August 2012 YTD - Top 262 Best-Selling Vehicles In America - Every Vehicle Ranked

As the U.S. auto industry rose 14.7% in the first eight months of 2012, many of America's most popular vehicles outpaced the overall market's growth with ease. Toyota, maker of America's best-selling car and second-best-selling overall vehicle, saw Camry sales jump 37% in the first two-thirds of 2012. The Honda Accord enjoyed a 35% increase, Honda's Civic rose 38%, and Toyota's aging RAV4 improved at a 36% clip.

Notice the emphasis on Japanese gains? There's no doubt many American nameplates have performed wonderfully in 2012, particularly compared with 2011. For example, the Ford Focus, America's third-best-selling American-brand passenger car, is up 31.5% this year. Ram P/U sales climbed 22%. The Ford Explorer and Jeep Grand Cherokee posted increases of 21% and 32%, respectively. Yet again, 517,236 of the extra sales came from Japan's three largest automobile manufacturers: Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. Collectively, sales at those three brands are up 23.2%. The overall market is up by 1.25 million units in 2012.

Six of America's ten best-selling vehicles in 2012 wear Japanese badges, although all six are North American-built. Only four of America's ten best-selling vehicles in 2011 wore Japanese badges.

Through the first eight months of 2012, the finishing order presents some interesting, and sometimes meaningless, findings. Not irrelevant is the 90th-ranked Fiat 500's ability to outsell the whole of Mini's 85th-ranked Cooper range save for the Coupe. The fleet-only Chevrolet Captiva Sport continues to outsell the Volkswagen Tiguan. Chevrolet's Volt is 67 positions ahead of the Nissan Leaf. Volkswagen's Eos is 223 sales in front of the more mainstream Mazda MX-5 Miata. Mercedes-Benz's smart fortwo is 92 sales ahead of the Scion iQ. 

And closer to the top, the best-selling vehicle in America, Ford's F-Series, finished August with a year-to-date lead of 128,120 units over the second-ranked Toyota Camry. The fat lady started singing in January.

As always, historical monthly and yearly sales figures for every vehicle currently marketed in North America can be accessed through the first dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats home and also, for non-mobile users, near the top right of this page. Pertinent links to other best seller lists are clickable at the bottom of this post. You'll find 232 more vehicles ranked by August year-to-date volume after you scan the top 30. To find vehicles in quicker fashion, use your Command+F or Cntrl+F function to search. Italicized unranked lines are nothing more than available breakdowns, already included in the model's total, not in addition to the model's total.

Rank	Vehicle	August 2012 YTD	August 2011 YTD	% Change
#1	Ford F-Series	408,656	361,978	+ 12.9%
#2	Toyota Camry	280,536	204,670	+ 37.1%
	* Camry Hybrid	30,587	6152	+ 397%
#3	Chevrolet Silverado	261,775	252,738	+ 3.6%
	* Silverado Hybrid	367	645	- 43.1%
#4	Honda Accord	218,665	162,375	+ 34.7%
#5	Honda Civic	212,483	153,660	+ 38.3%
	Civic Hybrid	5168	2850	+ 81.3%
#6	Nissan Altima	209,592	176,198	+ 19.0%
	* Altima Hybrid	96	2881	- 96.7%
#7	Toyota Corolla/Matrix	199,677	170,744	+ 16.9%
#8	Honda CR-V	191,113	141,431	+ 35.1%
#9	Dodge Ram	187,620	153,451	+ 22.3%
#10	Ford Fusion	181,865	168,929	+ 7.7%
	Fusion Hybrid	7168	7996	- 10.4%
#11	Ford Escape	176,927	167,625	+ 5.5%
	Escape Hybrid	1248	6739	- 81.5%
#12	Chevrolet Malibu	168,277	160,152	+ 5.1%
	Malibu Hybrid	11,320	24	+ 47,067%
#13	Ford Focus	166,950	127,006	+ 31.5%
	Focus Electric	169	-----	-----
#14	Toyota Prius	164,408	83,918	+ 95.9%
	Prius C	22,744	-----	-----
	Prius Plug-In	6068	-----	-----
#15	Hyundai Sonata	158,014	156,580	+ 0.9%
	Sonata Hybrid	14,221	12,042	+ 18.1%
#16	Chevrolet Cruze	154,813	169,427	- 8.6%
#17	Chevrolet Equinox	151,027	129,538	+ 16.6%
#18	Hyundai Elantra	134,270	133,536	+ 0.5%
#19	Chevrolet Impala	124,920	124,300	+ 0.5%
#20	Toyota RAV4	120,371	88,471	+ 36.1%
#21	Volkswagen Jetta	112,278	121,965	- 7.9%
	* Jetta TDI	32,646	36,925	- 11.6%
	Jetta SportWagen	14,716	19,481	- 24.5%
#22	Ford Explorer	103,754	85,621	+ 21.2%
	Explorer Police Interceptor	3552	-----	-----
#23	Kia Optima	100,424	49,546	+ 103%
	* Optima Hybrid	7005	403	+ 1638%
#24	Jeep Grand Cherokee	99,536	75,189	+ 32.4%
#25	GMC Sierra	98,545	93,438	+ 5.5%
	* Sierra Hybrid	92	135	- 31.9%
#26	Nissan Rogue	97,657	80,638	+ 21.1%
#27	Jeep Wrangler	96,380	80,540	+ 19.7%
#28	Dodge Grand Caravan	94,639	75,627	+ 25.1%
#29	Toyota Tacoma	90,696	70,474	+ 28.7%
#30	Chrysler 200	90,386	52,221	+ 73.1%

Source: Manufacturers, ANDC & HybridCars.com
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
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Rank	Vehicle	August 2012 YTD	August 2011 YTD	% Change
#31	Honda Odyssey	86,459	67,203	+ 28.7%
#32	Ford Edge	86,216	79,099	+ 9.0%
#33	Kia Soul	83,889	72,003	+ 16.5%
#34	Mazda 3	79,674	70,256	+ 13.4%
#35	Toyota Highlander	79,554	65,536	+ 21.4%
	* Highlander Hybrid	3969	3207	+ 23.8%
#36	Toyota Sienna	78,285	74,213	+ 5.5%
#37	Kia Sorento	78,098	88,613	- 11.9%
#38	Nissan Versa	77,556	59,811	+ 29.7%
#39	Chrysler Town & Country	77,362	61,512	+ 25.8%
#40	Nissan Sentra	76,495	81,921	- 6.6%
#41	Honda Pilot	75,243	71,397	+ 5.4%
#42	Subaru Outback	74,621	67,184	+ 11.1%
#43	Volkswagen Passat	74,162	1717	+ 4219%
	* Passat TDI	16,101	742	+ 2070%
#44	Dodge Avenger	66,023	40,418	+ 63.4%
#45	Toyota Tundra	65,634	54,362	+ 20.7%
#46	GMC Terrain	63,340	56,541	+ 12.0%
#47	Chevrolet Camaro	63,298	63,255	+ 0.1%
#48	Ford Mustang	62,382	51,564	+ 21.0%
#49	Chevrolet Traverse	61,355	75,591	- 18.8%
#50	BMW 3-Series	60,621	61,277	- 1.1%
	* 335d	711	2206	- 67.8%
#51	Lexus RX	60,002	51,813	+ 15.8%
	* RX450h	7917	7051	+ 12.3%
#52	Jeep Liberty	58,028	43,962	+ 32.0%
#53	GMC Acadia	57,698	56,726	+ 1.7%
#54	Dodge Charger	57,622	47,359	+ 21.7%
#55	Subaru Impreza	57,580	27,730	+ 108%
	Impreza WRX	8450	8072	+ 4.7%
#56	Chevrolet Sonic/Aveo	57,280	27,491	+ 108%
	Aveo	59	27,211	- 99.78%
#57	Kia Forte	54,316	57,259	- 5.1%
#58	Dodge Journey	51,724	36,304	+ 42.5%
#59	Ford Taurus	51,293	43,233	+ 18.6%
	Taurus Police Interceptor	5251	-----	-----
#60	Subaru Forester	50,505	49,789	+ 1.4%
#61	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	49,868	39,263	+ 27.0%
#62	Chrysler 300	48,868	18,931	+ 158%
#63	Hyundai Accent	47,125	36,245	+ 30.0%
#64	Chevrolet Tahoe	44,785	47,823	- 6.4%
	* Tahoe Hybrid	346	415	- 16.6%
#65	Jeep Patriot	43,633	38,841	+ 12.3%
#66	Hyundai Santa Fe	43,583	51,768	- 15.8%
#67	Infiniti G	42,375	38,354	+ 10.5%
#68	Buick LaCrosse	40,486	40,720	- 0.6%
	* LaCrosse eAssist	8649	-----	-----
#69	Nissan Frontier	40,460	33,114	+ 22.2%
#70	Nissan Maxima	40,403	38,460	+ 5.1%
#71	Mercedes-Benz E-Class	39,970	42,707	- 6.4%2
	* E350 BlueTec	1823	1981	- 8.0%
#72	Ford Fiesta	39,561	53,258	- 25.7%
#73	Buick Enclave	37,351	39,536	- 5.5%
#74	Nissan Murano	35,637	34,197	+ 4.2%
#75	Cadillac SRX	35,564	34,960	+ 1.7%
#76	Cadillac CTS	35,362	37,237	- 5.0%
#77	BMW 5-Series	35,139	33,899	+ 3.7%
	* ActiveHybrid5	37	-----	-----
#78	Acura MDX	33,954	28,759	+ 18.1%
#79	Honda Fit	33,918	42,234	- 21.5%
	Fit EV	16	-----	-----
#80	Hyundai Tucson	33,271	31,172	+ 6.7%
#81	Subaru Legacy	31,465	28,199	+ 11.6%
#82	Toyota 4Runner	31,242	28,936	+ 8.0%
#83	Chevrolet Suburban	30,606	27,809	+ 10.1%
#84	Dodge Challenger	30,393	26,830	+ 13.3%
#85	Mini Cooper	30,289	27,565	+ 9.9%
	Cooper Hardtop	19,547	18,961	+ 3.1%
	Clubman	3832	5056	- 24.2%
	Convertible	3486	3548	- 1.7%
	Coupe	2022	-----	-----
	Roadster	1402	-----	-----
#86	Chevrolet Colorado	29,775	21,814	+ 36.5%
#87	Kia Rio	29,644	13,602	+ 118%
#88	Lexus ES	29,581	23,333	+ 26.8%
	ES300h	817	-----	-----
#89	Volkswagen Golf	29,158	24,533	+ 18.9%
	GTI	12,098	11,991	+ 0.9%
	* Golf TDI	7002	6882	+ 1.7%
	Golf R	2721	-----	-----
#90	Fiat 500	28,566	11,088	+ 158%
#91	Jeep Compass	28,368	29,591	- 4.1%
#92	Mazda 6	28,250	20,751	+ 36.1%
#93	Kia Sportage	27,285	33,520	- 18.6%
#94	Toyota Venza	27,185	26,386	+ 3.0%
#95	Dodge Durango	27,066	34,157	- 20.8%
#96	BMW X5	25,832	22,169	+ 16.5%
	* X5 xDrive35d	6679	4421	+ 51.1%
#97	Hyundai Veloster	25,318	-----	-----
#98	Audi A4	25,195	23,708	+ 6.3%
#99	Buick Verano	25,104	-----	-----
#100	Mazda CX-5	24,904	-----	-----
#101	Nissan Juke	24,901	24,149	+ 3.1%
#102	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	24,659	19,158	+ 28.7%
	* ML350 BlueTec	3933	2196	+ 79.1%
	* ML450 Hybrid	20	1	+ 1900%
#103	Ford Expedition	24,532	25,749	- 4.7%
#104	Hyundai Genesis	24,347	22,224	+ 9.6%
#105	Chevrolet Captiva Sport	24,299	-----	-----
#106	Acura TL	23,612	20,373	+ 15.9%
#107	Toyota Yaris	22,700	14,192	+ 59.9%
#108	Acura TSX	21,697	18,609	+ 16.6%
	TSX SportWagon	2736	2171	+ 26.0%
#109	Ford Flex	21,442	19,018	+ 12.7%
#110	Lincoln MKZ	20,899	19,122	+ 9.3%
	* MKZ Hybrid	4218	3898	+ 8.2%
#111	Volkswagen Tiguan	20,652	18,388	+ 12.3%
#112	Nissan Pathfinder	20,337	16,572	+ 22.7%
#113	Toyota Avalon	20,102	18,531	+ 8.5%
#114	BMW X3	19,557	17,314	+ 13.0%
#115	Ford Ranger	19,053	42,634	- 55.3%
#116	Volkswagen Beetle	18,944	1042	+ 1718%
	* Beetle TDI	107	-----	-----
#117	Lexus IS	18,859	18,185	+ 3.7%
#118	Buick Regal	18,684	29,332	- 36.3%
	* Regal eAssist	1422	-----	-----
#119	Audi Q5	17,641	15,336	+ 15.0%
#120	GMC Yukon	17,078	20,999	- 18.7%
	* Yukon Hybrid	333	489	- 31.9%
#121	Mercedes-Benz GLK	16,935	15,073	+ 15.0%
#122	Acura RDX	16,863	9326	+ 80.8%
#123	Lincoln MKX	16,670	14,699	+ 13.4%
#124	Volvo S60	16,418	14,176	+ 15.8%
#125	Scion tC	15,950	15,589	+ 2.3%
#126	Mercedes-Benz GL-Class	15,598	14,655	+ 6.4%
	* GL350 BlueTec	4010	3151	+ 27.3%
#127	Mazda CX-9	15,339	20,887	- 26.6%
#128	Chevrolet Avalanche	15,119	12,128	+ 24.7%
#129	Cadillac Escalade	14,741	15,262	- 3.4%
	Escalade	8381	8964	- 6.5%
	Escalade ESV	5200	5057	+ 2.8%
	Escalade EXT	1160	1241	- 6.5%
#130	Nissan Titan	14,614	13,054	+ 12.0%
#131	Lexus GS	14,563	2794	+ 421%
	* GS450h	338	190	+ 77.9%
#132	Scion xB	13,793	11,559	+ 19.3%
#133	Chevrolet Volt	13,497	3172	+ 326%
#134	GMC Yukon XL	13,388	14,605	- 8.3%
#135	Mini Countryman	13,343	10,071	+ 32.5%
#136	Nissan Quest	13,324	7800	+ 70.8%
#137	Kia Sedona	13,153	16,842	- 21.9%
#138	Volkswagen CC	13,049	21,719	- 39.9%
#139	Honda Crosstour	12,857	12,940	- 0.6%
#140	Lexus CT200h	12,417	7408	+ 67.6%
#141	Volvo XC60	12,189	9447	+ 29.0%
#142	Infiniti JX35	12,102	-----	-----
#143	Nissan Xterra	12,092	11,519	+ 5.0%
#144	Nissan Armada	12,002	11,565	+ 3.8%
#145	Mazda 2	11,973	9899	+ 21.0%
#146	Audi A6	11,844	5580	+ 112%
#147	Mitsubishi Galant	11,778	12,974	- 9.2%
#148	Mitsubishi Lancer	11,442	14,500	- 21.1%
#149	Audi A5	11,411	10,455	+ 9.1%
#150	Mazda CX-7	11,187	22,926	- 51.2%
#151	Mitsubishi Outlander Sport	10,873	10,978	- 1.0%
#152	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	9949	9328	+ 6.7%
#153	Dodge Caliber	9834	28,038	- 64.9%
#154	Chevrolet Corvette	9219	9123	+ 1.1%
#155	Honda Ridgeline	9169	5776	+ 58.7%
#156	Porsche Cayenne	8964	9101	- 1.5%
	* Cayenne S Hybrid	798	1123	- 28.9%
	* Cayenne  Diesel	299	-----	-----
#157	Mazda 5	8861	14,293	- 38.0%
#158	Toyota FJ Cruiser	8733	9276	- 5.9%
#159	Lincoln MKS	8701	7770	+ 12.0%
#160	Suzuki SX4	8558	8418	+ 1.7%
#161	Infiniti QX56	8385	7797	+ 7.5%
#162	Toyota Sequoia	8273	7848	+ 5.4%
#163	BMW 7-Series	7639	6881	+ 11.0%
	* ActiveHybrid 7	218	237	- 8.0%
#164	Scion xD	7483	6621	+ 13.0%
#165	Volkswagen Routan	7424	9254	- 19.8%
#166	Mercedes-Benz S-Class	7289	7430	- 1.9%
	* S350 BlueTec	604	-----	-----
	* S400 Hybrid	88	222	- 60.4%
#167	GMC Canyon	7063	7176	- 1.6%
#168	Lexus GX460	6772	7424	- 8.8%
#169	Volvo XC90	6478	6993	- 7.4%
#170	Scion FR-S	6332	-----	-----
#171	Audi Q7	6291	6224	+ 1.1%
	* Q7 TDI	1968	2642	- 25.5%
#172	Volkswagen Touareg	6284	4197	+ 49.7%
	* Touareg TDI	3033	1832	+ 65.6%
	* Touareg Hybrid	172	308	- 44.2%
#173	smart fortwo	6281	3288	+ 91.0%
	* fortwo EV	136	88	+ 54.5%
#174	Infiniti M	6259	7244	- 13.6%
	* M Hybrid	433	200	+ 117%
#175	Scion iQ	6189	-----	-----
#176	Porsche 911	6145	4253	+ 44.5%
#177	Hyundai Veracruz	6116	6019	+ 1.6%
#178	Infiniti FX	5803	6328	- 8.3%
#179	Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	5676	-----	-----
#180	Nissan 370Z	5663	5612	+ 0.9%
#181	Audi A7	5531	3404	+ 62.5%
#182	Land Rover Range Rover	5490	6514	- 15.7%
#183	Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class	5400	2797	+ 93.1%
#184	Porsche Panamera	5378	4670	+ 15.2%
	* Panamera S Hybrid	323	-----	-----
#185	Mitsubishi Outlander	5306	6554	- 19.0%
#186	Nissan Cube	5297	13,212	- 59.9%
#187	Hyundai Azera	5102	1328	+ 284%
#188	BMW 1-Series	5020	5898	- 14.9%
#189	Lincoln MKT	4990	3384	+ 47.5%
#190	Lincoln Navigator	4976	4966	+ 0.2%
#191	Audi A3	4944	4567	+ 8.3%
	* A3 TDI	2720	2595	+ 4.8%
#192	Land Rover LR4	4885	5318	- 8.1%
#193	BMW 6-Series	4873	1879	+ 159%
#194	Honda Insight	4801	13,106	- 63.4%
#195	Volkswagen Eos	4799	5608	- 14.4%
#196	Cadillac XTS	4650	-----	-----
#197	Mazda MX-5 Miata	4576	4254	+ 7.6%
#198	Acura ILX	4392	-----	-----
	ILX Hybrid	395	-----	-----
#199	Lexus LS	4358	5643	- 22.8%
	* LS600hL	40	54	- 25.9%
#200	Nissan Leaf	4228	6168	- 31.5%
#201	Chevrolet Spark	4090	-----	-----
#202	Dodge Dart	4019	-----	-----
#203	Suzuki Kizashi	3974	4977	- 20.2%
#204	Jaguar XF	3951	3286	+ 20.2%
#205	BMW X6	3614	3820	- 5.4%
	* X6 ActiveHybrid	4	35	- 88.6%
#206	Volvo XC70	3578	3737	- 4.3%
#207	Volvo C70	3530	3715	- 5.0%
#208	Jaguar XJ	3515	3738	- 6.0%
#209	Audi A8	3419	3768	- 9.3%
#210	Suzuki Grand Vitara	3416	3407	+ 0.3%
#211	Lexus LX570	3388	2047	+ 65.5%
#212	Dodge Nitro	3216	16,498	- 80.5%
#213	Honda CR-Z	3126	9635	- 67.6%
#214	Ford Crown Victoria	3010	40,082	- 92.5%
#215	Mercedes-Benz SLK	2872	2343	+ 22.6%
#216	Hyundai Equus	2643	1991	+ 32.7%
#217	Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	2628	1118	+ 135%
#218	Volvo S80	2442	3427	- 28.7%
#219	Chevrolet Caprice PPV	2411	358	+ 573%
#220	Infiniti EX	2227	3979	- 44.0%
#221	Subaru BRZ	2210	-----	-----
#222	Land Rover LR2	2038	1750	+ 16.5%
#223	Volvo C30	1967	2256	- 12.8%
#224	Toyota Land Cruiser	1767	1094	+ 61.5%
#225	BMW Z4	1765	2792	- 36.8%
#226	Audi TT	1512	1452	+ 4.1%
#227	Mercedes-Benz R-Class	1416	1904	- 25.6%
#228	Subaru Tribeca	1399	1714	- 18.4%
#229	Porsche Boxster	1363	1489	- 8.5%
#230	Suzuki Equator	1269	1412	- 10.1%
#231	Jaguar XK	1080	1180	- 8.5%
#232	Mitsubishi Eclipse	1047	6721	- 84.4%
#233	Buick Lucerne	964	16,905	- 94.3%
#234	Nissan GT-R	849	995	- 14.7%
#235	Lincoln Town Car	842	7882	- 89.3%
#236	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	669	429	+ 55.9%
#237	Mercedes-Benz G-Class	668	878	- 23.9%
#238	Lexus HS250h	633	1947	- 67.5%
#239	Audi R8	604	762	- 20.7%
#240	Acura ZDX	594	1133	- 47.6%
#241	BMW X1	576	-----	-----
#242	Mazda Tribute	505	1902	- 73.4%
	* Tribute Hybrid	90	342	- 73.7%
#243	Mercedes-Benz CL-Class	490	642	- 23.7%
#244	Dodge Dakota	480	9949	- 95.2%
#245	Mitsubishi Endeavor	467	8345	- 94.4%
#246	Cadillac DTS	460	10,172	- 95.5%
#247	Porsche Cayman	429	981	- 56.3%
#248	Mitsubishi i MiEV	403	-----	-----
#249	Acura RL	295	936	- 68.5%
#250	Cadillac STS	156	2806	- 94.4%
#251	Mazda RX-8	80	626	- 87.2%
#252	Volvo S40	51	2795	- 98.2%
#253	Lexus LFA	29	40	- 27.5%
T254	Dodge Viper	20	138	- 85.5%
T254	Chevrolet HHR	20	36,613	- 99.9%
#256	Chevrolet Cobalt	11	839	- 98.7%
#257	Suzuki XL7	10	43	- 76.7%
#258	Mercedes-Benz B-Class	7	12	- 41.7%
#259	Honda FCX	3	-----	-----
#260	Honda Element	3	10,369	- 99.97%
#261	Lexus SC430	2	18	- 88.9%
#262	Suzuki Forenza/Reno	1	1	0.0%
-----	Total	9,508,311	8,294,812	+ 14.6%
-----	--------------------------------	-------	-----	-----
-----	Commercial Vans	202,927	170,454	+ 19.1%
-----	---------------------------------	-------	-----	-----
-----	Overall Market	9,711,238	8,465,266	+ 14.7%

Source: Manufacturers, ANDC, & HybridCars.com
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
Italicized unranked lines are nothing more than available breakdowns, already included in the model's total, not in addition to the model's total. Sales data for brands such as Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus, Maybach, Rolls-Royce etc. are unfortunately not broken down by model. ANDC estimates say sales for those brands through August were 544, 1200, 320, 160, 32, and 256, respectively. Total Maserati and Bentley volume is reported, but not by specific models.
* = unconfirmed by manufacturer's monthly report

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