Top Ten Best Selling Cars: May 2009

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It seems that low gas prices are fueling truck sales, as the two best-selling vehicles are once again full-size pickups. However, the Dodge Ram, usually a staple of this top 10 list, has fallen off, just barely beaten out by the Ford Escape. Ford had three of the top 10 best-sellers, including a sales record for the Fusion; the redesigned sedan seems to be attracting shoppers.

While sales for nearly every brand were down, GM, Ford and Hyundai stayed competitive, seeing sales losses of 29%, 25.5% and 20% from last May, respectively. That?s competitive when you compare them to Chrysler, Toyota and Honda, which saw mind-boggling falls of 47%, 39.7% and 38%. Of course, Honda and Toyota were setting sales records at this time last year, so their negatives are a bit higher than you'd expect.

Check out the full top 10 below:

* Ford F-Series: 33,381
* Chevy Silverado: 31,463
* Toyota Camry: 31,325
* Toyota Corolla: 23,576
* Honda Accord: 22,597
* Honda Civic: 20,723
* Ford Fusion: 19,786
* Chevy Impala: 18,709
* Nissan Altima: 18,408
* Ford Escape: 16,391

http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2009/06/top-10-bestselling-cars-may-2009.html
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I'm a tad surprised the Escape is one there but I guess it has its appeals.
 
June 2 (Reuters) - The following are the 20 top-selling
vehicles in the U.S. through May of 2009 as reported by the
automakers. Total sales of the top 20 vehicles fell 32.9 percent or
-742,278 units to 1,517,261. Following is a list of the top-20 selling vehicles, ranked
by total units.
RANK VEHICLE 2009 2008 '08 RANK % Chng
1 Ford F-Series P/U 143,717 235,924 1 -39.1
2 Chevy Silverado-C/K P/U 125,183 197,030 2 -36.5
3 Toyota Camry 123,848 198,309 3 -37.5
4 Honda Accord 107,088 166,158 6 -35.6
5 Toyota Corolla 101,708 152,308 4 -33.2
6 Honda Civic 97,505 164,994 8 -40.9
7 Nissan Altima 80,078 133,465 9 -40.0
8 Dodge Ram P/U 80,038 112,795 5 -29.0
9 Ford Fusion 66,585 73,197 20 -9.0
10 Honda CR-V 65,197 89,017 11 -26.8
11 Chevrolet Malibu 64,363 74,925 26 -14.1
12 Chevrolet Impala 63,756 122,281 7 -47.9
13 Ford Escape 61,017 76,966 17 -20.7
14 Ford Focus 56,781 105,499 15 -46.2
15 Toyota RAV4 52,187 61,919 18 -15.7
16 Hyundai Sonata 49,052 48,531 +1.1
17 Hyundai Elantra 47,496 33,411 27 +42.2
18 Chevrolet Cobalt 44,829 93,362 14 -52.0
19 Jeep Wrangler 44,080 39,773 +10.8
20 Toyota Prius 42,753 79,675 16 -46.3
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Ugh...people still buy Camrys. And people STILL buy Impalas. And the Malibu is only 11th.

No wonder GM and Chrysler are still fucked.
 
BlaRo said:
Ugh...people still buy Camrys. And people STILL buy Impalas. And the Malibu is only 11th.

No wonder GM and Chrysler are still fucked.
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They use Impalas for police vehicles around here.
 
BlaRo said:
Ugh...people still buy Camrys. And people STILL buy Impalas. And the Malibu is only 11th.

No wonder GM and Chrysler are still fucked.
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11th is fairly respectable.
 
Most of those Impala sales are to fleets (taxis, rental cars) and police departments. I think the Malibu has the same problem, most of its sales seem to be to rental car companies.
 
Spectre said:
Most of those Impala sales are to fleets (taxis, rental cars) and police departments. I think the Malibu has the same problem, most of its sales seem to be to rental car companies.
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From what I have heard the Malibu sales to fleets is fairly low.
 
Do you know what's interesting about this list? I don't want to own ANY of the cars on it!
 
_HighVoltage_ said:
Do you know what's interesting about this list? I don't want to own ANY of the cars on it!
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Yeah, quite a lot of boring crap, but most people are practical, even if they do buy a new car every other year.

On a side note, I saw a Ford Fusion Hybrid the other day and it's the first time I desired a hybrid. It was pretty nice.
 
Vette Boss said:
Neither do I.

+1 for individuality. :D
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I'd take an F-series for, er, work, if I needed a truck, but other than that...

Maybe a Fusion to drive every day.
 
OK what is really odd to European eyes:

20 Toyota Prius 42,753 79,675 16 -46.3

You have got to be joking - you guys must have a sense of humour, right?
 
Cobol74 said:
OK what is really odd to European eyes:

20 Toyota Prius 42,753 79,675 16 -46.3

You have got to be joking - you guys must have a sense of humour, right?
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What is the suprising part? Those stupid things are all over around here.
 
Looks like Hyundai has really made a name for itself. In a world of decreased car sales, the Elantra sales are up 42%. Dang.
 
Gas prices are low? In California it's $2.87 for regular, compared to $1.78 months ago.
 
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