Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In America - August 2015
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Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In America - August 2015


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Ford F-Series sales jumped 5% for the second consecutive month, America's second and third-best-selling vehicles posted meaningful year-over-year improvements, and the U.S. auto industry still managed to decline by slightly less than 1% in August 2015. 

U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD

Blame the loss of Labour Day weekend to September figures, after three consecutive years in which Labour Day – which is, in fact, a September holiday – sales figures were included in August's results. With one fewer selling day and the loss of those Labour Day sales, U.S. new vehicle sales in August 2015 fell by 8900 units in comparison with August 2014.

USA best selling autos market share chart August 2015
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Symptoms of the slide? Five of the six best-selling cars posted year-over-year declines; sharp declines in the case of the two leaders, the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry. Even some very popular utility vehicles, in a category which jumped 11%, posted decreasing August volume: RAV4, Escape, Grand Cherokee.

 Compared with August 2014, the Chrysler 200, Nissan Versa, and Toyota Tacoma have replaced the Volkswagen Jetta, Kia Optima, and Toyota Prius.

 We've already published August lists for the 20 best-selling cars, 20 best-selling SUVs and crossovers, and complete figures for every pickup truck, links to which you'll find below. Throwing all those vehicles into one group results in this list of the 30 best-selling vehicles overall. We end up with five pickup trucks, no minivans, 15 cars, and 10 utility vehicles.

 Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these top-selling vehicles 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.

September 2015 • July 2015 • August 2014
Rank
Vehicle
August
2015
August
2014
%
Change
2015
YTD		 2014
YTD		 %
Change
#1
Ford F-Series
71,332 68,109 4.7% 494,800 497,174 -0.5%
#2
Chevrolet Silverado
54,977 49,201 11.7% 387,179 331,977 16.6%
#3
Ram P/U
45,310 43,775 3.5% 294,045 283,256 3.8%
#4
Honda Accord
40,931 51,075 -19.9% 231,173 271,426 -14.8%
#5
Toyota Camry
37,592 44,043 -14.6% 291,843 306,471 -4.8%
#6
Honda CR-V
34,771 34,079 2.0% 229,574 217,293 5.7%
#7
Nissan Altima
32,327 32,153 0.5% 238,200 235,260 1.3%
#8
Honda Civic
32,031 34,032 -5.9% 221,471 231,167 -4.2%
#9
Toyota Corolla
31,726 33,088 -4.1% 252,106 238,275 5.8%
#10
Toyota RAV4
30,534 35,614 -14.3% 200,818 179,345 12.0%
#11
Ford Escape
28,870 28,996 -0.4% 204,539 208,444 -1.9%
#12
Ford Fusion
28,270 29,452 -4.0% 206,533 218,892 -5.6%
#13
Nissan Rogue
27,665 21,419 29.2% 188,143 137,339 37.0%
#14
Chevrolet Equinox
25,211 21,387 17.9% 192,505 167,539 14.9%
#15
Ford Explorer
23,671 19,391 22.1% 169,456 142,857 18.6%
#16
Hyundai Elantra
22,405 22,845 -1.9% 173,238 157,555 10.0%
#17
Hyundai Sonata
21,818 21,092 3.4% 141,556 150,016 -5.6%
#18
GMC Sierra
21,241 19,847 7.0% 141,899 130,526 8.7%
#19
Jeep Cherokee
18,763 18,235 2.9% 140,888 113,494 24.1%
#20
Jeep Wrangler
18,160 17,988 1.0% 139,930 120,113 16.5%
#21
Subaru Forester
17,565 16,432 6.9% 114,204 105,356 8.4%
#22
Chevrolet Malibu
17,553 16,346 7.4% 130,095 133,388 -2.5%
#23
Jeep Grand Cherokee
17,144 18,674 -8.2% 126,091 123,456 2.1%
#24
Kia Soul
17,108 15,069 13.5% 99,069 104,777 -5.4%
#25
Ford Focus
16,321 22,079 -26.1% 150,427 160,759 -6.4%
#26
Toyota Tacoma
16,230 14,338 13.2% 122,064 102,736 18.8%
#27
Nissan Sentra
15,662 17,182 -8.8% 140,074 128,659 8.9%
#28
Nissan Versa
14,875 14,630 1.7% 91,779 98,200 -6.5%
#29
Chevrolet Cruze
14,661 23,435 -37.4% 163,938 189,699 -13.6%
#30
Chrysler 200
14,032 10,810 29.8% 135,709 64,147 112%
Source: Automakers
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