Top 20 Best Selling Cars In America August 2014

With a massive 51,075-unit August, the Honda Accord became Americas best-selling car last month, outselling the Toyota Camry by 7032 units.

The Camry leads the Accord by 35,045 units heading into the final one-third of 2014.

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• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - August 2014 YTD
• U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - August 2014 YTD

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Hondas small car, the Civic, also outsold its Toyota counterpart, the Corolla, in August 2014. The Corolla leads the Civic on year-to-date terms, however. 

The Accords 51,075 sales marks an all-time best month for the venerable nameplate. Jointly, the Accord, Civic, and CR-V - Americas second-best-selling utility vehicle last month - accounted for 79% of the brands sales.

Americas top-selling Detroit brand car last month was the Ford Fusion, sales of which jumped 19.5% compared with August 2013. In total, Detroit nameplates accounted for five of Americas 20 best-selling cars, with no participation from the Chrysler Group.

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these best-selling cars can always be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBCs 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 Americas best-selling trucks and the list of Americas best-selling SUVs in August 2014.

September 2014 • July 2014 • August 2013

Rank	Best-Selling Car	August 2014	August 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
#1	Honda Accord	51,075	38,559	32.5%	271,426	256,926	5.6%
#2	Toyota Camry	44,043	44,713	-1.5%	306,471	287,119	6.7%
#3	Honda Civic	34,032	39,458	-13.8%	231,167	230,578	0.3%
#4	Toyota Corolla/Matrix	33,088	26,861	23.2%	238,275	210,296	13.3%
#5	Nissan Altima	32,153	30,976	3.8%	235,260	228,297	3.0%
#6	Ford Fusion	29,452	24,653	19.5%	218,892	206,321	6.1%
#7	Chevrolet Cruze	23,435	23,909	-2.0%	189,699	183,045	3.6%
#8	Hyundai Elantra	22,845	24,700	-7.5%	157,555	174,902	-9.9%
#9	Ford Focus	22,079	20,372	8.4%	160,759	171,921	-6.5%
#10	Hyundai Sonata	21,092	16,917	24.7%	150,016	138,830	8.1%
#11	Nissan Sentra	17,182	12,605	36.3%	128,659	90,483	42.2%
#12	Chevrolet Malibu	16,346	16,890	-3.2%	133,388	140,463	-5.0%
#13	Toyota Prius	15,542	17,948	-13.4%	102,116	115,040	-11.2%
	Toyota Prius Sedan ^	14,724	16,157	-8.9%	90,627	108,218	-16.3%
	Toyota Prius Plug-In ^	818	1791	-54.3%	11,489	6822	68.4%
#14	Volkswagen Jetta	15,361	16,280	-5.6%	104,810	110,964	-5.5%
#15	Kia Optima	15,337	15,199	0.9%	111,738	112,409	-0.6%
#16	Kia Soul	15,069	10,017	50.4%	104,777	83,208	25.9%
#17	Nissan Versa	14,630	9991	46.4%	98,200	82,759	18.7%
#18	Chevrolet Sonic	12,799	11,354	12.7%	69,619	62,314	11.7%
#19	BMW 3-Series & 4-Series *	12,477	10,357	20.5%	81,631	69,409	17.6%
#20	Subaru Outback ‡	11,428	10,163	12.5%	85,951	81,930	4.9%

Source: Automakers 
* BMW USA, not GoodCarBadCar, chooses to combined sales of the 3-Series and 4-Series.
^ Prius breakdown by variant 
‡ Prefer to think of the Subaru Outback as an SUV/crossover than a tall wagon? Thats sensible. The Outback would have ranked 13th among SUVs and crossovers in August, and the Mazda 3 would move up to the 20th spot among cars.

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Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In America - August 2014
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America - August 2014
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Top 20 Worst Selling Vehicles In America January 2015

Although its U.S. sales volume was chopped in half in January 2015, falling from a paltry 232 units in January 2014 to 115 last month, the Chevrolet SS did not rank among Americas 20 worst-selling vehicles in 2014. 

How come?

Precisely 20 other vehicles saw their sales decline at an even faster rate. 

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• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - January 2015

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Many of those vehicles are defunct or about to be replaced - the Chevrolet Captiva Sport and Audi TT as examples - but many others were simply not as successful in January 2015 as they were one year earlier.

Not that Kia was selling boatloads of Cadenzas in early 2014; not that the Acura RLX was an outright hit in January of last year. 

You can always select a make and model at GCBCs Sales Stats page to find historical monthly and yearly sales figures from both Canada and the United States. Pertinent links are clickable at the bottom of this post, but you can also find related links at the Best Sellers page.

February 2015 • December 2014 • January 2014

Rank	Worst-Selling Vehicle  By Percentage Decline	% Change	January 2015	January 2014
#1	Chevrolet Captiva Sport	-99.7%	10	3765
#2	Acura TSX	-99.3%	6	893
#3	Acura TL	-98.7%	18	1368
#4	Audi TT	-97.3%	3	113
#5	Dodge Avenger	-95.0%	242	4795
#6	Volvo XC90	-91.7%	38	459
#7	Land Rover LR2	-90.1%	36	363
#8	Mazda 2	-87.7%	112	907
#9	Toyota FJ Cruiser	-86.4%	158	1162
#10	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	-85.7%	5	35
#11	Honda Ridgeline	-81.6%	214	1163
#12	Mercedes-Benz CL-Class	-66.7%	11	33
#13	Scion xD	-62.8%	220	592
#14	Nissan Cube	-61.2%	156	402
#15	BMW X1	-61.1%	518	1332
#16	Jaguar XK	-61.0%	46	118
#17	Kia Cadenza	-58.7%	383	927
#18	Acura RLX	-58.1%	176	420
#19	Audi A7	-54.3%	285	624
#20	Scion iQ	-53.6%	77	166

Rank	Worst-Selling Vehicle By Volume	January 2015	January 2014	% Change
#1	Lexus LFA	2	---	---
T2	Audi TT	3	113	-97.3%
T2	Mitsubishi i MiEV	3	1	200%
#4	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	5	35	-85.7%
#5	Acura TSX	6	893	-99.3%
#6	Chevrolet Captiva Sport	10	3765	-99.7%
#7	Mercedes-Benz CL-Class	11	33	-66.7%
#8	Acura TL	18	1368	-98.7%
#9	Porsche 918 Spyder	34	---	---
#10	Land Rover LR2	36	363	-90.1%
#11	Volvo XC90	38	459	91.7%
#12	Jaguar XK	46	118	-61.0%
#13	Audi R8	49	81	-39.5%
#14	Dodge Viper	61	47	29.8%
#15	Scion iQ	77	166	-53.6%
#16	Mini Paceman	82	111	-26.1%
#17	BMW i8	85	---	---
#18	Cadillac ELR	92	41	124%
#19	BMW Z4	94	166	-43.4%
#20	Alfa Romeo 4C	97	---	---

Source: Automakers & ANDC
Vehicles which sold at least once in January 2014 but not at all in January 2015: Mercedes-Benz R-Class, Chevrolet Avalanche, Acura ZDX, Hyundai Veracruz, Mazda RX-8, Mitsubishi Galant, Subaru Tribeca, Volkswagen Routan, Volvo C30, Volvo C70.
Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus, Rolls-Royce do not release monthly sales data. Bentley and Maserati do not report model-specific sales data.

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Top 20 Worst-Selling Vehicles In America - February 2015
Top 20 Worst-Selling Vehicles In America - December 2014
Top 20 Worst-Selling Vehicles In America - 2014 Year End
Top 20 Worst-Selling Vehicles In America - January 2014
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - January 2015