Top 20 selling vehicles for 2011

It’s a little mind blowing when you think about it: Ford was able to sell a new F-Series pickup in under a minute, every minute of 2011:

That’s a lot of iron.

And we can split hair over whether or not the F-Series constitutes a single model or, rather, a lineup of pickups. (Of course Chevrolet does this with its Silverado and, it appears, Toyota will begin doing this with its Prius, as there will be three different models in the Prius lineup but they’ll be totaled up as a single one. Hardly fair in all three cases.)

The single best selling vehicle in 2011 was the Toyota Camry — topping 300,000 units.

So here are the final numbers on the top 20 vehicles for 2011 from Autodata Corp.:

Ford F – Series PU 584,917
Chevrolet Silverado PU 415,130
Toyota Camry / Solara 308,510
Nissan Altima 268,981
Ford Escape 254,293
Ford Fusion 248,067
Ram PU 244,763
Toyota Corolla / Matrix 240,259
Honda Accord 235,625
Chevrolet Cruze 231,732
Hyundai Sonata 225,961
Honda Civic 221,235
Honda CR-V 218,373
Chevrolet Equinox 193,274
Volkswagen Jetta 177,358
Ford Focus 175,717
GMC Sierra PU 149,170
Toyota Prius 136,463
Toyota RAV4 132,237
Jeep Grand Cherokee 127,744
Scott Burgess
Scott Burgess is the auto critic for The Detroit News. A Michigan native, he returned to Detroit in 2005, when he began working at The News as the assistant auto editor. He has been writing about cars since 2006, when he became The News' auto critic. His reviews appear every Thursday. Prior to working in Detroit, Scott was the Middle East Bureau Chief for Stars and Stripes. He has also been a reporter and editor in Elmira, New York, and Boca Raton, Florida. Scott holds a BA in communications from UCLA. Prior to college, Scott was a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. Scott has garnered numerous awards for his work, ranging from a Wheel Award for his reviews from the Automotive Press Association to the runner up for the Distinguished Service to the First Amendment from the Scripps Howard Foundation. Scott can also be seen on many media outlets, where his expertise on the auto industry and the vehicles people drive are discussed. Follow him on Facebook and on Twitter @autocritic.

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