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May 2019 – The Best-Selling Vehicles In America – Every Vehicle Ranked

The GCBC Analysis

In their entirety, sales were up slightly for the month of May. With that said, sales for YTD were actually down notably. However, it’s important to note the lack of sales data from Ford and GM. FCA will be following suit, soon. With that in mind let’s dig into the numbers a little.    

Leading the pack was the Ram Pickup. It saw significant sale increases for the month of May. It has also seen an increase of nearly 22 percent so far this year. That particular vehicle is helping FCA’s bottom line considerably. 

Following the Ram Pickup is the Toyota RAV4 and Camry. Both of which saw healthy double-digit percentage sales increases for the month although the YTD numbers look far less impressive. After those two vehicles, it’s a run of five models with monthly sales decreases and then a mixed bag of results. 


Best Selling Vehicle Rankings

All Vehicle Sales Figures – This Month

Model Month Month LY Change YTD YTD LY YTD Change
Fiat 124 Spider 349 425 -17.88 1,191 1,493 -20.23
BMW 2-Series 253 822 -69.22 2,896 4,469 -35.20
Chrysler 200 6 88 -93.18 35 842 -95.84
Mazda 3 4,967 5,983 -16.98 24,533 30,363 -19.20
BMW 3-Series 4,364 3,428 27.30 16,231 20,629 -21.32
Chrysler 300 2,665 3,484 -23.51 12,953 20,389 -36.47
Nissan 370Z 198 343 -42.27 1,022 1,586 -35.56
BMW 4-Series 1,340 2,937 -54.38 9,956 12,349 -19.38
Alfa Romeo 4C 14 19 -26.32 82 95 -13.68
Toyota 4Runner 10,351 11,739 -11.82 53,235 53,259 -0.05
BMW 5-Series 3,242 3,763 -13.85 16,444 16,857 -2.45
Fiat 500 335 264 26.89 1,386 1,908 -27.36
Fiat 500L 69 184 -62.50 309 747 -58.63
Fiat 500X 272 568 -52.11 1,284 2,711 -52.64
Mazda 6 2,133 4,437 -51.93 11,394 14,878 -23.42
BMW 6-Series 150 326 -53.99 871 1,754 -50.34
Volvo 60-Series 1,767 1,182 49.49 6,985 5,727 21.97
BMW 7-Series 1,071 1,032 3.78 3,931 3,378 16.37
Porsche 718 456 531 -14.12 1,733 2,487 -30.32
BMW 8-Series 321 0 0.00 1,197 0 0.00
Toyota 86 / FR-S 327 401 -18.45 1,402 1,907 -26.48
Volvo 90-Series 206 1,028 -79.96 1,766 4,450 -60.31
Porsche 911 613 801 -23.47 4,162 4,252 -2.12
Mercedes-Benz A-Class 804 0 0.00 2,498 0 0.00
Audi A3 947 1,700 -44.29 4,297 7,769 -44.69
Audi A4 2,223 3,472 -35.97 9,862 14,249 -30.79
Audi A5 2,251 2,364 -4.78 9,414 10,607 -11.25
Audi A6 1,427 1,131 26.17 8,159 5,067 61.02
Audi A7 526 299 75.92 2,733 1,422 92.19
Audi A8 190 71 167.61 1,164 525 121.71
GMC Acadia 10,658 6,703 59.00 51,095 43,306 17.99
Hyundai Accent 2,659 2,471 7.61 12,274 12,705 -3.39
Honda Accord 23,892 28,212 -15.31 107,542 111,564 -3.61
Nissan Altima 24,218 23,030 5.16 92,229 96,836 -4.76
Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 340 201 69.15 1,324 760 74.21
Nissan Armada 4,490 2,216 102.62 16,208 13,011 24.57
Volkswagen Arteon 245 0 0.00 323 0 0.00
Subaru Ascent 7,509 0 0.00 33,094 0 0.00
Volkswagen Atlas 8,273 3,923 110.88 30,302 24,459 23.89
Cadillac ATS 139 1,262 -88.99 782 6,486 -87.94
Toyota Avalon 3,250 2,669 21.77 12,241 16,499 -25.81
Dodge Avenger 1 0 0.00 1 2 -50.00
Mercedes-Benz B-Class 1 3 -66.67 5 132 -96.21
Volkswagen Beetle 1,691 1,492 13.34 7,712 6,839 12.77
Chevrolet Blazer 4,415 0 0.00 11,264 0 0.00
Chevrolet Bolt 1,487 1,161 28.08 7,092 6,697 5.90
Subaru BRZ 231 364 -36.54 1,337 1,650 -18.97
Mercedes-Benz C-Class 4,054 5,419 -25.19 23,110 23,917 -3.37
Toyota C-HR 3,994 4,366 -8.52 22,171 21,908 1.20
Ford C-Max 8 991 -99.19 43 4,564 -99.06
Kia Cadenza 105 344 -69.48 633 3,033 -79.13
Chevrolet Camaro 4,662 4,529 2.94 20,787 20,850 -0.30
Toyota Camry 36,208 29,965 20.83 147,119 150,580 -2.30
GMC Canyon 4,466 3,212 39.04 15,291 13,637 12.13
Buick Cascada 492 458 7.42 1,664 1,834 -9.27
Porsche Cayenne 1,680 536 213.43 8,884 5,080 74.88
Volkswagen CC 6 67 -91.04 33 263 -87.45
Dodge Challenger 5,748 7,005 -17.94 23,601 30,545 -22.73
Dodge Charger 9,296 6,869 35.33 36,012 34,766 3.58
Jeep Cherokee 17,283 23,789 -27.35 81,384 91,286 -10.85
Honda Civic 32,800 34,349 -4.51 139,421 144,897 -3.78
Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class 986 2,257 -56.31 7,182 9,622 -25.36
Honda Clarity FCV 906 1,706 -46.89 5,953 6,235 -4.52
Chevrolet Colorado 11,876 13,672 -13.14 55,662 56,203 -0.96
Jeep Compass 14,534 17,327 -16.12 64,537 72,368 -10.82
Lincoln Continental 559 660 -15.30 2,398 3,932 -39.01
Mini Cooper 1,682 2,535 -33.65 9,132 10,504 -13.06
Toyota Corolla 25,712 29,578 -13.07 123,999 133,294 -6.97
Lincoln Corsair / MKC 2,234 2,677 -16.55 9,957 9,432 5.57
Chevrolet Corvette 2,171 1,928 12.60 7,995 8,313 -3.83
Mini Countryman 1,140 1,691 -32.58 5,216 7,986 -34.69
Honda CR-V 30,893 35,905 -13.96 146,517 146,282 0.16
Subaru CrossTrek 11,551 14,387 -19.71 47,067 60,115 -21.71
Chevrolet Cruze 6,062 12,612 -51.93 34,627 65,079 -46.79
Cadillac CT6 698 809 -13.72 3,491 4,085 -14.54
Cadillac CTS 916 880 4.09 4,139 4,202 -1.50
Mazda CX-3 1,188 1,823 -34.83 5,460 7,295 -25.15
Mazda CX-5 14,057 14,173 -0.82 61,143 68,302 -10.48
Mazda CX-9 2,004 2,509 -20.13 10,040 12,335 -18.61
Land Rover Discovery / LR4 589 704 -16.34 4,204 3,847 9.28
Land Rover Discovery Sport 1,013 932 8.69 5,459 4,824 13.16
Dodge Durango 8,263 6,222 32.80 31,453 27,378 14.88
Mercedes-Benz E / CLS-Class 3,372 3,625 -6.98 17,138 20,005 -14.33
Jaguar E-Pace 378 342 10.53 2,192 2,577 -14.94
Ford E-Series 4,335 3,907 10.95 18,884 21,781 -13.30
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross 1,012 851 18.92 10,929 2,159 406.21
Ford EcoSport 8,065 5,481 47.14 23,825 16,854 41.36
Ford Edge 12,493 12,332 1.31 54,240 56,226 -3.53
Hyundai Elantra 15,733 20,762 -24.22 68,431 81,870 -16.42
Buick Enclave 5,685 4,184 35.87 23,192 18,237 27.17
Buick Encore 9,109 7,722 17.96 41,610 40,912 1.71
Buick Envision 3,427 2,373 44.42 14,020 14,442 -2.92
Chevrolet Equinox 32,121 24,656 30.28 148,460 131,710 12.72
Lexus ES 4,741 3,828 23.85 19,630 16,309 20.36
Cadillac Escalade 3,537 3,218 9.91 13,421 13,709 -2.10
Ford Escape 27,149 26,993 0.58 111,380 115,726 -3.76
Audi eTron 856 0 0.00 1,109 0 0.00
Ford Expedition 8,174 5,223 56.50 37,031 22,649 63.50
Ford Explorer 14,963 22,676 -34.01 89,853 106,345 -15.51
Chevrolet Express 8,073 0 0.00 32,285 19,774 63.27
Jaguar F-Pace 903 1,157 -21.95 6,481 4,404 47.16
Ford F-Series 87,670 84,639 3.58 378,262 371,934 1.70
Jaguar F-Type 171 155 10.32 1,086 1,044 4.02
Ford Fiesta 8,315 5,110 62.72 31,464 20,559 53.04
Honda Fit 3,918 4,976 -21.26 13,553 19,984 -32.18
Toyota FJ Cruiser 1 0 0.00 1 1 0.00
Ford Flex 2,702 1,701 58.85 10,601 7,816 35.63
Ford Focus 799 16,144 -95.05 11,841 64,891 -81.75
Subaru Forester 16,028 14,530 10.31 71,466 65,313 9.42
Kia Forte 10,366 11,261 -7.95 39,076 44,191 -11.57
Smart ForTwo 85 110 -22.73 401 524 -23.47
Nissan Frontier 7,497 6,938 8.06 31,976 34,845 -8.23
Ford Fusion 20,501 15,253 34.41 79,951 71,300 12.13
Mercedes-Benz G-Class 546 294 85.71 3,385 1,615 109.60
Genesis G70 1,447 0 0.00 4,523 0 0.00
Genesis G80 708 840 -15.71 2,821 5,004 -43.63
Genesis G90 158 236 -33.05 777 1,462 -46.85
Alfa Romeo Giulia 797 1,175 -32.17 3,578 5,383 -33.53
Mercedes-Benz GL/GLS-Class 1,678 1,553 8.05 9,373 8,843 5.99
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class 1,770 1,905 -7.09 8,261 10,440 -20.87
Jeep Gladiator 2,584 0 0.00 3,011 0 0.00
Mercedes-Benz GLC/GLK-Class 5,378 6,424 -16.28 26,122 28,537 -8.46
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class 2,566 3,657 -29.83 11,667 19,423 -39.93
Volkswagen Golf 3,834 4,027 -4.79 15,302 20,705 -26.10
Dodge Grand Caravan 16,809 15,487 8.54 59,732 70,511 -15.29
Jeep Grand Cherokee 25,394 21,494 18.14 103,612 91,589 13.13
Lexus GS 260 672 -61.31 1,516 3,086 -50.87
Ford GT 19 6 216.67 121 56 116.07
Nissan GT-R 18 74 -75.68 144 244 -40.98
Lexus GX 1,809 2,018 -10.36 9,024 9,521 -5.22
Toyota Highlander 21,548 21,312 1.11 91,359 92,650 -1.39
Honda HR-V 8,565 8,773 -2.37 37,486 36,898 1.59
Jaguar I-Pace 228 0 0.00 1,073 0 0.00
BMW i3 438 424 3.30 1,733 2,927 -40.79
BMW i8 145 64 126.56 393 239 64.44
Acura ILX 1,351 1,116 21.06 5,644 4,600 22.70
Chevrolet Impala 4,701 4,532 3.73 22,034 23,131 -4.74
Subaru Impreza 5,532 7,843 -29.47 24,130 30,130 -19.91
Subaru Impreza WRX 2,110 2,859 -26.20 10,510 12,713 -17.33
Honda Insight 2,653 0 0.00 10,181 0 0.00
Hyundai Ioniq 1,471 1,506 -2.32 5,992 7,093 -15.52
Lexus IS 1,533 2,180 -29.68 6,802 9,279 -26.69
Volkswagen Jetta 9,653 6,821 41.52 40,487 25,773 57.09
Dodge Journey 7,642 10,966 -30.31 38,727 41,023 -5.60
Kia K900 29 22 31.82 174 153 13.73
Nissan Kicks 6,005 0 0.00 22,027 0 0.00
Hyundai Kona 7,197 5,079 41.70 30,748 10,953 180.73
Buick LaCrosse 933 1,351 -30.94 4,643 9,768 -52.47
Toyota Land Cruiser 296 268 10.45 1,356 1,304 3.99
Lexus LC 137 154 -11.04 579 855 -32.28
Nissan Leaf 1,216 1,576 -22.84 4,852 5,292 -8.31
Subaru Legacy 2,994 3,461 -13.49 14,204 18,191 -21.92
Lexus LS 462 908 -49.12 2,340 3,579 -34.62
Lexus LX 369 524 -29.58 1,987 2,186 -9.10
Porsche Macan 1,740 2,241 -22.36 7,062 8,831 -20.03
Nissan Maxima 2,153 3,694 -41.72 14,716 19,548 -24.72
Acura MDX 4,425 4,098 7.98 18,547 18,007 3.00
Mercedes-Benz Metris 810 682 18.77 3,460 2,246 54.05
Mitsubishi Mirage 2,150 3,101 -30.67 10,396 10,702 -2.86
Toyota Mirai 248 102 143.14 797 629 26.71
Lincoln MKT 467 246 89.84 2,114 1,029 105.44
Lincoln MKX/Nautilus 3,070 2,535 21.10 13,465 11,026 22.12
Lincoln MKZ 1,753 1,800 -2.61 7,559 7,851 -3.72
Tesla Model 3 13,950 6,250 123.20 46,425 18,305 153.62
Tesla Model S 1,025 2,800 -63.39 5,800 12,450 -53.41
Tesla Model X 1,375 2,200 -37.50 6,650 9,825 -32.32
Nissan Murano 5,634 5,881 -4.20 20,839 29,994 -30.52
Ford Mustang 8,109 8,739 -7.21 32,054 35,028 -8.49
Mazda MX-5 Miata 843 1,055 -20.09 3,155 3,858 -18.22
Lincoln Navigator 1,645 1,837 -10.45 7,540 7,465 1.00
Hyundai Nexo 19 0 0.00 98 0 0.00
Kia Niro 2,557 2,808 -8.94 9,742 11,483 -15.16
Acura NSX 30 15 100.00 132 87 51.72
Nissan NV 1,829 1,702 7.46 7,830 6,695 16.95
Nissan NV200 1,825 1,691 7.92 8,215 8,083 1.63
Lexus NX 4,612 4,975 -7.30 22,628 23,810 -4.96
Honda Odyssey 9,519 9,861 -3.47 38,298 41,332 -7.34
Kia Optima 8,300 10,367 -19.94 39,379 38,253 2.94
Subaru Outback 18,017 16,702 7.87 76,206 74,907 1.73
Mitsubishi Outlander 3,840 4,468 -14.06 19,988 20,133 -0.72
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV 232 297 -21.89 1,026 1,266 -18.96
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 2,516 3,319 -24.19 16,441 16,749 -1.84
Chrysler Pacifica 8,232 11,151 -26.18 38,490 53,910 -28.60
Porsche Panamera 521 896 -41.85 3,211 3,910 -17.88
Volkswagen Passat 1,294 4,757 -72.80 10,659 18,563 -42.58
Honda Passport 3,434 0 0.00 11,155 0 0.00
Nissan Pathfinder 7,751 6,119 26.67 29,818 26,966 10.58
Jeep Patriot 0 63 -100.00 12 502 -97.61
Ram Pickup 62,250 46,781 33.07 231,382 189,997 21.78
Honda Pilot 12,517 13,573 -7.78 56,873 63,297 -10.15
Toyota Prius Family 6,615 8,672 -23.72 23,472 38,327 -38.76
Ram ProMaster 3,651 4,092 -10.78 20,775 13,366 55.43
Ram ProMaster City 1,216 1,011 20.28 5,784 5,249 10.19
Audi Q3 11 1,827 -99.40 426 8,719 -95.11
Audi Q5 5,721 4,918 16.33 25,299 24,223 4.44
Infiniti Q50 1,857 2,945 -36.94 12,295 16,526 -25.60
Infiniti Q60 314 848 -62.97 2,043 3,489 -41.44
Audi Q7 3,241 3,217 0.75 13,110 14,559 -9.95
Infiniti Q70 203 390 -47.95 1,510 2,153 -29.87
Audi Q8 1,319 0 0.00 5,775 0 0.00
Infiniti QX30 350 672 -47.92 2,159 4,158 -48.08
Infiniti QX50 1,829 1,859 -1.61 6,925 7,356 -5.86
Infiniti QX60 4,100 3,718 10.27 19,703 18,794 4.84
Infiniti QX80 1,760 1,124 56.58 8,578 7,643 12.23
Audi R8 27 104 -74.04 206 330 -37.58
Land Rover Range Rover 1,448 1,452 -0.28 8,013 8,091 -0.96
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 1,010 573 76.27 3,929 3,646 7.76
Land Rover Range Rover Sport 1,922 2,098 -8.39 10,377 9,940 4.40
Land Rover Range Rover Velar 1,355 1,344 0.82 7,548 7,449 1.33
Ford Ranger 7,830 0 0.00 24,037 0 0.00
Toyota RAV4 43,499 38,202 13.87 161,458 160,668 0.49
Lexus RC 412 434 -5.07 1,728 1,421 21.60
Acura RDX 5,415 4,704 15.11 25,313 20,030 26.38
Buick Regal 1,119 1,502 -25.50 5,497 6,712 -18.10
Jeep Renegade 6,001 9,512 -36.91 29,959 41,906 -28.51
Honda Ridgeline 2,888 2,894 -0.21 12,494 12,358 1.10
Kia Rio 2,482 2,181 13.80 10,408 9,170 13.50
Acura RLX 91 163 -44.17 623 797 -21.83
Nissan Rogue 28,600 38,413 -25.55 146,573 178,198 -17.75
Lexus RX 8,782 9,697 -9.44 39,833 41,192 -3.30
Mercedes-Benz S-Class 958 1,169 -18.05 5,067 7,269 -30.29
Hyundai Santa Fe 13,807 10,707 28.95 53,236 48,659 9.41
GMC Savana 3,564 2,389 49.18 13,218 9,575 38.05
Kia Sedona 1,460 2,525 -42.18 6,386 7,801 -18.14
Nissan Sentra 18,831 18,103 4.02 88,675 95,104 -6.76
Toyota Sequoia 793 868 -8.64 3,795 4,556 -16.70
Toyota Sienna 8,353 7,346 13.71 33,920 38,903 -12.81
GMC Sierra 21,322 19,802 7.68 80,347 81,072 -0.89
Chevrolet Silverado 53,424 51,843 3.05 214,037 239,231 -10.53
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 193 206 -6.31 822 1,048 -21.56
Mercedes-Benz SLC-Class 303 263 15.21 1,115 1,046 6.60
Hyundai Sonata 8,599 10,728 -19.85 38,753 44,169 -12.26
Chevrolet Sonic 1,509 1,527 -1.18 7,276 9,037 -19.49
Kia Sorento 8,356 10,370 -19.42 39,448 40,671 -3.01
Kia Soul 10,713 9,922 7.97 46,697 40,165 16.26
Chevrolet Spark 2,710 1,485 82.49 11,481 9,915 15.79
Kia Sportage 8,011 7,901 1.39 33,286 35,013 -4.93
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1,872 2,419 -22.61 9,400 9,041 3.97
Alfa Romeo Stelvio 761 1,183 -35.67 3,782 4,538 -16.66
Kia Stinger 1,410 1,761 -19.93 5,576 7,059 -21.01
Chevrolet Suburban 6,850 5,045 35.78 23,815 24,815 -4.03
Toyota Tacoma 22,832 21,380 6.79 101,390 93,970 7.90
Chevrolet Tahoe 12,353 8,960 37.87 43,912 41,563 5.65
Ford Taurus 1,463 3,815 -61.65 10,361 20,457 -49.35
Kia Telluride 6,273 0 0.00 17,238 0 0.00
GMC Terrain 9,371 7,442 25.92 42,856 47,848 -10.43
Volkswagen Tiguan 10,692 9,934 7.63 47,953 46,046 4.14
Nissan Titan 3,189 3,779 -15.61 15,361 19,173 -19.88
Acura TLX 2,235 2,723 -17.92 11,360 14,600 -22.19
Volkswagen Touareg 14 190 -92.63 112 1,298 -91.37
Ford Transit 15,474 15,513 -0.25 60,726 57,879 4.92
Ford Transit Connect 4,092 3,249 25.95 16,579 12,330 34.46
Chevrolet Traverse 14,307 11,964 19.58 60,929 61,856 -1.50
Chevrolet Trax 8,171 8,836 -7.53 39,833 38,154 4.40
Audi TT 153 212 -27.83 477 746 -36.06
Toyota Tundra 10,657 10,062 5.91 44,619 45,837 -2.66
Hyundai Tuscon 15,616 12,991 20.21 53,129 53,776 -1.20
Lexus UX 1,420 0 0.00 6,618 0 0.00
Hyundai Veloster 1,020 728 40.11 6,465 4,692 37.79
Nissan Versa 8,116 6,576 23.42 39,818 37,939 4.95
Chevrolet Volt 430 1,445 -70.24 3,322 6,368 -47.83
Jeep Wrangler 24,530 25,102 -2.28 96,940 110,382 -12.18
BMW X1 659 2,475 -73.37 8,133 13,227 -38.51
BMW X2 1,158 1,803 -35.77 4,931 3,819 29.12
BMW X3 6,186 4,737 30.59 25,075 19,384 29.36
BMW X4 679 106 540.57 2,753 1,716 60.43
BMW X5 4,204 4,145 1.42 19,897 20,021 -0.62
BMW X6 351 600 -41.50 2,875 3,211 -10.46
BMW X7 2,123 0 0.00 6,600 0 0.00
Volvo XC40 1,715 1,105 55.20 7,116 3,581 98.72
Volvo XC60 2,872 2,949 -2.61 11,759 11,474 2.48
Volvo XC90 3,201 3,074 4.13 12,560 12,745 -1.45
Jaguar XE 186 376 -50.53 2,244 2,310 -2.86
Jaguar XF 50 197 -74.62 707 919 -23.07
Jaguar XJ 105 118 -11.02 607 831 -26.96
Cadillac XT4 2,655 0 0.00 11,982 0 0.00
Cadillac XT5 4,919 5,682 -13.43 22,460 26,209 -14.30
Cadillac XTS 2,010 1,222 64.48 7,486 7,342 1.96
Toyota Yaris 2,953 3,000 -1.57 14,732 14,154 4.08
GMC Yukon 7,509 6,507 15.40 28,963 21,908 32.20
BMW Z4 424 0 0.00 896 2 44,700.00
Model Month Month LY YTD YTD LY
∑ = 1,606,260 ∑ = 1,561,094 ∑ = 6,899,871 ∑ = 6,978,816

All Vehicles Sales by Quarter

Important note: Both Ford, GM and FCA have switched to quarterly reporting, making it more difficult to accurately gauge sales. We won’t have results to report for Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Ford, Lincoln, Jeep, Chrysler, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Dodge and Ram until the end of each quarter.