The Toyota Camry ended 2015 as America’s best-selling car, its 14th consecutive year of passenger car leadership in America, by topping all rivals in the month of December thanks to an 18% year-over-year increase.
Top 25 Best-Selling Cars In America – 2015 Year End
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model: 2015 Year End
• U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model – 2015 Year End
With that big increase in December – equal to 5681 additional sales, year-over-year – Camry volume in 2015 was 0.2% stronger in American than in 2014. Its next-best-selling rival, the Honda Accord, slid back with an 8% decrease, though Accord volume in December was similarly strong.
Indeed, all four of America’s top-selling cars in 2015 posted December increases, including a sterling 29% jump for the new Honda Civic. No other top seller produced so great a year-over-year improvement, not the Nissan Sentra (+28.4%), Hyundai Sonata (+27.3%), or Kia Soul (+22.7%).
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 and best-selling SUVs in December and will also publish 2015 year end lists.
medianet_width=’468′; medianet_height= ’60’; medianet_crid=’481536334′; December 2016 • January 2016 • November 2015 • December 2014
|
Rank
|
Best-Selling Car
|
December
2015 |
December
2014 |
%
Change |
2015 | 2014 | % Change |
|
#1
|
Toyota Camry
|
37,299 | 31,618 | 18.0% | 429,355 | 428,606 | 0.2% |
|
#2
|
Honda Accord
|
35,056 | 31,589 | 11.0% | 355,557 | 388,374 | -8.4% |
|
#3
|
Honda Civic
|
32,796 | 25,337 | 29.4% | 335,384 | 325,981 | 2.9% |
|
#4
|
Toyota Corolla
|
32,445 | 30,125 | 7.7% | 363,332 | 339,498 | 7.0% |
|
#5
|
Nissan Altima
|
29,462 | 32,331 | -8.9% | 333,398 | 335,644 | -0.7% |
|
#6
|
Ford Fusion
|
25,576 | 23,166 | 10.4% | 300,170 | 306,860 | -2.2% |
|
#7
|
Hyundai Sonata
|
22,820 | 17,924 | 27.3% | 213,303 | 216,936 | -1.7% |
|
#8
|
Nissan Sentra
|
19,760 | 15,393 | 28.4% | 203,509 | 183,268 | 11.0% |
|
#9
|
Chevrolet Cruze
|
16,849 | 17,700 | -5.3% | 226,602 | 273,060 | -17.0% |
|
#10
|
Subaru Outback
|
16,067 | 14,772 | 8.8% | 152,294 | 138,790 | 9.7% |
|
#11
|
Hyundai Elantra
|
14,242 | 18,860 | -24.5% | 241,706 | 222,023 | 8.9% |
|
#12
|
Volkswagen Jetta
|
14,073 | 15,578 | -9.7% | 131,109 | 160,873 | -18.5% |
|
#13
|
Kia Optima
|
13,682 | 11,827 | 15.7% | 159,414 | 159,020 | 0.2% |
|
#14
|
Kia Soul
|
12,159 | 9906 | 22.7% | 147,133 | 145,316 | 1.3% |
|
#15
|
Chevrolet Malibu
|
12,155 | 16,817 | -27.7% | 194,854 | 188,519 | 3.4% |
|
#16
|
Nissan Versa
|
11,058 | 9129 | 21.1% | 144,528 | 139,781 | 3.4% |
|
#17
|
Ford Focus
|
11,005 | 14,883 | -26.1% | 202,478 | 219,634 | -7.8% |
|
#18
|
Toyota Prius
|
10,175 | 9291 | 9.5% | 118,020 | 136,040 | -13.2% |
|
|
Toyota Prius Sedan ^
|
10,153 | 8799 | 15.4% | 113,829 | 122,776 | -7.3% |
|
|
Toyota Prius Plug-In ^
|
22 | 492 | -95.5% | 4191 | 13,264 | -68.4% |
|
#19
|
Mazda 3
|
9838 | 9719 | 1.2% | 107,885 | 104,985 | 2.8% |
|
#20
|
Subaru Impreza
|
9148 | 8624 | 6.1% | 100,519 | 83,488 | 20.4% |
Source: Automakers
^ Prius breakdown by variant
Updated at 3:43 PM on 01.05.2016 to include the two Subarus.
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