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With its best month ever, the Kia Soul ran up the U.S. sales charts to become America's 10th-best-selling car in August 2015.
That's up from 14th in July of this year; 16th at this time a year ago. The Soul outsold all conventional small cars save for three: Civic, Corolla, and Elantra. It was also the most popular Kia.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD
August may be more memorable, however, for the Honda Accord's return to the top of the leaderboard. No car sold more often in August 2015 than the midsize Honda. Accord sales were down 20% from last August's high-water mark, but with 40,931 units, the Accord finished August 2015 with 3339 more sales than the Toyota Camry.
The Camry had reigned supreme in six consecutive months. Before last month, the Accord hadn't topped this list of America's 20 best-selling cars since September 2014.
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 has already published the list of America's best-selling trucks and best-selling SUVs in August.
September 2015 • July 2015 • August 2014
Source: Automakers
^ Prius breakdown by variant
* BMW USA, not GoodCarBadCar, formerly chose to combine sales of the 3-Series and 4-Series but now separates the two. Combined, the pair achieved 13,103 units in August.
° Impreza figures combine Impreza and WRX/STI
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Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - August 2015
That's up from 14th in July of this year; 16th at this time a year ago. The Soul outsold all conventional small cars save for three: Civic, Corolla, and Elantra. It was also the most popular Kia.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD
August may be more memorable, however, for the Honda Accord's return to the top of the leaderboard. No car sold more often in August 2015 than the midsize Honda. Accord sales were down 20% from last August's high-water mark, but with 40,931 units, the Accord finished August 2015 with 3339 more sales than the Toyota Camry.
The Camry had reigned supreme in six consecutive months. Before last month, the Accord hadn't topped this list of America's 20 best-selling cars since September 2014.
September 2015 • July 2015 • August 2014
Rank | Best-Selling Car | August 2015 | August 2014 | % Change | 2015 YTD | 2014 YTD | % Change |
#1 | Honda Accord | 40,931 | 51,075 | -19.9% | 231,173 | 271,426 | -14.8% |
#2 | Toyota Camry | 37,592 | 44,043 | -14.6% | 291,843 | 306,471 | -4.8% |
#3 | Nissan Altima | 32,327 | 32,153 | 0.5% | 238,200 | 235,260 | 1.2% |
#4 | Honda Civic | 32,031 | 34,032 | -5.9% | 221,471 | 231,167 | -4.2% |
#5 | Toyota Corolla | 31,726 | 33,088 | -4.1% | 252,106 | 238,275 | 5.8% |
#6 | Ford Fusion | 28,270 | 29,452 | -4.0% | 206,533 | 218,892 | -5.6% |
#7 | Hyundai Elantra | 22,405 | 22,845 | -1.9% | 173,238 | 157,555 | 10.0% |
#8 | Hyundai Sonata | 21,818 | 21,092 | 3.4% | 141,556 | 150,016 | -5.6% |
#9 | Chevrolet Malibu | 17,553 | 16,346 | 7.4% | 130,095 | 133,388 | -2.5% |
#10 | Kia Soul | 17,108 | 15,069 | 13.5% | 99,069 | 104,777 | -5.4% |
#11 | Ford Focus | 16,321 | 22,079 | -26.1% | 150,427 | 160,759 | -6.4% |
#12 | Nissan Sentra | 15,662 | 17,182 | -8.8% | 140,074 | 128,659 | 8.9% |
#13 | Nissan Versa | 14,875 | 14,630 | 1.7% | 91,779 | 98,200 | -6.5% |
#14 | Chevrolet Cruze | 14,661 | 23,435 | -37.4% | 163,938 | 189,699 | -13.6% |
#15 | Chrysler 200 | 14,032 | 10,810 | 29.8% | 135,709 | 64,147 | 112% |
#16 | Kia Optima | 13,980 | 15,337 | -8.8% | 106,584 | 111,738 | -4.6% |
#17 | Subaru Outback | 11,113 | 11,428 | -2.8% | 93,293 | 85,951 | 8.5% |
#18 | Volkswagen Jetta | 11,112 | 15,361 | -27.7% | 89,692 | 104,810 | -14.4% |
#19 | Toyota Prius | 10,794 | 15,542 | -30.5% | 79,644 | 102,116 | -22.0% |
Toyota Prius Sedan ^ | 10,450 | 14,724 | -29.0% | 75,826 | 90,627 | -16.3% | |
Toyota Prius Plug-In ^ | 344 | 818 | -57.9% | 3818 | 11,489 | -66.8% | |
#20 | Subaru Impreza ° | 10,441 | 7412 | 40.9% | 67,025 | 59,119 | 13.4% |
^ Prius breakdown by variant
* BMW USA, not GoodCarBadCar, formerly chose to combine sales of the 3-Series and 4-Series but now separates the two. Combined, the pair achieved 13,103 units in August.
° Impreza figures combine Impreza and WRX/STI
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