The Toyota Camry was finally knocked off of it’s throne this month by the Honda Accord, which outsold it by 1,000 units in May.
The Kia Forte has shown strong month over month growth as well.
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. Mobile users can now thumb across the table for full-width access. GoodCarBadCar has already published the list of America’s best-selling trucks and best-selling SUVs in May 2017.
|
Rank
|
Best-Selling Car
|
May
2017 |
May
2016 |
%
Change |
2017 YTD |
2016 YTD |
% Change |
| #1 | Honda Accord | 33,547 | 31,949 | 5.0% | 130,300 | 140,548 | -7.3% |
| #2 | Toyota Corolla | 32,937 | 36,615 | -10.0% | 145,476 | 158,754 | -8.4% |
| #3 | Toyota Camry | 32,547 | 36,916 | -11.8% | 147,434 | 167,200 | -11.8% |
| #4 | Honda Civic | 31,989 | 35,396 | -9.6% | 144,854 | 158,030 | -8.3% |
| #5 | Nissan Altima | 23,994 | 28,404 | -15.5% | 118,242 | 142,220 | -16.9% |
| #6 | Ford Fusion | 21,603 | 24,589 | -12.1% | 89,086 | 120,313 | -26.0% |
| #7 | Chevrolet Malibu | 20,718 | 24,202 | -14.4% | 73,087 | 104,187 | -29.9% |
| #8 | Nissan Sentra | 18,371 | 20,204 | -9.1% | 90,040 | 102,293 | -12.0% |
| #9 | Ford Focus | 17,244 | 17,455 | -1.2% | 67,146 | 83,653 | -19.7% |
| #10 | Chevrolet Cruze | 17,120 | 16,671 | 2.7% | 92,360 | 68,065 | 35.7% |
| #11 | Hyundai Elantra | 16,407 | 22,168 | -26.0% | 86,955 | 73,892 | 17.7% |
| #12 | Hyundai Sonata | 12,605 | 15,879 | -20.6% | 66,768 | 92,547 | -27.9% |
| #13 | Kia Forte | 11,801 | 9,910 | 19.1% | 47,359 | 43,572 | 8.7% |
| #14 | Volkswagen Jetta | 11,535 | 10,943 | 5.4% | 45,496 | 49,659 | -8.4% |
| #15 | Subaru Impreza & WRX/STI | 11,347 | 8,255 | 37.5% | 48,698 | 37,647 | 29.4% |
| #16 | Kia Optima | 10,789 | 10,895 | -1.0% | 48,465 | 51,887 | -6.6% |
| #17 | Kia Soul | 10,521 | 13,706 | -23.2% | 43,623 | 58,299 | -25.2% |
| #18 | Nissan Versa | 9,006 | 12,114 | -25.7% | 48,403 | 57,778 | -16.2% |
| #19 | Toyota Prius/Prius Prime | 7,972 | 9,393 | -15.1% | 35,708 | 39,975 | -10.7% |
| #20 | Ford Mustang | 7,895 | 10,327 | -23.5% | 38,422 | 53,189 | -27.8% |
Source: Automakers
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