Top-Selling Cars of 2018

Altima is Nissan’s mid-priced, mid-sized sedan priced between Sentra and Maxima. Its slide in sales — the largest of any vehicle on the list of top-selling vehicles — illustrates the shift away from cars and toward SUVs and crossovers.

Sentra is Nissan’s low-end sedan. Its primary competitors are the Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic, and Hyundai Elantra.

Impala is Chevy’s highest-end sedan. With a a long list of features, the price for an Impala can rise as high as $40,000.

The high end of the Jeep model line, the Trackhawk model costs almost $90,000.

Explorer sits in the middle of the Ford SUV/crossover models. Below it, Escape and Edge are priced less than $30,000. Above it, the huge Expedition has a base price of $52,130.

Wrangler is the best selling of Jeep’s five models and had the biggest sales increase, 26%, of any of the cars on the list. Jeep brand sales rose 17% to 973,227.

Highlander is Toyota’s lowest-priced SUV. It offers a hybrid model that has a base price of $36,970.

The Tacoma is part of a category called mid-sized pickups that do not compete with the better-selling Ford F-Series or Chevy SIlverado. Its primary competitors are the Nissan Frontier and Chevy Colorado. Tacoma had a sales increase of 24% in 2018, the second-biggest sales gain of any vehicle in the list.

The Escape is Ford’s entry-level crossover. Escape comes with the option for three different engine sizes so people who want a sporty version can pay extra for more horsepower.

The Accord is Honda’s mid-priced, mid-sized sedan. Sales plunged last year because of heavy competition with other manufacturers and the shift away from certain car models, many of which have been on the market for decades.

The Corolla is Toyota’s entry-level car. To expand its appeal, the car comes in six versions, each of which has a different price point.

The Civic sits in the middle of the Honda car line based on price. Honda offers a sedan version, a hatchback, and a coupe.

Equinox is Chevy’s small SUV crossover. Equinox is another vehicle with multiple engine choices for people who want more speed and will spend more money for it.

Camry is Toyota’s mid-priced, mid-sized sedan. It has been one of the best-selling cars in the U.S. for years. Its sales drop — second-largest among top 20 selling vehicles — shows the extent to which American car buyers are abandoning sedans for crossovers and SUVs.

The CR-V is Honda’s horse in the low-end crossover race. The CR-V comes in four versions, the most expensive of which has a base price of $32,750.

The Rogue is the low-priced crossover from Nissan. The Japanese car manufacturer added a number of tech-based driving assistance packages in the 2019 model.

The RAV4 is an example of the move by consumers to crossovers. The RAV4 is at the low end of prices for crossovers, which run as high as $80,000 for models made by German manufacturers.

This vehicle routinely finishes behind the Ford F-Series and GM Chevy Silverado, the

Ram is part of the brands controlled by Fiat Chrysler. Because of its sales growth,

Ram is picking up market share from its two rivals.

Cruze is Chevy’s mid-sized sedan. It is priced between the Sonic and Malibu.

The Ford full-size pickup has been the best-selling vehicle in the U.S. for decades.Sales of the F-Series were 36% of all Ford vehicle sales in 2018.