Top-20 Selling Vehicles in U.S. January- May 2004

[NFS4]

1 Ford F-Series pickup 358,034 328,134 1 +9.1
2 Chevy Silverado-C/K pickup 270,920 265,413 2 +2.1
3 Dodge Ram pickup 178,764 177,186 5 +0.9
4 Toyota Camry 176,022 170,531 4 +3.2
5 Honda Accord 158,081 163,059 3 -3.1
6 Ford Explorer 141,625 147,201 6 -3.8
7 Toyota Corolla/Matrix 139,669 142,466 9 -2.0
8 Honda Civic 136,234 127,979 8 +6.5
9 Ford Taurus 121,370 140,494 7 -13.6
10 Chevrolet Impala 119,530 112,570 13 +6.2
11 Dodge Caravan 105,715 110,486 19 -4.3
12 Chevrolet TrailBlazer 103,493 99,960 14 +3.5
13 Nissan Altima 99,183 80,411 15 +23.3
14 Ford Focus 96,312 100,943 12 -4.6
15 Chevrolet Cavalier 84,755 94,133 11 -10.0
16 Ford Escape 82,218 64,059 N/A +28.3
17 Jeep Grand Cherokee 82,201 74,629 18 +10.1
18 GMC Sierra pickup 81,871 75,070 17 +9.1
19 Ford Econoline 75,155 71,478 N/A +5.1
20 Ford Ranger pickup 73,300 91,845 10 -20.2

 

[CChaos]

Looks like the usual suspects to me, though I really don't keep a close eye on this. I guess Americans aren't fretting too much about gas prices if half of the top selling vehicles are trucks or SUVs.

 

[NFS4]

What I don't get is why Toyota lumps Corolla/Matrix sales together. That is just stupid. If that's the case, Honda should be allowed to lump Civic/Element/CRV sales.

 

[mrCide]

i see my audi a4 didnt make the list.

 

[CtK]

does tat list include rental and business sales??

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: CtK
does tat list include rental and business sales??

Yes, which explains why the Taurus does so well

 

[CtK]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: CtK
does tat list include rental and business sales??

Yes, which explains why the Taurus does so well

and the pickup trucks

 

[LordThing]

I assume this is overall sales. If so, it doesn't surprise me that F150 and other trucks are high on the list along with standard fleet cars too. Just look at the Econoline on the list. Who around here drives one?

That being said, people still want the giant SUV for the "safety" or the bling bling. I have noticed alot more hybrids on the road recently. I am holding out for another year or so before dropping my breeze and seeing if there are any Cooper Mini's or a hybrid on the market in my price range. Come On Hybrid truck!

 

[edro]

WHO ARE BUYING ALL THESE TRUCKS?!?!?!

Oh wait, this is the United States... 90% of it is farmland...

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: CtK

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: CtK
does tat list include rental and business sales??

Yes, which explains why the Taurus does so well

and the pickup trucks

Out of the close to 500,000-700,000 pickup trucks (per brand) sold every year, how many would you estimate are fleet sales? Take that away and I'd be willing to bet they're still the top selling vehicles. (at the end of the year)

 

[Chadder007]

Originally posted by: edro13
WHO ARE BUYING ALL THESE TRUCKS?!?!?!

Oh wait, this is the United States... 90% of it is farmland...

Also remember a lot of them are purchased as Utility trucks for companies.

 

[Aves]

I'm surprised the Altima isn't higher considering how many I see on the road everyday.

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

The number of pickups bought by Americans is purely ridiculous...

 

[ultimatebob]

Originally posted by: mrCide
i see my audi a4 didnt make the list.

It probably would have if they had a sales tally just for the state of New York! I swear that I see more BMW 3-series and Audi A4's in the NYC metro area than I do for Camry's and Accord's.

 

[JulesMaximus]

There are only 6 cars on that list that I would ever consider owning.

 

[rh71]

why are pickups so popular ? I don't see many of them in the city nor the suburbs. Hmmm... are there that many people out in the boonies ? Or maybe they're the car of choice in less populated (than NY) states.

 

[BigSmooth]

Originally posted by: aves2k
I'm surprised the Altima isn't higher considering how many I see on the road everyday.

It's the seventh-best selling car YTD behind only the Camry, Civic, Accord, Corolla, Impala, and Taurus. I see more of those cars on the road every day than I do Altimas.
I gotta say Nissan really kicked ass with the '02 Altima redesign. It went from an also-ran to one of the best-selling cars in the country, and the only Japanese vehicle other than the four perennial leaders I already mentioned to crack the top 20.

One thing to consider when looking at this list, though: sales aren't as important as profits.

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: rh71
why are pickups so popular ? I don't see many of them in the city nor the suburbs. Hmmm... are there that many people out in the boonies ? Or maybe they're the car of choice in less populated (than NY) states.

come to colorado, most of the vehicles i see are trucks.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
The number of pickups bought by Americans is purely ridiculous...

Why? Pickups are bought mostly for businesses (contractors, road contstruction, builders, utility companies, etc).

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
The number of pickups bought by Americans is purely ridiculous...

Why? Pickups are bought mostly for businesses (contractors, road contstruction, builders, utility companies, etc).

I'd love to see the figures for Canada, I'm almost certain that you'll find that pickups aren't the best-selling vehicles. BTW, from having driven in Canada and the US, there are a lot more pickups in the US; especially the southern part of the country.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
The number of pickups bought by Americans is purely ridiculous...

Why? Pickups are bought mostly for businesses (contractors, road contstruction, builders, utility companies, etc).

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH ROFL!

you've obviously never been to texas

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: NFS4
What I don't get is why Toyota lumps Corolla/Matrix sales together. That is just stupid. If that's the case, Honda should be allowed to lump Civic/Element/CRV sales.

the matrix is just a rename for the corolla wagon because wagon doesn't sell. the CRV is different enough to not get lumped in. its hard to argue that a taurus and a taurus wagon are not the same car, but it is pretty hard to argue that the passat and a4 are the same car, even if they are the same basic platform.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: rh71
why are pickups so popular ? I don't see many of them in the city nor the suburbs. Hmmm... are there that many people out in the boonies ? Or maybe they're the car of choice in less populated (than NY) states.

come to colorado, most of the vehicles i see are trucks.

I'm just wondering why that is... I'm thinking... mountains ? Do they haul more stuff there ? Can't be the weather... do pickups have 4WD ?

 

[freebee]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: NFS4
What I don't get is why Toyota lumps Corolla/Matrix sales together. That is just stupid. If that's the case, Honda should be allowed to lump Civic/Element/CRV sales.

the matrix is just a rename for the corolla wagon because wagon doesn't sell. the CRV is different enough to not get lumped in. its hard to argue that a taurus and a taurus wagon are not the same car, but it is pretty hard to argue that the passat and a4 are the same car, even if they are the same basic platform.

The official name for the matrix is the corolla matrix, similar to the camry solara...simply a renaming of the bodystyle as mentioned in the previous post.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: CtK

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: CtK
does tat list include rental and business sales??

Yes, which explains why the Taurus does so well

and the pickup trucks

Uh? What kind of rental place has pickup trucks?