We have already seen the sales numbers for automakers in the U.S. for the year that just ended so it’s time to take a look at the list with the top 10 best-selling cars and trucks of 2011, which was compiled by Car’s Kicking Tires.
What’s interesting here is not so much the vehicles that appear in the list but the ones that are absent this year as it was more or less expected that the Ford F-Series and the Chevrolet Silverado pickup trucks would once again take first and second place respectively and that the Camry would be the best selling passenger car.
And what’s more surprising than the absence of 2010’s 6th and 9th bestselling vehicles, the Honda Civic and CR-V which dropped to 12th and 13th spot respectively in 2011.
Of course, it should be noted that Honda was one of the Japanese automakers that was hit the most by the March earthquake in its home country as well as the Thailand floods, which had a serious impact on its production capabilities.
The two models that took their place in the top 10 list are the Ford Escape (5th) – despite the fact that a replacement is on its way, and the Chevrolet Cruze that finished in 10th.
Rank–Model————————-Sales-YTD vs 2010
1. Ford F-Series———————-584,917 (+10.7%)
2. Chevrolet Silverado—————415,130 (+12.2%)
3. Toyota Camry———————308,510 (-5.9%)
4. Nissan Altima———————-268,981 (+17.3%)
5. Ford Escape———————–254,293 (+33.1%)
6. Ford Fusion————————248,067 (+13.2%)
7. Ram Pickups———————–244,763 (+22.6%)
8. Toyota Corolla/Matrix————-240,259 (-9.7%)
9. Honda Accord———————-235,625 (-16.6%)
10. Chevrolet Cruze——————231,732 (+846%)