A Likely Winner: Ford's 2013 Fusion |
As the 2012 Fusion departs, availability dissipates. But the 2013 Fusion isn't readily available, either. Fusion sales dropped 37%, and August's eighth-best-selling car fell to 15th in September 2012. The Malibu slid from 14th last month to 16th in September.
Up at the top of the heap sit America's two long-time favourites. Toyota Camry sales shot up 38% in September and are up 37% through the first three quarters of 2012. As Honda began its switchover and incentivized the outgoing Accord, sales jumped 57%.
Where Detroit did fare well was in the compact sector, not its traditional base by any means. The Chevrolet Cruze was America's best-sellign American car, third-best-selling car overall, and the leading small car. Ford's Focus was back in seventh as the fourth-best-selling small car.
The U.S. auto industry posted gains of 13% in September 2012. The majority of the cars on this top 20 list outpaced the industry.
Rank | Best-Selling Car | September 2012 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
#1 | Toyota Camry | 34,252 | + 37.8% | 314,788 | + 37.1% |
#2 | Honda Accord | 29,182 | + 56.6% | 247,847 | + 36.9% |
#3 | Chevrolet Cruze | 25,787 | + 42.5% | 180,600 | - 3.7% |
#4 | Nissan Altima | 24,448 | + 0.4% | 234,040 | + 16.7% |
#5 | Toyota Corolla/Matrix | 23,026 | + 42.6% | 222,703 | + 19.2% |
#6 | Honda Civic | 21,546 | + 57.0% | 234,029 | + 39.8% |
#7 | Ford Focus | 19,736 | + 91.4% | 186,686 | + 36.0% |
#8 | Toyota Prius | 18,932 | + 103% | 183,340 | + 96.6% |
Prius C | 3386 | ----- | 26,130 | ----- | |
Prius V | 3088 | ----- | n/a | ----- | |
Prius Plug-In | 1652 | ----- | 7720 | ----- | |
#9 | Hyundai Elantra | 18,305 | + 27.2% | 152,575 | + 3.1% |
#10 | Hyundai Sonata | 17,332 | - 5.0% | 175,346 | + 0.3% |
#11 | Chevrolet Impala | 15,259 | + 10.4% | 140,179 | + 1.5% |
#12 | Volkswagen Jetta | 14,750 | - 1.8% | 127,028 | - 7.3% |
#13 | Kia Optima | 14,304 | + 131% | 114,728 | + 106% |
#14 | Mazda 3 | 14,031 | |||
#15 | Ford Fusion | 12,300 | - 37.0% | 194,165 | + 3.0% |
#16 | Chevrolet Malibu | 11,188 | + 0.7% | 179,465 | + 4.8% |
#17 | Subaru Outback | 10,583 | + 39.1% | 85,204 | + 13.9% |
#18 | Chrysler 200 | 9881 | + 13.5% | 100,267 | + 64.6% |
#19 | Volkswagen Passat | 9500 | + 199% | 83,662 | + 1610% |
#20 | Kia Soul | 9467 | + 42.0% | 93,356 | + 18.7% |
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
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