10 Best Selling Cars in America in May, 2011

Unsurprisingly, Japan’s big three automakers saw sales decline from May 2010. Toyota was off the most, down a tremendous 27.9% from May 2010. The two other major Japanese brands were less impacted but still saw large declines. Honda was off by 16.1% and Nissan by 9%.

Beside, Ford and GM saw sales flatten from last year, losing 0.1% and 1.2% respectively. While Chrysler saw sales increase 10% with its best May since 2008. Chrysler passed Toyota and Honda to become the third best-selling automaker in the U.S. in May behind GM and Ford.

 1. Ford F-Series: 42,399 cars

 2. Chevy Silverado: 28,409 cars

 3. Chevy Malibu: 25,600 cars

 4. Nissan Altima: 25,525 cars

 5. Ford Fusion: 24,666 cars

 6. Ford Escape: 23,140 cars

 7. Hyundai Sonata: 22,754 cars

 8. Chevy Cruze: 22,711 cars

9. Ford Focus: 22,303 cars

10. Hyundai Elantra: 20,006 cars