Police vehicles in the United States

Police vehicles in the United States are made by several manufacturers and are available in three broad vehicle types:

Police Package Vehicles (PPV) are the most common police cars and are equipped to handle the vast majority of tasks;
Special Service Vehicles (SSV) and Special Service Package (SSP) are specialized vehicles such as SUVs and sports cars and are generally used for specific tasks such as rescue or pursuit.

Models by manufacturer

Ford

Ford Crown Victoria (a large majority of the police forces in North America use the Ford Crown Victoria as the standard squad car)
Ford LTD/LTD-S/LTD Crown Victoria (PPV; 1979-1991)
Ford Crown Victoria (PPV; 1992-1997)
Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (CVPI) (PPV; 1998-2006)
Ford Explorer (SSV)
Ford Expedition (SSV)
Ford Excursion (SSV)
Ford Five Hundred (not currently a PPV/SSV)
Ford Taurus (frequently used by U.S. police forces, PPV from 1990 to 1995)
Ford Mustang (Used primarily for interstate speeding enforcement, SSP from 1982 to 1993)
Mercury Marquis (PPV from 1979 to 1981)

General Motors

Chevrolet Camaro (SSP; 1991-2002)
Chevrolet Celebrity (SSP; 1984-1986)
Chevrolet Impala thumb|200px|right|[New York City Police Department Hummer.]
Chevrolet Impala/Caprice (PPV; 1977-1990)
Chevrolet Caprice (PPV; 1991-1996)
Chevrolet Impala (PPV; 2000-2005)
Chevrolet Impala (PPV; 2006-)
Chevrolet Lumina (PPV; 1995-2001)
Chevrolet Malibu (PPV; 1979-1983)
Chevrolet Tahoe (PPV; 1997-1999)
Chevrolet Tahoe (SSP; 2001-2005)
Chevrolet Tahoe (PPV; 2005-2006)
Chevrolet Trailblazer (not a PPV/SSV)
Chevrolet Suburban (frequently used by U.S. police forces)
Hummer H1 (SSV) (used by Virginia Beach, Virgina, Chicago, Hollywood, Florida, and New York )
GMC Yukon (not a PPV/SSV)
GMC Yukon XL (not a PPV/SSV)

DaimlerChrysler

250px|thumb|Dodge Charger, police version concept
Chrysler Sebring (SSV)
Dodge Intrepid (PPV from 1997 to 2004)
Dodge Durango (PPV)
Dodge Charger (PPV from 2006)
Dodge Magnum (PPV from 2006)
Jeep Cherokee (frequently used by U.S. police forces, PPV from 1992 to 2001)
Plymouth Fury 1960s, 1970s
Dodge Monaco 1960s, 1970s
Plymouth Gran Fury 1970s
Plymouth Satellite 1960s, 1970s
Dodge Diplomat (frequently used by U.S. police forces, PPV from 1977-1989
Plymouth Gran Fury(frequently used by U.S. police forces in original configuration, PPV from 1977-1989

American Motors (now part of DaimlerChrysler)

AMC Matador 1972 to 1974, mostly Los Angeles Police Department
AMC Javelin 1970s, used by the Alabama State Police

Other police vehicles

A few police departments utilize alternative police vehicles.

Colfax, Washington police uses a Subaru Outback sedan http://www.carenthusiast.com/2000/subaru/articles/italy_police.html http://www.drive.subaru.com/Win05_YourTurn.htm.
Kitsap County (Washington) Sheriff's Office uses an unmarked 2006 Subaru Legacy GT sedan for traffic enforcement.
The sheriff's department in Outagamie County, Wisconsin tested an unmarked 2005 Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle for non-patrol use in 2005. http://goliath.ecnext.com/comsite5/bin/pdinventory.pl?pdlanding=1&referi...
The Santa Clara County (California) Sheriff's Office has several unmarked Toyota Camrys, primarily for use by the auto-theft unit. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/columnists/mr_roadshow/1...
The Lone Tree, Colorado Police Department purchased two Hummer H3s in 2006.
The Central City, Colorado Police Department has three such vehicles in its fleet. http://www.denverpost.com/ci_3563676
The resort towns of Vail, Colorado and Aspen, Colorado used Saab sedans and hatchbacks as their standard patrol car for over 25 years. Vail started replacing them with Ford Explorers in late 2003, and Aspen began replacing them in late 2005 with Volvo XC90s. http://www.aspenpitkin.com/depts/53/divisions_patrol.cfm http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2003-09-23-vail-saab_x.htm
The Ithaca, New York Police Department uses a Volkswagen Beetle as the patrol car in the downtown "Commons" area.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol used three BMW M5s during the early to mid 1990s. These cars were given to South Carolina after BMW chose the state to host their first assembly plant in the U.S.
During the mid-1980s, the Missouri City, TX Police Department used a few Volvo 240s.
Fremont Police use three Toyota Tacoma's given to the city by the NUMMI Plant (which manufactures Toyota Trucks) since the NUMMI Plant is located in Fremont, CA.