Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In America – August 2016

Declines from America’s three best-selling vehicles – all pickup trucks – were counteracted by declines from America’s fourth, fifth, and sixth-best-selling vehicles – all crossovers – in August 2016. Yes, the Toyota Camry, America’s most popular car, was not only outsold by three pickup truck lineups but three small utility vehicles, as well.

U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – August 2016 YTD

As the U.S. new vehicle market declined by nearly 4% in August, the majority of the most popular autos in America also sold less often in August 2016 than in August 2015. The exceptions – in particular the Jeep Cherokee, Chevrolet Cruze, Subaru Outback, and Hyundai Santa Fe – were not successful enough to overcome the losses recorded by top sellers such as the F-Series, Silverado, Ram, and Camry.

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Compared with August 2015, the Chrysler 200, Nissan Versa, and Ford Focus were all knocked out of August 2016’s top 30. In their places you’ll find the Toyota Highlander, Hyundai Santa Fe, and Subaru Outback.

We’ve already published August lists for the 20 best-selling cars, 20 best-selling SUVs and crossovers, and complete figures for every pickup truck, links to which you’ll find below. Throwing all those vehicles into one group results in this list of the 30 best-selling vehicles overall. We end up with five pickup trucks, 12 cars, and 13 utility vehicles.

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these top-selling vehicles 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.

September 2016 • July 2016 • August 2015

Rank	Vehicle	August 2016	August 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
#1	Ford F-Series	66,946	71,332	-6.1%	527,847	494,800	6.7%
#2	Chevrolet Silverado	52,408	54,977	-4.7%	370,176	387,179	-1.8%
#3	Ram P/U	40,202	40,341	-0.3%	310,839	295,243	5.3%
#4	Honda CR-V	36,517	34,771	5.0%	231,609	229,574	0.9%
#5	Toyota RAV4	33,171	30,534	8.6%	230,942	200,818	15.0%
#6	Nissan Rogue	32,979	27,665	19.2%	215,160	188,143	14.4%
#7	Toyota Camry	32,864	37,592	-12.6%	266,746	291,843	-8.6%
#8	Honda Civic	32,807	32,031	2.4%	255,599	221,471	15.4%
#9	Toyota Corolla	30,741	31,726	-3.1%	244,651	252,106	-3.0%
#10	Honda Accord	30,115	40,931	-26.4%	231,415	231,173	0.1%
#11	Ford Escape	28,061	28,870	-2.8%	209,699	204,539	2.5%
#12	Jeep Cherokee	23,932	17,014	40.7%	140,356	139,582	0.6%
#13	Chevrolet Cruze	22,342	14,661	52.4%	122,796	163,938	-25.1%
#14	Ford Explorer	20,980	23,671	-11.4%	169,279	169,456	-0.1%
#15	Hyundai Elantra	20,733	22,405	-7.5%	137,668	173,238	-20.5%
#16	Subaru Forester	19,658	17,565	11.9%	114,769	114,204	0.5%
#17	Nissan Altima	19,646	32,327	-39.2%	217,290	238,200	-8.8%
#18	Ford Fusion	19,052	28,270	-32.6%	189,892	206,533	-8.1%
#19	Jeep Grand Cherokee	18,409	16,477	11.7%	135,259	125,653	7.6%
#20	GMC Sierra	17,478	21,241	-17.7%	146,372	141,899	3.2%
#21	Subaru Outback	17,358	11,113	56.2%	109,448	93,293	17.3%
#22	Chevrolet Malibu	16,723	17,553	-4.7%	148,868	130,095	14.4%
#23	Toyota Tacoma	15,373	16,230	-5.3%	126,988	122,064	4.0%
#24	Jeep Wrangler	15,290	18,264	-16.3%	134,332	139,536	-3.7%
#25	Chevrolet Equinox	15,273	25,211	-39.4%	158,475	192,505	-17.7%
#26	Hyundai Santa Fe	15,176	11,255	34.8%	86,948	77,648	12.0%
#27	Toyota Highlander	14,966	13,333	12.2%	112,108	104,448	7.3%
#28	Hyundai Sonata	14,888	21,818	-31.8%	139,932	141,556	-1.1%
#29	Nissan Sentra	14,256	15,662	-9.0%	155,806	140,074	11.2%
#30	Kia Soul	12,253	17,108	-28.4%	95,938	99,069	-3.2%