Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - September 2015

Having built up a 47,588-unit lead through the first three quarters of 2015, the Toyota Camry is securely ensconced in its position as America's best-selling car and will not surrender that title at year's end. 

The Camry began its current reign as America's most popular passenger car in 2002.

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - September 2015 YTD

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Like the Camry, its 12 closest followers all posted year-over-year U.S. sales increases in September 2015. This is an exceptional achievement, as car volume has struggled to match the growth rate of the overall U.S. auto industry in 2015. The evidence of that can be found in the year-to-date year-over-year change of September's most popular cars. Through three quarters of 2015, 13 are selling less often this year than last.

September was intended to be a higher-than-normal month, of course. In 2012, 2013, and 2014, Labour Day weekend sales were actually included in the industry's August totals. In 2015, that's not the case. Thus, not only was September 2015 longer, on a daily sales rate basis, than September 2014, it also included a high-volume weekend, which September 2014 did not.

Nevertheless, much of the growth seen among the top sellers, including the Camry's 21% leap forward, has much more to do with a healthy market than a simple statistical anomaly. Toyota added 5980 Camry sales in September, for example, and the Camry's DSR was up 16%.

Will 2016 be a sure thing for the Camry once again? Nissan has already revealed an updated, more efficient, more eye-catching Altima. Sales of the Altima are up 2% this year, an achievement many of its rivals can't come close to matching.

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 September.

September 2016 • October 2015 • August 2015 • September 2014

Rank	Best-Selling Car	September 2015	September 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
#1	Toyota Camry	34,487	28,507	21.0%	326,330	334,978	-2.6%
#2	Honda Accord	33,641	32,956	2.1%	264,814	304,382	-13.0%
#3	Honda Civic	28,278	22,263	27.0%	249,749	253,430	-1.5%
#4	Toyota Corolla	26,636	20,530	29.7%	278,742	258,805	7.7%
#5	Ford Fusion	24,942	21,693	15.0%	231,475	240,585	-3.8%
#6	Nissan Altima	24,224	21,675	11.8%	262,424	256,935	2.1%
#7	Hyundai Elantra	20,724	18,848	10.0%	193,962	176,403	10.0%
#8	Nissan Versa	18,053	12,072	49.5%	109,832	110,272	-0.4%
#9	Chevrolet Malibu	17,066	15,186	12.4%	147,161	148,574	-1.0%
#10	Hyundai Sonata	16,124	14,918	8.1%	157,680	164,934	-4.4%
#11	Subaru Outback	15,126	11,315	33.7%	108,419	97,266	11.5%
#12	Nissan Sentra	14,196	12,557	13.1%	154,270	141,216	9.2%
#13	Chevrolet Cruze	14,032	18,415	-23.8%	177,970	208,114	-14.5%
#14	Kia Soul	13,614	10,802	26.0%	112,683	115,579	-2.5%
#15	Ford Focus	13,437	15,397	-12.7%	163,864	176,156	-7.0%
#16	Kia Optima	11,719	10,908	7.4%	118,301	122,646	-3.5%
#17	Chrysler 200	11,364	10,995	3.4%	147,073	75,142	95.7%
#18	Toyota Prius	10,168	8339	21.9%	89,812	110,455	-18.7%
	Toyota Prius Liftback ^	9952	7986	24.6%	85,778	98,613	-13.0%
	Toyota Prius Plug-In ^	216	353	-38.8%	4034	11,842	-65.9%
#19	Ford Mustang	9456	3158	199%	96,225	59,831	60.8%
#20	Chevrolet Impala	9359	9225	1.5%	85,466	107,162	-20.2%

Source: Automakers 
* BMW USA, not GoodCarBadCar, formerly chose to combine sales of the 3-Series and 4-Series but now separates the two.
^ Prius breakdown by variant
Prefer to think of the Outback as an SUV/crossover? It would've ranked 11th in that group in September.

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