U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Vehicle Technologies Office

Fact #611: February 22, 2010
Top Ten Best Selling Cars and Light Trucks

The top ten lists of best selling cars and light trucks in 2009 show that the Toyota Camry was the best selling car, while the Ford F-Series pickup was the best selling light truck. The F-Series outsold the Camry by about 50,000 units. The hybrid Toyota Prius was the tenth bestselling car in 2009.

Top Ten Best Selling Cars, 2009
Graph showing the top ten best selling cars in 2009. Toyota Camry was the best selling car. For more detailed information, see the table below.
Top Ten Best Selling Light Trucks, 2009
Graph showing the top ten best selling light trucks in 2009. The Ford F-Series was the best selling light truck. For more detailed information, see the table below.

Supporting Information

Top Ten Best Selling Cars and Light Trucks, 2009
Rank Cars Light Trucks
Make/Model Sales
(Thousands)		 Make/Model Sales
(Thousands)
1 Toyota Camry 356.8 Ford F-Series 413.6
2 Toyota Corolla/Matrix 296.9 Chevrolet Silverado 316.5
3 Honda Accord 287.5 Honda CR-V 191.2
4 Honda Civic 259.7 Dodge Ram Pickup 177.3
5 Nissan Altima 203.6 Ford Escape 173.0
6 Ford Fusion 180.1 Toyota RAV4 149.1
7 Chevrolet Impala 165.6 GMC Sierra 111.8
8 Chevrolet Malibu 161.6 Toyota Tacoma 111.8
9 Ford Focus 160.4 Honda Odyssey 100.1
10 Toyota Prius 139.7 Lexus RX   93.4

Source: Ward's AutoInfoBank.

 

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