August 2015 YTD U.S. Passenger Car Sales Rankings - Top 156 Best-Selling Cars In America - Every Car Ranked

After sliding 1% through the first seven months of 2015, U.S. sales of cars plunged 10% in August 2015. 

The drop was caused by sharp declines from some of the most popular passenger car nameplates in America: Camry, Accord, Corolla, Civic, Cruze, Fusion, Elantra, Focus. 

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U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - August 2016 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - September 2015 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - July 2015 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - August 2014 YTD

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In August 2015, as car volume tumbled by nearly 80,000 units compared with August 2014, the Camry, Accord, Cruze, and Focus attracted 31,000 fewer buyers all on their own.

Admittedly, August was a month in which auto sales figures are bound to appear smaller. Not only was there one fewer day to sell cars in August 2015 than in August 2014, this year's August didn't include Labour Day – last year's did. 

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None of this changes the fact that Americans are increasingly less interested in traditional cars. U.S. sales of SUVs and crossovers, meanwhile, grew by 11% in August, claiming 36% of the overall market. Passenger car market share slid from 49% in August 2014 to 44% in August 2015.

One new passenger car was added to the mix in August, as well. The Volvo S60 Cross Country, a high-riding sedan offshoot of the Volvo S60, produced its first 50 U.S. sales in August 2015.

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U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - August 2015 YTD
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD

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Reminder: these are year-to-date rankings, but you can sort cars by August volume by clicking the August 2015 column header, or you can rank cars by improvements or declines using the % columns. Or, most importantly, you can list automakers together by selecting the Car column header.

As always, you can find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these vehicles by selecting a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • August 2016 • September 2015 • July 2015 • August 2014

Rank	Car	August 2015 YTD	August 2014 YTD	% Change	August 2015	August 2014	% Change
#1	Toyota Camry	291,843	306,471	-4.8%	37,592	44,043	-14.6%
#2	Toyota Corolla	252,106	238,275	5.8%	31,726	33,088	-4.1%
#3	Nissan Altima	238,200	235,260	1.3%	32,327	32,153	0.5%
#4	Honda Accord	231,173	271,426	-14.8%	40,931	51,075	-19.9%
#5	Honda Civic	221,471	231,167	-4.2%	32,031	34,032	-5.9%
#6	Ford Fusion	206,533	218,892	-5.6%	28,270	29,452	-4.0%
#7	Hyundai Elantra	173,238	157,555	10.0%	22,405	22,845	-1.9%
#8	Chevrolet Cruze	163,938	189,699	-13.6%	14,661	23,435	-37.4%
#9	Ford Focus	150,427	160,759	-6.4%	16,321	22,079	-26.1%
#10	Hyundai Sonata	141,556	150,016	-5.6%	21,818	21,092	3.4%
#11	Nissan Sentra	140,074	128,659	8.9%	15,662	17,182	-8.8%
#12	Chrysler 200	135,709	64,147	112%	14,032	10,810	29.8%
#13	Chevrolet Malibu	130,095	133,388	-2.5%	17,553	16,346	7.4%
#14	Kia Optima	106,584	111,738	-4.6%	13,980	15,337	-8.8%
#15	Kia Soul	99,069	104,777	-5.4%	17,108	15,069	13.5%
#16	Subaru Outback	93,293	85,951	8.5%	11,113	11,428	-2.8%
#17	Nissan Versa	91,779	98,200	-6.5%	14,875	14,630	1.7%
#18	Volkswagen Jetta	89,692	104,810	-14.4%	11,112	15,361	-27.7%
#18.1	Volkswagen Jetta Sedan *	87,047	90,162	-3.5%	11,002	13,406	-17.9%
#18.2	Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen *	2,645	14,648	-81.9%	110	1,955	-94.4%
#19	Ford Mustang	86,769	56,673	53.1%	9,997	5,878	70.1%
#20	Toyota Prius ²	79,644	102,116	-22.0%	10,794	15,542	-30.5%
#20.1	Toyota Prius Sedan *	75,826	90,627	-16.3%	10,450	14,724	-29.0%
#20.2	Toyota Prius Plug-In *	3,818	11,489	-66.8%	344	818	-57.9%
#21	Chevrolet Impala	76,107	97,937	-22.3%	9,880	9,802	0.8%
#22	Mazda 3	74,543	72,400	3.0%	10,161	10,871	-6.5%
#23	Subaru Impreza	67,025	59,119	13.4%	10,441	7,412	40.9%
#23.1	Subaru Impreza *	44,907	42,405	5.9%	7,074	5,938	19.1%
#23.2	Subaru Impreza WRX/STI *	22,118	16,714	32.3%	3,367	1,474	128%
#24	Dodge Charger	63,316	63,517	-0.3%	6,734	8,211	-18.0%
#25	Dodge Dart	61,075	53,840	13.4%	6,154	8,390	-26.7%
#26	BMW 3-Series ³	60,675	58,507	3.7%	10,163	8,197	24.0%
#27	Subaru XV Crosstrek	59,324	48,612	22.0%	8,799	8,244	6.7%
#28	Kia Forte	57,912	49,276	17.5%	6,862	5,759	19.2%
#29	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	56,875	43,885	29.6%	7,154	5,151	38.9%
#30	Volkswagen Passat	56,508	67,633	-16.4%	7,409	9,190	-19.4%
#31	Chevrolet Camaro	56,298	64,767	-13.1%	6,236	8,134	-23.3%
#32	Dodge Challenger	47,397	34,757	36.4%	5,235	4,182	25.2%
#33	Ford Fiesta	46,872	48,218	-2.8%	5,892	5,592	5.4%
#34	Chevrolet Sonic	46,755	69,619	-32.8%	4,677	12,799	-63.5%
#35	Hyundai Accent	44,985	42,743	5.2%	4,733	4,724	0.2%
#36	Volkswagen Golf	44,516	17,714	151%	7,075	3,799	86.2%
#36.1	Volkswagen Golf *	15,000	7,175	109%	1,873	1,773	5.6%
#36.2	Volkswagen Golf GTI *	14,992	10,524	42.5%	1,907	2,026	-5.9%
#36.3	Volkswagen Golf SportWagen *	10,073	---	---	2,478	---	---
#36.4	Volkswagen Golf R *	2,239	15	14,827%	436	---	---
#36.5	Volkswagen e-Golf *	2,212	---	---	381	---	---
#37	Honda Fit	42,867	32,990	29.9%	2,901	6,051	-52.1%
#38	Mazda 6	42,550	37,598	13.2%	5,402	5,631	-4.1%
#39	Lexus ES	41,767	47,188	-11.5%	7,286	7,692	-5.3%
#40	Toyota Avalon	39,490	45,163	-12.6%	5,491	7,040	-22.0%
#41	Subaru Legacy	37,954	28,520	33.1%	4,281	5,987	-28.5%
#42	Ford Taurus	34,017	46,937	-27.5%	4,050	5,216	-22.4%
#43	Chrysler 300	33,034	34,827	-5.1%	4,145	4,887	-15.2%
#44	Lexus IS	32,237	33,427	-3.6%	4,537	5,312	-14.6%
#45	Mercedes-Benz E-Class	31,152	47,725	-34.7%	4,006	6,481	-38.2%
#46	BMW 4-Series ³	31,036	23,390	32.7%	2,940	4,280	-31.3%
#47	Acura TLX	30,055	2,286	1,215%	4,353	2,286	90.4%
#48	BMW 5-Series	29,779	37,761	-21.1%	4,012	4,468	-10.2%
#49	Buick LaCrosse	28,669	33,654	-14.8%	4,508	4,454	1.2%
#50	Mini Cooper	28,466	18,449	54.3%	3,429	2,366	44.9%
#50.1	Mini Cooper 2-Door *	14,299	11,934	19.8%	1,593	1,581	0.8%
#50.2	Mini Cooper 4-Door *	10,425	---	---	1,128	---	---
#50.3	Mini Cooper Convertible *	2,208	2,459	-10.2%	229	359	-36.2%
#50.4	Mini Cooper Roadster *	1,074	997	7.7%	323	123	163%
#50.5	Mini Cooper Coupe *	438	690	-36.5%	155	94	64.9%
#50.6	Mini Cooper Clubman *	22	2,369	-99.1%	1	209	-99.5%
#51	Infiniti Q50	28,046	23,122	21.3%	3,839	2,655	44.6%
#52	Toyota Prius C ²	26,282	28,372	-7.4%	3,844	4,389	-12.4%
#53	Chevrolet Spark	25,468	28,910	-11.9%	2,772	2,896	-4.3%
#54	Audi A3	24,260	12,329	96.8%	3,188	2,430	31.2%
#55	Chevrolet Corvette	23,826	23,483	1.5%	2,725	2,679	1.7%
#56	Nissan Maxima	22,930	35,351	-35.1%	4,250	6,110	-30.4%
#57	Buick Verano	22,625	30,414	-25.6%	2,648	5,134	-48.4%
#58	Hyundai Genesis ³	22,184	20,065	10.6%	2,440	3,029	-19.4%
#59	Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class	21,164	15,676	35.0%	2,622	2,722	-3.7%
#60	Lincoln MKZ	20,473	24,593	-16.8%	2,571	2,841	-9.5%
#61	Audi A4	20,048	26,310	-23.8%	2,743	3,818	-28.2%
#61.1	Audi A4 Sedan *	18,306	23,349	-21.6%	2,541	3,233	-21.4%
#61.2	Audi A4 Allroad *	1,742	2,961	-41.2%	202	585	-65.5%
#62	Toyota Prius V ²	19,904	20,725	-4.0%	3,119	3,506	-11.0%
#63	Fiat 500	19,403	23,879	-18.7%	2,054	3,329	-38.3%
#64	Kia Rio	18,796	27,147	-30.8%	1,734	3,390	-48.9%
#65	Toyota Venza	17,573	21,587	-18.6%	2,147	2,793	-23.1%
#66	Volkswagen Beetle	17,527	21,485	-18.4%	2,127	2,905	-26.8%
#66.1	Volkswagen Beetle Coupe *	9846	12265	-19.7%	1287	1,744	-26.2%
#66.2	Volkswagen Beetle Convertible *	7681	9220	-16.7%	840	1,161	-27.6%
#67	Mitsubishi Mirage	16,623	11,526	44.2%	1,569	1,666	-5.8%
#68	Cadillac ATS	16,544	20,296	-18.5%	2,449	2,804	-12.7%
#69	Hyundai Veloster	15,537	20,188	-23.0%	2,276	2,981	-23.7%
#70	Audi A6	15,359	15,657	-1.9%	2,022	1,927	4.9%
#71	Ford C-Max	15,325	19,945	-23.2%	2,224	3,501	-36.5%
#72	Toyota Yaris	14,949	9,741	53.5%	858	523	64.1%
#73	Lexus GS	14,638	14,660	-0.2%	1,795	2,537	-29.2%
#74	Cadillac XTS	14,423	16,407	-12.1%	1,531	2,978	-48.6%
#75	Mercedes-Benz S-Class	14,038	15,006	-6.5%	2,044	1,855	10.2%
#76	Mitsubishi Lancer	13,154	11,123	18.3%	1,240	1,097	13.0%
#77	Cadillac CTS	12,934	20,639	-37.3%	1,730	2,592	-33.3%
#78	Nissan Leaf	12,383	18,941	-34.6%	1,393	3,186	-56.3%
#79	Buick Regal	12,378	15,437	-19.8%	1,450	1,888	-23.2%
#80	Scion tC	12,317	13,056	-5.7%	1,534	2,128	-27.9%
#81	Acura ILX	11,744	11,390	3.1%	1,660	1,798	-7.7%
#82	Scion xB	11,384	11,254	1.2%	1,376	1,621	-15.1%
#83	Volvo S60	11,283	14,684	-23.2%	1,473	1,724	-14.6%
#84	Lexus CT	10,001	12,507	-20.0%	1,504	2,191	-31.4%
#85	Lexus RC	9,299	---	---	1,337	---	---
#86	Audi A5	8,867	11,961	-25.9%	1,043	1,813	-42.5%
#87	Infiniti Q40	8,348	11,327	-26.3%	264	1,546	-82.9%
#88	Chevrolet Volt	8,315	13,146	-36.7%	1,380	2,511	-45.0%
#89	Scion FR-S	7,766	10,262	-24.3%	960	1,429	-32.8%
#90	BMW 2-Series & 1-Series ³	7,394	4,563	62.0%	1,024	657	55.9%
#91	Porsche 911	6,789	7,032	-3.5%	939	1,015	-7.5%
#92	Fiat 500L	6,695	8,262	-19.0%	305	33	824%
#93	Honda Crosstour	6,450	8,269	-22.0%	930	1,037	-10.3%
#94	BMW 7-Series	6,229	5,784	7.7%	90	529	-83.0%
#95	BMW i3	6,183	2,082	197%	792	1,025	-22.7%
#96	Infiniti Q70	5,682	3,171	79.2%	626	174	260%
#97	BMW 6-Series	5,653	5,919	-4.5%	258	468	-44.9%
#98	Nissan 370Z	5,309	5,441	-2.4%	635	691	-8.1%
#99	Mazda MX-5 Miata	5,128	3,441	49.0%	1,344	379	255%
#100	Lincoln MKS	4,925	5,803	-15.1%	552	585	-5.6%
#101	Audi A7	4,882	5,798	-15.8%	757	682	11.0%
#102	Lexus LS	4,864	5,336	-8.8%	532	758	-29.8%
#103	Smart Fortwo	4,682	7,332	-36.1%	617	1,334	-53.7%
#104	Jaguar XF	4,381	3,967	10.4%	321	285	12.6%
#105	Hyundai Azera	4,358	5,214	-16.4%	291	511	-43.1%
#106	Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class	4,317	5,049	-14.5%	278	1,150	-75.8%
#107	Volkswagen CC	4,106	7,530	-45.5%	546	787	-30.6%
#108	Kia Cadenza	4,021	6,524	-38.4%	322	522	-38.3%
#109	Subaru BRZ	3,832	5,739	-33.2%	498	720	-30.8%
#110	Volvo XC70	3,497	3,189	9.7%	445	552	-19.4%
#111	Audi A8	3,376	3,573	-5.5%	441	436	1.1%
#112	Porsche Panamera	3,328	3,945	-15.6%	466	429	8.6%
#113	Volvo V60	3,157	3,610	-12.5%	289	429	-32.6%
#114	Jaguar F-Type	3,013	2,616	15.2%	436	378	15.3%
#115	Infiniti Q60	2,922	5,304	-44.9%	311	602	-48.3%
#116	Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	2,873	3,174	-9.5%	342	314	8.9%
#117	Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class	2,798	3,106	-9.9%	394	341	15.5%
#118	Jaguar XJ	2,563	3,012	-14.9%	371	385	-3.6%
#119	Porsche Cayman	2,415	2,323	4.0%	497	280	77.5%
#120	Chevrolet SS	2,199	2,055	7.0%	344	152	126%
#121	Porsche Boxster	2,082	2,749	-24.3%	274	347	-21.0%
#122	Honda CR-Z	1,895	2,697	-29.7%	333	342	-2.6%
#123	Volkswagen Eos	1,800	2,603	-30.8%	208	302	-31.1%
#124	Volvo V60 Cross Country	1,766	---	---	273	---	---
#125	Acura RLX	1,600	2,508	-36.2%	187	216	-13.4%
#126	Kia K900	1,576	1,050	50.1%	386	102	278%
#127	Mercedes-Benz B-Class	1,540	94	1,538%	172	53	225%
#128	Hyundai Equus	1,518	2,335	-35.0%	185	253	-26.9%
#129	BMW Z4	1,313	1,447	-9.3%	123	114	7.9%
#130	Honda Insight	1,289	2,914	-55.8%	85	290	-70.7%
#131	BMW i8	1,160	9	12,789%	210	9	2,233%
#132	Dodge Avenger	1,124	47,686	-97.6%	35	2,905	-98.8%
#133	Chevrolet Caprice PPV	1,119	2,516	-55.5%	176	427	-58.8%
#134	Volvo S80	1,018	1,211	-15.9%	60	132	-54.5%
#135	Nissan GT-R	891	859	3.7%	65	208	-68.8%
#136	Nissan Cube	888	2,965	-70.1%	46	347	-86.7%
#137	Mercedes-AMG GT	783	---	---	87	---	---
#138	Scion xD	766	5,757	-86.7%	16	789	-98.0%
#139	Cadillac ELR	704	774	-9.0%	45	196	-77.0%
#140	Scion iQ	458	1,620	-71.7%	9	219	-95.9%
#141	Dodge Viper	454	438	3.7%	40	38	5.3%
#142	Alfa Romeo 4C	443	---	---	75	---	---
#143	Audi R8	439	525	-16.4%	35	50	-30.0%
#144	Audi TT	333	1,056	-68.5%	309	86	259%
#145	Mazda 2	288	11,112	-97.4%	5	1,080	-99.5%
#146	Jaguar XK	264	1,093	-75.8%	15	136	-89.0%
#147	Porsche 918 Spyder	197	19	937%	22	15	46.7%
#148	Mitsubishi i MiEV	90	134	-32.8%	6	20	-70.0%
#149	Acura TL	85	10,215	-99.2%	1	463	-99.8%
#150	Mercedes-Benz CL-Class	54	171	-68.4%	1	17	-94.1%
#151	Volvo S60 Cross Country	50	---	---	50	---	---
#152	Acura TSX	31	6,144	-99.5%	1	240	-99.6%
#153	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	27	204	-86.8%	---	26	-100%
T154	Lexus LFA	7	15	-53.3%	1	3	-66.7%
T154	Volvo C70	7	769	-99.1%	---	13	-100%
#156	Mercedes-Benz R-Class	4	7	-42.9%	---	1	-100%
#157	Mitsubishi Galant	---	122	-100%	---	---	---
#158	Volvo C30	---	64	-100%	---	---	---
#159	Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class	---	2	-100%	---	---	---
#160	Honda FCX	---	1	-100%	---	---	---
	Total	5,330,651	5,477,087	-2.7%	692,718	771,486	-10.2%
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Source: Automakers & ANDC
* Italicized, asterisked, unranked lines are nothing more than available breakdowns, already included in the model's total, not in addition to the model's total.
² Total Prius Family sales: down 24.2% to 17,757 in August; down 16.8% to 125,830 YTD.
³ BMW has traditionally chosen to include sales of the 4-Series within figures for the 3-Series, presumably for year-over-year consistency's sake, while also combining the 1-Series and 2-Series. Now, for July, we have a 3-Series/4-Series breakdown. (Hyundai does the same with the Genesis and Genesis Coupe.)
Total 3-Series/4-Series sales: up 5.0% to 13,103 in August; up 12% to 91,711 YTD.
Sales data for brands such as Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus, Rolls-Royce etc. are unfortunately not broken down by model. ANDC estimates say sales for those brands in the first eight months of 2015 were 680, 1416, 504, 100, and 760, respectively. Tesla, unfortunately, doesn't release model-specific monthly U.S. sales data, but Automotive News now issues estimates for the brand, and those estimates say Tesla sold 1700 cars in August; 13,600 YTD. HybridCars.com estimates 1600 August Model S sales; 15,300 YTD.