USA 2001: Ford F-Series breaks record, Honda Accord best-selling passenger car
Honda Accord
The Ford F-Series passes an important benchmark this year: 900,000 sales in one year! At 911,597 units it is up 4% on 2000 sales. It even reaches the out-of-this world figure of 102,424 sales in one month in October, its new monthly volume record… The Chevrolet Silverado is up 11% at 716,051 sales and the Ford Explorer stays #3 despite dropping 7% to 415,921 sales.
Ford F Series
The Honda Accord reclaims the title of US best-selling passenger car at 414,718 units (+3%) while the Toyota Camry is down 8% in 5th place with 390,449 sales. The Ford Taurus stays #6 at 353,560 units, down 7% while the Honda Civic is up one spot to #8 (+2%).
Previous year: see the 2000 US post here.
Full 2001 Top 10 Ranking Table below.
USA Full Year 2001:
| Pos | Model | 2001 | 01/00 | 2000 | Pos |
| 1 | Ford F-Series | 911,597 | 4% | 876,716 | 1 |
| 2 | Chevrolet Silverado | 716,051 | 11% | 645,150 | 2 |
| 3 | Ford Explorer | 415,921 | -7% | 445,157 | 3 |
| 4 | Honda Accord | 414,718 | 3% | 404,515 | 5 |
| 5 | Toyota Camry | 390,449 | -8% | 422,961 | 4 |
| 6 | Ford Taurus | 353,560 | -7% | 382,035 | 6 |
| 7 | Dodge Ram P/U | 344,538 | -10% | 380,900 | 7 |
| 8 | Honda Civic | 331,780 | 2% | 324,528 | 9 |
| 9 | Ford Ranger | 272,460 | -17% | 330,100 | 8 |
| 10 | Ford Focus | 264,414 | -8% | 286,166 | 10 |
Source: www.edmunds.com
