Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - October 2014
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Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - October 2014


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After a two-month hiatus, the Toyota Camry once again strode to the top of the podium as America's best-selling car in October 2014. 


• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2014 YTD
• U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - October 2014 YTD


Camry sales jumped 14% as leftover 2014s and new 2015s combined to attract more than 33,000 buyers. The Camry outsold its nearest rival, August and September's best-selling car, by more than 6000 units in October and by nearly 37,000 units through the first ten months of 2014.

Toyota and Honda also landed the third and fifth-best-selling cars in the United States in October: the Corolla and Civic. The Civic was the highest-ranking car to post a year-over-year decrease, the Civic's fourth consecutive decline.

America's best-selling Detroit-badged car in October 2014 was the Chevrolet Cruze, sales of which shot up 51% to 24,289 units, 1443 sales ahead of the Ford Fusion. Hyundai Sonata sales plunged 22% despite its freshness. Read GCBC's review of the new Sonata to learn about our concerns. Similarly, the Hyundai Elantra's U.S. volume decreased sharply in October, but the Elantra is a much older design.

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 October.

November 2014 • September 2014 • October 2013
Rank
Best-Selling Car
October
2014
October
2013
%
Change
2014
YTD
2013
YTD
%
Change
#1
Toyota Camry
33,16429,14413.8%368,142 348,134 5.7%
#2
Honda Accord
27,128 25,162 7.8% 331,510 307,264 7.9%
#3
Toyota Corolla/Matrix
24,959 23,637 5.6% 283,764 257,184 10.3%
#4
Chevrolet Cruze
24,289 16,087 51.0% 232,403 211,862 9.7%
#5
Honda Civic
24,154 27,328 -11.6% 277,584 280,889 -1.2%
#6
Nissan Altima
23,544 21,785 8.1% 280,479 271,303 3.4%
#7
Ford Fusion
22,846 21,740 5.1% 263,431 248,033 6.2%
#8
Hyundai Sonata
15,563 19,872 -21.7% 180,497 172,574 4.6%
#9
Volkswagen Jetta
14,607 11,710 24.7% 129,662 135,983 -4.6%
#10
Ford Focus
13,733 15,108 -9.1% 189,889 203,762 -6.8%
#11
BMW 3-Series & 4-Series *
13,621 11,715 16.3% 108,066 87,966 22.8%
#12
Nissan Sentra
13,129 8399 56.3% 154,345 106,680 44.7%
#13
Hyundai Elantra
12,758 14,876 -14.2% 189,161 209,469 -9.7%
#14
Subaru Outback ^
12,624 8122 55.4% 109,890 98,195 11.9%
#15
Kia Optima
11,840 11,492 3.0% 134,486 135,548 -0.8%
#16
Chrysler 200
11,675 8348 39.9% 86,817 111,207 -21.9%
#17
Chevrolet Malibu
11,131 15,746 -29.3% 159,705 170,696 -6.4%
#18
Nissan Versa
11,097 8626 28.6% 121,369 100,161 21.2%
#19
Kia Soul
10,685 8240 29.7% 126,264 98,864 27.7%
#20
Chevrolet Impala
10,607 11,713 -9.4% 117,769 132,746 -11.3%
Source: Automakers 
* BMW USA, not GoodCarBadCar, chooses to combined sales of the 3-Series and 4-Series.
^ GCBC will be displaying the Outback with cars until at least the end of the year. As an SUV/crossover, it would have ranked 11th in October.

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