Wednesday, July 2, 2008

US Top 20 Best Selling Vehicles in June: Toyota & Honda Take First Four Positions

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
2008

% Change

2008
YTD

% Change

Toyota Corolla /Matrix

42,180

15.6%

194,488

-3.8

Toyota Camry

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%

Pontiac G6

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 Malibu

13,650

86.4%

87,410

45.6%

Honda Odyssey

12,602

-18.8%

72,589

-9.6%

Source: Autodata Corp