Top 10 Best-Selling Cars In America – 2004 Year End

Moving up from 13th in 2003 to the tenth spot in 2004, the Chevrolet Malibu produced the biggest year-over-year improvement of any car on this list of the ten best-selling cars in America in 2004.

One year earlier, the Malibu fell in behind the tenth, 11th, and 12th-best-selling cars, the Pontiac Grand Am, Ford Mustang, and Pontiac Grand Prix, respectively. Grand Am volume slid 14.6% in 2004, Mustang sales dropped 7.5%, and the Grand Prix’s 5% year-over-year increase was only good enough to keep it in the 12th position.

• Top 10 Best-Selling Cars In America – 2003 Year End
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The Toyota Camry, with a 3.3% year-over-year improvement, was again the best-selling car in America in 2004. Its nearest rival, the Honda Accord, slid 2.8%, and finished the year 40,220 sales back of the Camry, just one year after closing the gap to fewer than 16,000 units.

Rank	Best-Selling Car	2004	2003	% Change
#1	Toyota Camry	426,990	413,296	3.3%
#2	Honda Accord	386,770	397,750	-2.8%
#3	Toyota Corolla/Matrix	333,161	325,477	2.4%
#4	Honda Civic	309,196	299,672	3.2%
#5	Chevrolet Impala	290,259	267,882	8.4%
#6	Ford Taurus	248,148	300,496	-17.4%
#7	Nissan Altima	235,889	201,240	17.2%
#8	Ford Focus	208,339	229,353	-9.2%
#9	Chevrolet Cavalier	195,275	256,550	-23.9%
#10	Chevrolet Malibu	179,806	122,771	46.5%