Top 40 Best-Selling Vehicles In America - 2005 Year End

America's new vehicle market grew 0.5% in 2005 as passenger car sales improved 2.9% and overall "light truck" sales slid 1.5%. Cars claimed 46.8% of the industry's 2005 volume, up from 45.8% in 2004.

The Ford F-Series continued its reign as the best-selling vehicle line and the best-selling truck. Combined, the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra outsold the F-Series by 34,005 units. Eight of America's 40 best-selling vehicles were pickup trucks.

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• Top 40 Best-Selling Vehicles In America - 2004 Year End
• All 301 Vehicles Ranked By 2006 U.S. Sales

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Cars were led by the perennial favourite, Toyota's Camry, sales of which improved by a small measure in 2005. America's SUV leader, the Chevrolet TrailBlazer, took advantage of the Ford Explorer's 29% drop, a decrease of 99,545 units. Minivans claimed the 13th, 19th, 20th, and 24th positions.

The 40 best-selling vehicles in America in 2005 are listed below.

2007 • 2006 • 2004 • 2003

Rank	Best-Selling Vehicle	2005	2004	%  Change
#1	Ford F-Series	901,463	939,511	-4.0%
#2	Chevrolet Silverado	705,980	680,768	3.7%
#3	Toyota Camry	431,703	426,990	1.1%
#4	Dodge Ram	400,543	426,289	-6.0%
#5	Honda Accord	369,293	386,770	-4.5%
#6	Toyota Corolla/Matrix	341,290	333,161	2.4%
#7	Honda Civic	308,415	309,196	-0.3%
#8	Nissan Altima	255,371	235,889	8.3%
#9	Chevrolet Impala	246,481	290,259	-15.1%
#10	Chevrolet TrailBlazer	244,150	283,484	-13.9%
#11	Ford Explorer	239,788	339,333	-29.3%
#12	GMC Sierra	229,488	213,756	7.4%
#13	Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan	226,771	242,307	-6.4%
#14	Jeep Grand Cherokee	213,584	182,313	17.2%
#15	Chevrolet Cobalt *	212,667	4959	4189%
#16	Chevrolet Malibu	203,503	179,806	13.2%
#17	Ford Taurus *	196,919	248,148	-20.6%
#18	Ford Focus	184,825	208,339	-11.3%
#19	Chrysler Town & Country	180,759	144,357	25.2%
#20	Honda Odyssey	174,275	154,238	13.0%
#21	Toyota Tacoma	168,831	152,933	10.4%
#22	Jeep Liberty	166,883	167,376	-0.3%
#23	Ford Escape	165,122	183,430	-10.0%
#24	Toyota Sienna	161,380	159,119	1.4%
#25	Ford Mustang	160,975	129,858	24.0%
#26	Chevrolet Tahoe	152,305	186,161	-18.2%
#27	Honda CR-V	150,219	149,281	0.6%
#28	Chrysler 300	144,068	112,930	27.6%
#29	Honda Pilot	143,353	128,158	11.9%
#30	Toyota Highlander	137,409	133,077	3.3%
#31	Chrysler PT Cruiser	133,740	115,955	15.3%
#32	Chevrolet Equinox	130,542	84,024	55.4%
#33	Hyundai Sonata	130,365	107,189	21.6%
#34	Chevrolet Colorado	128,359	117,475	9.3%
#35	Toyota Tundra	126,529	112,484	12.5%
#36	Pontiac G6 *	124,844	16,185	671%
#37	Pontiac Grand Prix	122,398	131,551	-7.0%
#38	Ford Ranger	120,958	156,322	-22.6%
#39	Nissan Sentra	119,489	106,934	11.7%
#40	Hyundai Elantra	116,336	112,892	3.1%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* Ford also sold 107,932 copies of the Five Hundred in 2005, up from 14,106 in 2004.
* Chevrolet also sold 18,960 Cavaliers in 2005, down from 195,275 in 2004.
* Pontiac sold 31,613 Grand Ams in 2005, down from 133,707 in 2004.