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Mercedes-Benz sold more than 8600 E-Class sedans, coupes, convertibles, and wagons in November 2013, but that wasn't enough for the E-Class to crack this list of the 20 best-selling cars in America. The 19th and 20th-ranked cars from Volkswagen and Subaru both topped 8800 units despite sharp decreases compared with November 2012.
At the top of the heap, America's first, second, third, and fourth-best-selling midsize cars - the first, second, fourth, and fifth-best-selling cars overall, all sold more than 22,000 copies and all posted year-over-year U.S. sales increases. America's most popular car, the Toyota Camry, topped 30,000 sales for the tenth time this year; the eleventh time in the last year.
Those four midsize cars - Camry, Accord, Altima, and Fusion - were four of eight conventional midsize cars in the top 20, four of nine if you count the Outback. There were seven conventional compact cars, plus a Kia Soul.
That leaves the BMW 3-Series and its 4-Series sibling, the Toyota Prius, and the big Chevrolet Impala to round out the top 20.
The ten leaders do much of the load-lugging, however. With 220,432 November sales between them, they jointly sell 88% more often than the next ten top-selling cars.
Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these best-selling cars can always be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats page, and for those not viewing the mobile version of this site, near the top right of this page, as well. GoodCarBadCar will shortly publish lists of America's best-selling trucks and best-selling SUVs in November.
November 2014 • December 2013 • October 2013 • November 2012
Source: Automakers
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
^ Prius breakdown by variant
Total Infiniti G/Q50/Q60 sales: 7702 in November, up 59.2% from 4838, and 51,388 YTD, down 5.4% from 54,328. Total Infiniti G sedan/Q50 sales: 7174 in November, up 85.9% from 3860, and 42,044 YTD, down 0.7% from 42,346.
BMW, not GoodCarBadCar, has chosen to combine the 3-Series and 4-Series in their monthly U.S. sales reports.
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Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - November 2013
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At the top of the heap, America's first, second, third, and fourth-best-selling midsize cars - the first, second, fourth, and fifth-best-selling cars overall, all sold more than 22,000 copies and all posted year-over-year U.S. sales increases. America's most popular car, the Toyota Camry, topped 30,000 sales for the tenth time this year; the eleventh time in the last year.
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Those four midsize cars - Camry, Accord, Altima, and Fusion - were four of eight conventional midsize cars in the top 20, four of nine if you count the Outback. There were seven conventional compact cars, plus a Kia Soul.
That leaves the BMW 3-Series and its 4-Series sibling, the Toyota Prius, and the big Chevrolet Impala to round out the top 20.
The ten leaders do much of the load-lugging, however. With 220,432 November sales between them, they jointly sell 88% more often than the next ten top-selling cars.
Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these best-selling cars can always be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats page, and for those not viewing the mobile version of this site, near the top right of this page, as well. GoodCarBadCar will shortly publish lists of America's best-selling trucks and best-selling SUVs in November.
November 2014 • December 2013 • October 2013 • November 2012
Rank | Best-Selling Car | November 2013 | November 2012 | % Change | 2013 YTD | 2012 YTD | % Change |
#1 | Toyota Camry | 30,386 | 28,765 | 5.6% | 378,520 | 373,479 | 1.3% |
#2 | Honda Accord | 27,093 | 26,248 | 3.2% | 334,357 | 302,444 | 10.6% |
#3 | Honda Civic | 26,291 | 30,075 | - 12.6% | 307,180 | 284,791 | 7.9% |
#4 | Nissan Altima | 24,604 | 20,305 | 21.2% | 295,907 | 278,968 | 6.1% |
#5 | Ford Fusion | 22,839 | 15,125 | 51.0% | 270,872 | 221,980 | 22.0% |
#6 | Toyota Corolla/Matrix | 22,434 | 22,616 | - 0.8% | 279,618 | 266,268 | 5.0% |
#7 | Chevrolet Cruze | 18,200 | 16,807 | 8.3% | 230,062 | 216,528 | 6.3% |
#8 | Hyundai Elantra | 16,751 | 15,923 | 5.2% | 226,220 | 183,010 | 23.6% |
#9 | Hyundai Sonata | 16,595 | 17,660 | - 6.0% | 189,169 | 209,779 | - 9.8% |
#10 | Ford Focus | 15,239 | 18,312 | - 16.8% | 219,001 | 223,318 | - 1.9% |
#11 | Chevrolet Malibu | 14,405 | 10,227 | 40.9% | 185,101 | 199,321 | - 7.1% |
#12 | Chevrolet Impala | 13,418 | 11,163 | 20.2% | 146,164 | 159,710 | - 8.5% |
#13 | BMW 3-Series & 4-Series | 13,148 | 10,776 | 22.0% | 102,784 | 88,857 | 15.7% |
#14 | Kia Soul | 12,870 | 7257 | 77.3% | 111,734 | 108,601 | 2.9% |
#15 | Volkswagen Jetta | 12,417 | 14,259 | - 12.9% | 148,400 | 154,763 | - 4.1% |
#16 | Nissan Sentra | 11,664 | 7176 | 62.5% | 118,344 | 98,640 | 20.0% |
#17 | Toyota Prius | 10,901 | 10,691 | 2.0% | 146,460 | 146,360 | 0.1% |
Prius Sedan ^ | 9801 | 8925 | 9.8% | 135,291 | 134,971 | 0.2% | |
Prius Plug-In ^ | 1100 | 1766 | - 37.7% | 11,169 | 11,389 | - 1.9% | |
#18 | Kia Optima | 10,871 | 12,715 | - 14.5% | 146,419 | 140,391 | 4.3% |
#19 | Volkswagen Passat | 8876 | 10,544 | - 15.8% | 100,398 | 102,561 | - 2.1% |
#20 | Subaru Outback | 8852 | 10,124 | - 12.6% | 107,047 | 105,481 | 1.5% |
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
^ Prius breakdown by variant
Total Infiniti G/Q50/Q60 sales: 7702 in November, up 59.2% from 4838, and 51,388 YTD, down 5.4% from 54,328. Total Infiniti G sedan/Q50 sales: 7174 in November, up 85.9% from 3860, and 42,044 YTD, down 0.7% from 42,346.
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