Top 10 Best-Selling Cars: March 2010
“The Recession Is Over.” That’s a banner I wouldn’t want to stand in front of when I announce March’s extremely positive sales numbers. The reason? Well, besides more than using just the sales of large consumer items to balance against a recession, there’s the fact that March 2009 was not a good time to be selling cars.
March 2010 benefitted from a mix of pent-up consumer demand, hot new models going on sale and attractive incentives from not only Toyota but Honda and Nissan as well.
Nissan surpassed Chrysler in terms of sales to be the fourth-largest automaker in overall sales in March, seeing sales spike 43.3%. Chrysler’s sales were down nearly 8% for the month, making it one of the few automakers to see a decline compared with last year.
The top 10 cars in terms of sales are below. Just missing the cut was the new Hyundai Sonata, which had sales of 18,935.
- Ford F-Series: 42,514
- Toyota Camry: 36,623
- Toyota Corolla: 29,623
- Chevrolet Silverado: 29,886
- Honda Accord: 29,120 (2,587 Crosstours)
- Toyota RAV4: 25,781
- Nissan Altima: 24,649
- Ford Fusion: 22,773
- Honda Civic: 22,463
- Ford Focus: 19,500
