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Honda Civic Best-Selling Car in the Country

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May sales numbers are in, and the Honda Civic has not only overtaken the Toyota Camry as the best-selling car in the country, it has additionally surpassed the Ford F-Series as the best-selling vehicle of any kind in the nation.

This radical change in top-selling vehicles has a lot to do with consumer sentiment and high gas prices. Even so, the Civic — up 28.3% by May 2007 — still topped other economical models like the Toyota Corolla and Ford Focus. Of the 53,299 Civics sold in May, 4,676 were hybrids. Honda additionally does not sell to fleets, unlike Toyota, Ford and Chevy. Some fleet sales can total amoung 5% and 30% or more, depending on the model, and are included in monthly sales figures.

Yes, even the Toyota Corolla is sold to fleets. Hertz even offers a rental of the Corolla as a green “upgrade,” charging more for it than larger cars considering of its fuel savings.

When asked earlier nowadays about the opportunity of Honda achieving the No. 1

mark, Honda spokesman Chuck Schifsky played down the importance. “Our concentration is providing efficient cars that humans want,” he said. “Who we pass along the way … we’re not hanging on that too much.”

For the list of the top 10 best-selling vehicles in the U.S. in May, go below. Note that these are only results posted so far nowadays, but, other than the Dodge Ram, there are few mass-volume models whose sales figures have not yet been released.

Top 10 May Sales