Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - May 2011

With two fewer selling days in May 2011 than there were in May 2010, an earthquake-ravaged supply of Japanese-branded cars, and decreases in incentivization, we all expected there to be some changes in America's 20 Best-Selling Cars list. Did you expect to see four midsize cars on top of the heap, none of them named Camry or Accord? 

The Chevrolet Malibu was the best-selling car in the United States in May, edging out the Nissan Altima by 75 units. Way back in eighth spot you'll find the Toyota Camry, down 36% from the same period of 2010. The Honda Accord slid from second to tenth on a 40% spiralling drop. The fuel-efficient Civic and Corolla weren't exempt from suffering, falling from third and sixth to ninth and eleventh, respectively. 

This turmoil didn't simply benefit super-popular cars like the Malibu, Altima, Ford Fusion, and Hyundai Sonata. Scroll down the list of America's best-sellers and you'll see find appearances by the BMW 3-Series and Dodge Charger, both of which posted declines in May while still managing to climb onto the 20 best-selling cars list anyhow.

So let's repeat it in unison: the Chevrolet Malibu was America's best-selling car in May. Year-to-date, however, Honda has sold 120,039 Accords but Toyota is in front with 126,094 Camry sales.

Rank	Car	Status	May 2011	Last Month	May 2010
#1	Chevrolet Malibu	↑	25,600	24,701	21,722
#2	Nissan Altima	↑	25,525	17,232	21,950
#3	Ford Fusion	↑	24,666	21,189	22,381
#4	Hyundai Sonata	↑	22,754	21,738	21,195
#5	Chevrolet Cruze/Cobalt	↓	22,740	25,197	16,173
#6	Ford Focus	↑	22,303	17,265	16,931
#7	Hyundai Elantra	↔	20,006	22,100	9781
#8	Toyota Camry	↓	18,830	30,443	29,295
#9	Honda Civic	↓	18,341	26,777	28,458
#10	Honda Accord	↓	18,185	30,310	30,077
#11	Toyota Corolla/Matrix	↓	16,985	24,215	26,953
#12	Chevrolet Impala	↓	16,707	21,071	20,623
#13	Volkswagen Jetta	↔	16,671	16,955	10,514
#14	Kia Soul	↑	11,157	10,459	6134
#15	Chevrolet Camaro	↔	9451	21,071	8931
#16	Mazda 3	↑	8789	8584	11,537
#17	Subaru Outback	↔	8431	9465	7630
#18	Kia Forte	↑	8129	8535	7299
#19	BMW 3-Series	↑	8117	7452	9659
#20	Dodge Charger	↑	7830	8485	9625

Source: Manufacturers And Automotive News Data Center

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