With or without its new stablemate, the Toyota Corolla was the best-selling car in America in September 2016.
In addition to the 31,167 Corolla sedans sold by Toyota USA in September, the company also began to record sales of the Scion iM – the former Scion iM – as the Toyota Corolla iM. Together, the Corolla and its hatchback variant outsold the second-ranked car in September by 1565 units.
U.S. Vehicle Sales By Model – September 2016 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model – September 2016 YTD
That second-ranked car? America’s perennial favourite, the Toyota Camry.
Camry sales slid 11% in September, a decline of 3780 sales. In all, 11 of the 20 most popular cars in America reported fewer sales in September 2016 than in September 2015. The Nissan Versa’s 36% drop, a 6500-unit year-over-year decline, was worst among the most popular cars in the United States.
Now comes time for the Honda Civic, which posted a modest decline in September, to make hay with a hatchback. American Honda says that the Civic Hatchback, which is arriving now, won’t eat into sales of the existing Civic sedan and coupe.
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 best-selling SUVs in September 2016.
October 2016 • August 2016 • September 2015
|
Rank
|
Best-Selling Car
|
September
2016 |
September
2015 |
%
Change |
2016 YTD |
2015 YTD |
% Change |
|
#1
|
Toyota Corolla *
|
32,272 | 27,978 | 15.3% | 289,002 | 280,095 | 3.2% |
|
#2
|
Toyota Camry
|
30,707 | 34,487 | -11.0% | 297,453 | 326,330 | -8.8% |
|
#3
|
Honda Civic
|
28,184 | 28,278 | -0.3% | 283,783 | 249,749 | 13.6% |
|
#4
|
Honda Accord
|
27,204 | 33,641 | -19.1% | 258,619 | 264,814 | -2.3% |
|
#5
|
Nissan Altima
|
25,031 | 24,224 | 3.3% | 242,321 | 262,424 | -7.7% |
|
#6
|
Chevrolet Malibu
|
21,521 | 17,066 | 26.1% | 170,389 | 147,161 | 15.8% |
|
#7
|
Ford Fusion
|
20,570 | 24,942 | -17.5% | 210,462 | 231,475 | -9.1% |
|
#8
|
Hyundai Elantra
|
19,382 | 20,724 | -6.5% | 157,050 | 193,962 | -19.0% |
|
#9
|
Hyundai Sonata
|
15,347 | 16,124 | -4.8% | 155,279 | 157,680 | -1.5% |
|
#10
|
Chevrolet Cruze
|
15,216 | 14,032 | 8.4% | 138,012 | 177,970 | -22.5% |
|
#11
|
Nissan Sentra
|
13,670 | 14,196 | -3.7% | 169,476 | 154,270 | 9.9% |
|
#12
|
Kia Soul
|
11,885 | 13,614 | -12.7% | 107,823 | 112,683 | -4.3% |
|
#13
|
Nissan Versa
|
11,553 | 18,053 | -36.0% | 106,455 | 109,832 | -3.1% |
|
#14
|
Ford Focus
|
11,160 | 13,437 | -16.9% | 140,049 | 163,864 | -14.5% |
|
#15
|
Dodge Charger
|
10,056 | 7466 | 34.7% | 72,270 | 72,583 | -0.4% |
|
#16
|
Toyota Prius
|
9794 | 10,168 | -3.7% | 78,424 | 89,812 | -12.7% |
|
|
Toyota Prius ^
|
9790 | 9952 | -1.6% | 78,372 | 85,778 | -8.6% |
|
|
Toyota Prius Plug-In ^
|
4 | 216 | -98.2% | 52 | 4034 | -98.7% |
|
#17
|
Kia Optima
|
9010 | 11,719 | -23.1% | 89,327 | 118,303 | -24.5% |
|
#18
|
Subaru Impreza
|
8710 | 8588 | 1.4% | 70,241 | 75,613 | -7.1% |
|
#19
|
Volkswagen Jetta
|
8299 | 7746 | 7.1% | 89,743 | 94,793 | -5.3% |
|
#20
|
Kia Forte
|
8256 | 5388 | 53.2% | 79,608 | 63,300 | 49.4% |
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 now includes Corolla iM, formerly the Scion iM.
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