America’s 10 Best-Selling Cars In October 2014

The Hyundai Sonata was America's eighth-best-selling car in October 2014, down just one position but 4309 sales compared with October 2013. Among America's top sellers, the Sonata was not alone in its decline, although the midsize Hyundai's decrease was notable for its especially drastic nature.

Honda Civic sales slid 12%, the Civic's fourth consecutive month with declining U.S. volume. Since the beginning of July, Civic sales in the United States have fallen 10%.

The Ford Focus was also off 2013's October pace, falling 9% to 13,733 units, a 1375-unit decrease. Overall Ford brand car sales were down 11% in October and are down 4% this year even as the brand's top-selling passenger car, the Fusion, has risen 6% (and 5% in October.)

The Fusion ranked seventh overall in October; fourth among midsize cars.

Rank	Best-Selling Car	October 2014	October 2013	% Change	10 mos. 2014	10 mos. 2013	% Change
#1	Toyota Camry	33,164	29,144	13.8%	368,143	348,134	5.7%
#2	Honda Accord	27,128	25,162	7.8%	331,510	307,264	7.9%
#3	Toyota Corolla/Matrix	24,959	23,637	5.6%	283,764	257,184	10.3%
#4	Chevrolet Cruze	24,289	16,087	51.0%	232,403	211,862	9.7%
#5	Honda Civic	24,154	27,328	-11.6%	277,584	280,889	-1.2%
#6	Nissan Altima	23,544	21,785	8.1%	280,479	271,303	3.4%
#7	Ford Fusion	22,846	21,740	5.1%	263,431	248,033	6.2%
#8	Hyundai Sonata	15,563	19,872	-21.7%	180,497	172,574	4.6%
#9	Volkswagen Jetta	14,607	11,710	24.7%	129,662	135,983	-4.6%
#10	Ford Focus	13,733	15,108	-9.1%	189,889	203,762	-6.8%

The majority of America's best-selling cars, however, posted notable increases in October 2014. Chevrolet Cruze volume jumped 51% from October 2013's total and 27% compared with October 2012. Volkswagen Jetta sales rose 25% year-over-year; 8% compared with October 2012.

Returning to the normal order after two months away, the Toyota Camry was America's best-selling car in October 2014, outselling the second-ranked Honda Accord by more than 6000 units and expanding its year-to-date lead to 36,633 sales. 2014 will be the Camry's 13th consecutive year as the top-selling passenger car in the United States.

That streak began in 2002, a year in which Accord sales fell 4% and Camry volume jumped 11%. Accord sales are on the rise now, as well, but competing sale-for-sale with the Camry requires more than a great product. Toyota's desire to see the Camry end annual races as the top dog knows few boundaries. Refreshing the Camry for MY2015 and pricing the car very competitively make it more likely than not the Camry will be America's best-selling car next year, as well.

Timothy Cain is the founder of GoodCarBadCar.net, which obsesses over the free and frequent publication of U.S. and Canadian auto sales figures.

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