America’s fourth, fifth, and sixth-best-selling vehicles in August 2013 were all Hondas. The Civic, Accord, and CR-V are joined by the 28th-ranked Honda Pilot.
Hyundai and Kia landed three cars in the top 30. Two others came from Nissan, three from Jeep and Ram, one each from Volkswagen and Subaru, There are five Fords, six GM products, and five Toyotas.
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The Honda Odyssey was present on the July edition of this list but was knocked out in August by the Subaru Forester.
America’s 20 most popular vehicles nameplates were responsible for generating four out of every ten new vehicle sales in August 2013.
Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these best-selling automobiles 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.
GCBC has already published rankings for 36 different brands and 14 different trucks and 20 SUVs and crossovers and 20 passenger cars. Below, you’ll find a list where all vehicles of all types are thrown in together: the 30 most popular vehicles in the United States in August 2013.
August 2014 – September 2013 – July 2013 – August 2012
|
Rank
|
Vehicle
|
August
2013 |
%
Change |
Year
To Date |
YTD % Change |
|
#1
|
Ford F-Series
|
71,115 | + 22.2% | 499,050 | + 22.1% |
|
#2
|
Toyota Camry
|
44,713 | + 21.8% | 287,119 | + 2.3% |
|
#3
|
Chevrolet Silverado
|
43,603 | + 13.9% | 328,969 | + 25.4% |
|
#4
|
Honda Civic
|
39,458 | + 58.5% | 230,578 | + 8.5% |
|
#5
|
Honda Accord
|
38,559 | + 10.6% | 256,926 | + 17.5% |
|
#6
|
Honda CR-V
|
34,654 | + 45.1% | 207,643 | + 8.6% |
|
#7
|
Dodge Ram
|
33,009 | + 30.9% | 234,642 | + 25.1% |
|
#8
|
Nissan Altima
|
30,976 | + 19.6% | 228,297 | + 8.9% |
|
#9
|
Toyota Corolla/Matrix
|
26,861 | + 10.5% | 210,296 | + 5.3% |
|
#10
|
Ford Escape
|
26,714 | – 5.2% | 205,683 | + 16.3% |
|
#11
|
Chevrolet Equinox
|
25,073 | + 23.9% | 169,977 | + 12.5% |
|
#12
|
Hyundai Elantra
|
24,700 | + 37.3% | 174,902 | + 30.3% |
|
#13
|
Ford Fusion
|
24,653 | + 13.7% | 206,321 | + 13.4% |
|
#14
|
Chevrolet Cruze
|
23,909 | – 8.0% | 183,045 | + 18.2% |
|
#15
|
Toyota RAV4
|
23,502 | + 49.8% | 144,314 | + 19.9% |
|
#16
|
Ford Focus
|
20,372 | + 6.8% | 171,921 | + 3.0% |
|
#17
|
GMC Sierra
|
18,017 | + 24.3% | 122,232 | + 24.0% |
|
#18
|
Jeep Grand Cherokee
|
17,976 | + 39.9% | 113,791 | + 14.3% |
|
#19
|
Toyota Prius
|
17,948 | + 25.0% | 115,040 | + 2.2% |
|
|
Prius Sedan ^
|
16,157 | + 21.4% | 108,218 | + 1.7% |
|
|
Prius Plug-In ^
|
1791 | + 71.1% | 6822 | + 12.2% |
|
#20
|
Nissan Rogue
|
17,273 | + 36.8% | 113,316 | + 16.0% |
|
#21
|
Hyundai Sonata
|
16,917 | – 13.8% | 138,830 | – 12.1% |
|
#22
|
Chevrolet Malibu
|
16,890 | + 16.5% | 140,463 | – 16.5% |
|
#23
|
Volkswagen Jetta
|
16,280 | + 5.4% | 110,964 | – 1.2% |
|
#24
|
Jeep Wrangler
|
15,825 | + 19.0% | 107,957 | + 12.0% |
|
#25
|
Ford Explorer
|
15,637 | + 12.8% | 130,969 | + 26.2% |
|
#26
|
Toyota Tacoma
|
15,223 | + 24.9% | 110,293 | + 21.6% |
|
#27
|
Kia Optima
|
15,199 | + 9.0% | 112,409 | + 11.9% |
|
#28
|
Honda Pilot
|
14,877 | + 40.2% | 90,696 | + 20.5% |
|
#29
|
Chevrolet Impala
|
13,274 | – 22.2% | 109,571 | – 12.3% |
|
#30
|
Subaru Forester
|
13,163 | + 89.2% | 73,752 | + 46.0% |
Source: Manufacturers
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
^ Prius breakdown by variant
RECOMMENDED READING
Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In America – August 2014
Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In America – September 2013
Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In America – July 2013
Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In America – August 2012
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings – August 2013 YTD
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America – August 2013
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America – August 2013
Top 14 Best-Selling Trucks In America – August 2013 YTD
Top 15 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In America – August 2013