USA 1993: Ford F-Series and Taurus keep the lead
* See the Top 182 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Rene *
Strong year for pickups in the US: the Ford F-Series is up 15% at 544,396 units and the Chevrolet C/K is up 20% with 513,348 sales. Conversely the Ford Taurus, while topping the passenger car ranking for the 2nd year in a row, is down 12% at 360,448 units.
The Ford Ranger is up 4 spots and 37% to #4 and 340,184 sales, followed by the Honda Accord down 16%, the Ford Explorer down 1% and the Toyota Camry down 5%. The Chevrolet Cavalier pops back up in the Top 10 at #8 with 293,617 sales.
Previous year: see the 1992 USA post here.
Full Year 1993 Top 182 Ranking Table below.
USA Full Year 1993 (outside the Top 10, passenger cars only):
| Pos | Model | 1993 | 93/92 | 1992 | Pos |
| 1 | Ford F-Series | 544,396 | 15% | 472,475 | 1 |
| 2 | Chevrolet CK | 513,348 | 20% | 428,514 | 2 |
| 3 | Ford Taurus | 360,448 | -12% | 409,751 | 3 |
| 4 | Ford Ranger | 340,184 | 37% | 247,777 | 8 |
| 5 | Honda Accord | 330,030 | -16% | 393,477 | 4 |
| 6 | Ford Explorer | 302,201 | -1% | 306,681 | 5 |
| 7 | Toyota Camry | 299,937 | 5% | 286,602 | 6 |
| 8 | Dodge Caravan | 281,521 | 12% | 251,921 | 7 |
| 9 | Chevrolet Cavalier | 273,617 | 29% | 212,374 | 12 |
| 10 | Ford Escort | 269,034 | 14% | 236,622 | 9 |
| 11 | Honda Civic | 255,579 | 17% | 219,228 | 10 |
| 12 | Saturn | 229,356 | 17% | 196,126 | 15 |
| 13 | Chevrolet Lumina | 219,683 | 1% | 218,114 | 11 |
| 14 | Ford Tempo | 217,644 | 5% | 207,173 | 14 |
| 15 | Pontiac Grand Am | 214,761 | 2% | 210,332 | 13 |
| 16 | Toyota Corolla | 193,749 | -1% | 196,118 | 16 |
| 17 | Chevrolet Corsica-Beretta | 171,794 | 3% | 166,625 | 17 |
| 18 | Nissan Sentra | 168,838 | 6% | 158,909 | 18 |
| 19 | Buick Le Sabre | 149,299 | 8% | 138,409 | 19 |
| 20 | Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera | 143,699 | 23% | 117,292 | 21 |
| 21 | Nissan Altima | 134,791 | 340% | 30,659 | 77 |
| 22 | Ford Thunderbird | 122,415 | 45% | 84,146 | 36 |
| 23 | Mercury Sable | 120,977 | 4% | 116,623 | 22 |
| 24 | Dodge Shadow | 119,262 | 37% | 87,074 | 33 |
| 25 | Buick Century | 116,034 | 2% | 114,273 | 24 |
| 26 | Cadillac DeVille | 115,870 | -9% | 127,766 | 20 |
| 27 | Pontiac Grand Prix | 113,134 | 9% | 103,517 | 25 |
| 28 | Lincoln Town Car | 110,046 | -4% | 115,075 | 23 |
| 29 | Ford Crown Victoria | 101,685 | 10% | 92,506 | 30 |
| 30 | Ford Mustang | 98,648 | 15% | 86,036 | 34 |
| 31 | Geo Metro | 95,652 | 1% | 94,995 | 28 |
| 32 | Toyota Tercel | 93,820 | -2% | 96,173 | 27 |
| 33 | Pontiac Sunbird | 93,223 | 28% | 72,563 | 44 |
| 34 | Ford Probe | 90,435 | 42% | 63,659 | 51 |
| 35 | Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme | 89,217 | 11% | 80,195 | 38 |
| 36 | Dodge Intrepid | 89,127 | 567% | 13,367 | 110 |
| 37 | Pontiac Bonneville | 88,591 | -10% | 97,944 | 26 |
| 38 | Buick Regal | 87,647 | -4% | 91,672 | 31 |
| 39 | Nissan Maxima | 87,602 | 4% | 84,583 | 35 |
| 40 | Dodge Spirit | 87,421 | 33% | 65,847 | 49 |
| 41 | Plymouth Sundance | 86,635 | 30% | 66,734 | 48 |
| 42 | Mercury Grand Marquis | 85,195 | -10% | 94,607 | 29 |
| 43 | Chevrolet Caprice | 82,646 | -7% | 88,972 | 32 |
| 44 | Mazda Protégé | 81,642 | 10% | 73,938 | 41 |
| 45 | Plymouth Acclaim | 78,374 | 7% | 73,220 | 42 |
| 46 | Mercury Topaz | 77,267 | -4% | 80,754 | 37 |
| 47 | Geo Prizm | 74,053 | 0% | 74,346 | 40 |
| 48 | Mercury Cougar | 73,362 | 34% | 54,557 | 56 |
| 49 | Mazda 626 | 71,377 | 35% | 53,065 | 58 |
| 50 | Oldsmobile Eighty Eight | 70,396 | -1% | 71,303 | 46 |
| 51 | Chevrolet Camaro | 68,773 | 21% | 56,909 | 54 |
| 52 | Chrysler Le Baron | 66,671 | -9% | 73,193 | 43 |
| 53 | Subaru Legacy | 59,668 | -8% | 64,983 | 50 |
| 54 | Buick Park Avenue | 59,533 | -1% | 59,836 | 53 |
| 55 | Acura Integra | 58,757 | 6% | 55,174 | 55 |
| 56 | Mitsubishi Eclipse | 57,083 | 6% | 53,712 | 57 |
| 57 | Chrysler Concorde | 56,029 | 462% | 9,971 | 124 |
| 58 | Oldsmobile Achieva | 53,473 | -26% | 71,805 | 45 |
| 59 | Buick Skylark | 52,717 | -16% | 63,007 | 52 |
| 60 | Chrysler New Yorker | 51,217 | 159% | 19,761 | 97 |
| 61 | Mercury Tracer | 45,754 | 6% | 43,127 | 62 |
| 62 | BMW 3 Series | 45,589 | 20% | 37,964 | 68 |
| 63 | Hyundai Excel | 43,498 | 3% | 42,324 | 63 |
| 64 | Geo Storm | 42,913 | -38% | 68,735 | 47 |
| 65 | Acura Legend | 38,866 | -22% | 49,926 | 60 |
| 66 | Hyundai Elantra | 35,874 | 12% | 32,042 | 76 |
| 67 | Lexus ES300 | 35,655 | -10% | 39,652 | 66 |
| 68 | Cadillac Seville | 35,280 | -14% | 41,120 | 65 |
| 69 | Dodge Dynasty | 34,184 | -56% | 78,346 | 39 |
| 70 | Volvo 940 Series | 32,495 | 22% | 26,551 | 83 |
| 71 | Buick Roadmaster | 32,018 | -29% | 44,801 | 61 |
| 72 | Ford Festiva | 31,918 | -6% | 33,828 | 73 |
| 73 | Lincoln Mark VIII | 31,852 | 293% | 8,115 | 129 |
| 74 | Lincoln Continental | 31,746 | -17% | 38,458 | 67 |
| 75 | Toyota Celica | 29,237 | -30% | 41,750 | 64 |
| 76 | Mistubishi Mirage | 29,162 | 27% | 22,917 | 90 |
| 77 | Mazda MX-6 | 29,068 | 9% | 26,785 | 82 |
| 78 | Volvo 800 Series | 28,367 | 445% | 5,202 | 141 |
| 79 | Cadillac Fleetwood/Brougham | 27,372 | 78% | 15,417 | 104 |
| 80 | Eagle Talon | 27,360 | -9% | 29,911 | 78 |
| 81 | Pontiac Firebird | 26,893 | 25% | 21,501 | 92 |
| 82 | Mitsubishi Galant | 26,400 | 11% | 23,758 | 87 |
| 83 | Mercedes 200-300 | 26,070 | 12% | 23,216 | 88 |
| 84 | Mitsubishi Diamante | 25,267 | 14% | 22,112 | 91 |
| 85 | Toyota Paseo | 24,466 | -33% | 36,513 | 70 |
| 86 | Eagle Vision | 24,429 | 307% | 6,000 | 139 |
| 87 | Lexus LS400 | 23,783 | -27% | 32,561 | 75 |
| 88 | Subaru Impreza | 23,577 | new | 0 | - |
| 89 | Mazda MX-3 | 23,441 | -15% | 27,674 | 80 |
| 90 | Oldsmobile Ninety Eight | 23,072 | -35% | 35,597 | 72 |
| 91 | Nissan 200/240SX | 23,047 | -11% | 25,787 | 84 |
| 92 | Cadillac Eldorado | 22,982 | -17% | 27,527 | 81 |
| 93 | Honda Prelude | 22,540 | -37% | 36,040 | 71 |
| 94 | BMW 5 Series | 21,694 | 9% | 19,832 | 95 |
| 95 | Mazda MX-5 | 21,588 | -14% | 24,964 | 85 |
| 96 | Infiniti J30 | 21,537 | 56% | 13,820 | 109 |
| 97 | Chevrolet Corvette | 20,487 | 3% | 19,819 | 96 |
| 98 | Eagle Summit | 19,436 | -8% | 21,073 | 94 |
| 99 | Lexus GS300 | 19,164 | new | 0 | - |
| 100 | Mazda 929 | 18,200 | -15% | 21,357 | 93 |
| 101 | Chrysler Fifth Avenue | 16,852 | -56% | 37,932 | 69 |
| 102 | Infiniti G20 | 16,533 | 13% | 14,592 | 105 |
| 103 | Plymouth Laser | 16,005 | -35% | 24,494 | 86 |
| 104 | Dodge Colt | 15,870 | 23% | 12,891 | 112 |
| 105 | Mercedes S Class | 15,630 | -17% | 18,788 | 98 |
| 106 | Hyundai Scoupe | 15,420 | -10% | 17,196 | 99 |
| 107 | Mercedes 190 | 14,772 | -7% | 15,966 | 103 |
| 108 | VW Jetta | 14,583 | -51% | 29,907 | 79 |
| 109 | Dodge Stealth | 14,556 | -14% | 16,926 | 101 |
| 110 | Subaru Loyale | 14,214 | -57% | 33,177 | 74 |
| 111 | Hyundai Sonata | 14,004 | -18% | 16,987 | 100 |
| 112 | Mitsubishi 3000GT | 13,060 | 12% | 11,710 | 118 |
| 113 | Plymouth Colt | 12,947 | 27% | 10,221 | 122 |
| 114 | Infiniti Q45 | 12,294 | 1% | 12,216 | 117 |
| 115 | VW Passat | 11,970 | -5% | 12,578 | 114 |
| 116 | Saab 900 | 10,974 | -31% | 16,011 | 102 |
| 117 | Volvo 240 | 10,919 | -53% | 23,121 | 89 |
| 118 | Acura Vigor | 10,016 | -28% | 13,846 | 108 |
| 119 | BMW 7 Series | 9,767 | 47% | 6,656 | 135 |
| 120 | Mercury Capri | 9,723 | -23% | 12,557 | 115 |
| 121 | Mazda 323 | 9,512 | -34% | 14,485 | 106 |
| 122 | Lexus SC400 | 9,334 | -26% | 12,695 | 113 |
| 123 | Nissan 300ZX | 9,168 | -5% | 9,628 | 125 |
| 124 | Jaguar XJ6 | 8,990 | 43% | 6,299 | 136 |
| 125 | Mitsubishi Expo | 8,732 | -7% | 9,419 | 126 |
| 126 | Saab 9000 | 7,714 | -25% | 10,352 | 121 |
| 127 | Pontiac LeMans | 7,700 | -42% | 13,360 | 111 |
| 128 | Nissan NX | 7,569 | -12% | 8,557 | 128 |
| 129 | Mitsubishi Expo LRV | 6,963 | -3% | 7,169 | 132 |
| 130 | Lexus SC300 | 6,741 | -16% | 7,982 | 130 |
| 131 | VW Fox | 6,697 | -38% | 10,880 | 120 |
| 132 | Suzuki Swift | 6,608 | 5% | 6,286 | 137 |
| 133 | Dodge Daytona | 6,367 | -55% | 14,260 | 107 |
| 134 | Plymouth Vista | 6,175 | -18% | 7,507 | 131 |
| 135 | Audi 100/200 | 6,053 | -40% | 10,103 | 123 |
| 136 | Audi 90 | 5,570 | 96% | 2,839 | 155 |
| 137 | Mazda RX-7 | 5,062 | -16% | 6,006 | 138 |
| 138 | Mercedes SL Coupe/Roadster | 4,787 | -2% | 4,861 | 144 |
| 139 | VW Golf | 4,693 | -50% | 9,359 | 127 |
| 140 | Subaru SVX | 3,859 | 5% | 3,667 | 149 |
| 141 | VW Cabriolet | 3,848 | -45% | 7,034 | 134 |
| 142 | Chrysler Imperial | 3,819 | -47% | 7,153 | 133 |
| 143 | Jaguar XJS | 3,744 | 57% | 2,382 | 157 |
| 144 | Buick Riviera | 3,443 | -70% | 11,476 | 119 |
| 145 | Toyota MR2 | 2,917 | -45% | 5,292 | 140 |
| 146 | Toyota Supra | 2,901 | 143% | 1,193 | 163 |
| 147 | Subaru Justy | 2,861 | -4% | 2,978 | 154 |
| 148 | Cadillac Allante | 2,655 | 15% | 2,314 | 158 |
| 149 | Porsche 911 | 2,415 | -10% | 2,688 | 156 |
| 150 | VW Corrado | 2,111 | -39% | 3,436 | 152 |
| 151 | Isuzu Stylus | 1,592 | -66% | 4,670 | 146 |
| 152 | Dodge Viper | 1,396 | 1044% | 122 | 180 |
| 153 | Porsche 968/Cabriolet | 1,193 | -4% | 1,243 | 162 |
| 154 | Mitsubishi Precis | 1,078 | -77% | 4,771 | 145 |
| 155 | Ferrari | 960 | 0% | 960 | 167 |
| 156 | Nissan Stanza | 803 | -98% | 50,993 | 59 |
| 157 | Alfa Romeo 164 | 719 | -58% | 1,721 | 160 |
| 158 | BMW 850i | 715 | -20% | 896 | 169 |
| 159 | Acura NSX | 652 | -44% | 1,154 | 164 |
| 160 | Audi S4 | 632 | 43% | 443 | 171 |
| 161 | Alfa Romeo Spider | 605 | -45% | 1,102 | 165 |
| 162 | Volvo 700 Series | 469 | -96% | 12,546 | 116 |
| 163 | Oldsmobile Toronado | 399 | -92% | 4,919 | 143 |
| 164 | Rolls Royce/Bentley | 345 | 22% | 282 | 175 |
| 165 | Lotus | 324 | -3% | 333 | 174 |
| 166 | Toyota Cressida | 322 | -91% | 3,628 | 151 |
| 167 | BMW M5 | 237 | -10% | 262 | 177 |
| 168 | Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Wagon | 178 | -96% | 4,214 | 147 |
| 169 | Isuzu Impulse | 170 | -95% | 3,148 | 153 |
| 170 | Audi V8 Quattro | 170 | -37% | 270 | 176 |
| 171 | Lamborghini | 156 | 0% | 156 | 179 |
| 172 | Infiniti M30 | 152 | -96% | 3,632 | 150 |
| 173 | Oldsmobile Calais | 129 | -97% | 3,848 | 148 |
| 174 | Porsche 928S4/GT | 120 | -34% | 183 | 178 |
| 175 | Audi 80 | 103 | -90% | 1,043 | 166 |
| 176 | Aston Martin | 60 | 0% | 60 | 183 |
| 177 | Daihatsu | 19 | -100% | 5,026 | 142 |
| 178 | BMW M3 | 5 | -93% | 76 | 182 |
| 179 | Peugeot | 3 | -99% | 335 | 173 |
| 180 | BMW 635 Csi | 3 | -25% | 4 | 187 |
| 181 | Alfa Romeo Milano | 1 | -80% | 5 | 185 |
| 182 | Mitsubishi Sigma | 1 | -75% | 4 | 188 |
Source: Automotive news, many thanks to Rene for sharing the data!









I would love to see the full rankings like this all the way up until 2000. It seems that no one has that.