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| No Car Among December 2013’s Top 20 Best Sellers Reported A Worse YOY Decline Than The Volkswagen Passat |
The Toyota Camry, America’s best-selling car in 2013, was not America’s best-selling car in December 2013.
The Honda Accord took top honours as sales of the Camry dropped 5% and Accord sales jumped 10%.
Honda also took third spot with the Civic. Toyota’s filled in as America’s sixth and 15th-best-selling cars.
Ford’s Fusion resided in fifth spot; the Focus fell 31% and was America’s tenth-best-selling vehicle, behind the BMW 3-Series and its 4-Series two-door derivative. No other premium brand landed a car in December’s top 20.
• All 158 Cars Ranked By 2013 Year End & December U.S. Sales
Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these best-selling cars can always be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBC’s Sales Stats page, and for those not viewing the mobile version of this site, near the top right of this page, as well. GoodCarBadCar has already published the list of America’s best-selling trucks, will soon publish the list of America’s best-selling SUVs in December, and in short order will also be publishing a 2013-specific edition of this post.
December 2014 • January 2014 • November 2013 • December 2012
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Rank
|
Best-Selling Car
|
December 2013
|
December
2012 |
% Change
|
2013 | 2012 | % Change |
|
#1
|
Honda Accord
|
32,321 | 29,428 | 9.8% | 366,678 | 331,872 | 10.5% |
|
#2
|
Toyota Camry
|
29,964 | 31,407 | -4.6% | 408,484 | 404,886 | 0.9% |
|
#3
|
Honda Civic
|
29,000 | 33,118 | -12.4% | 336,180 | 317,909 | 5.7% |
|
#4
|
Nissan Altima
|
24,816 | 23,966 | 3.5% | 320,723 | 302,934 | 5.9% |
|
#5
|
Ford Fusion
|
24,408 | 19,283 | 26.6% | 295,280 | 241,263 | 22.4% |
|
#6
|
Toyota Corolla/Matrix
|
22,562 | 24,679 | -8.6% | 302,180 | 290,947 | 3.9% |
|
#7
|
Hyundai Elantra
|
21,692 | 19,024 | 14.0% | 247,912 | 202,034 | 22.7% |
|
#8
|
Chevrolet Cruze
|
18,162 | 21,230 | -14.5% | 248,224 | 237,758 | 4.4% |
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#9
|
BMW 3-Series & 4-Series *
|
16,737 | 10,745 | 55.8% | 119,521 | 99,602 | 20.0% |
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#10
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Ford Focus
|
15,569 | 22,604 | -31.1% | 234,570 | 245,922 | -4.6% |
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#11
|
Chevrolet Malibu
|
15,493 | 11,630 | 33.2% | 200,594 | 210,951 | -4.9% |
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#12
|
Volkswagen Jetta
|
15,393 | 15,661 | -1.7% | 163,793 | 170,424 | -3.9% |
|
#13
|
Hyundai Sonata
|
14,479 | 20,826 | -30.5% | 203,648 | 230,605 | -11.7% |
|
#14
|
Subaru Outback
|
11,002 | 12,072 | -8.9% | 118,049 | 117,553 | 0.4% |
|
#15
|
Toyota Prius
|
10,800 | 13,897 | -22.3% | 157,260 | 160,257 | -1.9% |
|
—
|
Toyota Prius Sedan ^
|
9881 | 12,536 | -21.2% | 145,172 | 147,507 | -1.6% |
|
—
|
Toyota Prius Plug-In ^
|
919 | 1361 | -32.5% | 12,088 | 12,750 | -5.2% |
|
#16
|
Nissan Sentra
|
10,799 | 7755 | 39.3% | 129,143 | 106,395 | 21.4% |
|
#17
|
Chevrolet Impala
|
10,633 | 9641 | 10.3% | 156,797 | 169,351 | -7.4% |
|
#18
|
Dodge Charger
|
10,145 | 7867 | 29.0% | 98,336 | 82,592 | 19.1% |
|
#19
|
Kia Optima
|
9474 | 12,008 | -21.1% | 155,893 | 152,399 | 2.3% |
|
#20
|
Volkswagen Passat
|
9254 | 14,462 | -36.0% | 109,652 | 117,023 | -6.3% |
Source: Automakers
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
^ Prius breakdown by variant
* BMW, not GoodCarBadCar, has chosen to combine the 3-Series and 4-Series in their monthly U.S. sales reports.
RECOMMENDED READING
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America – December 2014
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Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America – November 2013
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America – December 2012
Top 25 Best-Selling Cars In America – 2013 Year End
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings – December 2013 YTD
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Top 14 Best-Selling Trucks In America – December 2013 YTD
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America – December 2013