Which brand of cars/SUVs are used by the American Police?

Question

and why don't they use a foreign brand like Volkswagen or Honda?

Answer 1

First and foremost,
American Police should drive American Cars.
And Secondly who are you going to catch in a Volkswagen or Honda, besides someone on a bicycle.

Answer 2

Chevy Impala, Ford Expedition, Crown Victoria
Jeep Gran Cherokee
And as previously stated, American PD, American Vehicles

Answer 3

Each jurisdiction chooses what they use for police cars. They certainly can use vehicles other than American brands.

These vehicles need to be large so they can carry equipment plus if they have suspects they need adequate seating in the rear compartment.

I've seen police in Hawaii using Camaro's, Cadillacs and even pickup trucks. But they usually drive Crown Victoria's or similar size cars.

So you will not see VW or Honda police cars unless they meet their needs for carrying capacity, speed, etc.

Answer 4

Where I live they use Ford Expeditions for an SUV. I'm not really sure for cars, but it looks like a Chevy Monte Carlo or similar. I would guess the reason they don't use foreign cars is because domestic parts are a lot cheaper to fix and replace.

Answer 5

Ford Crown Victorias and Expiditions

Also Chevy Camaros in some states

some Impalas

Answer 6

Where I live they have chevy impalas, Ford Crown Victorias, Dodge Chargers, Corvettes, Ford Expeditions and one police department got a turbo Acura Integra

Answer 7

Here in Sugar Land, TX (rated top 5 cities to live in 2006 according to CNN and Fortune).....outskirts of Houston, they use Ford Crown Victoria, Dodge Chargers, Cadillac CTS-V, Lincoln Navigator. and the Sherrifs uses Ford Crown Victoria, Ford F150's, Ford Mustang GT, Hummers H2

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Answer 8

There are many makes and styles of cop cars all around the US. Most Bigger police units have contracts with certain dealerships and such for vehicles and service of the vehicles. So in one town you might see impala's the next crown vic's and so on. Many smaller towns take what they can get because of smaller budgets and many towns will have different vehicles depending on need. You will see corvettes and lambos in many areas where they have trouble with high speed chases and such

Answer 9

ive only ever seen fords being used....mainly crown victorias, and some expeditions for k-9 units....i think it is up to the departments if they want to opt for different police units....i know that some agencies will spring for "special" vehicles, like a hummer or something....some of the highway patrol out here in california have white camaros (bastards), but not all

Answer 10

All american brands and the answer is in your question American police