September has come and gone and automakers are now posting their sales output for the said month. General Motors posted an increase in sale; Ford continues its slide; Chrysler saw an increase, Honda and Nissan also posted increased sale and Toyota's sales declined for this year's September. Theautochannel.com recently reported the top selling vehicles for the month of September and although the Ford F-Series is still on the top of the list, it shows declining demand.
Last month, 56,065 units of Ford F-Series vehicles were sold and that is 20.8 percent lower as compared to the number of F-Series trucks sold by the Dearborn automaker last year for the same month. Nipping on the F-Series heels is General Motors' Chevrolet Silverado. Sales of the full-size pickup reached 52,480 - 1 percent better than last year. Number three on the list and the highest ranked small car is the Honda Accord. The Japanese automaker sold 40,438 units of the Honda Accord last month, showing an increase of 5.7 percent over last year.
The Honda Accord edged out the Toyota Camry in terms of sales last month. Although the Camry showed an increase of 26.2 percent over last year, it still fell short of catching up with the Accord. Last month, Toyota sold 35,031 units of the Camry. Number five on the list is the Dodge Ram. Sales for the Ram increased by 20 percent compared to the same month last year. This shows that the demand for large cars is still large. Last month, Chrysler sold 30,100 units of Dodge Rams which came equipped with .
The Toyota Corolla is the sixth best-selling vehicle last month. Sales for the Corolla reached 29,550 after the demand for the small car dropped by 8.5 percent. The Honda Civic is gaining on the Corolla as Honda sold 41.1 percent more Civics last month compared to last year's September. Number eight is the Nissan Altima. Nissan sold 24,752 units of the Altima last month, sales for the sedan dropped by 6 percent this year. The Chevrolet Impala is the ninth best selling vehicle last month with an output of 23,172 units which reflects an improvement of six percent. The Toyota Tundra rounds up the ten best selling vehicles last month. Toyota sold 19,794 units of the redesigned pickup, an increase of 30.1 percent.
The Honda CR-V is number eleven on the list followed by the Honda Odyssey both showing significant increase. Sales for the CR-V increased by 62.2 percent while sales for the Odyssey increased by 55.2 percent last month compared to last year's September. The Chevy Cobalt is next on the list followed by the GMC Sierra. The Ford Focus is the 15th best selling vehicle last month. The Toyota RAV4 is sixteenth, followed by two Toyota nameplates, the Tacoma, seventeenth; and the Prius, eighteenth. The Chevrolet Trailblazer is the nineteenth best selling vehicle last month with sales reaching 12,494 units. The Ford Escape completes the list with sales of 11,966 last month.
It is interesting to note that aside from major automakers General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, Nissan, and Honda, no other automakers has a vehicle listed in the top twenty. Even European automakers failed to sell as much vehicles as American and Japanese automakers.
