10 Best Sellers Of 2009

It's no secret that 2009 has been a tough year for the auto industry. Through June, sales are down 35.1 percent from last year, and the market is on track to sell fewer than 10 million cars and light trucks, according to auto-industry trade magazine Automotive News (note: all sales data in this article was sourced from Automotive News). That's about 3.2 million fewer vehicles than last year, which was down 2.9 million vehicles from the year before that. Despite the tough market, the top 10 best-selling vehicles are virtually unchanged from 2008, a testament to the appeal of these cars, trucks and sport utes. Like the rest of the market, sales for the top 10 vehicles are down, as you will see in the following slides. But they are still moving, which bodes well for their future salability when the market rebounds. Let's take a look at 2009's best-sellers so far and why they continue to resonate with buyers.
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Obliv - 7/16/2009 3:21:59 PM

+5 Boost

Youre both wrong, mitches. FORD is on top! bwhahaa

thstone - 7/16/2009 4:47:54 PM

+9 Boost

Here is the list of Top 10 selling cars for 2007:

Ford F-Series
Chevrolet Silverado
Toyota Camry
Honda Accord
Toyota Corolla
Dodge Ram
Honda Civic
Chevrolet Impala
Nissan Altima
Honda CR-V

See any similarities? I'll give you a hint: 9 our of 10 cars are the same (the Fusion replaced the Altima on this years list).

People after the economic meltdown still like the same cars as they did before the economic meltdown, they're just buying fewer of them.

Clearly owners are holding onto their existing cars longer. The real question is whether this is a short term phenomena (and car sales will rebound as the economy improves) or if this is a permanent change in consumer behavior?

0to60 - 7/16/2009 6:57:24 PM

+1 Boost

the fusion replaced the impala. Probably because governments are having to spend less.