So significant was the Accord's drop - 14,852 units - and so impressive was the Toyota Corolla/Matrix increase - 46,098 units - that the Accord fell off its usual second-place perch. (The Accord regained second spot in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2013.)
• Top 10 Best-Selling Cars In America - 2005 Year End
• Top 10 Best-Selling Cars In America - 2007 Year End
• All Vehicles Ranked By 2006 Year End U.S. Sales
After climbing from 13th spot in 2004 to the 11th position in 2005, the Ford Mustang was America's tenth-best-selling car in 2006, fewer than 11,000 sales out of the eighth spot and 2677 sales clear of the 11th-ranked Chevrolet Malibu.
The Mustang was one of three Fords on this list of America's ten best-selling cars in calendar year 2006. With big gains from the still-fresh Fusion nameplate, an additional 617 GT sales, and the Mustang's meaningful improvement, Ford brand car sales were up 9.2% in 2006 despite the losses produced by its two most popular nameplates and the declines reported by the Thunderbird, Crown Victoria, and Five Hundred.
Rank | Best-Selling Car | 2006 | 2005 | % Change |
#1 | Toyota Camry | 448,445 | 431,703 | +3.9% |
#2 | Toyota Corolla/Matrix | 387,388 | 341,290 | +13.5% |
#3 | Honda Accord | 354,441 | 369,293 | -4.0% |
#4 | Honda Civic | 316,638 | 308,415 | +2.7% |
#5 | Chevrolet Impala | 289,868 | 246,481 | +17.6% |
#6 | Nissan Altima | 232,457 | 255,371 | -9.0% |
#7 | Chevrolet Cobalt | 211,449 | 212,667 | -0.6% |
#8 | Ford Focus | 177,006 | 184,825 | -4.2% |
#9 | Ford Taurus | 174,803 | 196,919 | -11.2% |
#10 | Ford Mustang | 166,530 | 160,975 | +3.5% |
