The Best-Selling Car in America '78-'22

[Lambeau]

From Car & Driver:

The Best-Selling Car in America the Year You Graduated High School

1978: Olds Cutlass — 520,279
1979: Olds Cutlass — 518,160
1980: Olds Cutlass — 469,573
1981: Olds Cutlass — 454,188
1982: Ford Escort — 337,667
1983: Olds Cutlass — 331,179
1984: Chev Cavalier — 383,752
1985: Chev Cavalier — 422,927
1986: Chev Celebrity — 408,946
1987: Ford Escort — 392,360
1988: Ford Escort — 381,330
1989: Honda Accord — 362,707
1990: Honda Accord — 417,179
1991: Honda Accord — 399,297
1992: Ford Taurus — 409,751
1993: Ford Taurus — 360,448
1994: Ford Taurus — 397,037
1995: Ford Taurus — 366,266
1996: Ford Taurus — 401,049
1997: Toyota Camry — 397,156
1998: Toyota Camry — 429,575
1999: Toyota Camry — 448,162
2000: Toyota Camry — 422,961
2001: Honda Accord — 414,718
2002: Toyota Camry — 434,135
2003: Toyota Camry — 413,296
2004: Toyota Camry — 426,990
2005: Toyota Camry — 431,703
2006: Toyota Camry — 448,445
2007: Toyota Camry — 473,108
2008: Toyota Camry — 436,617
2009: Toyota Camry — 356,824
2010: Toyota Camry — 327,804
2011: Toyota Camry — 308,510
2012: Toyota Camry — 404,886
2013: Toyota Camry — 408,484
2014: Toyota Camry — 428,606
2015: Toyota Camry — 429,355
2016: Toyota Camry — 388,618
2017: Toyota Camry – 387,081
2018: Toyota Camry — 343,439
2019: Toyota Camry — 336,978
2020: Toyota Camry — 294,348
2021: Toyota Camry — 313,795
2022: Toyota Camry — 295,201

Source:

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g24403577/best-selling-car-annually/

 

[VegasMichael]

1984: Chev Cavalier — 383,752
1985: Chev Cavalier — 422,927
1986: Chev Celebrity — 408,946
1987: Ford Escort — 392,360
1988: Ford Escort — 381,330

WTF was wrong with people then??? Haha

 

[*Jay*]

Follows market crashes pretty well.

 

[JimCSHO]

Not the year I graduated - the chart doesn't go back far enough!

 

[scottg]

Damn, Toyota running the table

 

[Silverstrike]

Damn, Toyota running the table

Because unlike the US companies they didn't abandon the car segment and went SUV and truck crazy.

 

[98 svt]

Damn Camry
I'd like to see the same list for trucks.

 

[FJohnny]

In Canada for most of those years the best selling vehicle was Ford's F series pickup.

 

[Crimson2v]

 

[HillbillyHotRod]

Lol. need to go back another 11 years for me.

 

[supercharged91m]

Those mid 2000s Camrys around me are always used for delivering food they don't die easily.

 

[CobraBob]

Damn, Toyota running the table

Yep. And my wife wants to buy a 2024 Camry next summer. I'm all for it. It's a great car.

 

[Lambeau]

Yep. And my wife wants to buy a 2024 Camry next summer. I'm all for it. It's a great car.

Guy I worked with had one with >300,000 miles.

 

[GTSpartan]

You'll also notice that Toyota's CEO isn't in the weekly news cycle, clamoring for attention to stay relevant. They just keep their heads down and remain laser focused on executing against their objectives. Let the product do the talking. Speaking softly while carrying a really big stick.

 

[specracer]

Damn Camry
I'd like to see the same list for trucks.

Easy F-150 46 years as a truck best, and 41 years as the best selling vehicle overall.

~640,000 units in 2022.

The funny part, I have no image in my mind as to what a 2023 Camry looks like (obviously I have seen MANY, but cant place one)

 

[Lambeau]

You'll also notice that Toyota's CEO isn't in the weekly news cycle, clamoring for attention to stay relevant. They just keep their heads down and remain laser focused on executing against their objectives. Let the product do the talking. Speaking softly while carrying a really big stick.

I fully agree. I'd also add: Toyota's success is based on their ability to deliver a quality car, on time, at a reasonable price.

 

[CobraBob]

Easy F-150 46 years as a truck best, and 41 years as the best selling vehicle overall.

~640,000 units in 2022.

The funny part, I have no image in my mind as to what a 2023 Camry looks like (obviously I have seen MANY, but cant place one)

2024 Camry. Not much change from 2023.

 

[Fastback]

 

[Detroit Iron]

Those old Toyotas run forever. I have a coworker who daily drives a 99 Corolla with well over 250K on it, that thing runs like a top. I always tease him that he is now eligible to get collector car license plates and should get them just to piss people off.

 

[SolarYellow]

The malaise era was quite unforgettable.