February 2015 was marked by a new model topping the list of the best-selling autos. Toyota Camry became the best in terms of sales. During previous three month, Camry was losing struggle for the first place, and for the latest seven month it is only a third time when Camry becomes the first in the list.In December 2014, Toyota Camry took the second place, coming after Nissan Altima. The previous month Camry was outsold by Toyota Corolla. As for this February, the sales of Corolla improved too, but it was not enough to excel the growth of the Camry’s sales. The Toyota’s greatest competitor Nissan Altima has faced a decline in sales by 8%, while the sales of Chevrolet Malibu, Honda Accord, and Ford Fusion dropped too.
Toyota Camry outsold Nissan Altima by more than 4400 autos. If we take both previous months of this year, we will find out that Toyota Camry is leading in terms of sales, being ahead of Toyota Corolla by 4509 sold models.
About 10 from the 20 best-selling models from the list have lost in number of sales compared to February 2014. There are three Chevrolet models among them, including Malibu, Impala, and Cruze.
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Rank
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Best-Selling Car
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February2015
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February2014
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%Change
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2015YTD | 2014YTD | %Change |
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#1
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Toyota Camry
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32,942 | 28,998 | 13.6% | 59,705 | 52,330 | 14.1% |
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#2
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Nissan Altima
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28,474 | 30,849 | -7.7% | 54,882 | 53,364 | 2.8% |
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#3
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Toyota Corolla
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27,839 | 25,299 | 10.0% | 55,196 | 48,052 | 14.9% |
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#4
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Ford Fusion
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22,732 | 23,898 | -4.9% | 42,426 | 44,615 | -4.9% |
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#5
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Honda Accord
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21,616 | 24,622 | -12.2% | 42,627 | 45,226 | -5.7% |
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#6
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Honda Civic
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21,038 | 21,575 | -2.5% | 39,737 | 43,399 | -8.4% |
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#7
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Chevrolet Cruze
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18,301 | 21,836 | -16.2% | 36,994 | 38,664 | -4.3% |
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#8
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Chrysler 200
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15,805 | 12,046 | 31.2% | 29,962 | 22,958 | 30.5% |
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#9
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Hyundai Elantra
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15,708 | 16,393 | -4.2% | 27,948 | 31,719 | -11.9% |
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#10
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Nissan Sentra
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15,354 | 12,339 | 24.4% | 29,749 | 21,466 | 38.6% |
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#11
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Ford Focus
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14,019 | 15,926 | -12.0% | 32,497 | 27,929 | 16.4% |
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#12
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Hyundai Sonata
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13,987 | 11,190 | 25.0% | 26,350 | 21,005 | 25.4% |
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#13
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Chevrolet Malibu
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13,971 | 17,448 | -19.9% | 25,849 | 29,270 | -11.7% |
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#14
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Nissan Versa
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11,909 | 10,280 | 15.8% | 22,455 | 18,804 | 19.4% |
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#15
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Subaru Outback
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11,632 | 8967 | 29.7% | 22,983 | 17,197 | 33.7% |
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#16
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Kia Optima
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11,584 | 11,226 | 3.2% | 20,978 | 21,205 | -1.1% |
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#17
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Volkswagen Jetta
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10,811 | 11,908 | -9.2% | 19,780 | 21,676 | -8.7% |
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#18
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Dodge Charger
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10,365 | 8940 | 15.9% | 17,390 | 14,140 | 23.0% |
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#19
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Kia Soul
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9965 | 10,584 | -5.8% | 18,107 | 18,676 | -3.0% |
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#20
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Chevrolet Impala
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9065 | 12,008 | -24.5% | 18,279 | 23,906 | -23.5% |
Source: Automakers