Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - October 2014

After a two-month hiatus, the Toyota Camry once again strode to the top of the podium as America's best-selling car in October 2014. 

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• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2014 YTD
• U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - October 2014 YTD

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Camry sales jumped 14% as leftover 2014s and new 2015s combined to attract more than 33,000 buyers. The Camry outsold its nearest rival, August and September's best-selling car, by more than 6000 units in October and by nearly 37,000 units through the first ten months of 2014.

Toyota and Honda also landed the third and fifth-best-selling cars in the United States in October: the Corolla and Civic. The Civic was the highest-ranking car to post a year-over-year decrease, the Civic's fourth consecutive decline.

America's best-selling Detroit-badged car in October 2014 was the Chevrolet Cruze, sales of which shot up 51% to 24,289 units, 1443 sales ahead of the Ford Fusion. Hyundai Sonata sales plunged 22% despite its freshness. Read GCBC's review of the new Sonata to learn about our concerns. Similarly, the Hyundai Elantra's U.S. volume decreased sharply in October, but the Elantra is a much older design.

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these best-selling cars can always be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats page, and for those not viewing the mobile version of this site, near the top right of this page, as well. GoodCarBadCar has already published the list of America's best-selling trucks and best-selling SUVs in October.

October 2015 • November 2014 • September 2014 • October 2013

Rank	Best-Selling Car	October 2014	October 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
#1	Toyota Camry	33,164	29,144	13.8%	368,142	348,134	5.7%
#2	Honda Accord	27,128	25,162	7.8%	331,510	307,264	7.9%
#3	Toyota Corolla/Matrix	24,959	23,637	5.6%	283,764	257,184	10.3%
#4	Chevrolet Cruze	24,289	16,087	51.0%	232,403	211,862	9.7%
#5	Honda Civic	24,154	27,328	-11.6%	277,584	280,889	-1.2%
#6	Nissan Altima	23,544	21,785	8.1%	280,479	271,303	3.4%
#7	Ford Fusion	22,846	21,740	5.1%	263,431	248,033	6.2%
#8	Hyundai Sonata	15,563	19,872	-21.7%	180,497	172,574	4.6%
#9	Volkswagen Jetta	14,607	11,710	24.7%	129,662	135,983	-4.6%
#10	Ford Focus	13,733	15,108	-9.1%	189,889	203,762	-6.8%
#11	BMW 3-Series & 4-Series *	13,621	11,715	16.3%	108,066	87,966	22.8%
#12	Nissan Sentra	13,129	8399	56.3%	154,345	106,680	44.7%
#13	Hyundai Elantra	12,758	14,876	-14.2%	189,161	209,469	-9.7%
#14	Subaru Outback ^	12,624	8122	55.4%	109,890	98,195	11.9%
#15	Kia Optima	11,840	11,492	3.0%	134,486	135,548	-0.8%
#16	Chrysler 200	11,675	8348	39.9%	86,817	111,207	-21.9%
#17	Chevrolet Malibu	11,131	15,746	-29.3%	159,705	170,696	-6.4%
#18	Nissan Versa	11,097	8626	28.6%	121,369	100,161	21.2%
#19	Kia Soul	10,685	8240	29.7%	126,264	98,864	27.7%
#20	Chevrolet Impala	10,607	11,713	-9.4%	117,769	132,746	-11.3%

Source: Automakers 
* BMW USA, not GoodCarBadCar, chooses to combined sales of the 3-Series and 4-Series.
^ GCBC will be displaying the Outback with cars until at least the end of the year. As an SUV/crossover, it would have ranked 11th in October.

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