Top 255 Best-Selling Vehicles In America - April 2012 YTD - Every Vehicle Ranked

Dodge Dakota, Ranked 230th In U.S. Sales Volume

America's ten most popular vehicle lines are responsible for 23% of the 4.65 million new vehicles sold in the United States so far this year. Pickup trucks alone, the leader of which is America's best-selling vehicle, accounted for 13% of all new vehicle sales in America in the first one-third of 2012. 16 different pickup truck nameplates have been on offer this year.

The least likely pickup truck purchase is, not surprisingly, the defunct Dodge Dakota. The dead Dakota ranked 230th in total volume in the first four months of 2012. Ram's smaller truck ended 2011 ranked 161st.

Acura's RL stands out as one of the worst-selling vehicles in America. The vehicles ranked beneath the $48,200 RL are either out of production or, like the Mercedes-Benz B-Class and Lexus LFA, not genuinely for sale in the United States. For every RL sold in the U.S. over the course of the first four months of 2012, 145 Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedans, coupes, convertibles, and wagons were sold. Even last year, when the RL wasn't fast approaching its replacement date, only 708 were sold in the early part of the year. Acura RL sales have fallen every year since 2005 when Honda's upper-class division sold fewer than 18,000 units, or fewer sales than the number managed by the E-Class in the first four months of 2012.

Mercedes-Benz's GL-Class Is Outselling The GMC Yukon

Now for unique finishing orders. The Volkswagen Eos is one spot ahead of the Mazda MX-5 Miata, America's 194th-best-selling vehicle. From position 47 to position 53, you won't see anything other than U.S. badges. Cadillac's two top-selling models are grouped together at 75th and 76th. Chevrolet's Tahoe and Suburban rank 69th and 92nd, but then, slotted in ahead of the 123rd-ranked GMC Yukon (down 17% this year, incidentally) is the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class (up 21% this year, incidentally). It seems quite likely that, at the same time America's jumbo SUV market very gradually dies off, the appetite for premium jumbo SUVs will grow as the appetite for large sedans shrinks. America's new vehicle market is up 10% this year: Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Land Rover, Jaguar, Maserati, and Bentley are all ascending at a faster rate.

The Nissan GT-R was able to find one more buyer than the Mercedes-Benz G-Class between January and April. The Jaguar XJ, ranked 202nd, outsold the Honda CR-Z. The Chevrolet Captiva Sport is three spots ahead of the 112th-ranked Volkswagen Tiguan. At this time last year, the Mazda 5 was sold more than twice as often as the Honda Ridgeline. Yet now, the Ridgeline is the 150th-best-selling vehicle in America; the Mazda 5 is one spot behind.

Lexus Has Sold 19 LFA Supercars
In The U.S. So Far This Year

We could go on, or you could use your Command+F function (Ctrl+F for non-Mac users) to search for vehicles. After the top 30, this list gets rather long and rather challenging to scan with the naked eye. You unfortunately won't find the Ferrari 458 Italia or Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe on this list - companies of that nature don't generally release model-specific sales data, or any sales data at all. 

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for all models currently on sale in North America can be accessed through the dropdown menu at the top right of this page. Scroll back through GoodCarBadCar's April 2012 U.S. auto sales recap for a look at segment-by-segment breakdowns, or use the Best Sellers tab at the top of this page to find the specific list you're looking for. What you will find below are 255 different vehicle nameplates ranked in order of U.S. sales volume from the first four months of 2012, GoodCarBadCar's vital All Vehicle Rankings post for April.

Rank	Vehicle	April 2012 YTD	April 2011 YTD	% Change
#1	Ford F-Series	191,280	172,062	+ 11.2%
#2	Toyota Camry	142,225	107,264	+ 32.6%
#3	Chevrolet Silverado	126,387	121,797	+ 3.8%
#4	Nissan Altima	112,599	86,783	+ 29.7%
#5	Honda Civic	101,592	91,745	+ 10.7%
#6	Honda CR-V	98,214	79,116	+ 24.1%
#7	Honda Accord	96,517	94,375	+ 2.3%
#8	Toyota Corolla/Matrix	93,232	100,890	- 7.6%
#9	Dodge Ram	88,590	70,419	+ 25.8%
#10	Toyota Prius Family	86,027	55,256	+ 55.7%
#11	Ford Fusion	85,559	86,212	- 0.8%
#12	Ford Focus	85,468	54,336	+ 57.3%
#13	Chevrolet Malibu	80,456	73,446	+ 9.5%
#14	Hyundai Sonata	75,716	73,616	+ 2.9%
#15	Ford Escape	75,590	77,193	- 2.1%
#16	Chevrolet Cruze	75,288	75,365	- 0.1%
#17	Chevrolet Equinox	69,859	60,297	+ 15.9%
#18	Chevrolet Impala	65,342	70,612	- 7.5%
#19	Hyundai Elantra	61,237	63,303	- 3.3%
#20	Toyota RAV4	55,061	55,246	- 0.7%
#21	Volkswagen Jetta	54,424	57,976	- 6.1%
#22	Jeep Grand Cherokee	49,337	35,917	+ 37.4%
#23	Nissan Rogue	48,862	43,456	+ 12.4%
#24	Ford Explorer	47,731	42,083	+ 13.4%
#25	GMC Sierra	47,270	44,468	+ 6.3%
#26	Kia Optima	46,401	22,087	+ 110%
#27	Dodge Grand Caravan	45,645	36,721	+ 24.3%
#28	Chrysler 200	44,981	20,481	+ 120%
#29	Nissan Versa	43,530	36,748	+ 18.5%
#30	Ford Edge	43,428	40,805	+ 6.4%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC 
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
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Rank	Vehicle	April 2012 YTD	April 2011 YTD	% Change
#31	Kia Soul	43,290	32,516	+ 33.1%
#32	Toyota Tacoma	43,020	35,673	+ 20.6%
#33	Mazda 3	42,218	34,143	+ 23.7%
#34	Jeep Wrangler	41,956	31,938	+ 31.4%
#35	Nissan Sentra	39,173	49,355	- 20.6%
#36	Chrysler Town & Country	38,507	32,769	+ 17.5%
#37	Honda Odyssey	38,133	36,306	+ 5.0%
#38	Kia Sorento	35,621	39,829	- 10.6%
#39	Subaru Outback	35,608	34,894	+ 2.0%
#40	Toyota Highlander	35,408	34,850	+ 1.6%
#41	Volkswagen Passat	34,635	217	+ 15,861%
#42	Honda Pilot	34,168	34,023	+ 0.4%
#43	BMW 3-Series	33,701	26,590	+ 26.7%
#44	Toyota Sienna	33,651	37,060	- 9.2%
#45	Dodge Avenger	32,776	19,325	+ 69.6%
#46	Subaru Impreza	32,072	15,737	+ 104%
#47	Chevrolet Camaro	31,551	30,824	+ 2.4%
#48	Dodge Charger	30,496	22,796	+ 33.8%
#49	GMC Terrain	30,035	27,065	+ 11.0%
#50	Chevrolet Traverse	29,443	36,034	- 18.3%
#51	Chevrolet Sonic/Aveo	28,298	12,859	+ 120%
#52	Ford Mustang	27,934	23,599	+ 18.4%
#53	Chrysler 300	27,729	8642	+ 221%
#54	Toyota Tundra	27,653	28,926	- 4.4%
#55	Jeep Liberty	27,588	20,000	+ 37.9%
#56	Kia Forte	25,557	26,702	- 4.3%
#57	Lexus RX	24,729	28,850	- 14.3%
#58	Hyundai Accent	24,644	18,877	+ 30.6%
#59	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	24,531	20,425	+ 20.1%
#60	Dodge Journey	24,066	18,778	+ 28.2%
#61	GMC Acadia	23,236	26,600	- 12.6%
#62	Subaru Forester	22,540	26,483	- 14.9%
#63	Ford Taurus	22,110	20,732	+ 6.6%
#64	Mazda 6	21,665	11,965	+ 81.15
#65	Jeep Patriot	21,226	17,843	+ 19.0%
#66	Nissan Maxima	20,934	17,682	+ 18.4%
#67	Hyundai Santa Fe	20,853	20,163	+ 3.4%
#68	Ford Fiesta	20,657	29,474	- 29.9%
#69	Chevrolet Tahoe	19,678	22,651	- 13.1%
#70	Mercedes-Benz E-Class	19,201	20,411	- 5.9%
#71	Infiniti G	18,278	20,680	- 11.6%
#72	Nissan Frontier	18,254	14,336	+ 27.3%
#73	Nissan Murano	18,152	17,843	+ 1.7%
#74	Buick LaCrosse	18,023	18,588	- 3.0%
#75	Cadillac SRX	17,290	18,339	- 5.7%
#76	Cadillac CTS	16,276	18,519	- 12.1%
#77	BMW 5-Series	16,275	16,721	- 2.7%
#78	Buick Enclave	15,950	19,675	- 18.9%
#79	Ford Ranger	15,919	17,831	- 10.7%
#80	Subaru Legacy	15,916	14,195	+ 12.1%
#81	Honda Fit	15,827	23,585	- 32.9%
#82	Hyundai Tucson	14,958	14,768	+ 1.3%
#83	Kia Rio	14,709	7460	+ 97.2%
#84	Dodge Challenger	14,626	13,359	+ 9.5%
#85	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	14,537	9190	+ 58.2%
#86	Toyota Yaris	14,443	8597	+ 68.0%
#87	Dodge Durango	14,303	13,386	+ 6.9%
#88	Mini Cooper	14,246	13,777	+ 3.4%
#89	Acura MDX	14,151	14,997	- 5.6%
#90	Toyota 4Runner	13,837	15,986	- 13.4%
#91	Chevrolet Colorado	13,555	10,160	+ 33.4%
#92	Chevrolet Suburban	13,355	11,298	+ 18.2%
#93	Kia Sportage	13,165	16,442	- 19.9%
#94	Toyota Avalon	12,924	9157	+ 41.1%
#95	Volkswagen Golf	12,912	10,964	+ 17.8%
#96	Jeep Compass	12,723	11,443	+ 11.2%
#97	Fiat 500	12,699	1382	+ 819%
#98	Nissan Juke	12,329	13,449	- 8.3%
#99	BMW X5	12,236	10,054	+ 21.7%
#100	Acura TSX	12,132	10,650	+ 13.9%
#101	Hyundai Veloster	11,973	-----	-----
#102	Audi A4	11,794	12,009	- 1.8%
#103	Hyundai Genesis	11,780	9536	+ 23.5%
#104	Ford Expedition	11,757	12,296	- 4.4%
#105	Toyota Venza	11,685	11,359	+ 2.9%
#106	Lexus ES350	11,548	12,038	- 4.1%
#107	Acura TL	11,414	10,921	+ 4.5%
#108	Chevrolet Captiva Sport	10,713	-----	-----
#109	Nissan Pathfinder	10,267	8338	+ 23.1%
#110	Buick Regal	9952	14,208	- 30.0%
#111	Volkswagen Tiguan	9580	8472	+ 13.1%
#112	Ford Flex	9531	8750	+ 8.9%
#113	BMW X3	9132	7987	+ 14.3%
#114	Lexus IS	8966	9669	- 7.3%
#115	Lincoln MKZ	8944	9033	- 1.0%
#116	Mazda CX-7	8667	10,994	- 21.2%
#117	Audi Q5	8432	7183	+ 17.4%
#118	Mazda 2	8312	5217	+ 59.3%
#119	Lincoln MKX	8309	7308	+ 13.7%
#120	Mercedes-Benz GLK	8095	7368	+ 9.9%
#121	Buick Verano	7969	-----	-----
#122	Mercedes-Benz GL-Class	7922	6566	+ 20.7%
#123	GMC Yukon	7879	9501	- 17.1%
#124	Volvo S60	7675	6213	+ 23.5%
#125	Mazda CX-9	7553	11,315	- 33.2%
#126	Mazda CX-5	7507	-----	-----
#127	Scion tC	7241	8168	- 11.3%
#128	Mitsubishi Galant	7197	8155	- 11.7%
#129	Chevrolet Avalanche	7170	5805	+ 23.5%
#130	Lexus GS	7054	1488	+ 374%
#131	Nissan Quest	6944	3335	+ 108%
#132	Cadillac Escalade	6869	8176	- 16.0%
#133	Kia Sedona	6867	6467	+ 6.2%
#134	Volkswagen Beetle	6738	1035	+ 551%
#135	Dodge Caliber	6646	13,574	- 51.0%
#136	Lexus CT200h	6510	3074	+ 112%
#137	Scion xB	6482	6574	- 1.4%
#138	Nissan Titan	6181	6071	+ 1.8%
#139	Nissan Armada	6155	6111	+ 0.7%
#140	Nissan Xterra	5705	5137	+ 11.1%
#141	Mini Countryman	5665	5010	+ 13.1%
#142	Mitsubishi Lancer	5561	6329	- 12.1%
#143	Chevrolet Volt	5377	1703	+ 216%
#144	Mitsubishi Outlander Sport	5323	5158	+ 3.2%
#145	Volkswagen CC	5291	9206	- 42.5%
#146	Audi A6	5146	2573	+ 100%
#147	Volvo XC60	5134	4739	+ 8.3%
#148	Audi A5	5131	5021	+ 2.2%
#149	Honda Crosstour	5122	7479	- 31.5%
#150	Honda Ridgeline	4885	3926	+ 24.4%
#151	Mazda 5	4883	8494	- 42.5%
#152	Acura RDX	4882	4977	- 1.9%
#153	GMC Yukon XL	4836	6040	- 19.9%
#154	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	4775	4523	+ 5.6%
#155	Lincoln MKS	4585	3057	+ 50.0%
#156	Infiniti QX56	4431	4015	+ 10.4%
#157	Chevrolet Corvette	4328	4293	+ 0.8%
#158	Porsche Cayenne	4281	4610	- 7.1%
#159	Suzuki SX4	4195	3836	+ 9.4%
#160	Toyota Sequoia	4113	4057	+ 1.4%
#161	Toyota FJ Cruiser	4073	4867	- 16.3%
#162	BMW 7-Series	3896	3522	+ 10.6%
#163	GMC Canyon	3851	2843	+ 35.5%
#164	Infiniti FX	3525	3770	- 6.5%
#165	Mercedes-Benz S-Class	3507	3521	- 0.4%
#166	Scion iQ	3485	-----	-----
#167	Scion xD	3466	3727	- 7.0%
#168	Lexus GX460	3272	4443	- 26.4%
#169	Infiniti M	3260	4101	- 20.5%
#170	Volvo XC90	3260	3164	+ 3.0%
#171	Volkswagen Routan	3115	3677	- 15.3%
#172	Porsche 911	3094	2095	+ 47.7%
#173	Honda Insight	3035	8702	- 65.1%
#174	smart fortwo	3028	1734	+ 74.6%
#175	Volkswagen Touareg	3020	2059	+ 46.7%
#176	Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	2986	-----	-----
#177	Dodge Nitro	2892	8264	- 65.0%
#178	Nissan 370Z	2850	3054	- 6.7%
#179	Audi Q7	2842	3027	- 6.1%
#180	BMW 1-Series	2835	3580	- 20.8%
#181	Audi A7	2805	408	+ 588%
#182	Porsche Panamera	2735	2297	+ 19.1%
#183	Land Rover Range Rover	2711	3310	- 18.1%
#184	Mitsubishi Outlander	2672	3081	- 13.3%
#185	Lincoln Navigator	2654	2539	+ 4.5%
#186	Nissan Cube	2650	8677	- 69.5%
#187	Infiniti JX35	2619	-----	-----
#188	Land Rover LR4	2473	2630	- 6.0%
#189	Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class	2404	552	+ 336%
#190	Audi A3	2329	2277	+ 2.3%
#191	Hyundai Veracruz	2285	2448	- 6.7%
#192	BMW 6-Series	2210	521	+ 324%
#193	Volkswagen Eos	2183	1975	+ 10.5%
#194	Mazda MX-5 Miata	2146	1975	+ 8.7%
#195	Lincoln MKT	2139	1713	+ 24.9%
#196	Nissan LEAF	2103	1025	+ 105%
#197	Lexus LS	2101	3157	- 33.4%
#198	Ford Crown Victoria	2044	21,206	- 90.4%
#199	Jaguar XF	2009	1409	+ 42.6%
#200	Suzuki Kizashi	1895	2571	- 26.3%
#201	Lexus LX570	1855	1199	+ 54.7%
#202	Jaguar XJ	1725	1833	- 5.9%
#203	Honda CR-Z	1699	5489	- 69.0%
#204	Volvo XC70	1693	1605	+ 5.5%
#205	Suzuki Grand Vitara	1669	1763	- 5.3%
#206	Mercedes-Benz SLK	1558	689	+ 126%
#207	Volvo C70	1540	1794	- 14.2%
#208	BMW X6	1438	1559	- 7.8%
#209	Audi A8	1423	1873	- 24.0%
#210	Hyundai Equus	1279	950	+ 34.6%
#211	Infiniti EX35	1236	2031	- 39.1%
#212	Hyundai Azera	1112	713	+ 56.0%
#213	Volvo S80	1056	1356	- 22.1%
#214	Land Rover LR2	1006	786	+ 28.0%
T215	BMW Z4	888	883	+ 0.6%
T215	Buick Lucerne	888	10,681	- 91.7%
#217	Volvo C30	858	983	- 12.7%
#218	Audi TT	754	637	+ 18.4%
#219	Subaru Tribeca	742	910	- 18.5%
#220	Jaguar XK	667	508	+ 31.3%
#221	Toyota Land Cruiser	655	695	- 5.8%
#222	Mitsubishi Eclipse	604	2125	- 71.6%
#223	Lexus HS250h	591	978	- 39.6%
#224	Mercedes-Benz R-Class	568	870	- 34.7%
#225	Suzuki Equator	567	636	- 10.8%
#226	Chevrolet Caprice PPV	542	-----	-----
#227	Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	520	714	- 27.2%
#228	Lincoln Town Car	513	3593	- 85.7%
#229	Mazda Tribute	499	803	- 37.9%
#230	Dodge Dakota	415	5665	- 92.7%
#231	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	390	309	+ 26.2%
#232	Porsche Cayman	349	479	- 27.1%
#233	Nissan GT-R	344	596	- 42.3%
#234	Mercedes-Benz G-Class	343	378	- 9.3%
#235	Audi R8	335	393	- 14.8%
#236	Mitsubishi Endeavor	315	3400	- 90.7%
#237	Cadillac DTS	275	6363	- 95.7%
#238	Mercedes-Benz CL-Class	273	387	- 29.5%
#239	Acura ZDX	269	719	- 62.6%
#240	Mitsubishi i MiEV	215	-----	-----
#241	Porsche Boxster	137	698	- 80.4%
#242	Acura RL	132	708	- 81.4%
#243	Cadillac STS	107	2240	- 95.2%
#244	Mazda RX-8	79	291	- 72.9%
#245	Volvo S40	49	1663	- 97.1%
#246	Dodge Viper	20	94	- 78.7%
#247	Lexus LFA	19	22	- 13.6%
T248	Chevrolet HHR	9	27,435	- 99.97%
T248	Suzuki XL7	9	28	- 67.9%
#250	Mercedes-Benz B-Class	7	2	+ 250%
#251	Chevrolet Cobalt	4	679	- 99.4%
#252	Honda Element	3	5058	- 99.9%
T253	Honda FCX	2	------	-----
T253	Lexus SC430	2	14	- 85.7%
#255	Suzuki Forenza/Reno	1	1	0.0%
-----	Total	4,560,583	4,136,760	+ 10.2%
-----	---------------------------------	-------	-----	-----
-----	Commercial Vans	91,373	81,282	+ 12.4%
-----	---------------------------------	-------	-----	-----
-----	Overall Market	4,651,956	4,218,042	+ 10.3%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
Red font indicates year-over-year sales decline
Italicized unranked lines are available breakdowns, included in the model's total, not in addition to the model's total. Sales data for brands such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus, Maybach, Rolls-Royce etc. are unfortunately not broken down by model. ANDC estimates say sales for those brands through April were 580, 116, 80, 16, and 128, respectively. Total Maserati and Bentley volume is reported, but not by specific models.

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