The Toyota Camry was once again America’s best-selling car in 2006, and its lead over the Honda Accord continued to expand as Camry volume increased and Accord sales decreased.
So significant was the Accord’s drop – 14,852 units – and so impressive was the Toyota Corolla/Matrix increase – 46,098 units – that the Accord fell off its usual second-place perch. (The Accord regained second spot in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2013.)
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• All Vehicles Ranked By 2006 Year End U.S. Sales
After climbing from 13th spot in 2004 to the 11th position in 2005, the Ford Mustang was America’s tenth-best-selling car in 2006, fewer than 11,000 sales out of the eighth spot and 2677 sales clear of the 11th-ranked Chevrolet Malibu.
The Mustang was one of three Fords on this list of America’s ten best-selling cars in calendar year 2006. With big gains from the still-fresh Fusion nameplate, an additional 617 GT sales, and the Mustang’s meaningful improvement, Ford brand car sales were up 9.2% in 2006 despite the losses produced by its two most popular nameplates and the declines reported by the Thunderbird, Crown Victoria, and Five Hundred.
|
Rank
|
Best-Selling Car
|
2006
|
2005
|
% Change |
|
#1
|
Toyota Camry
|
448,445
|
431,703
|
+3.9%
|
|
#2
|
Toyota Corolla/Matrix
|
387,388
|
341,290
|
+13.5%
|
|
#3
|
Honda Accord
|
354,441
|
369,293
|
-4.0%
|
|
#4
|
Honda Civic
|
316,638
|
308,415
|
+2.7%
|
|
#5
|
Chevrolet Impala
|
289,868
|
246,481
|
+17.6%
|
|
#6
|
Nissan Altima
|
232,457
|
255,371
|
-9.0%
|
|
#7
|
Chevrolet Cobalt
|
211,449
|
212,667
|
-0.6%
|
|
#8
|
Ford Focus
|
177,006
|
184,825
|
-4.2%
|
|
#9
|
Ford Taurus
|
174,803
|
196,919
|
-11.2%
|
|
#10
|
Ford Mustang
|
166,530
|
160,975
|
+3.5%
|
Source: Automakers & ANDC