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December 2012 Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America
Apart from the fact that Honda secured the best-selling car in America title for the second consecutive month - with the Civic, not the Accord, there's little to distinguish this list when what you want to know is what happened in 2012 as a whole.
So we're moving past this task to bigger and brighter things. In the meantime, pay close attention to the links at the bottom of this post. They'll take you to all sorts of important places. As always, you can find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for every model currently marketed in North America through the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats home. Hundreds of best seller posts are available here. All 266 Vehicles Ranked By 2012 Year End U.S. Sales
These were the 20 best-selling cars in America in December 2012. Nine hail from Japan, originally. Another three wear Korean badges. The Germans slotted in at 12th and 13th. And the remaining cars are Detroit-derived.Updated at 6:56 PM AT on 01.07.2013 with full Prius figures Rank | Best-Selling Car | December 2012 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
#1 | Honda Civic | 33,118 | + 61.2% | 317,909 | + 43.7% |
#2 | Toyota Camry | 31,407 | - 6.3% | 404,886 | + 31.2% |
#3 | Honda Accord | 29,428 | + 66.6% | 331,872 | + 40.8% |
#4 | Toyota Corolla/Matrix | 24,679 | + 17.5% | 290,947 | + 21.1% |
#5 | Nissan Altima | 23,966 | - 7.7% | 302,934 | + 12.6% |
#6 | Ford Focus | 22,604 | + 58.3% | 245,922 | + 40.0% |
#7 | Chevrolet Cruze | 21,230 | + 27.3% | 237,758 | + 2.6% |
#8 | Hyundai Sonata | 20,826 | + 20.1% | 230,605 | + 2.1% |
#9 | Toyota Prius | 20,040 | + 17.9% | 236,659 | + 73.4% |
| Prius Liftback | 12,536 | n/a | 147,507 | + 15.2% |
| Prius C | 3151 | ----- | 35,733 | ----- |
| Prius V | 2992 | n/a | 40,669 | + 384% |
| Prius Plug-In | 1361 | ----- | 12,750 | ----- |
#10 | Ford Fusion | 19,283 | - 10.8% | 241,263 | - 2.7% |
#11 | Hyundai Elantra | 19,024 | + 46.1% | 202,034 | + 8.4% |
#12 | Volkswagen Jetta | 15,661 | + 8.6% | 170,424 | - 3.9% |
#13 | Volkswagen Passat | 14,462 | + 110% | 117,023 | + 413% |
#14 | Subaru Outback | 12,072 | - 10.1% | 117,553 | + 12.6% |
#15 | Kia Optima | 12,008 | + 12.2% | 152,399 | + 80.2% |
#16 | Chevrolet Malibu | 11,630 | - 10.8% | 210,951 | + 3.0% |
#17 | BMW 3-Series | 10,745 | + 26.6% | 99,602 | + 5.5% |
#18 | Nissan Versa | 10,618 | + 6.8% | 113,327 | + 13.6% |
#19 | Mazda 3 | 10,297 | + 11.2% | 123,361 | + 20.4% |
#20 | Chevrolet Impala | 9641 | - 8.0% | 169,351 | - 1.2% |
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