigned Silverado, averages 78.3 days to sell, the second-slowest turnover iSeeCars measured across new vehicles.

Selling two generations of the same nameplate side by side splits inventory and complicates cross-shopping, since the Limited is priced to undercut the newer truck rather than compete with it on features or technology. Fleet buyers and budget-focused shoppers make up much of its remaining audience, a narrower pool than the redesigned Silverado draws. Dealers use it mainly as a lower-cost entry point once the newer model’s stock runs short.

3. Jeep Grand Cherokee WK: A Stopgap That Won’t Move

Jeep kept the outgoing WK-generation Grand Cherokee in production as a stopgap model, and it now averages 73.1 days to sell, the third-longest turnover in the iSeeCars study.

Stellantis uses the older body style to fill dealer lots while the newer WL generation ramps up production, which means shoppers can still find leftover WK trims discounted well below the redesigned model’s window sticker. Some buyers actively seek out the older platform for its simpler technology and established reliability record rather than treating it as a lesser choice. That pricing gap, not any flaw in the SUV itself, is what leaves it parked longest.

4. Dodge Hornet Plug-in Hybrid: The Highest Leftover Share

A separate iSeeCars review of 2.6 million listings found 82.1% of the Dodge Hornet Plug-in Hybrid’s 2024 inventory still sitting unsold, the highest leftover share of any model in that count.

The Hornet shares its platform and much of its pricing structure with the Alfa Romeo Tonale, and the plug-in hybrid variant carries a real premium over the gas-only version that many shoppers have been unwilling to pay. Stellantis has also leaned on the brand’s muscle-car heritage to market the Hornet, a pitch that sits awkwardly with a compact crossover. Dealers are left holding 2024 stock even as newer model-year Hornets continue to arrive.

5. BMW i4: An Electric Sedan Stuck on the Lot

The same leftover-inventory study found 89.2% of the BMW i4’s 2025 stock still parked on lots, one of the highest unsold shares of any electric vehicle measured.

Electric sedans have cooled as a segment broadly, and the i4 competes directly with Tesla’s Model 3 on price while asking a premium for the BMW badge and interior. Buyers cross-shopping electric options increasingly consider SUVs and crossovers instead of sedans, narrowing the pool interested in the i4’s body style specifically. Dealers carrying this much unsold 2025 inventory typically discount aggressively once the following model year arrives to clear space.

6. Lexus GX 550: Popularity, Not a Flop

iSeeCars found 87.8% of the Lexus GX 550’s 2025 inventory still sitting on dealer lots, the highest leftover share among SUVs in the study.

Demand for the body-on-frame SUV has been strong enough that dealers ordered deep, leaving many lots stocked well beyond what buyers have cleared so far this model year. Unlike most vehicles on this list, a high unsold share here reflects aggressive ordering rather than weak demand, since the GX has drawn long waitlists at many stores. Dealers still holding 2025 units are generally in no hurry to discount a model this sought-after.

7. Genesis GV60: A Small EV With a Big Price

A CBT News summary of the same research found 21.8% of the Genesis GV60’s 2024 inventory remained unsold, the highest leftover share among electric vehicles in that count.

The GV60 is Genesis’s smallest and least expensive EV, but it still starts well above mainstream electric crossovers from Hyundai and Kia that share much of its underlying platform and hardware. Limited brand awareness for Genesis outside luxury shoppers narrows the pool further compared with better-known EV nameplates. Dealers holding 2024 units into the following model year commonly cut prices to clear space for newer stock.

8. Dodge Charger: Muscle Car, Slow Turnover

The same report found 20.9% of the Dodge Charger’s 2024 stock still unsold, a leftover share close to the GV60’s despite the Charger’s muscle-car pedigree.

Stellantis relaunched the Charger as an electric-first nameplate with a gas six-cylinder option added later, and the mixed rollout left dealers juggling multiple powertrains and trims under one name at once. Longtime Charger buyers who wanted a V8 had no factory option at launch, pushing some toward used models instead of new ones. Buyers wary of the electric version’s price and range have been slower to clear 2024 units than dealers expected.

9. Audi A4: Waiting on a Redesign

Separate Black Book data cited by AOL put the Audi A4 at 118 average days to sell, the slowest turnover of any new vehicle on that ranking.

The A4 is nearing the end of its current generation with a redesign expected, which typically slows sales as shoppers wait for the newer version rather than buy the outgoing car at full price. Compact luxury sedans overall have also lost ground to crossovers, so the A4 is competing for a shrinking group of buyers who still prefer a sedan body style. Dealers facing that dynamic usually respond with the steepest discounts of the model’s life cycle.