March 2016 was the seventh consecutive month in which the Toyota Camry led all passenger cars in U.S. sales.
The Camry, also America’s best-selling car in each of the last 14 years, tumbled 9% in March 2016 as the industry performed well below expectations. Year-over-year, with a longer auto sales month in 2016, the Camry’s daily selling rate was actually down 16%.
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model – March 2016 YTD
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – March 2016 YTD
Yet the midsize Toyota’s closest challenger, the Nissan Altima, was more than 2100 sales behind, even as Altima volume jumped 9% compared with March 2015.
The Honda Civic led all small cars with a 22% jump to 32,855 units. The Toyota Corolla trailed by only 299 units but slid 8%.
No premium automaker landed a car amongst the 20 top-selling cars in America in March 2016. The (Mexican-made) Volkswagen Jetta was, as is often the case, the only European model among the top sellers. Hyundai-Kia positioned five cars in the top 20. Chevrolet, Ford, and Nissan each had three.
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 March 2016.
March 2017 • April 2016 • February 2016 • March 2015
|
Rank
|
Best-Selling Car
|
March
2016 |
March
2015 |
%
Change |
2016 YTD |
2015 YTD |
% Change |
|
#1
|
Toyota Camry
|
36,991 | 40,800 | -9.3% | 96,244 | 100,505 | -4.2% |
|
#2
|
Nissan Altima
|
34,856 | 31,993 | 8.9% | 85,332 | 86,875 | -1.8% |
|
#3
|
Honda Civic
|
32,855 | 26,985 | 21.8% | 87,303 | 66,722 | 30.8% |
|
#4
|
Toyota Corolla
|
32,556 | 35,532 | -8.4% | 84,260 | 90,728 | -7.1% |
|
#5
|
Honda Accord
|
30,523 | 26,018 | 17.3% | 77,073 | 68,645 | 12.3% |
|
#6
|
Ford Fusion
|
29,675 | 29,044 | 2.2% | 74,994 | 71,470 | 4.9% |
|
#7
|
Hyundai Sonata
|
28,778 | 18,340 | 56.9% | 61,457 | 44,690 | 37.5% |
|
#8
|
Nissan Sentra
|
26,201 | 21,277 | 23.1% | 62,944 | 51,026 | 23.4% |
|
#9
|
Chevrolet Malibu
|
22,058 | 16,552 | 33.3% | 58,222 | 42,401 | 37.3% |
|
#10
|
Ford Focus
|
18,618 | 20,497 | -9.2% | 50,215 | 52,994 | -5.2% |
|
#11
|
Hyundai Elantra
|
17,505 | 28,794 | -39.2% | 39,363 | 56,742 | -30.6% |
|
#12
|
Nissan Versa
|
16,244 | 14,543 | 11.7% | 36,499 | 36,998 | -1.3% |
|
#13
|
Ford Mustang
|
12,563 | 12,663 | -0.8% | 30,136 | 29,811 | 1.1% |
|
#14
|
Kia Soul
|
12,043 | 12,731 | -5.4% | 33,076 | 30,838 | 7.3% |
|
#15
|
Kia Optima
|
11,725 | 15,485 | -24.3% | 29,768 | 36,463 | -18.4% |
|
#16
|
Chevrolet Impala
|
11,465 | 8942 | 28.2% | 30,554 | 27,221 | 12.2% |
|
#17
|
Volkswagen Jetta
|
10,471 | 11,583 | -9.6% | 28,023 | 31,363 | -10.6% |
|
#18
|
Kia Forte
|
10,406 | 7537 | 38.1% | 23,922 | 19,508 | 22.6% |
|
#19
|
Chevrolet Cruze
|
9881 | 23,598 | -58.1% | 37,241 | 60,592 | -38.5% |
|
#20
|
Dodge Charger
|
9817 | 8828 | 11.2% | 27,746 | 26,218 | 5.8% |
Source: Automakers
^ Prius breakdown by variant
The Subaru Outback and Subaru XV Crosstrek, formerly listed among cars at GCBC, are now ranked with SUVs/crossovers.
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