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USA 1992: Ford Taurus leads passenger cars for first time

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Ford Taurus

* See the Top 189 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Rene *

In 1992 the second generation Ford Taurus was launched but by mid-year the Honda Accord was still leading the passenger car rankings with 191,682 sales. Thanks to heavy promotions the Taurus managed to finish the year as the best-selling passenger car in the USA with 409,751 sales vs. 393,477 for the Accord. It is the first time since 1988 an American brand places a car atop the passenger car ranking, and the first time the Taurus does so.

Ford F-Series

The Ford F-Series stays in the lead of the overall ranking at 472,475 units ahead of the Chevrolet C/K with 428,514 sales. The Ford Explorer takes the 5th spot overall at 306,681 units, ahead of the Toyota Camry, Dodge Caravan and Ford Ranger.

Previous year: see the USA 1991 post here.

Full Year 1992 Top 189 and 6 months Top 10 Ranking Tables below.

USA Full Year 1992 (outside the Top 10, passenger cars only)

Pos Model 1992
1 Ford F-Series 472,475
2 Chevrolet CK 428,514
3 Ford Taurus 409,751
4 Honda Accord 393,477
5 Ford Explorer 306,681
6 Toyota Camry 286,602
7 Dodge Caravan 251,921
8 Ford Ranger 247,777
9 Ford Escort 236,622
10 Honda Civic 219,228
11 Chevrolet Lumina 218,114
12 Chevrolet Cavalier 212,374
13 Pontiac Grand Am 210,332
14 Ford Tempo 207,173
15 Saturn 196,126
16 Toyota Corolla 196,118
17 Chevrolet Corsica-Beretta 166,625
18 Nissan Sentra 158,909
19 Buick Le Sabre 138,409
20 Cadillac DeVille 127,766
21 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera 117,292
22 Mercury Sable 116,623
23 Lincoln Town Car 115,075
24 Buick Century 114,273
25 Pontiac Grand Prix 103,517
26 Pontiac Bonneville 97,944
27 Toyota Tercel 96,173
28 Geo Metro 94,995
29 Mercury Grand Marquis 94,607
30 Ford Crown Victoria 92,506
31 Buick Regal 91,672
32 Chevrolet Caprice 88,972
33 Dodge Shadow 87,074
34 Ford Mustang 86,036
35 Nissan Maxima 84,583
36 Ford Thunderbird 84,146
37 Mercury Topaz 80,754
38 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 80,195
39 Dodge Dynasty 78,346
40 Geo Prizm 74,346
41 Mazda Protégé 73,938
42 Plymouth Acclaim 73,220
43 Chrysler Le Baron 73,193
44 Pontiac Sunbird 72,563
45 Oldsmobile Achieva 71,805
46 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight 71,303
47 Geo Storm 68,735
48 Plymouth Sundance 66,734
49 Dodge Spirit 65,847
50 Subaru Legacy 64,983
51 Ford Probe 63,659
52 Buick Skylark 63,007
53 Buick Park Avenue 59,836
54 Chevrolet Camaro 56,909
55 Acura Integra 55,174
56 Mercury Cougar 54,557
57 Mitsubishi Eclipse 53,712
58 Mazda 626 53,065
59 Nissan Stanza 50,993
60 Acura Legend 49,926
61 Buick Roadmaster 44,801
62 Mercury Tracer 43,127
63 Hyundai Excel 42,324
64 Toyota Celica 41,750
65 Cadillac Seville 41,120
66 Lexus ES300 39,652
67 Lincoln Continental 38,458
68 BMW 3 Series 37,964
69 Chrysler Fifth Avenue 37,932
70 Toyota Paseo 36,513
71 Honda Prelude 36,040
72 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight 35,597
73 Ford Festiva 33,828
74 Subaru Loyale 33,177
75 Lexus LS400 32,561
76 Hyundai Elantra 32,042
77 Nissan Altima 30,659
78 Eagle Talon 29,911
79 VW Jetta 29,907
80 Mazda MX-3 27,674
81 Cadillac Eldorado 27,527
82 Mazda MX-6 26,785
83 Volvo 940 Series 26,551
84 Nissan 200/240SX 25,787
85 Mazda MX-5 24,964
86 Plymouth Laser 24,494
87 Mitsubishi Galant 23,758
88 Mercedes 200-300 23,216
89 Volvo 240 23,121
90 Mistubishi Mirage 22,917
91 Mitsubishi Diamante 22,112
92 Pontiac Firebird 21,501
93 Mazda 929 21,357
94 Eagle Summit 21,073
95 BMW 5 Series 19,832
96 Chevrolet Corvette 19,819
97 Chrysler New Yorker 19,761
98 Mercedes S Class 18,788
99 Hyundai Scoupe 17,196
100 Hyundai Sonata 16,987
101 Dodge Stealth 16,926
102 Saab 900 16,011
103 Mercedes 190 15,966
104 Cadillac Fleetwood/Brougham 15,417
105 Infiniti G20 14,592
106 Mazda 323 14,485
107 Dodge Daytona 14,260
108 Acura Vigor 13,846
109 Infiniti J30 13,820
110 Dodge Intrepid 13,367
111 Pontiac LeMans 13,360
112 Dodge Colt 12,891
113 Lexus SC400 12,695
114 VW Passat 12,578
115 Mercury Capri 12,557
116 Volvo 700 Series 12,546
117 Infiniti Q45 12,216
118 Mitsubishi 3000GT 11,710
119 Buick Riviera 11,476
120 VW Fox 10,880
121 Saab 9000 10,352
122 Plymouth Colt 10,221
123 Audi 100/200 10,103
124 Chrysler Concorde 9,971
125 Nissan 300ZX 9,628
126 Mitsubishi Expo 9,419
127 VW Golf 9,359
128 Nissan NX 8,557
129 Lincoln Mark VIII 8,115
130 Lexus SC300 7,982
131 Plymouth Vista 7,507
132 Mitsubishi Expo LRV 7,169
133 Chrysler Imperial 7,153
134 VW Cabriolet 7,034
135 BMW 7 Series 6,656
136 Jaguar XJ6 6,299
137 Suzuki Swift 6,286
138 Mazda RX-7 6,006
139 Eagle Vision 6,000
140 Toyota MR2 5,292
141 Volvo 800 Series 5,202
142 Daihatsu 5,026
143 Oldsmobile Toronado 4,919
144 Mercedes SL Coupe/Roadster 4,861
145 Mitsubishi Precis 4,771
146 Isuzu Stylus 4,670
147 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Wagon 4,214
148 Oldsmobile Calais 3,848
149 Subaru SVX 3,667
150 Infiniti M30 3,632
151 Toyota Cressida 3,628
152 VW Corrado 3,436
153 Isuzu Impulse 3,148
154 Subaru Justy 2,978
155 Audi 90 2,839
156 Porsche 911 2,688
157 Jaguar XJS 2,382
158 Cadillac Allante 2,314
159 Eagle Premier 2,232
160 Alfa Romeo 164 1,721
161 Yugo 1,412
162 Porsche 968/Cabriolet 1,243
163 Toyota Supra 1,193
164 Acura NSX 1,154
165 Alfa Romeo Spider 1,102
166 Audi 80 1,043
167 Ferrari 960
168 Dodge Monaco 910
169 BMW 850i 896
170 Pontiac 6000 708
171 Audi S4 443
172 Dodge Vista 441
173 Peugeot 335
174 Lotus 333
175 Rolls Royce/Bentley 282
176 Audi V8 Quattro 270
177 BMW M5 262
178 Porsche 928S4/GT 183
179 Lamborghini 156
180 Dodge Viper 122
181 Buick Reatta 95
182 BMW M3 76
183 Aston Martin 60
184 Audi Coupe Quattro 58
185 Alfa Romeo Milano 5
186 Isuzu I-Mark 5
187 BMW 635 Csi 4
188 Mitsubishi Sigma 4
189 Chevrolet Celebrity 2

USA 6 months 1992, passenger cars only:

Pos Model 6m 1992
1 Honda Accord 191,682
2 Ford Taurus 181,189
3 Toyota Camry 137,906
4 Ford Escort 124,212
5 Pontiac Grand Am 120,059
6 Chevrolet Cavalier 116,453
7 Ford Tempo 115,370
8 Chevrolet Lumina 114,527
9 Toyota Corolla 102,889
10 Honda Civic 98,562

Source: Automotive news, many thanks to Rene for sharing the data!

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