Best Selling Cars Around The Globe: Discover Some Of The Bottom 265 Best-Selling Models in the USA! Hint: The Honda Element Is Not Last…
Now that nearly all of you know are familiar with the Top 100 best-selling cars in the world and the Top 318 best-selling models in Europe, what if we looked no further than the United States of America and go through the Top 265 best-selling models here over the First Quarter of this year…
No?
So you’re bored with home already. But that’s ok because I have sales info for 159 additional countries for you to visit in my blog, all one by one. So don’t be shy and click away!
Now for those of you who are still interested, I will start by saying that no, the Honda Element is not the least selling car in the country, but just: with just 3 models sold in the last 3 months and down 99.8% year-on-year it ranks out of 265 models accounted for…That would be because the model has been discontinued and is no longer produced.
Why did I focus on the Honda Element? Just because.
For more see below the jump.
The top of the US model rankings are a regular fixture at TTAC, so I will not dwell on it. Rather, I will spend some time focusing on the lesser known parts of the rankings. Let’s explore the darkness together and start beyond the Top 100…
…with the all-new Buick Verano making a first appearance in 138th place with 4,980 sales…
…the Mazda CX-5 at with 3,986 units…
…and the Chevrolet Volt at and 3,915 sales, up 224 percent on the same period in 2011.
If you want a more detailed look at the Full Top 150 best selling models in the USA over Q1 2012 click here.
Further down, let’s notice a few strong year-on-year progressions: the Audi A6 is up 87 percent to
…the Nissan NV is up a huge 8916 percent to
…the VW Touareg is up 62 percent to
…the Smart fortwo is up 79 percent to
…the Mercedes CLS is up 292 percent to
…the Nissan Leaf is up 283 percent to
…and BMW 6 Series up 566 percent to
There are a few more newcomers in this ranking, including the Scion iQ at with 2,523 sales…
…Range Rover Evoque at with 2,180 units…
…Infiniti JX35 at with 540 sales…
…and Chevrolet Caprice PPV at and 368 units.
The Top 20 worst-selling cars in the USA Q1 2012
PosModel2012/11265Honda FCX Clarity1new264Suzuki Forenza/Reno10%263Lexus SC2-86%262Chevrolet Cobalt3-99%261Honda Element3-100%260Mercedes B Class7250%259Suzuki XL77-70%258Chevrolet HHR9-100%257Lexus LFA14-18%256Dodge Viper20-76%255Ford Police Interceptor Utility27new254Ford Police Interceptor Sedan28new253Chevrolet Aveo42-99%252Volvo S4050-96%251Mazda RX-862-69%250Cadillac STS87-94%249Acura RL99-81%248Porsche Boxster101-80%247Mitsubishi i-MiEV136new246Hyundai Azera159-69%245Acura ZDX198-63%You can see the entire Top 265 best-selling models in the USA over Q1 2012 here.
Now even the American car market has no secrets for you!
The source of the data for this article is manufacturers and goodcarbadcar.net
Matt Gasnier, based in Sydney, Australia, runs a blog named Best Selling Cars, dedicated to counting cars all over the world.
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Why is the Lexus SC and Chevy Cobalt on this list considering they haven't been offered since 2010? Also some of these vehicles have been out all model year and some have just been introduced. This is fair how?
NOT Surprised the opposite is true for where the 'elite's' live-Sarasota FL. the Honda Element usually sits in the fourth or fifth garage bay as the Nanny's &children's transport, otherwise M-B 'E'or 'C' CLASS series IS MOMMY'S 'TAKE KID'S TO SCHOOL, but Porsche's Pan-America is taking over Merc's Mommy's car domain. Yet M-B's 'S' series are Gray-hairs choose to drive slow in left lane, along with Lexus SC's & BMW'S 750i's ALSO populate the left lanes going 20 to 30 MPH slower than posted. Today at Stickney Pointe & US 41, WE COUNTED in our daily game 2 Boxers- 2-911- 2-Panamerica 9-Bimmers - 11 M-B's - 4 Masserati's-2xFerarri's- 1 Lambo- 8 Lexus & 7 Ford F-250/350'S & REST ASSORTED HONDA's oh RED Mazda MX-5! Detail business on every corner like bars are found on every block in Chicago, peoplew/money have addiction to expansive large gas guzzlers, altho I do enjoy looking a ROLL's & Bentley's (we were surprised we usually have a few of those at this traffic lite but not today)! Maybe tomorrow when the A/C Cobra's come out to play!