Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - April 2016

The Honda Civic, thanks to a 25% year-over-year U.S. sales increase, was America's best-selling car in April 2016.

America's perennial favourite, the Toyota Camry, was nearly 1300 sales abaft. Another Toyota, the Civic's prime competitor, stepped into the third position ahead of another surging Honda, the Camry's prime competitor.

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - April 2016 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - April 2016 YTD

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The list of America's 20 best-selling cars in April 2016 is very much a mixed bag. Sterling improvements from the Civic, Accord, Nissan Altima, Chevrolet Malibu, Hyundai Accent, Mazda 3, and Kia Forte impressed. But on the other side, the Ford Fusion, Ford Focus, Hyundai Sonata, Chevrolet Cruze, Hyundai Elantra, and Kia Optima all posted double-digit percentage losses. 

The Civic's victory, however, was not entirely unexpected. Though challenging the Camry is not a poor man's business, the Civic was making headway throughout the first-quarter of 2016 thanks to the arrival of a new, tenth-generation sedan. Now with a new coupe in showrooms, as well, the Civic enters May "only" 7649 sales behind the Camry on year-to-date terms.

Not since 2001 has any car other than the Camry been America's top-selling car over the course of a calendar year. That car? Honda's Accord, the Civic's big brother.

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 April 2016.

May 2016 • March 2016 • April 2015

Rank	Best-Selling Car	April 2016	April 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
#1	Honda Civic	35,331	28,380	24.5%	122,634	95,102	28.9%
#2	Toyota Camry	34,039	34,066	-0.1%	130,283	134,571	-3.2%
#3	Toyota Corolla	32,111	31,990	0.4%	116,371	122,718	-5.2%
#4	Honda Accord	31,526	27,251	15.7%	108,599	95,896	13.2%
#5	Nissan Altima	28,484	22,108	28.8%	113,816	108,983	4.4%
#6	Chevrolet Malibu	21,763	17,430	24.9%	79,985	59,831	33.7%
#7	Ford Fusion	20,730	24,954	-16.9%	95,724	96,424	-0.7%
#8	Nissan Sentra	19,145	17,059	12.2%	82,089	68,085	20.6%
#9	Ford Focus	15,983	18,100	-11.7%	66,198	71,094	-6.9%
#10	Hyundai Sonata	15,211	17,914	-15.1%	76,668	62,604	22.5%
#11	Chevrolet Cruze	14,153	20,947	-32.4%	51394	81,539	-37.0%
#12	Hyundai Accent	12,933	8208	57.6%	30,759	25,007	23.0%
#13	Hyundai Elantra	12,361	21,911	-43.6%	51,724	78,653	-34.2%
#14	Ford Mustang	12,726	13,144	-3.2%	42,862	42,955	-0.2%
#15	Kia Soul	11,517	11,418	0.9%	44,593	42,256	5.5%
#16	Kia Optima	11,224	13,666	-17.9%	40,992	50,129	-18.2%
#17	Mazda 3	10,722	8006	33.9%	32,855	35,310	-7.0%
#18	Volkswagen Jetta	10,694	11,700	-8.6%	38,717	43,063	-10.1%
#19	Kia Forte	9740	7183	35.6%	33,662	26,691	26.1%
#20	Nissan Versa	9165	9646	-5.0%	45,664	46,644	-2.1%

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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