As we have seen now for over two decades, the Ford F-Series pick-up truck remains the top selling vehicle in the United States with over 143,000 units sold through May. It is pretty amazing that it can hold on to this position in light of the fact that the F-Series sales are down over 39% from the same period last year. While the Chevrolet Silverado is holding on for the number two spot, the Toyota Camry is not far behind and could very well overtake the Siverado before the year is out. Only 1,200 units are currently separating these two.
The 4th best selling vehicle in the U.S thus far in 2009 is the Honda Accord with 107,000 units sold followed by three other foreign models, the Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic, and the Nissan Altima. All four of the vehicles were among the 'Top 10' in sales in 2008 as well.
Coming in eighth in overall sales is the Dodge Ram Pickup. Last year, this truck was the 5th best selling vehicle in the country and the year prior to that it was number three. That's right - for years the three best selling vehicles in the United States were all pick-up trucks. Ford, Chevy, Dodge - in that order.
The Ford Fusion takes the ninth spot in sales, up from 20th in 2008. The Ford Motor Co. sold nearly 20,000 of these in May alone. The new Fusion for 2010 offers a hybrid which is already selling quite well and the car is getting a great deal of media attention. In 2008, the Chevrolet Impala was the domestic car with the most sales. The Malibu overtook the Impala earlier this year and held the honor prior to the Fusion taking it away just this past month.
Finally, rounding out the the top 10 is the Honda CR-V which has sold over 65,000 unites thus far in 2009. If you would like to see the entire top 20 list with comparisons in sales and rankings from last year, click here
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