Not that it comes to a surprise to anyone aware of the dramatic shift in consumer tastes in the U.S. combined with the knowledge of what the former Big Three have to offer, but just as they did in May, Japanese carmakers took the first four positions in Autodata’s U.S. top 20 best selling vehicles list. The only difference compared to May is the order of the protagonists, as the Toyota Corolla/Matrix dethroned the Honda Civic that fell in third position, right after the Toyota Camry that took second place. Honda’s Accord managed to maintain the fourth position, followed by Ford’s F-Series that saw its sales shrink 40.5% compared to last year. Notably, Hyundai’s not so well received Sonata managed to make it in the top 10 list with an 11.9% gain over last June’s sales. -See the top 20 list after the jump
| | June | % Change | 2008 | % Change |
| | 42,180 | 15.6% | 194,488 | -3.8 |
| | 41,572 | -10.8% | 239,881 | -0.3% |
| Honda Civic | 39,967 | 9.5% | 204,961 | 17.9% |
| Honda Accord | 39,704 | 37.3% | 205,862 | 12.9% |
| Ford F-Series | 38,789 | -40.5% | 274,713 | -22.7% |
| Chevrolet Silverado | 34,290 | -23.7% | 231,320 | -25.6% |
| Nissan Altima | 24,541 | -5.4% | 158,006 | 12.7% |
| Chevrolet Cobalt | 20,888 | 21.6% | 114,250 | 18.5% |
| Ford Focus | 17,950 | -5.5% | 123,449 | 27.6% |
| Hyundai Sonata | 16,875 | 11.9% | 65,927 | -2.6% |
| Chevrolet Impala | 16,671 | -53.5% | 138,952 | -23% |
| Dodge Ram | 16,149 | -48.1% | 128,944 | -30.4% |
| Honda CR-V | 15,794 | -19.9% | 104,811 | 0.6% |
| Ford Escape | 15,099 | -21.1% | 92,065 | -0.2% |
| Ford Fusion | 14,726 | 18.4% | 87,923 | 11.7% |
| | 14,620 | 34.2% | 85,682 | 22.5% |
| Hyundai Elantra | 14,482 | 50.6% | 61,978 | 24.1% |
| Dodge Caravan | 14,214 | 52.2% | 75,805 | -26.8% |
| Chevrolet | 13,650 | 86.4% | 87,410 | 45.6% |
| Honda Odyssey | 12,602 | -18.8% | 72,589 | -9.6% |
Source: Autodata Corp
