Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In America – April 2013

Dodge’s Durango Was America’s
68th-Best-Selling Vehicle In April 2013

America’s 20 best-selling automobiles accounted for 40.7% of all vehicles sold in April 2013, up from 40% a month ago and from 39.7% in April 2012. The Ford F-Series accounted for just under five out of every 100 vehicles sold. Pickup trucks, as a group, were responsible for 13.7% of auto industry volume.

The Kia Soul, Honda Odyssey, Jeep Grand Cherokee weren’t in the top 30 in March 2013, but they replaced the Nissan Sentra, Nissan Versa, and Chevrolet Impala in April.

Every Vehicle Ranked By April 2013 & YTD U.S. Sales

Their sampling sizes are small, but the Sentra/Versa/Impala disappearance is symbolic of a passenger car market which grew just 2.8% and a light truck market which generated 15% gains. Notice that the eight cars on this list of America’s 30 best-selling vehicles which reported year-over-year decreases were all cars?

April 2013’s U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings

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American automobile dealers are selling more cars – 76,042 more in the first four months of 2013 than during the same period in 2012 – but the real more is coming from trucks and SUVs and crossovers. 259,406 more have been sold this year than last. Minivan sales are down 7.4%.

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for all these vehicles and every other nameplate can be accessed by selecting a make and model at GCBC’s Sales Stats page. Key best seller lists are available at the Best Sellers page, and also at the bottom of this post.

April 2014 – May 2013 – March 2013 – April 2012

Rank	Vehicle	April 2013	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
#1	Ford F-Series	59,030	+ 24.4%	227,873	+ 19.1%
#2	Chevrolet Silverado	39,395	+ 28.1%	156,044	+ 23.5%
#3	Honda Accord	33,538	– 5.2%	121,965	+ 26.4%
#4	Toyota Camry	31,710	– 13.9%	132,540	– 6.8%
#5	Dodge Ram	31,409	+ 48.7%	109,003	+ 23.0%
#6	Ford Fusion	26,722	+ 23.7%	107,280	+ 25.4%
#7	Honda CR-V	26,519	+ 12.2%	91,893	– 6.4%
#8	Honda Civic	26,453	+ 8.3%	98,712	– 2.8%
#9	Ford Escape	25,826	+ 52.0%	98,809	+ 30.7%
#10	Hyundai Elantra	24,445	+ 45.2%	78,991	+ 29.0%
#11	Toyota Corolla/Matrix	24,273	– 2.1%	104,517	+ 12.1%
#12	Ford Focus	22,557	+ 16.1%	84,455	– 1.2%
#13	Chevrolet Cruze	22,032	+ 21.0%	77,763	+ 3.3%
#14	Nissan Altima	21,991	+ 35.4%	108,943	– 3.2%
#15	Chevrolet Malibu	21,734	– 0.8%	70,913	– 11.9%
#16	Chevrolet Equinox	20,965	+ 14.7%	79,834	+ 14.3%
#17	Toyota RAV4	18,541	+ 22.0%	59,954	+ 8.9%
#18	Hyundai Sonata	16,077	– 21.7%	63,362	– 16.3%
#19	Ford Explorer	15,440	+ 9.6%	66,637	+ 39.6%
#20	Jeep Grand Cherokee	15,003	+ 26.8%	48,136	– 2.4%
#21	Kia Optima	14,678	+ 33.2%	53,491	+ 15.3%
#22	GMC Sierra	14,208	+ 12.8%	55,004	+ 16.4%
#23	Jeep Wrangler	13,445	+ 10.3%	45,291	+ 7.9%
#24	Volkswagen Jetta	13,078	– 16.5%	50,573	– 7.1%
#25	Toyota Prius	13,031	– 24.7%	50,365	– 17.7%
	Prius Liftback ^	*12,432*	– 20.6%	47,413	– 19.1%
	Prius Plug-In ^	*599*	– 63.8%	2952	+ 15.0%
#26	Toyota Tacoma	12,971	+ 19.0%	52,438	+ 21.9%
#27	Chrysler 200	12,492	– 6.4%	49,377	+ 9.8%
#28	Nissan Rogue	11,904	+ 39.0%	46,200	– 5.4%
#29	Honda Odyssey	11,832	+ 12.9%	38,065	– 0.2%
#30	Kia Soul	11,311	+ 5.6%	40,324	– 6.9%