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Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America – November 2016

2016 Ford Fusion V6 Sport

With help from 1515 iMs that have migrated over from the defunct Scion brand to operate under the Toyota banner, the Toyota Corolla was again America’s best-selling car in November 2016.

U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – November 2016 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model – November 2016 YTD

Total Corolla sales jumped 12% to 28,262 units, a scant 73 sales more than the number-two car managed. That second-ranked car? Also a Toyota, a perennial favourite, the Toyota Camry. Camry volume took a 9% tumble, year-over-year.

The Toyota Prius slotted in at the sixteenth position. Hondas claimed the third and fourth slots. There were two GM products on the list of America’s 20 best-selling cars in November 2016, two Fords, three Nissans, two Hyundais, three Kias, and lone entries from Dodge, Volkswagen, and Mercedes-Benz. 

With one month remaining, the Toyota Camry is poised to finish 2016 as the best-selling car in America for a 15th consecutive year.

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. Mobile users can now thumb across the table for full-width access. GoodCarBadCar has already published the list of America’s best-selling trucks and will shortly publish a list of the best-selling SUVs in November 2016.

December 2016 • October 2016November 2015

Rank
Best-Selling Car
Nov.
2016
Nov.
2015
%
Change
2016
YTD
2015
YTD
%
Change
#1
Toyota Corolla *
28,262 25,285 11.8% 346,999 334,739 3.7%
#2
Toyota Camry
28,189 30,945 -8.9% 355,204 392,056 -9.4%
#3
Honda Accord
27,182 25,566 6.3% 311,352 320,501 -2.9%
#4
Honda Civic
25,303 25,050 1.0% 335,445 302,588 10.9%
#5
Nissan Altima
20,039 20,564 -2.6% 282,617 303,936 -7.0%
#6
Chevrolet Malibu
18,577 10,813 71.8% 205,117 182,699 12.3%
#7
Ford Fusion
17,560 19,451 -9.7% 246,708 274,594 -10.2%
#8
Chevrolet Cruze
16,414 16,073 2.1% 171,552 209,753 -18.2%
#2
Hyundai Elantra
15,796 17,634 -10.4% 188,763 227,464 -17.0%
#2
Hyundai Sonata
15,363 16,732 -8.2% 185,614 190,483 -2.6%
#9
Nissan Sentra
14,028 14,505 -3.3% 197,672 183,749 7.6%
#10
Kia Soul
12,482 10,045 24.3% 133,341 134,974 -1.2%
#11
Kia Optima
12,330 13,048 -5.5% 111,631 145,732 -23.4%
#12
Volkswagen Jetta
10,212 11,022 -7.3% 108,028 117,036 -7.7%
#13
Dodge Charger
9138 6804 34.3% 88,200 88,323 -0.1%
#14
Ford Focus
9130 11,186 -18.4% 158,547 191,473 -17.2%
#15
Kia Forte
8111 5010 61.9% 95,732 73,508 30.2%
#16
Toyota Prius
8065 8331 -3.2% 91,910 107,845 -14.8%

Toyota Prius ^
7284 8287 -12.1% 91,077 103,676 -12.2%

Toyota Prius Prime ^
781 44 1675% 833 4169 -80.0%
#17
Nissan Versa
7930 9783 -18.9% 123,296 133,470 -7.6%
#18
Mercedes-Benz C-Class
7261 7239 0.3% 69,822 79,057 -11.7%

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.
* Corolla includes Corolla sedan and Corolla iM, formerly the Scion iM.

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