2006 U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings - Top 301 Best-Selling Vehicles - Every Vehicle Ranked By American Sales Volume

The Ford Explorer Was Still America's
Best-Selling SUV In 2006

Looking back in time, GoodCarBadCar has generated a sales table for 2006. 301 different vehicle nameplates found buyers in the United States, down from the 311 which were sold in 2005. As always, the Ford F-Series was America's best-selling vehicle line. If there was one trend to be spotted in 2006, it was the slowing pickup truck market.

Indeed, the overall U.S. new vehicle market fell 2.6% in 2006, a 437,578-unit -year-over-year decrease.  Multiple trucks, including the first, second, third, and fourth-best-selling pickups, posted decreases worse than the overall market's decline.

And Hummer Was Still A Thing

America's best-selling passenger car in 2006 was the Toyota Camry. The Dodge Grand Caravan, America's top-selling minivan, outsold America's favourite SUV, the Ford Explorer, by nearly 32,000 units. The most popular premium brand vehicle was the BMW 3-Series, in 37th spot.

The exhaustive table below is sortable, so as much as it's a ranking of U.S. vehicle sales in 2006, you can also select the fourth column to see how vehicles ranked in 2005. Or, as many of you undoubtedly will, you can sort alphabetically by vehicle name to see the Fords, Toyotas, Hyundais, and Audis grouped together. (Mobile users can select "View Web Version" at the bottom of this page to gain access to the sortability function.)

For more current vehicles - which many of these 311 are - historic monthly and yearly sales figures can be accessed by making a selection from the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats home. To compare vehicles with one another, however, check out the lengthy full vehicle rankings list below.

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2006 Rank	Vehicle	2006  Year End	2005  Year End	% Change
#1	Ford F-Series	796,039	901,463	- 11.7%
#2	Chevrolet Silverado	636,069	705,980	- 9.9%
#3	Toyota Camry	448,445	431,703	+ 3.9%
#4	Toyota Corolla/Matrix	387,388	341,290	+ 13.5%
#5	Dodge Ram	364,177	400,543	- 9.1%
#6	Honda Accord	354,441	369,293	- 4.0%
#7	Honda Civic	316,638	308,415	+ 2.7%
#8	Chevrolet Impala	289,868	246,481	+ 17.6%
#9	Nissan Altima	232,457	255,371	- 9.0%
#10	Chevrolet Cobalt	211,449	212,667	- 0.6%
#11	Dodge Grand Caravan	211,140	226,771	- 6.9%
#12	GMC Sierra	210,736	229,488	- 8.2%
#13	Ford Explorer	179,229	239,788	- 25.3%
#14	Toyota Tacoma	178,351	168,831	+ 5.6%
#15	Honda Odyssey	177,919	174,275	+ 2.1%
#16	Ford Focus	177,006	184,825	- 4.2%
#17	Ford Taurus	174,803	196,919	- 11.2%
#18	Chevrolet TrailBlazer	174,797	244,150	- 28.4%
#19	Honda CR-V	170,028	150,219	+ 13.2%
#20	Ford Mustang	166,530	160,975	+ 3.5%
#21	Chevrolet Malibu	163,853	203,503	- 19.5%
#22	Toyota Sienna	163,269	161,380	+ 1.2%
#23	Chevrolet Tahoe	161,491	152,305	+ 6.0%
#24	Chrysler Town & Country	159,105	180,759	- 12.0%
#25	Pontiac G6	157,644	124,844	+ 26.3%
#26	Ford Escape	157,395	165,122	- 4.7%
#27	Honda Pilot	152,154	143,353	+ 6.1%
#28	Toyota RAV4	152,047	70,518	+ 116%
#29	Hyundai Sonata	149,513	130,365	+ 14.7%
#30	Chrysler 300	143,647	144,068	- 0.3%
#31	Ford Fusion	142,502	16,983	+ 739%
#32	Jeep Grand Cherokee	139,148	213,584	- 34.9%
#33	Chrysler PT Cruiser	138,650	133,740	+ 3.7%
#34	Jeep Liberty	133,557	166,883	- 20.0%
#35	Toyota Highlander	129,794	137,409	- 5.5%
#36	Toyota Tundra	124,508	126,529	- 1.6%
#37	BMW 3-Series	120,180	106,950	+ 12.4%
#38	Nissan Sentra	117,922	119,489	- 1.3%
#39	Dodge Charger	114,201	44,804	+ 155%
#40	Chevrolet Equinox	113,888	130,542	- 12.8%
#41	Pontiac Grand Prix	108,634	122,398	- 11.2%
#42	Lexus RX	108,348	108,775	- 0.4%
#43	Toyota Prius	106,971	107,897	- 0.9%
#44	Volkswagen Jetta	103,331	104,063	- 0.7%
#45	Toyota 4Runner	103,086	103,829	- 0.7%
#46	Saturn Ion	102,042	100,891	+ 1.1%
#47	Chevrolet HHR	101,298	41,011	+ 147%
#48	Hyundai Elantra	98,853	116,336	- 15.0%
#49	Buick Lucerne	96,515	8821	+ 994%
#50	Mazda 3	94,437	97,388	- 3.0%
#51	Chevrolet Colorado	93,876	128,359	- 26.9%
#52	Ford Ranger	92,420	120,958	- 23.6%
#53	Dodge Caliber	92,224	-----	-----
#54	Toyota Avalon	88,938	95,318	- 6.7%
#55	Jeep Commander	88,497	17,048	+ 419%
#56	Ford Expedition	87,203	114,137	- 23.6%
#57	Subaru Legacy/Outback	84,442	87,788	- 3.8%
#58	Ford Five Hundred	84,218	107,932	- 22.0%
#59	Nissan Murano	81,362	74,454	+ 9.3%
#60	Jeep Wrangler	80,271	79,017	+ 1.6%
#61	Scion tC	79,125	74,415	+ 6.3%
#62	Chrysler Pacifica	78,243	85,557	- 8.5%
#63	Nissan Frontier	77,510	72,838	+ 6.4%
#64	Chevrolet Suburban	77,211	87,011	- 11.3%
#65	Dodge Dakota	76,098	104,051	- 26.9%
#66	Lexus ES	75,987	67,577	+ 12.4%
#67	GMC Envoy	74,452	107,862	- 31.0%
#68	Nissan Pathfinder	73,124	76,156	- 4.0%
#69	Kia Spectra	72,557	56,088	+ 29.4%
#70	Nissan Titan	72,192	86,945	- 17.0%
#71	GMC Yukon	71,476	73,458	- 2.7%
#72	Acura TL	71,348	78,218	- 8.8%
#73	Buick LaCrosse	71,072	92,669	- 23.3%
#74	Dodge Durango	70,606	115,439	- 38.8%
#75	Toyota Yaris	70,308	-----	-----
#76	Nissan Maxima	69,763	75,425	- 7.5%
#77	Chrysler Sebring	69,357	90,294	- 23.2%
#78	Mazda 6	66,203	71,447	- 7.3%
#79	Hyundai Santa Fe	63,931	68,006	- 6.0%
#80	Ford Crown Victoria	62,976	63,939	- 1.5%
#81	Nissan Xterra	62,325	72,447	- 14.0%
#82	Cadillac Escalade	62,206	51,144	+ 21.6%
#83	Scion xB	61,306	54,037	+ 13.5%
#84	Infiniti G35	60,741	68,728	- 11.6%
#85	Chevrolet Uplander	58,699	72,980	- 19.6%
#86	Ford Freestyle	58,602	76,739	- 23.6%
#87	Chevrolet Aveo	58,244	68,085	- 14.5%
#88	Cadillac DTS	58,224	23,322	+ 150%
#89	Chevrolet Avalanche	57,076	63,186	- 9.7%
#90	Kia Sedona	57,018	52,837	+ 7.9%
#91	BMW 5-Series	56,756	52,722	+ 7.7%
#92	Toyota FJ Cruiser	56,225	-----	-----
#93	Cadillac CTS	54,846	61,512	- 10.8%
#94	Mercury Grand Marquis	54,688	64,716	- 15.5%
#95	Lexus IS	54,267	15,789	+ 244%
#96	Volkswagen Passat	54,208	49,233	+ 10.1%
#97	Acura MDX	54,121	57,948	- 6.6%
#98	Hummer H3	54,052	33,140	+ 63.1%
#99	Hyundai Tucson	52,067	61,048	- 14.7%
#100	Honda Element	51,829	56,262	- 7.9%
#101	Dodge Stratus	51,393	99,648	- 48.4%
#102	Subaru Forester	51,258	53,541	- 4.3%
#103	Kia Sorento	50,672	47,610	+ 6.4%
#104	Mercedes-Benz E-Class	50,195	50,383	- 0.4%
#105	Honda Ridgeline	50,193	42,593	+ 17.8%
#106	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	50,187	60,658	- 17.3%
#107	Ford Freestar	50,125	77,585	- 35.4%
#108	Audi A4	49,862	48,922	+ 1.9%
#109	Suzuki Forenza/Reno	48,579	41,394	+ 17.4%
#110	Buick Rendezvous	45,954	60,589	- 24.2%
#111	GMC Yukon XL	45,413	53,652	- 15.4%
#112	Pontiac Vibe	45,221	64,271	- 29.6%
#113	GMC Torrent	43,174	10,303	+ 319%
#114	Subaru Impreza	41,148	33,637	+ 22.3%
#115	Dodge Magnum	40,095	52,487	- 23.6%
#116	Lincoln Town Car	39,295	47,122	- 16.6%
#117	Mini Cooper	39,171	40,820	- 4.0%
#118	Kia Optima	38,408	41,349	- 7.1%
#119	Acura TSX	38,035	34,856	+ 9.1%
#120	Kia Sportage	37,071	29,009	+ 27.8%
#121	Chevrolet Corvette	36,518	32,489	+ 12.4%
#122	Mercuryc Milan	35,853	5321	+ 574%
#123	Volkswagen New Beetle	35,110	36,339	- 3.4%
#124	Hyundai Accent	34,735	41,012	- 15.3%
#125	Toyota Sequoia	34,315	45,904	- 25.2%
#126	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	34,113	33,562	+ 1.6%
#127	Mercury Mariner	33,941	34,099	- 0.5%
#128	Volvo XC90	33,200	35,976	- 7.7%
#129	Lincoln Zephyr	33,114	4985	+ 564%
#130	Mitsubishi Eclipse	33,003	24,487	+ 34.8%
#131	Nissan Armada	32,864	39,508	- 16.8%
#132	Scion xA	32,603	28,033	+ 16.3%
#133	Nissan Quest	31,905	40,357	- 20.9%
#134	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	31,632	34,959	- 9.5%
#135	BMW X3	31,291	30,769	+ 1.7%
#136	Mercedes-Benz S-Class	30,886	16,036	+ 92.6%
#137	Mercury Mountaineer	29,567	32,491	- 9.0%
#138	Volkswagen Golf/Rabbit	28,699	15,690	+ 82.9%
#138.1	Volkswagen Golf	17,089	15,690	+ 8.9%
#138.2	Volkswagen Rabbit	11,610	-----	-----
#139	Kia Rio	28,388	30,290	- 6.3%
#140	Honda Fit	27,934	-----	-----
#141	Mitsubishi Galant	27,673	33,976	- 18.6%
#142	Lexus GS	27,390	33,457	- 18.1%
#143	Suzuki Grand Vitara	26,931	8624	+ 212%
#144	Hyundai XG350/Azera	26,833	17,645	+ 52.1%
#145	BMW X5	26,798	37,598	- 28.7%
#146	Mazda Tribute	26,785	36,761	- 27.1%
#147	Volvo S60	25,753	24,695	+ 4.3%
#148	Cadillac STS	25,676	33,497	- 23.3%
#149	Infiniti M45	25,658	24,000	+ 6.9%
#150	Lexus GX470	25,454	34,339	- 25.9%
#151	Nissan 350Z	24,635	27,278	- 9.7%
#152	Volvo S40	24,566	24,241	+ 1.3%
#153	Saab 9-3	24,133	24,108	+ 0.1%
#154	GMC Canyon	23,979	34,845	- 31.2%
#155	Lincoln Navigator	23,947	25,844	- 7.3%
#156	Mitsubishi Lancer	23,167	27,849	- 16.8%
#157	Infiniti FX	22,653	26,786	- 15.4%
#158	Mercury Montego	22,332	27,007	- 17.3%
#159	Mazda CX-7	22,325	-----	-----
#160	Nissan Versa	22,044	-----	-----
#161	Cadillac SRX	22,043	22,999	- 4.2%
#162	Saturn Aura	19,746	-----	-----
#163	Pontiac Solstice	19,710	5445	+ 262%
#164	Lexus LS	19,546	26,043	- 24.9%
#165	Mercedes-Benz GL-Class	18,776	-----	-----
#166	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	18,757	10,441	+ 79.6%
#167	Subaru B9 Tribeca	18,614	14,797	+ 25.8%
#168	Jeep Compass	18,579	-----	-----
#169	Mercedes-Benz R-Class	18,168	4959	+ 266%
#170	BMW 7-Series	17,796	18,165	- 2.0%
#171	Hyundai Tiburon	17,382	20,600	- 15.6%
#172	Dodge Neon	17,239	113,332	- 84.8%
#173	Mazda 5	17,109	4761	+ 259%
#174	Hummer H2	17,107	23,213	- 26.3%
#175	Acura RSX	16,996	20,809	- 18.3%
#176	Dodge Nitro	16,990	-----	-----
#177	Land Rover LR3	16,930	19,346	- 12.5%
#178	Mazda MX-5 Miata	16,897	9801	+ 72.4%
#179	Mercedes-Benz CLK	16,415	18,227	- 9.9%
#180	Audi A6	16,219	20,503	- 20.9%
#181	Mitsubishi Endeavor	14,017	20,994	- 33.2%
#182	Volvo XC70	13,136	13,998	- 6.2%
#183	Pontiac Montana SV6	13,100	23,439	- 44.1%
#184	Lincoln Mark LT	12,753	10,274	+ 24.1%
#185	Buick Rainier	12,691	15,271	- 16.9%
#186	BMW Z4	12,284	10,045	+ 22.3%
#187	Suzuki Aerio/SX4	12,221	7967	+ 53.4%
#188	Hyundai Entourage	12,206	-----	-----
#189	Porsche 911	12,045	10,107	+ 19.2%
#190	Land Rover Range Rover	12,044	13,430	- 10.3%
#191	Buick Terraza	11,948	20,288	- 41.1%
#192	Infiniti QX56	11,694	14,711	- 20.5%
#193	Mazda MPV	11,600	17,634	- 34.2%
#194	Acura RL	11,501	17,572	- 34.5%
#195	Mitsubishi Outlander	11,493	11,848	- 3.0%
#196	Pontiac GTO	11,268	11,590	- 2.8%
#197	Suzuki XL7	10,948	15,472	- 29.2%
#198	Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class	10,763	14,835	- 27.4%
#199	Porsche Cayenne	10,569	13,607	- 22.3%
#200	Mercedes-Benz SLK	10,410	11,278	- 7.7%
#201	Volkswagen Touareg	10,163	18,050	- 43.7%
#202	Audi Q7	10,003	-----	-----
#203	Kia Amanti	9594	18,668	- 48.6%
#204	Mazda RX-8	9343	14,673	- 36.3%
#205	BMW 6-Series	9322	9934	- 6.2%
#206	Acura RDX	9164	-----	-----
#207	Lincoln LS	8797	19,109	- 54.0%
#208	Saturn Sky	8671	-----	-----
#209	Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	8462	10,080	- 16.1%
#210	Chrysler Crossfire	8216	14,665	- 44.0%
#211	Audi A3	8040	5389	+ 49.2%
#212	Pontiac G5	7902	-----	-----
#213	Chrysler Aspen	7656	-----	-----
#214	Mitsubishi Raider	7595	1145	+ 563%
#215	Saturn Relay	7171	15,758	- 54.5%
#216	Porsche Cayman	7025	-----	-----
#217	Honda S2000	6271	7780	- 19.4%
#218	Jaguar S-Type	5875	8897	- 34.0%
#219	Lexus SC430	5847	8360	- 30.1%
#220	Saab 9-7X	5789	2272	+ 155%
#221	Volvo V70	5604	7394	- 24.2%
#222	Lexus LX470	5595	8555	- 34.6%
#223	Volvo S80	5469	10,181	- 46.3%
#224	Subaru Baja	5241	6239	- 16.0%
#225	Jaguar X-Type	5214	10,941	- 52.3%
#226	Audi A8	5038	5430	- 7.2%
#227	Jaguar XJ	5027	8304	- 39.5%
#228	Saab 9-5	4992	6023	- 17.1%
#229	Isuzu Ascender	4857	7585	- 36.0%
#230	Jaguar XK	4567	2282	+ 100%
#231	Porsche Boxster	4503	7879	- 42.8%
#232	Mercury Monterey	4467	8166	- 45.3%
#233	Volvo V50	4138	5671	- 27.0%
#234	Mazda B-Series	4086	5872	- 30.4%
#235	Volvo C70	3941	1442	+ 173%
#236	Chevrolet SSR	3803	8107	- 53.1%
#237	Isuzu i-280/i-350	3497	889	+ 293%
#238	Volkswagen Eos	3394	-----	-----
#239	Toyota Land Cruiser	3376	4870	- 30.7%
#240	Cadillac XLR	3203	3730	- 14.1%
#241	Buick LeSabre	2313	75,369	- 96.9%
#242	Suzuki Verona	2302	8411	- 72.6%
#243	Ford Edge	1919	1302	+ 47.4%
#244	Ford GT	1919	1302	+ 47.4%
#245	Lincoln Aviator	1711	15,873	- 89.2%
#246	Mitsubishi Montero	1609	2778	- 42.1%
#247	Dodge Viper	1455	1652	- 11.9%
#248	Saab 9-2X	1435	5940	- 75.8%
#249	Mercedes-Benz CL-Class	1312	1320	- 0.6%
#250	Pontiac Bonneville	1160	10,037	- 88.4%
#251	Ford Excursion	965	16,283	- 94.1%
#252	Audi TT	954	2822	- 66.2%
#253	Lincoln MKX	859	-----	-----
#254	Pontiac Sunfire	853	25,114	- 96.6%
#255	Pontiac Grand Am	828	31,613	- 97.4%
#256	Cadillac Deville	807	38,661	- 97.9%
#257	Honda Insight	722	666	+ 8.4%
#258	Kia Rondo	594	-----	-----
#259	Mercedes-Benz G-Class	587	1334	- 56.0%
#260	GMC Acadia	480	-----	-----
#261	Ford Thunderbird	469	9548	- 95.1%
#262	Infiniti Q45	393	1129	- 65.2%
#263	Pontiac Montana	388	3732	- 89.6%
#264	Chevrolet Astro	386	19,215	- 98.0%
#265	Hummer H1	365	374	- 2.4%
#266	Chevrolet Cavalier	355	18,960	- 98.1%
#267	Pontiac Aztek	347	5020	- 93.1%
#268	Volkswagen Phaeton	235	820	- 71.3%
#269	Chevrolet Venture	196	7029	- 97.2%
#270	Saturn Outlook	144	-----	-----
#271	Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren	141	200	- 29.5%
#272	Isuzu Rodeo	129	2373	- 94.6%
#273	Isuzu Axiom	124	1319	- 90.6%
#274	Chevrolet Blazer	114	4936	- 97.7%
#275	Porsche Carrera GT	85	340	- 75.0%
#276	Buick Century	83	6504	- 98.7%
#277	Oldsmobile Alero	67	1382	- 95.2%
#278	Acura NSX	58	206	- 71.8%
#279	GMC Safari	56	3436	- 98.4%
#280	Buick Park Avenue	51	2175	- 97.7%
#281	Land Rover Freelander	42	2141	- 98.0%
#282	Buick Regal	30	602	- 95.0%
#283	Toyota Echo	27	1544	- 98.0%
#284	Saturn L-Series	20	5036	- 99.6%
#285	Oldsmobile Bravada	19	327	- 94.2%
#286	Chevrolet Malibu Classic	18	42,358	- 99.96%
#287	Chevrolet Tracker	11	474	- 97.7%
#288	Oldsmobile Silhouette	10	139	- 92.8%
#289	Cadillac Seville	9	137	- 93.4%
#290	Toyota Celica	9	3113	- 99.7%
#291	Suzuki Vitara	8	233	- 96.6%
#292	Isuzu Trooper	7	4	+ 75.0%
#293	Honda FCX	6	6	0.0%
#294	BMW Z8	5	17	- 70.6%
#295	Chevrolet S10	4	149	- 97.3%
#296	Infiniti QX4	4	3	+ 33.3%
#297	Infiniti I35	3	1044	- 99.7%
T298	Land Rover Discovery	1	817	- 99.9%
T298	Mazda Protege	1	-----	-----
T298	Mitsubishi Montero Sport	1	758	- 99.9%
T298	Suzuki Esteem	1	-----	-----
#302	Mercury Sable	-----	24,149	- 100%
#303	Toyota MR2 Spyder	-----	780	- 100%
#304	Dodge Intrepid	-----	298	- 100%
#305	Chrysler Concorde	-----	210	- 100%
#306	Mitsubishi Diamante	-----	160	- 100%
#307	GMC Sonoma	-----	66	- 100%
#308	Oldsmobile Aurora	-----	18	- 100%
#309	Isuzu Rodeo Sport	-----	7	- 100%
#310	Mazda 626	-----	2	- 100%
#311	Acura CL	-----	1	- 100%
---	Overall Market	16,560,989	16,997,203	- 2.6%
---	Total	16,205,403	16,635,327	- 2.6%
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---	Commercial Vans	355,586	361,876	- 1.7%
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Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
Sales data for brands such as Aston Martin (443), Ferrari (1513), Lamborghini (876), Lotus (2522), Maybach (146), Rolls-Royce (336) etc. are unfortunately not broken down by model. Bracketed figures are ANDC estimates. Maserati sold 2108 vehicles in 2006, up 4.5% from 2018. Bentley sold 3856, up 5.5% from 3654.

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