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Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - May 2011
With two fewer selling days in May 2011 than there were in May 2010, an earthquake-ravaged supply of Japanese-branded cars, and decreases in incentivization, we all expected there to be some changes in America's 20 Best-Selling Cars list. Did you expect to see four midsize cars on top of the heap, none of them named Camry or Accord? The Chevrolet Malibu was the best-selling car in the United States in May, edging out the Nissan Altima by 75 units. Way back in eighth spot you'll find the Toyota Camry, down 36% from the same period of 2010. The Honda Accord slid from second to tenth on a 40% spiralling drop. The fuel-efficient Civic and Corolla weren't exempt from suffering, falling from third and sixth to ninth and eleventh, respectively. This turmoil didn't simply benefit super-popular cars like the Malibu, Altima, Ford Fusion, and Hyundai Sonata. Scroll down the list of America's best-sellers and you'll see find appearances by the BMW 3-Series and Dodge Charger, both of which posted declines in May while still managing to climb onto the 20 best-selling cars list anyhow.So let's repeat it in unison: the Chevrolet Malibu was America's best-selling car in May. Year-to-date, however, Honda has sold 120,039 Accords but Toyota is in front with 126,094 Camry sales. Rank | Car | Status | May 2011 | Last Month | May 2010 |
#1 | Chevrolet Malibu | ↑ | 25,600 | 24,701 | 21,722 |
#2 | Nissan Altima | ↑ | 25,525 | 17,232 | 21,950 |
#3 | Ford Fusion | ↑ | 24,666 | 21,189 | 22,381 |
#4 | Hyundai Sonata | ↑ | 22,754 | 21,738 | 21,195 |
#5 | Chevrolet Cruze/Cobalt | ↓ | 22,740 | 25,197 | 16,173 |
#6 | Ford Focus | ↑ | 22,303 | 17,265 | 16,931 |
#7 | Hyundai Elantra | ↔ | 20,006 | 22,100 | 9781 |
#8 | Toyota Camry | ↓ | 18,830 | 30,443 | 29,295 |
#9 | Honda Civic | ↓ | 18,341 | 26,777 | 28,458 |
#10 | Honda Accord | ↓ | 18,185 | 30,310 | 30,077 |
#11 | Toyota Corolla/Matrix | ↓ | 16,985 | 24,215 | 26,953 |
#12 | Chevrolet Impala | ↓ | 16,707 | 21,071 | 20,623 |
#13 | Volkswagen Jetta | ↔ | 16,671 | 16,955 | 10,514 |
#14 | Kia Soul | ↑ | 11,157 | 10,459 | 6134 |
#15 | Chevrolet Camaro | ↔ | 9451 | 21,071 | 8931 |
#16 | Mazda 3 | ↑ | 8789 | 8584 | 11,537 |
#17 | Subaru Outback | ↔ | 8431 | 9465 | 7630 |
#18 | Kia Forte | ↑ | 8129 | 8535 | 7299 |
#19 | BMW 3-Series | ↑ | 8117 | 7452 | 9659 |
#20 | Dodge Charger | ↑ | 7830 | 8485 | 9625 |
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