USA December 2012 Hybrid+electric cars: Ford Fusion up
* See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! *
* See the Full Year 2012 post here *
No threat for the Toyota Prius, still leader in the category by far with 12,536 sales in December, with the Toyota Camry Hybrid at #2 once again thanks to 4,443 units sold, and the Ford C-Max Hybrid confirming its newfound heavyweight status by rounding up the podium for the third month in a row with 3,339 sales. The Ford Fusion Hybrid is up two spots to #4 at 3,244 units, followed by the Toyota Prius C (3,151) and Prius V (2,993). Notice also the Chevrolet Volt up 3 ranks on November to #7 with 2,623 sales and the Toyota Avalon Hybrid selling 747 units for its first month in market.
Full Year post: USA Full Year 2012 Hybrid+electric cars: 4 Toyotas in Top 4!
Previous month: USA November 2012 Hybrid and electric cars: Ford C-Max confirms
Full December 2012 Top 10 Ranking Table: click on ‘Read more’ below the Avalon pic.
USA December 2012 – Hybrid and electric cars:
| Pos | Model | Dec-12 | Nov | 2012 | /11 | Pos |
| 1 | Toyota Prius | 12,536 | 1 | 147,507 | 15% | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota Camry Hybrid | 4,443 | 2 | 45,644 | 394% | 2 |
| 3 | Ford C-Max Hybrid | 3,339 | 3 | 10,935 | new | 14 |
| 4 | Ford Fusion Hybrid | 3,244 | 6 | 14,100 | 25% | 10 |
| 5 | Toyota Prius C | 3,151 | 4 | 35,733 | new | 4 |
| 6 | Toyota Prius V | 2,992 | 5 | 40,669 | 384% | 3 |
| 7 | Chevrolet Volt | 2,623 | 10 | 23,461 | 206% | 5 |
| 8 | Lexus CT200h | 1,598 | 12 | 17,673 | 23% | 7 |
| 9 | Hyundai Sonata Hybrid (e) | 1,500 | 8 | 20,380 | 6% | 6 |
| 10 | Nissan LEAF | 1,489 | 9 | 9,819 | 1% | 15 |
(e): BSCB’s estimate
Source: www.goodcarbadcar.net, elonmusktesla.wordpress.com, many thanks to Eddy for the tip!









Thanks Matt, you are still the go to site, I always enjoy reading your results.
Hi Matt, thanks for that summary. you seem to always have to most up to date, accurate information outside of data kept in a secret vault somewhere for auto makers
One question, how does the Tesla Model S fit in all of this?
Hi Jeff,
Thanks! Glad you are enjoying the site.
Tesla sales are not often readily available.
Check out the USA Full Year 2012 report (brands ranking) and Tesla is there.
http://bestsellingcarsblog.com/2013/02/15/usa-full-year-2012-now-with-top-38-brands-ranking-available/
Cheers,
Matt