US Top 20 Best Selling Vehicles in June: Toyota & Honda Take First Four Positions

Not that it comes to a surprise to anyone aware of the dramatic shift in consumer tastes in the U.S. combined with the knowledge of what the former Big Three have to offer, but just as they did in May, Japanese carmakers took the first four positions in Autodata’s U.S. top 20 best selling vehicles list.

The only difference compared to May is the order of the protagonists, as the Toyota Corolla/Matrix dethroned the Honda Civic that fell in third position, right after the Toyota Camry that took second place. Honda’s Accord managed to maintain the fourth position, followed by Ford’s F-Series that saw its sales shrink 40.5% compared to last year. Notably, Hyundai’s not so well received Sonata managed to make it in the top 10 list with an 11.9% gain over last June’s sales. -See the top 20 list after the jump

	June 2008	% Change	2008 YTD	% Change
Toyota Corolla /Matrix	42,180	15.6%	194,488	-3.8
Toyota Camry	41,572	-10.8%	239,881	-0.3%
Honda Civic	39,967	9.5%	204,961	17.9%
Honda Accord	39,704	37.3%	205,862	12.9%
Ford F-Series	38,789	-40.5%	274,713	-22.7%
Chevrolet Silverado	34,290	-23.7%	231,320	-25.6%
Nissan Altima	24,541	-5.4%	158,006	12.7%
Chevrolet Cobalt	20,888	21.6%	114,250	18.5%
Ford Focus	17,950	-5.5%	123,449	27.6%
Hyundai Sonata	16,875	11.9%	65,927	-2.6%
Chevrolet Impala	16,671	-53.5%	138,952	-23%
Dodge Ram	16,149	-48.1%	128,944	-30.4%
Honda CR-V	15,794	-19.9%	104,811	0.6%
Ford Escape	15,099	-21.1%	92,065	-0.2%
Ford Fusion	14,726	18.4%	87,923	11.7%
Pontiac G6	14,620	34.2%	85,682	22.5%
Hyundai Elantra	14,482	50.6%	61,978	24.1%
Dodge Caravan	14,214	52.2%	75,805	-26.8%
Chevrolet Malibu	13,650	86.4%	87,410	45.6%
Honda Odyssey	12,602	-18.8%	72,589	-9.6%

Source: Autodata Corp