10 Best Selling Cars in America: June 2012

Chevrolet-Malibu

In June, sales for major automakers improved more than 20% over the same period last year. Specifically, Toyota gained 60.3 percent, Honda picked up 48.8 percent and Nissan added 28.2 percent. Meanwhile, U.S. automakers also growth but with lower rate, Ford sales improved 7.0 percent last month, while GM and Chrysler both piled on double-digit gains of 15.5 percent and 20.3 percent, respectively.

In terms of each specific model, the Ford Escape deserves to be honored first. It improved 28.0% with a slight uptick in year-over-year incentives as the redesigned 2013 Escape trickled into dealerships.

Along with the Ford Escape, family cars also picked up plenty of steam. Most prominent is the Toyota Camry with sales up 50.2 percent, followed by the Chevrolet Malibu with sales spike 32.3 percent and the Ford Fusion with 17.4 percent. Honda has yet to release full details on its redesigned 2013 Accord, but sales of the 2012 model flew off the lots, with sales up 84.1 percent.

This month seems like an appropriate time to buy luxury cars. Cadillac gained 11.6%, Buick and Audi rose more than 25%, Infiniti soared 66.2% and Acura jumped 76.5%. Meanwhile, Lexus sales doubled.

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