USA February 2011: market up 27%, Ford F-Series #1, Fusion #5 Discover the Top 50 best selling models

Ford Fusion

“Buyers are back” is the cry we have been hearing all over the USA this month, with sales up 27% year-on-year at just under 1 million. The Top 2 best selling vehicles are still trucks: the Ford F-Series is #1 at 37,549 sales and the Chevrolet Silverado is #2 at 31,728 units.

As for passenger cars, the Toyota Camry reclaims the lead over the Toyota Corolla, and the Ford Fusion lands 3rd (or 5th overall), the first time in many years an American passenger car is on the podium. It sells 23,111 units (+40%) and is also 5th in 2011 at 37,457 sales (+31%).

Other great performances include the Chevrolet Cruze stable in 12th with best-ever 18,556 sales, the Ford Explorer back in the Top 30 (29th) with 9,657 sales and +139% and the Ford Fiesta breaking into the Top 50 at #49 with 6,270 sales.

Full Top 50 Ranking Table: click on ‘Read more’ below the Ford Explorer pic.

Ford Explorer

USA February 2011:

Pos	Model	Feb	/10	Jan	2011	/10	Pos	2010
1	Ford F-Series	37,549	14%	1	73,355	21%	1	1
2	Chevrolet Silverado	31,728	60%	2	59,900	41%	2	2
3	Toyota Camry	27,212	64%	4	45,357	40%	4	3
4	Toyota Corolla	25,860	52%	3	46,441	36%	3	5
5	Ford Fusion	23,111	40%	9	37,457	31%	5	8
6	Honda Accord	21,206	6%	13	34,662	-11%	8	4
7	Nissan Altima	20,808	28%	5	37,262	7%	6	7
8	Honda Civic	19,121	16%	8	33,755	8%	9	6
9	Honda CR-V	19,096	61%	6	35,435	65%	7	9
10	Chevrolet Malibu	19,092	26%	10	33,194	5%	10	11
11	Dodge Ram P/U	18,644	82%	16	30,841	52%	14	10
12	Chevrolet Cruze	18,556	new	12	32,187	new	11	116
13	Ford Escape	18,005	19%	11	31,978	23%	12	13
14	Chevrolet Impala	16,290	39%	7	31,478	39%	13	15
15	Hyundai Sonata	15,723	109%	14	28,984	126%	15	12
16	Chevrolet Equinox	15,434	35%	15	28,281	61%	16	17
17	Toyota Prius	13,539	70%	19	24,174	47%	17	18
18	Nissan Sentra	12,599	62%	22	22,137	45%	21	44
19	VW Jetta	12,591	61%	17	24,051	44%	18	21
20	Toyota RAV4	12,562	85%	18	23,758	62%	19	16
21	Hyundai Elantra	12,289	54%	21	21,948	40%	22	19
22	GMC Sierra	11,696	86%	20	22,323	64%	20	20
23	Nissan Rogue	11,427	86%	23	20,850	79%	23	34
24	Ford Focus	10,879	-21%	24	19,893	-17%	24	14
25	Nissan Versa	10,578	-9%	26	19,260	10%	25	33
26	Dodge Caravan	10,555	12%	30	18,368	34%	27	30
27	Ford Edge	10,138	17%	25	19,056	28%	26	22
28	Ford Econoline	9,723	22%	29	17,702	25%	29	25
29	Ford Explorer	9,657	139%	34	17,008	105%	30	56
30	Chevrolet Traverse	9,533	62%	27	18,138	56%	28	27
31	Toyota Sienna	8,806	118%	42	15,149	129%	35	35
32	Honda Odyssey	8,744	17%	36	15,766	28%	34	26
33	Jeep Grand Cherokee	8,667	31%	31	16,279	64%	32	43
34	Kia Sorento	8,641	3%	28	16,757	3%	31	24
35	Toyota Highlander	8,622	138%	32	16,129	99%	33	41
36	Honda Pilot	8,224	23%	38	14,927	29%	38	31
37	Mazda3	8,077	-2%	52	13,092	-16%	45	28
38	Subaru Outback	7,951	28%	37	14,931	50%	37	40
39	Chrysler T&C	7,904	-9%	39	14,456	10%	39	23
40	Toyota Tacoma	7,879	-5%	35	15,019	0%	36	29
41	Jeep Wrangler	7,636	28%	40	14,080	30%	40	38
42	GMC Acadia	7,547	16%	47	13,270	11%	43	52
43	GMC Terrain	7,190	90%	41	13,559	68%	42	58
44	Toyota Tundra	7,012	28%	43	13,099	40%	44	39
45	Kia Soul	6,684	86%	48	12,029	109%	48	53
46	Lexus RX	6,567	15%	44	12,448	9%	46	37
47	Chevrolet HHR	6,398	37%	33	13,785	36%	41	48
48	Subaru Forester	6,334	0%	45	12,140	5%	47	42
49	Ford Fiesta	6,270	new	59	10,540	new	52	118
50	Chevrolet Camaro	6,245	-4%	53	11,008	-7%	49	45

Source: wsj.com, manufacturers