Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - January 2016

The Toyota Camry has a new challenger at the top of the leaderboard. The Camry, America's best-selling car in each of the last 14 years, outsold its nearest rival by more than 66,000 units during the 2015 calendar year. 

That rival, the Toyota Corolla, ranked third in the first month in 2016. The Honda Civic, on the other hand, produced a 43% year-over-year increase to 26,741 units, just 107 sales shy of the Camry's top-ranked total.

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - January 2016
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - January 2016

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The Civic's nearest rival in 2015 was in fact the Corolla, sales of which plunged 18% as the Civic gained strength clearing out remaining ninth-gen models and welcoming the highly regarded tenth-gen car. 

The next-highest ranked small car in January was the seventh-place Nissan Sentra. The Chevrolet Cruze, Ford Focus, and Dodge Dart, Detroit's compacts, all posted sharp declines. 

Aside from the Civic, no car in the top 20 posted a greater year-over-year increase than the Dodge Charger. U.S. Charger volume jumped 30% to 9164 units, and it's a good thing. Not only did the Dart tumble, but sales of the Chrysler 200 – typically FCA's top-selling car – plunged 63% to fewer than 6000 sales.

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 January 2016.

February 2016 • December 2015 • January 2015

Rank	Best-Selling Car	January 2016	January 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
#1	Toyota Camry	26,848	26,763	0.3%	26,848	26,763	0.3%
#2	Honda Civic	26,741	18,699	43.0%	26,741	18,699	43.0%
#3	Toyota Corolla	22,362	27,357	-18.3%	22,362	27,357	-18.3%
#4	Nissan Altima	22,156	26,408	-16.1%	22,156	26,408	-16.1%
#5	Honda Accord	20,765	21,011	-1.2%	20,765	21,011	-1.2%
#6	Ford Fusion	19,877	19,694	0.9%	19,877	19,694	0.9%
#7	Nissan Sentra	16,144	14,395	12.2%	16,144	14,395	12.2%
#8	Hyundai Sonata	15,209	12,363	23.0%	15,209	12,363	23.0%
#9	Chevrolet Malibu	14,746	11,878	24.1%	14,746	11,878	24.1%
#10	Chevrolet Cruze	14,363	18,693	-23.2%	14,362	18,693	-23.2%
#11	Ford Focus	12,977	18,478	-29.8%	12,977	18,478	-29.8%
#12	Chevrolet Impala	9942	9214	7.9%	9942	9214	7.9%
#13	Hyundai Elantra	9885	12,240	-19.2%	9885	12,240	-19.2%
#14	Kia Soul	9191	8142	12.9%	9191	8142	12.9%
#15	Dodge Charger	9164	7025	30.4%	9164	7025	30.4%
#16	Kia Optima	8413	9394	-10.4%	8413	9394	-10.4%
#17	Volkswagen Jetta	8177	8969	-8.8%	8177	8969	-8.8%
#18	Nissan Versa	8006	10,546	-24.1%	8006	10,546	-24.1%
#19	Ford Mustang	7580	8694	-12.8%	7580	8694	-12.8%
#20	Mazda 3	7551	7896	-4.4%	7551	7896	-4.4%

Source: Automakers 
^ Prius breakdown by variant
The Subaru Outback and Subaru XV Crosstrek, formerly listed among cars at GCBC, are now ranked with SUVs/crossovers.

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