Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In America – March 2014

America’s four best-selling trucks, three of which ended March 2014 as the three best-selling vehicles overall, accounted for 11 out of every 100 new vehicles sold last month. Overall pickup truck sales rose 7% in an overall new vehicle market which grew at a 6% clip. Five of America’s 30 best-selling vehicle nameplates in March 2014 were pickup trucks.

USA best selling autos market share chart March 2014

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There was just one minivan, the Dodge Grand Caravan, among the 30 top sellers. That leaves room for 16 passenger cars and eight utility vehicles.

Compared with March 2013, this list is missing the Chevrolet Impala, Chrysler 200, and Toyota Prius. In their place you’ll find the Kia Soul, aforementioned Grand Caravan, and the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Compared with February 2014, this list is missing the Ford Edge, Jeep Cherokee, Chrysler 200, and Toyota Highlander, but it includes the Soul, Grand Caravan, Toyota Tacoma, and Jeep Wrangler.

• All Makes & Models Ranked By March 2014 YTD U.S. Sales

Of particular note in March 2014 was the Ram P/U’s ability to outsell the Chevrolet Silverado for the first time since 1999 and the Camry’s ability to take back best-selling car status from the Nissan Altima. No vehicle among the 30 most popular posted a year-over-year increase bigger than the Nissan Rogue’s; none fell more sharply than the Hyundai Elantra.

GCBC has already published rankings for 35 different brands and 13 different trucks and 20 SUVs and crossovers and 20 passenger cars, links for which you can access at the bottom of this post. 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 March 2014.

March 2015 • April 2014 • February 2014 • March 2013

Rank	Vehicle	March 2014	March 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
#1	Ford F-Series	70,940	67,513	5.1%	173,358	168,843	2.7%
#2	Ram P/U	42,532	33,831	25.7%	96,906	77,594	24.9%
#3	Chevrolet Silverado	42,247	39,561	6.8%	107,757	116,649	-7.6%
#4	Toyota Camry	41,953	37,663	11.4%	94,283	100,830	-6.5%
#5	Nissan Altima	35,921	37,763	-4.9%	89,285	86,952	2.7%
#6	Honda Accord	33,962	36,504	-7.0%	79,188	88,427	-10.4%
#7	Ford Fusion	32,963	30,384	8.8%	77,578	80,558	-3.7%
#8	Toyota Corolla/Matrix	29,685	31,423	-5.5%	77,737	80,244	-3.1%
#9	Ford Escape	28,701	28,934	-0.8%	71,305	72,983	-2.3%
#10	Honda CR-V	28,657	26,897	6.5%	67,648	65,374	3.5%
#11	Honda Civic	27,697	27,665	0.1%	71,096	72,259	-1.6%
#12	Chevrolet Cruze	26,521	23,260	14.0%	65,185	55,731	17.0%
#13	Ford Focus	23,974	24,929	-3.8%	51,903	61,898	-16.1%
#14	Hyundai Elantra	21,518	26,153	-17.7%	53,237	54,546	-2.4%
#15	Chevrolet Equinox	19,939	20,997	-5.0%	56,073	58,869	-4.7%
#16	Toyota RAV4	19,733	16,474	19.8%	53,064	41,413	28.1%
#17	Nissan Rogue	19,420	15,381	26.3%	50,448	34,296	47.1%
#18	Ford Explorer	19,334	18,599	4.0%	46,068	51,197	-10.0%
#19	Nissan Sentra	19,323	13,965	38.4%	40,789	33,002	23.6%
#20	Hyundai Sonata	19,248	18,031	6.7%	40,253	47,285	-14.9%
#21	Chevrolet Malibu	18,866	18,539	1.8%	48,136	49,179	-2.1%
#22	GMC Sierra	16,863	13,817	22.0%	42,213	40,796	3.5%
#23	Kia Optima	16,310	14,366	13.5%	37,515	38,813	-3.3%
#24	Jeep Grand Cherokee	15,940	12,629	26.2%	40,838	33,133	23.3%
#25	Nissan Versa	15,799	15,917	-0.7%	34,603	39,287	-11.9%
#26	Volkswagen Jetta	15,692	15,005	4.6%	37,368	37,495	-0.3%
#27	Jeep Wrangler	14,481	12,901	12.2%	34,674	31,846	8.9%
#28	Toyota Tacoma	14,445	15,201	-5.0%	35,229	39,467	-10.7%
#29	Dodge Grand Caravan	14,165	11,110	27.5%	32,025	26,490	20.9%
#30	Kia Soul	13,992	12,080	15.8%	32,668	29,013	12.6%