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| 1. | Ford F-Series | 33,877 |
| 2. | Toyota Camry | 25,745 |
| 3. | Honda Accord | 20,826 |
| 4. | Toyota Corolla/Matrix | 20,741 |
| 5. | Chevrolet Silverado | 19,401 |
| 6. | Honda Civic | 16,093 |
| 7. | Honda CR-V | 14,554 |
| 8. | Dodge Ram | 13,452 |
| 9. | Chevrolet Impala | 13,047 |
| 10. | Nissan Altima | 12,149 |
| 11. | Toyota Prius | 10,984 |
| 12. | Ford Fusion | 10,834 |
| 13. | Chevrolet Malibu | 10,479 |
| 14. | Toyota RAV4 | 10,398 |
| 15. | Volkswagen Jetta | 9,568 |
| 16. | Ford Focus | 9,182 |
| 17. | Ford Escape | 8,692 |
| 18. | Lexus RX | 8,228 |
| 19. | Pontiac G6 | 8,097 |
| 20. | Chevrolet Camaro | 7,961 |
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How is the Chevy Impala number 9? Who the hell is buying them?
Edward
Good job on the monthly sales analysis. Much more in depth. Keep it up.
Number one, and 3 of the top 10 are full size pickups.
F150 sells 8K more than its nearest competitor…
Yep, its official, Americans are over their love for trucks.
Sabastian :
October 2nd, 2009 at 1:40 pm
How is the Chevy Impala number 9? Who the hell is buying them?
Enterprise. But without side airbags. :)
Seems they’re still foisting quite a few G6s on the fleets.
I’m impressed that the 11th best selling car in the US is the Prius.
How is the Chevy Impala number 9? Who the hell is buying them?
The same people that are buying the Taurus and F-Series…FLEETS!
Actually if we talk cars vs. vehicles the Prius is the 6th best selling car in the US.
This is not good news for GM when the Silverado trails the F Series by 14000 units in a single month. Wasn’t Silverado a reliable No. 2 seller?
The bad news for Chrysler is that the freshest big pickup is way down the list. And the Caravan (which used to be a top 10 seller) is not on the list.
Who’s buying the Impala? Fleets and value shoppers.
But another question: I had understood that Fusion had been handily outselling Malibu, but not according to this data. Is Malibu getting some traction or is there a C4C or incentives issue here?
Any chance this gets broken down by fleet vs. retail sales somewhere? In terms og gauging public perception, that would probably say a lot more. With less.
RANK VEHICLE 2009 2008 ’08 RANK % Chng
1 Ford F-Series 295,426 392,698 1 -24.8
2 Toyota Camry 264,357 355,562 3 -25.7
3 Chevy Silverado 229,388 370,502 2 -38.1
4 Honda Accord 221,369 313,228 6 -29.3
5 Toyota Corolla 215,038 279,685 4 -23.1
6 Honda Civic 207,883 285,715 8 -27.2
7 Nissan Altima 154,662 223,776 9 -30.9
8 Dodge Ram P/U 143,205 196,058 5 -27.0
9 Honda CR-V 142,906 158,024 11 -9.6
10 Ford Fusion 134,600 117,545 20 +14.5
11 Chev Impala 126,856 209,734 7 -39.5
12 Ford Escape 126,268 125,672 17 +0.5
13 Ford Focus 125,913 165,382 15 -23.9
14 Chev Malibu 118,995 140,555 26 -15.3
15 Toyota RAV4 106,863 106,738 18 +0.1
16 Toyota Prius 104,794 130,561 16 -19.7
17 Hyundai Sonata 93,575 97,442 -4.0
18 Chev Cobalt 85,885 162,462 14 -47.1
19 Hyundai Elantra 82,706 86,144 27 -4.0
20 GMC Sierra 79,433 133,811 12 -40.6
http://www.reuters.com/article/earningsSeason/idUSN0129507420091001
I cant get the data formatted correctly but this is Jan 1 – Sept 30, 2009 unit sales.
RANK VEHICLE 2009 2008 ’08 RANK % Chng
1 Ford F-Series 295,426 392,698 1 -24.8
2 Toyota Camry 264,357 355,562 3 -25.7
3 Chevy Silverado 229,388 370,502 2 -38.1
4 Honda Accord 221,369 313,228 6 -29.3
5 Toyota Corolla 215,038 279,685 4 -23.1
6 Honda Civic 207,883 285,715 8 -27.2
7 Nissan Altima 154,662 223,776 9 -30.9
8 Dodge Ram P/U 143,205 196,058 5 -27.0
9 Honda CR-V 142,906 158,024 11 -9.6
10 Ford Fusion 134,600 117,545 20 +14.5
11 Chev Impala 126,856 209,734 7 -39.5
12 Ford Escape 126,268 125,672 17 +0.5
13 Ford Focus 125,913 165,382 15 -23.9
14 Chev Malibu 118,995 140,555 26 -15.3
15 Toyota RAV4 106,863 106,738 18 +0.1
16 Toyota Prius 104,794 130,561 16 -19.7
17 Hyundai Sonata 93,575 97,442 -4.0
18 Chev Cobalt 85,885 162,462 14 -47.1
19 Hyundai Elantra 82,706 86,144 27 -4.0
20 GMC Sierra 79,433 133,811 12 -40.6
People are buying the Ford F series becaucse it’s the best deal going. Let’s face it, the F series are the strongest, best put together trucks on the market that can be ocnfigured to anyone’s needs. Chevrolet trails in strength, and Dodge trails in quality. Let’s not even go near the Toyotas.
@Maxb49
For some on TTAC, it’s an “inconvienient truth”
A lot of fleets buy Camry’s too.
How is the Chevy Impala number 9? Who the hell is buying them?
People who have different tastes and needs than you.
I actually know real people who have purchased Impalas. They seem happy. I drive a GSA fleet Impala at work and it seems a decent enough car. Large comfortable and drives pretty decently compares favorably to my last Accord which was a 2000 model year.
The F-series does have strong fleet sales, but so do Silverados, the big bump in F series is retail sales. I’ve sold a number of F150s to customers who were cross shopping with Chevy or GMC lately because the F150 is the better truck, even though the GM trucks were a couple thousand less with GMs bigger incentives.
The Impala must have either a great incentive option, or fleets recently loaded up. Taurus isn’t selling to fleets in any significant numbers yet, inventory is still way too tight in the retail channel – the cars are selling the day they roll off the truck here and we have a waiting list to call people when new ones come in. Look for October to see how high the Taurus sales can really go when inventory is plentiful.
The sales of the Fusion and Escape were hurt by lack of inventory due to C4C shortages. We ran out of Escapes entirely and all 4 cylinder Fusions. It hasn’t been until this last week that we have gotten a decent selection of each back on the lot.
Camaro FTW.
The deals on fullsize trucks are insane right now too, even on the F-Series. With thousands lopped off MSRP fullsize trucks are a Hell of a lot of vehicle for the money.
Let’s face it, the F series are the strongest, best put together trucks on the market
Yeah…if you believe Ford’s (highly suspicious) capability claims.
Maxb49: you’re exactly right regarding fleet Camrys. And for the result of this strategy see “Akio Toyoda: My Company is Grasping for Salvation.”
Two thoughts come to mind: Will the Camaro continue as a hot item, or is this simply a new model “I gotta have one” phenomena? Also, wonder how many Jedi were diesel? I’m guessing quite a few of them.
I’m sure that the fact that there’s a 25% tariff on imported light trucks has nothing to do with US manufacturers (including Toyota’s US sites) dominating the market.
‘Mericans love them some trucks. Again. Still.
@johnthacker
What trucks do you the Americans would buy without the chicken tax being a factor?
If you add silverado and GMC together they would still trail ford but by how much?
Silverado/GMC Sierra 308,821 units year to date vs Ford F-Series 295,426
The Impala seems like a decent enough vehicle to me, and I am damn glad it sells well as it is built locally.
But still it seems a shame that it is outselling the Malibu and the Fusion, more recent designs that really should be carrying their respective company’s banners forward.
Also, geez, the 300 and the Charger have fallen off the face of the earth haven’t I.
I hope the Camaro’s sales start to lag soon so that I won’t have egg on my face. jk
Isn’t the F-150 all set to get new more fuel efficient engines for the 2011 model year? Hard to believe that Ford can still sell so many with that hanging over the 2009s and 2010s. Aren’t many people saying that Mustang sales are low because too many people are waiting for next year when the new engines come out?
F-150 is slated to get the Ecoboost V-6 for the 2011 model year. Same motor thats in the Taurus SHO from what I understand. It will also be the “base” motor in the Mustang with the new Coyote as the V8 ption.
People hating on the Impala don’t realize it’s one of the few remaining affordable big interior cars. Yes it is an old design. Yes the interior is still old GM. But that interior has lots of room. There are still people out there that either want or need the big interior and don’t want a SUV or can’t afford a luxury vehicle.
Big, cheap as chips, and reliable. There is still a market for that – fleet or no fleet.
SLARE-sadly the only thing really big about the Imp’s interior is the reputation. The rear seat leg and headroom are not exceptional in the compact class (yes, it is wide), and poor in the midsize class. It’s big if you are short and chubby. Tall, not so much.
A lot of folks assume it is big inside because it big outside-it is just an old inefficient design, they would getter better room in a Malibu which is not the roomiest mid size.
The Imp does have a large trunk.
Haven’t seen this years numbers but the Impala has run over 50% fleet in recent years.
The Camry has run about 10-12%.
I’m geussing if you remove fleet & employee pricing sales from the Impala there would be very little left.
Have a great weekend.
Bunter
Well, I was dancing around it, but the Impala is “fat guy friendly” from the driver’s seat. Should have been more clear about that.
The same people that are buying the Taurus and F-Series…FLEETS!
[Citation needed] Ford has repeatedly stated that the Taurus represents less than 10% fleet sales. And you’re going to convince us that Ford has sold enough F-150’s to fleets to make it the #1 best selling truck for the last 30 years and the #1 best selling overall vehicle in the US for the last 15 years? Really? I’m fully convinced at this point that you and Farago just make up your own truth as long as it fits your anti-Ford viewpoints. Not a dime’s worth of sources or substance to be found among either of you.
Bunter:
I would guess that most people who have Impalas are either empty nesters or have small kids, so the small back seat is irrelevant.
Slare’s comment about it being a wider car (inside) than the Camcordimas is spot on.
That it’s a 20-plus year old platform is not in dispute.
Yeah…if you believe Ford’s (highly suspicious) capability claims.
Hey I know you! You’re that guy from CrownVic.net who hates Fords. Ford trucks have stronger frames than their GM or Chrysler counterparts. When it comes to payload or towing, the first consideration is frame strength, not engines. The Ford truck frame is superior to its competitors giving it greater capabilities than its competitors.
The Impala is typically purchased by families or average middle class people who want a nice sedan. The Impala and Taurus use superior steels than Japanese automakers. As a result, the cars are more durable. This anti-American b.s. being perputrated against American automakers is a disgrace and has no basis in fact.
Here we go again, “Ford sucks, everything they make is ugly, they don’t do a damn thing right, my opinions are fact….bla…bla…bla”.
I don’t care for the new F-150, Taurus and I find the Focus ugly but my god this broken record is way past old. Every time I want to read something even vaguely related to Ford I must weed through all the same tired comments made by the same person.
As for the Impala, I think it’s a good and attractive car for the money.
Other than the Dodge Ram, there are no Chrysler products on the list. Also, I’ve noticed there are no Hyundais.
Hmmm…yes the F series Ford is the perennial best seller.
There are 5 pickup trucks for sale in the country.
There are, what, 20 compact economy cars for sale in the country – or 30?
Only by looking at the car class sales can we determine if a class is falling out of favor.
I see the list and the number of compact cars sold and the number of midsize cars sold is very high – and there are far more than appear on this list. There are only two full size pickups that do not appear on this list, while there are at least 20 compacts and 20 midsizers that do not appear on the list.
Can someone find some data on car class sales compared to last year, instead of model based data? That would be interesting.
Seems to me that “Ford F-Series” covers a lot of different trucks. Is that fair?
WRT the Impala, I think it is tapping into the market that used to be strongly behind Buick – old folks. I continue to believe that Buick turned its back on that stereotype without thinking it through.
Stupid question. When they say “F-series” does this mean F-150, 250, 350, 450 and so on are included?
Best selling still seems a hollow claim when you combine the Chevy and GMC truck sales….but I guess that’s marketing.
Best selling still seems a hollow claim when you combine the Chevy and GMC truck sales….but I guess that’s marketing.
GM actually only moved 7244 Sierras last month. So even if you add them together, the “F-series” wins.
AFAIK, The other trucks all include their respective heavy-duty trims into the one sales figure so it has never really bothered me that Ford does it that way too. I’m more bothered by Hyundai seemingly not splitting up the sales of the Genesis and Genesis Coupe.
The Impala beats the Camry hands down because you have the option of choosing a six passenger configuration with the Impala. I hate consoles. I also like the retro dashboard on the Impala, and the optional wood grain trim. Nicely designed car.
The Impala is typically purchased by families or average middle class people who want a nice sedan….
…from National and Avis, for a weekend.
About half of Impalas have been going to fleet. Compare Impala retail sales to the Camry that you loathe, and you won’t find any comparison. When it comes to choosing a car that they wish to own, not just rent, the Camry is far more popular.
taurus did not make the list.
Pch101,
If 50% of Impalas are fleet sales, the remaining 50% are private sales. People are purchasing this car
@ rmwill & @ Maxb49
For some on TTAC, it’s an “inconvienient truth”
Ha! 33,877 units doing nearly nothing but commuting back’n’forth and using the DQ drive-thru.
Give it a coupla’ years when $4/gallon fuel is back and I’ll be pleased to ask; “How are you enjoying your depreciation?”
Matt51 – No the Taurus didn’t make the list, but neither would anyone expect it to, it is a large premium model whereas the Fusion is the mainstream model in the Ford sedan lineup. If you’ll notice the A6, Maxima, and Avalon, all cars Ford is aiming the Taurus against, are not on the list either. I don’t know how many times I will have to repeat this, but the new Taurus has nothing to do with the old Taurus, that job in the lineup is filled by the Fusion.
Hey y’all.
Look down.
Here in fly-over country, in the Ozark hillbilly country, a tad bit south of the corn belt and a wee bit north of the “deep South” where Betsy the mule still has a two-day event saluting “mule power,” where “over yonder ‘cross the holler’ can still be a direction understood.
Where the mullet is high-falutin fashion and neck and facial tattoos assist the younguns in larnin’ their words and an amazing amount of information can be conveyed by one inked-on letter per knuckle and the lack of an operating muffler proves manhood and several other local oddities there are plenty of Impalas parked in front of the trailer, right alongside the cinder block residing RWD Detroit Big 3 iron awaiting its eventual unknown fate.
Yep.
When you see 5 Impalas in a two block stretch you know you are in hillbilly heaven.
“Charger sales were comparatively strong; down just eight percent. Dodge sold more Chargers than all but four (4) of General Motors’ car models. In fact, Dodge sold more Chargers than Buick, Cadillac, Saturn, Lincoln or Mercury sold cars. Dodge brand vehicles outsold every other American brand except Ford and Chevrolet and they were sixth among all automotive brands, trailing Toyota, Chevrolet, Ford, Honda and Nissan.”
Bunter1 :
October 2nd, 2009 at 3:52 pm
SLARE-sadly the only thing really big about the Imp’s interior is the reputation. The rear seat leg and headroom are not exceptional in the compact class (yes, it is wide), and poor in the midsize class. It’s big if you are short and chubby. Tall, not so much.
Bunter
You have never been in one have you?
I rented a month ago on vacation for a week.
I’m 6-3 and 225 Lots of room front and back.
I sat in the back to check it out because of all the bullshit I’ve read. It is Bullshit. There is plenty of room front and back. Your statement totally lacks facts. You are WRONG Bunter WRONG.
If I were in the market for a full size car it would be high on my list. Now I doubt anything you say on this site. The name is TRUTH about cars. Try it.
Oh I almost forgot. Good Job Mikey it was a nice ride.
forditude:
[Citation needed] Ford has repeatedly stated that the Taurus represents less than 10% fleet sales. And you’re going to convince us that Ford has sold enough F-150’s to fleets to make it the #1 best selling truck for the last 30 years and the #1 best selling overall vehicle in the US for the last 15 years? Really? I’m fully convinced at this point that you and Farago just make up your own truth as long as it fits your anti-Ford viewpoints. Not a dime’s worth of sources or substance to be found among either of you.
Hey…no one is forcing you to surf to TTAC. I know you only like the truth when it’s in Fords favor…but the truth is the truth.
And per the Ford press release for September 2009 sales, Fleet sales increased by 25%.
In September, Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales totaled 109,939, down 6 percent versus a year ago. Retail sales were down 14 percent, and fleet sales were up 23 percent.
Isn’t that inconvenient?
Nullomodo,
Ford is not selling enough Tauruses (Taurii?) to recover their investment. Selling far less than the Impala. All the hype regarding Ford’s “new” cars is proving to be just that, hype.
You can say the Taurus is only targeted at Avalon, but then again, it still would be a total waste of available investment capital.
Fusion doesn’t have the legs to run with Accord or Camry.
Matt51 –
Without actually seeing Ford’s balance sheet neither you nor I can say how many units Ford needs to sell to recoup their investment on that particular model. Given that they are being sold as fast as they can be produced I’d say Ford is doing alright with it. If they start piling up in huge amounts unsold on dealer lots then maybe you’ll have a point, but only time will tell on that one.
As far as the Fusion goes, every review has it going toe to toe with the Accord and besting the Camry, so, obviously it has the legs. Constrained supply during C4C and this past month have hurt sales, but that will be fixed in due time. People still think of Honda and Toyota first for reliable midsize sedans, and they will outsell the Fusion for the next few years most likely. However, the Camry and Accord didn’t topple the original Taurus in a matter of a few years, so we shouldn’t expect the Fusion to be able to topple the Camry or Accord overnight either. Earning back the public’s trust takes a long time, but as long as the Fusion continues to eat away marketshare from the Camry and Accord, we are moving in the right direction.
If 50% of Impalas are fleet sales, the remaining 50% are private sales. People are purchasing this car
Some people are purchasing Impalas. A lot more people are purchasing the market leaders, such as the Accord and the Camry that you love to hate. On the whole, the Impala doesn’t do all that well.
The Impala is yet another GM rental car. In effect, GM is already a second-tier player in the passenger car market, with its only real leadership being in trucks and SUVs, two segments that are taking what may prove to be a permanent dive. Instead of being a diversified automaker, GM became an oil hedge fund that bet big on low fuel prices. No large company has any business putting all of its eggs in one basket like that.
Thank you for not using a pie chart this time.
For the last couple of days we have had lots of numbers and percentages to digest. But what does the B&B focus on? The F150 and the Impala.
Amazing…..all those “stupid hillbillies/red necks” that don’t worship at the import alter.
If you want to understand Impala sales, go look at sticker prices verses a loaded Malibu. You simply get more car for similar money. Taurus is overpriced compared to the Impala and even the Charger/300. What hinders the Charger is its cheap interior and modest quality.
Pickups sell because they get used and used hard. here in flyover country its hard to find a good used pickup. Used means 250,000 plus miles and those miles were hard, hauling 5th wheel trailers over every sort of road imaginable. Ford makes great pickups, the higher price is often offset when its written off on the taxes as a part of the farm equipment.
Out in the great plains, people still need a certain type of vehicle that is suited to what they do and where we go.
“How is the Chevy Impala number 9? Who the hell is buying them?
”
Yes, this is a mind numbing question for many here.
It’s like Janeane Garofalo wondering why or how so many people actually voted for John McCain.
Prius (1-star rated by TTAC) outsells best of all-American sedans Malibu and Fusion.
What is dumber “Hybrids are passing fad” – Bob Lutz or https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/review-2010-toyota-prius/ – Jay Shoemaker
Who buys an Impala? Hmmmmm lets see. Maybe a guy that wants to drive a car for fifteen years,and not get killed by high repair costs. Or somebody thats looking at a lot of road trips through the US and Canada. No matter where you happen to be,somebody is going to know how to fix an Impala. I’m sure the “hillbilies” around “obbops” house can find parts cheap.
Maybe the Impala buyer thinks that a Camry is the ugliest auto creation under the sun,and a Honda is overpriced. A guy that does some research
knows that a Hyundai will turn into a pile of rusty metal within six years.
Yes, the Impala buyer knows value when he sees it.A vehicle thats been in production for twenty years and has all of the bugs worked out.
On the negative side,even with the LTZ package the interior is a little spartan. Though ten minutes with a damp cloth and its spotless. Hey! it ain’t no BMW or Mercedes and it sure doesn’t handle like one. What do you expect at the Impala price range?
Fun to drive? Not really. My idea of fun to drive is a 62 Pontiac with three on the tree and Armstrong steering. My ten year old Firebird convertible,with rattles and sqweaks and a terrible ride,is fun to drive.
I love my Impala it looks good, it rides nice its everything I want in a car. And it sure looks like I’m not the only person that thinks this way.
@mikey:
Wouldn’t you really rather have a Buick?
Ahh, the irony of tables turned.
Let us all remember the hubris of Big 3 executives 20 or 30 years ago, when Camry or Accord were selling in tiny numbers compared to their domestic competition (or their current numbers).
I’m sure we can find plenty of comments on this site calling them out for their lack of foresight. Their current volumes blinded them to the momentum of the competition. They simply dismissed it.
Much like the folks here who dismiss the Fusion because it isn’t moving the volumes of it’s competitors.
The fact that they repeat the mistakes of the past is lost on them.
Of course, they believe that their reality is different, that they are somehow special.
Hubris. And we know where that leads.
@ajla A Buick! good God man I’m 55 not 75.
@mikey:
Yea, but 3800 and LY7 versus the 3500 and 3900?
@ ajla
Agreed ancient though it is, I’m a big fan of the 3800. I searched a long time to find a 3.8 Firebird convertible. But I’m satified with the 3900 in the Impala.
I wonder how close Ford is to running maximum capacity at the Fusion factory in Mexico? The market leading Camry and Accord both have multiple factories cranking ’em out while Fusions all come from one place. Even the Altima has two factories running it (Smyrna and Canton).
Ford is not selling enough Tauruses (Taurii?) to recover their investment. Selling far less than the Impala. All the hype regarding Ford’s “new” cars is proving to be just that, hype.
You can say the Taurus is only targeted at Avalon, but then again, it still would be a total waste of available investment capital.
Fusion doesn’t have the legs to run with Accord or Camry.
NAILED IT.
But the Taurus Sales will pick up when they fleet dump them even more. The Taurus will suffer from the same D3 curse that had plagued every other D3 vehicle…no sales do to cost (way too much) and Toyota-like blandness.
The Impala is the car that refuses to die. It has more than nine lives. Don’t be surprised if it is still around in 2015.
anyone else surprised to see a luxury car on this list?
looks like people are really loving the new RX.