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USA September 2012: Kia Optima at highest ever, trucks back in

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New car sales in the USA are up a very healthy 13% year-on-year in September to 1,188,865 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 10,899,949 units, up 14.5% on 2011. Brand-wise, with 100,694 units sold Audi delivered its third best ever month in the US, Volkswagen had its best September in 40 years (since 1972!) with 36,339 units, up 37% on September 2011, and both Hyundai and Kia enjoyed their 25th consecutive month of year-on-year growth.

The Ford C-Max enjoys its first month of sales in the US

The Ford F-Series lodges its 14th consecutive month of year-on-year growth at #1 with 55,077 sales, up 1% on September 2011. Its year-to-date total now stands at 463,733 units, up 11%. In fact in September pick-up trucks are back in: the Chevrolet Silverado ranks #2 with 36,425 sales and the Dodge Ram is up 3 spots to #5 at 25,973 units, making it 3 pick-ups in the Top 5 for the first time since September 2011.

Honda Accord

With the new generation starting to show up in dealerships, the Honda Accord establishes itself as the 2nd best-selling passenger car behind the Toyota Camry (#3 this month), ranking 4th for the third consecutive time with 29,182 sales, up 57% year-on-year. The Accord is also #4 year-to-date, up an impressive 37% on 2011 when it ranked #8. Notice also the Chevrolet Cruze stable above 25,000 sales for only the third month in its career after April 2011 and August 2012, ranking #6 again in September. The Kia Optima continues to test uncharted territories for the brand, up a further 5 spots to reach #19, its highest ranking ever, thanks to 14,304 units, up 131% year-on-year.

Hyundai Santa Fe

Further down, the Hyundai Santa Fe is up 30 ranks to #52 thanks to the new generation, the Lexus ES is up 81% year-on-year to #55 vs. #83 year-to-date, the Dodge Dart is up 72% on August and 41 spots to a record #65 with 5,235 sales, the Mazda CX-5 is up 5 to #75 at 4,468 units, the Mercedes GLK is up 15 and 66% to #96 and the Chevrolet Volt is at #110 with a best-ever 2,851 sales.

Cadillac ATS

Among other recent launches, the Cadillac XTS is up 11 ranks to #116 at 2,506 units and the BMW X1 is up 58  and 173% on August for its 2nd month of sales in the country to #147 with 1,570 sales. It’s a fertile month for newcomers in the USA: we welcome 3 all-new models in the ranking in September: the Ford C-Max lands at #171 with 969 units, the Cadillac ATS ranks #193 at 611 sales and the Subaru XV Crosstrek is #235 with 192 units.

Previous month: USA August 2012: Chevrolet Cruze, Sonic, Volt and Spark all set records

Previous year-to-date post: USA 8 months 2012: Discover the Top 273 All-models ranking!

One year ago: USA September 2011: Trucks are back with a vengeance 

Full September 2012 Top 265 Ranking Table below.

USA September 2012:

Pos Model Sep /11 Aug 2012 /11 Pos 2011
1 Ford F-Series 55,077 1% 1 463,733 11% 1 1
2 Chevrolet Silverado 36,425 -17% 2 298,200 1% 3 2
3 Toyota Camry 34,252 38% 3 314,788 37% 2 3
4 Honda Accord 29,182 57% 4 247,847 37% 4 8
5 Dodge Ram 25,973 6% 8 213,593 20% 8 13
6 Chevrolet Cruze 25,787 42% 6 180,600 -4% 14 9
7 Nissan Altima 24,448 0% 7 234,040 17% 5 5
8 Ford Escape 23,148 14% 5 200,075 6% 10 11
9 Toyota Corolla 23,026 43% 10 222,703 19% 7 4
10 Honda CR-V 22,268 14% 11 213,381 32% 9 14
11 Honda Civic 21,546 57% 9 234,029 40% 6 7
12 Ford Focus 19,736 91% 16 186,686 36% 12 17
13 Toyota Prius 18,932 103% 13 183,340 97% 13 22
14 Hyundai Elantra 18,305 27% 17 152,575 3% 18 16
15 Hyundai Sonata 17,332 -5% 15 175,346 0% 16 12
16 Chevrolet Equinox 15,835 2% 14 166,862 15% 17 18
17 Chevrolet Impala 15,259 10% 18 140,179 1% 19 15
18 VW Jetta 14,750 -2% 21 127,028 -7% 21 19
19 Kia Optima 14,304 131% 24 114,728 106% 22 54
20 Mazda3 14,031 57% 37 93,705 18% 34 37
21 Toyota RAV4 13,796 80% 20 134,167 39% 20 20
22 GMC Sierra 13,636 -2% 23 112,181 4% 24 21
23 Dodge Caravan 13,488 32% 19 108,127 26% 28 29
24 Ford Explorer 13,453 19% 26 113,655 17% 23 23
25 Jeep Grand Cherokee 12,539 19% 27 112,075 31% 25 32
26 Ford Fusion 12,300 -37% 12 194,165 3% 11 6
27 Toyota Tacoma 12,176 49% 30 102,872 31% 29 35
28 Nissan Rogue 12,106 13% 29 109,763 20% 26 28
29 Jeep Wrangler 12,097 6% 25 108,477 18% 27 33
30 Honda Odyssey 11,365 29% 28 97,824 29% 31 34
31 Chevrolet Malibu 11,188 1% 22 179,465 5% 15 10
32 Toyota Highlander 10,927 45% 33 90,481 23% 36 41
33 Ford Edge 10,771 -8% 32 96,987 7% 32 26
34 Subaru Outback 10,583 39% 36 85,204 14% 43 38
35 Chrysler Town & Country 10,207 -2% 34 87,569 22% 38 42
36 Kia Sorento 10,066 -9% 40 88,164 -12% 37 25
37 Honda Pilot 10,045 -2% 39 85,288 4% 42 36
38 Chrysler 200 9,881 13% 31 100,267 71% 30 60
39 VW Passat 9,500 199% 42 83,662 1610% 44 247
40 Kia Soul 9,467 42% 41 93,356 19% 35 30
41 Nissan Sentra 9,345 15% 38 85,840 -5% 40 24
42 Toyota Tundra 9,338 39% 35 74,972 23% 45 48
43 Ford Econoline 8,952 3% 45 93,942 5% 33 27
44 Toyota Sienna 8,902 -1% 43 87,187 4% 39 31
45 Dodge Avenger 8,716 89% 50 74,739 66% 46 63
46 Nissan Versa 8,016 -32% 44 85,572 19% 41 43
47 Mercedes C Class 7,872 15% 59 57,740 25% 61 66
48 BMW 3 Series 7,731 -17% 62 68,352 -3% 49 44
49 Dodge Journey 7,627 41% 51 59,351 42% 59 71
50 Chevrolet Sonic 7,525 428% 47 64,746 3695% 53  -
51 GMC Terrain 7,486 8% 46 70,826 12% 47 47
52 Hyundai Santa Fe 7,378 19% 82 50,961 -12% 65 56
53 Lexus RX 7,046 41% 48 67,048 17% 50 49
54 Kia Forte 6,912 27% 54 61,228 -2% 58 45
55 Lexus ES 6,553 81% 53 36,134 33% 83 100
56 GMC Acadia 6,159 16% 49 63,857 3% 54 50
57 Subaru Impreza 6,071 82% 69 63,651 105% 56 90
58 Subaru Forester 6,066 -8% 55 56,571 0% 62 53
59 Dodge Charger 5,863 -14% 68 63,485 17% 57 52
60 Nissan Maxima 5,718 -7% 74 46,121 3% 69 74
61 Chevrolet Traverse 5,687 -28% 57 67,042 -20% 51 39
62 Chevrolet Camaro 5,670 -19% 58 68,968 -2% 48 40
63 Jeep Liberty 5,646 5% 52 63,674 29% 55 62
64 Jeep Patriot 5,428 42% 77 49,061 15% 68 68
65 Dodge Dart 5,235 new 106 9,254 new 167  -
66 Mercedes E Class 4,826 -6% 83 44,796 -6% 73 61
67 Chrysler 300 4,762 7% 79 53,630 129% 63 116
68 Ford Taurus 4,727 10% 67 50,769 7% 66 59
69 Chevrolet Tahoe 4,696 -47% 66 49,481 -13% 67 58
70 Acura MDX 4,692 60% 64 38,646 22% 78 83
71 Cadillac SRX 4,660 -5% 72 40,224 1% 76 75
72 Honda Fit 4,660 -2% 78 38,578 -20% 79 57
73 Buick LaCrosse 4,580 6% 63 45,066 0% 71 67
74 Hyundai Tucson 4,573 23% 71 37,844 8% 82 81
75 Mazda CX-5 4,468 new 80 29,372 new 99  -
76 Ford Mustang 4,439 -12% 60 66,821 18% 52 51
77 Nissan Frontier 4,354 0% 65 44,814 20% 72 82
78 Hyundai Accent 4,313 -5% 70 51,438 26% 64 79
79 Toyota Venza 4,229 23% 92 31,414 5% 94 97
80 Buick Enclave 4,210 -13% 76 41,561 -6% 75 70
81 Fiat 500 4,176 51% 87 32,742 136% 90 177
82 Subaru Legacy 4,124 31% 89 35,589 13% 84 88
83 Toyota 4Runner 4,057 13% 81 35,299 8% 85 85
84 Buick Verano 4,042 new 73 29,146 new 100  -
85 Ford Fiesta 3,923 -1% 86 43,484 -24% 74 46
86 Chevrolet Express 3,881 -49% 56 57,886 12% 60 72
87 BMW X5 3,850 -1% 95 29,682 14% 97 103
88 Ford Expedition 3,695 6% 100 28,227 -3% 103 95
89 Nissan Murano 3,685 -18% 88 39,322 2% 77 78
90 Infiniti G 3,677 -27% 61 46,052 6% 70 69
91 Jeep Compass 3,535 -20% 90 31,903 -6% 93 91
92 Chevrolet Suburban 3,254 -38% 105 33,860 2% 86 96
93 VW Golf 3,250 29% 84 32,408 20% 92 98
94 Acura TL 3,236 29% 102 26,848 17% 108 108
95 Dodge Challenger 3,230 -3% 99 33,623 11% 87 92
96 Mercedes GLK 3,206 66% 111 20,141 18% 121 127
97 Nissan Pathfinder 3,205 39% 116 23,542 25% 111 121
98 Nissan Juke 3,195 -3% 101 28,096 2% 104 99
99 BMW 5 Series 3,189 -22% 143 38,328 1% 81 77
100 Kia Rio 3,171 1569% 94 32,815 138% 89 123
101 Cadillac CTS 3,103 -33% 75 38,465 -8% 80 73
102 Audi A4 3,035 13% 103 28,230 7% 102 94
103 BMW X3 3,034 64% 110 22,591 18% 116 120
104 Hyundai Veloster 3,020 262% 91 28,338 3298% 101  -
105 Ford Transit Connect 3,013 15% 98 25,918 12% 109 93
106 Dodge Durango 2,986 -39% 108 30,052 -23% 96 80
107 Acura RDX 2,938 120% 107 19,801 86% 123 155
108 Mini 2,897 4% 93 33,186 9% 88 86
109 Kia Sportage 2,884 -20% 104 30,169 -19% 95 76
110 Chevrolet Volt 2,851 294% 109 16,348 320% 135 204
111 Chevrolet Captiva Sport 2,849 new 117 27,148 new 105  -
112 Chevrolet Colorado 2,833 30% 85 32,608 36% 91 102
113 Hyundai Genesis 2,669 -10% 122 27,016 7% 107 107
114 VW Beetle 2,622 263% 96 21,566 1122% 118 232
115 Lincoln MKZ 2,575 33% 97 23,474 11% 112 114
116 Cadillac XTS 2,506 new 127 7,156 new 181  -
117 Mercedes M Class 2,439 -1% 124 27,098 25% 106 112
118 GMC Yukon XL 2,280 -7% 145 15,668 -8% 137 139
119 Audi Q5 2,256 1% 135 19,897 13% 122 130
120 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 2,253 49% 155 13,126 5% 151 150
121 Infiniti JX35 2,251 new 119 14,353 new 145  -
122 Lexus IS 2,248 -11% 120 21,107 1% 119 118
123 Chevrolet Spark 2,223 new 114 6,313 new 187  -
124 VW Tiguan 2,202 35% 112 22,854 14% 115 113
125 Scion tC 2,186 25% 118 18,136 4% 127 119
126 Honda Crosstour 2,138 86% 134 14,995 6% 142 138
127 Lincoln MKX 2,110 -7% 115 18,780 11% 126 134
128 GMC Yukon 2,071 -38% 125 19,149 -21% 124 109
129 Audi A6 2,065 84% 148 13,909 107% 146 192
130 Chevrolet Avalanche 2,030 9% 121 17,149 23% 132 143
131 Mini Countryman 2,002 66% 132 15,345 36% 140 147
132 Mazda CX-9 2,000 -52% 123 17,339 -31% 130 106
133 VW CC 1,966 22% 130 15,015 -36% 141 101
134 Mercedes GL Class 1,960 -23% 152 17,558 2% 129 132
135 Buick Regal 1,839 -45% 131 20,523 -37% 120 84
136 Scion xB 1,799 27% 139 15,592 20% 138 144
137 Mercedes Sprinter 1,794 1% 128 15,402 24% 139 145
138 Nissan Titan 1,792 -22% 137 16,406 7% 134 140
139 Acura ILX 1,737 new 142 6,129 new 190  -
140 Cadillac Escalade 1,696 -30% 126 16,437 -7% 133 126
141 Acura TSX 1,681 46% 129 23,378 8% 113 111
142 Infiniti FX 1,659 128% 197 7,462 6% 176 178
143 Audi A5 1,594 26% 144 13,005 11% 153 151
144 Mitsubishi Lancer 1,583 -25% 147 13,015 -10% 152 136
145 Volvo S60 1,577 -3% 133 17,993 14% 128 131
146 Toyota Avalon 1,571 -36% 141 21,673 3% 117 117
147 BMW X1 1,570 new 205 2,146 new 234  -
148 Volvo XC60 1,562 115% 138 13,750 35% 147 153
149 Ford Flex 1,518 -27% 113 22,960 9% 114 115
150 Range Rover Sport 1,514 23% 151 11,463 9% 156 156
151 Lexus GS 1,454 408% 140 16,017 418% 136 214
152 Nissan Xterra 1,408 -10% 149 13,500 3% 149 149
153 Mazda6 1,403 -66% 146 29,653 19% 98 105
154 Porsche Cayenne 1,370 47% 157 10,334 3% 159 158
155 Chevrolet Corvette 1,351 18% 162 10,570 3% 158 157
156 Kia Sedona 1,301 -46% 156 14,454 -25% 144 133
157 Hyundai Veracruz 1,224 50% 171 7,340 7% 178 184
158 Lexus CT 1,195 -17% 153 13,612 53% 148 189
159 Nissan Quest 1,190 40% 161 14,514 68% 143 171
160 Toyota FJ Cruiser 1,187 4% 158 9,920 -5% 162 159
161 Nissan Armada 1,148 -26% 163 13,150 0% 150 142
162 Scion FR-S 1,133 new 136 7,465 new 175  -
163 Toyota Yaris 1,118 -30% 154 23,818 50% 110 125
164 Infiniti QX56 1,105 -8% 166 9,490 5% 165 165
165 Honda Ridgeline 1,060 51% 176 10,229 58% 160 172
166 Audi Q7 1,051 95% 173 7,342 8% 177 180
167 Smart Fortwo 1,030 120% 183 7,311 509% 179 206
168 GMC Savana 1,005 19% 150 17,259 32% 131 135
169 Suzuki SX4 1,003 1% 170 9,561 2% 164 161
170 Nissan LEAF 984 -5% 190 5,212 -28% 206 187
171 Ford C-Max 969 new  - 969 new 244  -
172 Toyota Sequoia 963 12% 168 9,236 6% 168 162
173 Lexus GX 948 9% 164 7,720 -7% 173 164
174 Scion xD 942 40% 169 8,425 15% 169 174
175 Mercedes S Class 925 -36% 174 8,214 -7% 171 166
176 Hyundai Azera 891 1028% 172 5,993 326% 195 229
177 Lincoln Navigator 846 28% 201 5,822 3% 198 188
178 Mazda5 832 -51% 175 9,693 -39% 163 124
179 VW Touareg 828 26% 165 7,112 46% 183 196
180 Ford Police Interceptor Sedan 828 new 160 6,079 new 193  -
181 VW Routan 822 -29% 159 8,246 -21% 170 160
182 Audi A3 806 77% 185 5,750 14% 200 194
183 Nissan NV 798 31% 182 7,117 134% 182 201
184 Volvo XC90 783 -16% 178 7,260 -8% 180 175
185 Mazda2 756 -21% 177 12,729 17% 154 154
186 Audi A7 720 4% 186 6,251 53% 188 216
187 Lincoln MKS 709 -34% 167 9,410 6% 166 173
188 Mercedes CLS Class 709 0% 180 6,109 74% 191 224
189 Scion iQ 683 new 207 6,872 new 184  -
190 Mercedes SL Class 621 827% 200 3,249 174% 225 236
191 Land Rover LR4 620 16% 202 5,505 -6% 202 186
192 BMW X6 612 0% 210 4,226 -5% 214 203
193 Cadillac ATS 611 new  - 611 new 253  -
194 BMW 6 Series 609 80% 215 5,482 147% 203 227
195 Porsche Panamera 606 18% 193 5,984 15% 196 193
196 Mitsubishi Outlander 603 -28% 198 5,909 -20% 197 179
197 Ford Police Interceptor Utility 596 new 189 4,148 new 215  -
198 Range Rover 564 -27% 192 6,054 -15% 194 176
199 Range Rover Evoque 559 new 188 6,235 new 189  -
200 Lexus LS 558 -23% 181 4,916 -23% 210 183
201 GMC Canyon 555 21% 187 7,618 0% 174 185
202 Audi A8 551 34% 214 3,970 -5% 217 202
203 Ford Heavy Trucks 522 54% n/a 4,746 11% 211 n/a
204 Mitsubishi Galant 520 -39% 204 12,298 -7% 155 137
205 Nissan Cube 515 17% 194 5,812 -57% 199 128
206 BMW 1 Series 515 -24% 213 5,535 -16% 201 181
207 Porsche 911 509 1% 195 6,654 40% 186 195
208 Subaru BRZ 508 new 196 2,718 new 229  -
209 Mazda MX-5 505 17% 206 5,081 8% 208 197
210 Infiniti M 500 -45% 191 6,759 -17% 185 167
211 Lincoln MKT 488 31% 199 5,478 46% 204 210
212 BMW 7 Series 464 -47% 224 8,103 5% 172 168
213 Chevrolet Caprice PPV 454 22% 184 2,865 475% 228 250
214 Volvo XC70 438 -16% 209 4,016 -6% 216 205
215 Nissan 370Z 436 -7% 208 6,099 0% 192 182
216 Dodge Cargo Van 433 new 179 5,279 new 205  -
217 Jaguar XF 429 -11% 212 4,380 18% 213 212
218 Jaguar XJ 422 -9% 217 3,937 0% 218 198
219 Suzuki Kizashi 416 -11% 216 4,390 -23% 212 190
220 Mercedes SLK 416 115% 221 3,288 30% 224 230
221 Ford Crown Victoria 414 -86% 235 3,424 -92% 223 64
222 VW Eos 399 -28% 203 5,198 -16% 207 191
223 Land Rover LR2 379 87% 230 2,417 27% 232 226
224 Lexus LX 372 40% 211 3,760 62% 220 219
225 Suzuki Grand Vitara 345 -7% 219 3,761 0% 219 207
226 Honda CR-Z 335 -38% 218 3,461 -66% 222 148
227 Hyundai Equus 320 10% 228 2,963 30% 227 220
228 Toyota Land Cruiser 307 133% 227 2,074 68% 235 237
229 Infiniti EX 253 -58% 231 2,480 -46% 231 200
230 Honda Insight 246 -52% 223 5,047 -63% 209 129
231 Porsche Boxster 236 84% 220 1,599 -1% 238 228
232 Volvo C70 211 -33% 222 3,741 -7% 221 199
233 Volvo C30 206 -35% 226 2,173 -15% 233 218
234 Volvo S80 200 -62% 229 2,642 -33% 230 208
235 Subaru XV Crosstrek 192 new  - 192 new 262  -
236 Dodge Caliber 187 -93% 225 10,021 -67% 161 87
237 BMW Z4 187 34% 236 1,952 -33% 236 215
238 Audi TT 174 -17% 233 1,686 1% 237 231
239 Suzuki Equator 157 -16% 238 1,426 -11% 241 233
240 Jaguar XK 153 -9% 241 1,233 -1% 242 235
241 Mazda CX-7 140 -97% 232 11,327 -59% 157 104
242 Subaru Tribeca 139 -46% 237 1,538 -22% 239 225
243 Nissan GT-R 119 11% 240 968 -12% 245 238
244 Ford Ranger 93 -99% 234 19,146 -61% 125 65
245 Mercedes G Class 83 -30% 239 751 -25% 248 242
246 Lincoln Town Car 74 -90% 243 916 -89% 247 163
247 Mitsubishi Eclipse 52 -81% 245 1,099 -84% 243 170
248 Audi R8 50 -48% 248 654 -24% 250 243
249 Acura ZDX 48 -45% 242 642 -47% 251 234
250 Mercedes CL Class 45 -30% 246 535 -24% 254 244
251 Mercedes SLS AMG 37 48% 247 706 55% 249 246
252 Mitsubishi i-MiEV 36 new 250 439 new 260  -
253 Acura RL 34 -21% 249 329 -66% 261 239
254 Dodge Nitro 24 -99% 251 3,240 -81% 226 122
255 Mercedes R Class 17 -79% 253 1,433 -28% 240 217
256 Mitsubishi Endeavour 16 -98% 252 483 -95% 257 169
257 Porsche Cayman 15 -86% 254 444 -59% 259 241
258 Lexus HS 8 -96% 257 641 -71% 252 221
259 Dodge Dakota 8 -99% 259 488 -95% 256 146
260 Lexus LFA 4 0% 260 33 -25% 267 253
261 Buick Lucerne 2 -100% 256 966 -95% 246 110
262 Cadillac DTS 2 -100% 255 462 -96% 258 141
263 Chevrolet Aveo 2 -100% 261 61 -100% 265 89
264 Cadillac STS 1 -99% 258 157 -95% 263 209
265 Chevrolet HHR 1 -99%  - 21 -100% 268 55

Source: online.wsj.com, manufacturers.

Categories: USA
  1. Carsitaly
    October 8th, 2012 at 14:16 | #1
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    Statistics on Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Fiat 500 sales in United States:
    http://www.carsitaly.net/fiat-car-sales_unitedstates.htm

  2. Fabio
    October 3rd, 2012 at 21:48 | #2
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    @matgasnier
    Thank you very much!
    I’m so curious about this car!
    have a nice day!

  3. alex
    October 3rd, 2012 at 21:34 | #3
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    Ford F series? Honestly, we in Europe laugh at the prospect a pickup can be cool.

  4. Fabio
    October 3rd, 2012 at 19:36 | #4
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    Have you got the sales number of Dodge Dart?

    • matgasnier
      October 3rd, 2012 at 20:13 | #5
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      Hi Fabio,
      The Dart sold 5,325 units in September, up 72% on August. Full sales ranking for the US will be uploaded shortly.
      cheers
      Matt

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