Top-20 selling vehicles in U.S. through May

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http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articl...mktNews&rpc=44

The following are the 20 top-selling vehicles in the U.S. through May of 2007 as reported by the automakers and ranked by total units

RANK VEHICLE 2007 2006 '06 RANK % Chng

1 Ford F-Series P/U 290,282 334,725 1 -13.3

2 Chevy Silverado-C/K P/U 265,941 258,378 2 +2.9

3 Toyota Camry 193,900 177,090 3 +9.5

4 Toyota Corolla 165,722 159,992 6 +3.6

5 Dodge Ram P/U 154,143 150,799 4 +2.2

6 Honda Accord 153,431 145,529 5 +5.4

7 Chevrolet Impala 144,541 114,014 13 +26.8

8 Honda Civic 137,288 138,744 7 -1.0

9 Nissan Altima 114,318 102,785 9 +11.2

10 Dodge Caravan 94,220 103,876 12 -9.3

11 Honda CR-V 84,464 59,660 +41.6

12 GMC Sierra P/U 84,106 80,957 10 +3.9

13 Ford Econoline/Club Wagon 80,641 74,876 21 +7.7

14 Chevrolet Cobalt 79,257 93,023 15 -14.8

15 Ford Focus 77,732 80,559 17 -3.5

16 Toyota Prius 76,747 38,460 33 +99.6

17 Ford Escape 73,058 74,978 22 -2.6

18 Toyota-RAV4 72,447 61,811 35 +17.2

19 Chrysler Town & Country 66,951 68,943 19 -2.9

20 Ford Fusion 66,260 57,398 34 +15.4

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Go Fusion!!!!!

[1931Chevy]

The Fusion is starting to gain some traction and its incredible that Ford right now is the automaker that is in bad shape but have 5 of the top 20 sellers in this list

[gmhashope]

I can't believe how many minivans Chrysler and Dodge still sell. They haven't been redesigned in like 8 years.

I wonder if the Silverado will pass the F-150 by the end of the year.

[dallennium]

I beleive the Malibu will be on this list next year.

[samkung]

OMG look at the Prius, cant believe people are buying it like crazy, dunno if they actually need one or just following the trend? If i m environmentalist, i would be importing a diesel instead of buying a Prius, nothing against hybrid, but just diesel is a better way out when compare to hybrid:P Batteries are not good for environment both the production and after used;p they better ask toyota what they will do to the batteries after 10 years time;o

PS: GM really need a nice compact to compete with that little devil corolla

[jjkroll32]

Put Silverado and Sierra together, and GM is the King of Pickup Trucks... Ford can make the claim that it is the best selling for actual brand, but put the corporation in, and cha-ching, GM's got it. Props to GM.

[samkung]

Originally Posted by jjkroll32

Put Silverado and Sierra together, and GM is the King of Pickup Trucks... Ford can make the claim that it is the best selling for actual brand, but put the corporation in, and cha-ching, GM's got it. Props to GM.

But look at the car sales, we all know GM make wonderful truck, what they need is the 2008 Malibu ASAP, n a new compact, i m not saying Cobalt is not good, but its not as good as the competition

[Cabana Boy]

WOW, 28% increase for the Impala. Was there a big increase in fleet, and just a realization that it is a darn good family sedan value.

[Cabana Boy]

Originally Posted by 1931Chevy

The Fusion is starting to gain some traction and its incredible that Ford right now is the automaker that is in bad shape but have 5 of the top 20 sellers in this list

Downsizing aside, is Ford really that bad off in your opinion? As a smaller corporation now with the mortgage completely paid off and many new products coming to market soon, and most recent products showing as a sales hit, I see a turn around very soon. If you take away one simple fact that May 2006 sales numbers included 22K Taurus fleet sales (mostly) where 2007 did not, then sales numbers would have shown an increase. It's interesting that with sales numbers down now in comparison, project ahead when Ford will compare to current months and show HUGE increases. Perception will be in their corner anyway.

[stevecmh]

nice to see some GM cars up there

[Geotpf]

Originally Posted by samkung

OMG look at the Prius, cant believe people are buying it like crazy, dunno if they actually need one or just following the trend? If i m environmentalist, i would be importing a diesel instead of buying a Prius, nothing against hybrid, but just diesel is a better way out when compare to hybrid:P Batteries are not good for environment both the production and after used;p they better ask toyota what they will do to the batteries after 10 years time;o

PS: GM really need a nice compact to compete with that little devil corolla

Diesels are high mileage but pollute a lot. That is, if you only care about mileage, they are fine, but if are actually an enviromentalist and care about pollution, they are not.

[throwback]

Originally Posted by Cabana Boy

Downsizing aside, is Ford really that bad off in your opinion? As a smaller corporation now with the mortgage completely paid off and many new products coming to market soon, and most recent products showing as a sales hit, I see a turn around very soon. If you take away one simple fact that May 2006 sales numbers included 22K Taurus fleet sales (mostly) where 2007 did not, then sales numbers would have shown an increase. It's interesting that with sales numbers down now in comparison, project ahead when Ford will compare to current months and show HUGE increases. Perception will be in their corner anyway.

Ford is really bad off. They have mortgaged all of their automotive assets to get financing for their turn around plan. Sales are only a part of the equation. How much profit did they make from May's sales? That is the important number. If they lost money, then it was a bad month no matter what the sales numbers look like.

[PA Dweller]

The Prius isn't doing too well. Didn't GMI have a thread on how the Prius is owning Ford in sales?

[john1701a]

Originally Posted by PA Dweller

The Prius isn't doing too well.

Explain what being #16 on the list means.

JOHN