Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - July 2016

Despite a sharp decline in a flat market, the Toyota Camry was America's best-selling passenger car in July 2016. 

Camry volume slid by 4313 units in July, a year-over-year drop of 11% which wasn't as severe (relative to its July 2015 performance) as the decreases reported by the Nissan Altima, Hyundai Sonata, Ford Focus, Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet Malibu, Kia Optima, Subaru Impreza, or Toyota's own Prius. 

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

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As sales of the second-ranked Honda Civic grew 6%, the Camry nevertheless pipped the Honda by 1170 units. The Toyota Corolla, down 3% this year but up 5% in July specifically, grabbed fourth place.

Only four other popular cars joined the Civic and Corolla in producing year-over-year gains. 

Among the top 20, increases were reported by four compacts, one subcompact, and the Ford Mustang pony car. It was the Mustang's first year-over-year monthly improvement since February. 

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July 2016 was the Toyota Camry's third consecutive month of passenger car sales leadership. The Camry is on track to make 2016 the 15th consecutive year on top of the leaderboard.

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. Mobile users can now thumb across the table for full-width access. GoodCarBadCar has already published the list of America's best-selling trucks and best-selling SUVs in July 2016.

August 2016 • June 2016 • July 2015

Rank	Best-Selling Car	July 2016	July 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
#1	Toyota Camry	34,122	38,435	-11.2%	233,882	254,251	-8.0%
#2	Honda Civic	32,952	31,139	5.8%	222,792	189,440	17.6%
#3	Honda Accord	31,946	34,496	-7.4%	201,300	190,242	5.8%
#4	Toyota Corolla	31,717	30,249	4.9%	213,910	220,380	-2.9%
#5	Nissan Altima	24,949	33,842	-26.3%	197,644	205,873	-4.0%
#6	Ford Fusion	24,007	25,105	-4.4%	170,840	178,263	-4.2%
#7	Hyundai Sonata	20,635	23,917	-13.7%	125,044	119,738	4.4%
#8	Hyundai Elantra	20,629	22,135	-6.8%	116,935	150,833	-22.5%
#9	Nissan Sentra	18,536	18,511	0.1%	141,550	124,412	13.8%
#10	Ford Focus	13,973	17,027	-17.9%	117,117	134,106	-12.7%
#11	Chevrolet Cruze	13,723	21,339	-35.7%	100,454	149,277	-32.7%
#12	Kia Soul	13,157	13,975	-5.9%	83,685	81,961	2.1%
#13	Nissan Versa	11,856	9949	19.2%	84,317	76,904	9.6%
#14	Chevrolet Malibu	11,820	16,022	-26.2%	132,145	112,542	17.4%
#15	Volkswagen Jetta	11,450	11,562	-1.0%	69,729	78,580	-11.3%
#16	Kia Forte	10,303	7868	30.9%	63,045	51,050	23.5%
#17	Toyota Prius	9934	11,787	-15.7%	58,451	68,850	-15.1%
	Toyota Prius ^	9930	11,203	-11.4%	58,405	65,376	-10.7%
	Toyota Prius Plug-In ^	4	584	-99.3%	46	3474	-98.7%
#18	Kia Optima	9780	12,638	-22.6%	70,847	92,604	-23.5%
#19	Ford Mustang	9565	8482	12.8%	72,530	76,772	-5.5%
#20	Subaru Impreza	8488	10,243	-17.1%	54,259	56,584	-4.1%

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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