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USA 1998: Ford F-Series above 800,000 sales

January 20th, 1999 Leave a comment Go to comments

Ford F-Series

* See the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 70 Passenger Cars by clicking on the title! *

Excellent year for car sales in the USA: 9 out of the Top 10 best-selling models in the country see their sales grow year-on-year! The Ford F-Series leads the charge as it has done for the last 17 years in a row and passes a new mark: at 836,629 sales up 12% it sells more than 800,000 units for the first time in the nameplate’s life…

Its margin over the #2, the Chevrolet C/K, keeps growing as the latter only gains 5% this year at 538,254 units. The Ford Explorer reclaims its 3rd spot thanks to a best-ever 431,488 sales, up 8%, ahead of the Toyota Camry, the best-selling passenger car in the country again with 429,575 sales up 7%. The Dodge Ram and Honda Accord follow, both above 400,000 units for the first time.

Previous year: see the 1997 USA post here.

Full Year 1998 Top 20 All Vehicles and Top 70 Passenger Cars Ranking Tables below.

USA Full Year 1998, All Vehicles:

Pos Model 1998 98/97 1997 Pos
1 Ford F-Series 836,629 12% 750,000 1
2 Chevrolet C/K 538,254 5% 515,000 2
3 Ford Explorer 431,488 8% 400,000 4
4 Toyota Camry 429,575 7% 400,000 3
5 Dodge Ram Pick-up 410,130 3% 398,000 5
6 Honda Accord 401,071 4% 384,000 6
7 Ford Taurus 371,074 4% 357,000 7
8 Honda Civic 334,562 6% 315,000 8
9 Ford Ranger 328,132 10% 297,000 11
10 Dodge Caravan 293,819 -2% 300,000 9
11 Ford Escort 291,936 3% 284,000 12
12 Chevrolet Cavalier 256,099 -15% 300,000 10
13 Toyota Corolla 250,501 14% 220,500 16
14 Saturn 231,786 -8% 251,000 14
15 Jeep Grand Cherokee 229,135 -13% 263,000 13
16 Chevrolet S Pick-up 228,093 19% 192,000 21
17 Ford Expedition 225,703 5% 214,500 18
18 Chevrolet Malibu 223,703 36% 165,000 24
19 Chevrolet Blazer 219,710 0% 220,000 17
20 Pontiac Grand Am 180,428 -11% 202,000 20

USA Full Year 1998, Passenger Cars:

Pos Model 1998
1 Toyota Camry 429,575
2 Honda Accord 401,071
3 Ford Taurus 371,074
4 Honda Civic 334,562
5 Ford Escort 291,936
6 Chevrolet Cavalier 256,099
7 Toyota Corolla 250,501
8 Saturn S Series 231,786
9 Chevrolet Malibu 223,703
10 Pontiac Grand Am 180,428
11 Chevrolet Lumina 177,631
12 Ford Mustang 144,732
13 Nissan Altima 144,451
14 Ford Contour 139,838
15 Buick LeSabre 136,551
16 Buick Century 126,220
17 Pontiac Grand Prix 122,915
18 Dodge Neon 117,964
19 Mercury Grand Marquis 114,162
20 Nissan Maxima 113,843
21 Ford Crown Victoria 111,531
22 Dodge Intrepid 110,499
23 Dodge Stratus 106,434
24 Cadillac DeVille 100,513
25 Mercury Sable 100,367
26 Lincoln Town Car 97,547
27 Mazda 626 91,147
28 Oldsmobile Intrigue 90,563
29 VW Jetta 89,311
30 Subaru Legacy 88,660
31 Nissan Sentra 88,363
32 Volvo V70 87,266
33 Chrysler Sebring 84,926
34 Pontiac Sunfire 82,748
35 Plymouth Neon 78,533
36 Toyota Avalon 77,752
37 Buick Regal 65,979
38 Chrysler Concorde 64,912
39 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 64,022
40 Pontiac Bonneville 59,638
41 Plymouth Breeze 59,543
42 Mazda Protégé 58,349
43 Buick Park Avenue 58,187
44 VW New Beetle 55,842
45 Kia Sephia 54,311
46 Oldsmobile Cutlass 53,438
47 Chevrolet Prizm 49,552
48 BMW 3 Series 48,758
49 Lexus ES 300 48,644
50 Chevrolet Camaro 47,577
51 Mercedes E Class 47,563
52 Mitsubishi Eclipse 45,619
53 Mitsubishi Galant 44,202
54 Subaru Forester 40,132
55 VW Passat 39,272
56 Cadillac Seville 38,713
57 Chrysler Cirrus 38,504
58 Mercury Mystique 38,274
59 Mercury Cougar 38,216
60 Hyundai Elantra 37,501
61 BMW 5 Series 35,100
62 Mercedes C Class 34,487
63 Mitsubishi Mirage 33,072
64 Acura TL 31,883
65 Pontiac Firebird 31,692
66 Chrysler 300M 30,765
67 Hyundai Accent/Excel 30,231
68 Chevrolet Corvette 29,208
69 Chevrolet Metro 28,515
70 Oldsmobile Alero 28,134

Source: Manufacturers, Interautonews. Many thanks to Florian for the tip!

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