2012 Year End Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In America

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13.4% of the new vehicles sold in the United States in 2012 were pickup trucks. A huge chunk of those trucks were Ford F-Series pickups. The F-Series nameplate was responsible for 4.5% of the new vehicles sold in America in 2012. This means the F-Series outsold Ford's utility division by nearly 26,000 units. (In December, the F-Series outsold Ford's car division, too.)

And while it's easy to get caught up in flattering the F-Series over its mighty sales figures, it's important to recognize how important its role is, particularly given the fact that it's the best-selling vehicle at America's best-selling brand. Excluding the Blue Oval brand, the F-Series, all by itself, outsold all but five brands in 2012. That's one takedown than the F-Series scored in 2011. More new F-Series trucks landed on American roads in 2012 than GMC and Buicks combined.

All 266 Vehicles Ranked By 2012 Year End U.S. Sales

You get the picture. In this list of the 30 best-selling vehicles in America in 2012, you'll find four trucks besides the F-Series, one minivan, nine SUVs and crossovers, and 15 passenger cars, including the top-selling Toyota Camry, America's third-best-selling vehicle overall. Only three of the 30 most popular vehicles in America suffered declining sales in 2012. Ford's Fusion was late ramping up in second-generation form. The Volkswagen Jetta gained an in-showroom rival in the competitively-priced Passat. And the Chevrolet Impala is as ancient as the hills up which its owners are too old to climb.

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You can find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for these 30 vehicles and every other currently marketed product by selecting a make and/or model at GCBC's Sales Stats home. Links to pertinent best seller lists are visible at the bottom of this post. As soon as is physically possible, GoodCarBadCar will extend this list to include 235 more vehicles - the final year-end U.S. rankings of all models will be the most popular article on GoodCarBadCar.net for the next few weeks.

For now, study these numbers. Get to know them. Enjoy them. Savour them. Do whatever it is you do with auto sales statistics. These were the 30 best-selling vehicles in America in 2012.

Updated @ 7:01 PM AT on 01.07.2013 with full Prius figures

Rank	Best-Selling Vehicle	2012	2011	% Change
#1	Ford F-Series	645,316	584,917	+ 10.3%
#2	Chevrolet Silverado	418,312	415,130	+ 0.8%
#3	Toyota Camry	404,886	308,510	+ 31.2%
#4	Honda Accord	331,872	235,625	+ 40.8%
#5	Honda Civic	317,909	221,235	+ 43.7%
#6	Nissan Altima	302,934	268,981	+ 12.6%
#7	Dodge Ram	293,363	244,762	+ 19.9%
#8	Toyota Corolla/Matrix	290,947	240,259	+ 21.1%
#9	Honda CR-V	281,652	218,373	+ 29.0%
#10	Ford Escape	261,008	254,293	+ 2.6%
#11	Ford Focus	245,922	175,717	+ 40.0%
#12	Ford Fusion	241,263	248,067	- 2.7%
#13	Chevrolet Cruze	237,758	231,732	+ 2.6%
#14	Toyota Prius	236,659	136,463	+ 73.4%
	Prius Liftback	147,507	128,064	+ 15.2%
	Prius V	40,669	8399	+ 384%
	Prius C	35,733	-----	-----
	Prius Plug-In	12,750	-----	-----
#15	Hyundai Sonata	230,605	225,961	+ 2.1%
#16	Chevrolet Equinox	218,621	193,274	+ 13.1%
#17	Chevrolet Malibu	210,951	204,808	+ 3.0%
#18	Hyundai Elantra	202,034	186,361	+ 8.4%
#19	Toyota RAV4	171,877	132,237	+ 30.0%
#20	Volkswagen Jetta	170,424	177,360	- 3.9%
#21	Chevrolet Impala	169,351	171,434	- 1.2%
#22	Ford Explorer	164,207	135,704	+ 21.0%
#23	GMC Sierra	157,185	149,170	+ 5.4%
#24	Jeep Grand Cherokee	154,734	127,744	+ 21.1%
#25	Kia Optima	152,399	84,590	+ 80.2%
#26	Nissan Rogue	142,349	124,543	+ 14.3%
#27	Jeep Wrangler	141,669	122,460	+ 15.7%
#28	Dodge Grand Caravan	141,468	110,862	+ 27.6%
#29	Toyota Tacoma	141,365	110,705	+ 27.7%
#30	Ford Edge	127,969	121,702	+ 5.1%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC 
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales

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