Within the first three quarters of 2026 (Q1 + Q2 + Q3), GM, Toyota, and Ford had been the highest mild car producers within the USA, with Toyota, Ford, Chevrolet, and Honda the top-selling automotive manufacturers.
2026 (January to September): the US marketplace for mild autos, together with passenger automobiles, SUVs, vehicles, and vans, contracted by round 2% to simply over 12 million car gross sales within the USA. The most important mild car manufacturing teams within the US in 2026 (Q1 + Q2 +Q3) had been GM, Toyota, Ford, Honda, and the FCA (Stellantis) teams. One of the best-selling automotive manufacturers had been Toyota, Ford, Chevrolet, and Honda.
- The highest-selling fashions within the USA in 2026 (Q1 + Q2 + Q3): the Ford F-Sequence was the top-selling car mannequin, however the Honda CR-V once more outsold the Toyota RAV4 because the best-selling SUV, whereas the Camry remained America’s favourite sedan passenger automotive mannequin.
Largest Mild Automobile and Automotive Manufacturing Teams within the USA in 2026 (Q1 +Q2 + Q3)
The ten largest mild car automotive manufacturing conglomerates within the USA within the first 9 months of 2026 (Q1 + Q2 + Q3) had been as follows:
| R | Producer | 2026 (Q1-Q3) | 2025 (Q1-Q3) | % Δ Q1-Q3 | Gross sales Q3/2026 | Gross sales Q2/2026 | Gross sales Q1/2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM | 2,012,299 | 2,150,298 | -6.4 | 670,974 | 714,896 | 626,429 |
| 2 | Toyota | 1,876,614 | 1,865,876 | 0.6 | 633,223 | 673,971 | 569,420 |
| 3 | Ford | 1,516,279 | 1,658,908 | -8.6 | 509,764 | 549,200 | 457,315 |
| 4 | American Honda | 1,149,261 | 1,097,999 | 4.7 | 392,261 | 420,089 | 336,830 |
| 5 | Stellantis (FCA) | 958,463 | 928,023 | 3.0 | 324,277 | 328,284 | 305,902 |
| 6 | Nissan | 716,283 | 711,903 | 0.6 | 226,474 | 242,741 | 247,068 |
| 7 | Hyundai | 697,464 | 678,349 | 3.0 | 246,896 | 245,180 | 205,388 |
| 8 | Kia | 667,386 | 636,148 | 4.9 | 236,659 | 223,712 | 207,015 |
| 9 | Subaru | 475,878 | 483,037 | -1.5 | 168,538 | 165,396 | 141,944 |
| 10 | Tesla* | 365,980 | 451,160 | -18.9 | 123,880 | 124,800 | 117,300 |
| 11 | Mazda | 310,268 | 319,664 | -2.1 | 108,434 | 107,362 | 94,472 |
NOTE: Information as revealed by producers and tabulated only for basic info and enjoyable. Definitions of gross sales, deliveries, and many others., might differ broadly. E.g., what’s included in gross sales right here is perhaps deliveries relatively than precise closing gross sales to customers or registrations. *Tesla, estimate (Cox).
GM remained the most important car producer within the USA throughout the first three quarters of 2026, however gross sales had been over 6% weaker than throughout the first 9 months of 2025. Third-placed Ford had gross sales down by virtually 9%.
Gross sales of second-placed Toyota had been flat however Toyota remained the most important automotive model within the USA within the first three quarters of 2026. American Honda and Kia improved gross sales by virtually 5%. Stellantis (FCA) and Hyundai elevated gross sales by 3% within the US so far in 2026.
Tesla appeared to wrestle with gross sales down virtually a fifth.
High-Promoting Automotive Manufacturers within the USA in 2026 (Q1 + Q2 + Q3)
The highest-selling mild car automotive manufacturers within the USA within the first three quarters of 2026 (Q1 + Q2 + Q3) had been:
| R | Model | 2026 (Q1-Q3) | 2025 (Q1-Q3) | % Δ Q1-Q3 | Gross sales Q3/2026 | Gross sales Q2/2026 | Gross sales Q1/2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota | 1,613,846 | 1,595,301 | 1.2 | 540,167 | 585,211 | 488,468 |
| 2 | Ford | 1,446,792 | 1,580,085 | -8.4 | 490,276 | 522,811 | 433,705 |
| 3 | Chevrolet | 1,304,746 | 1,380,075 | -5.5 | 437,321 | 459,678 | 407,747 |
| 4 | Honda | 1,045,593 | 998,716 | 4.7 | 358,388 | 382,727 | 304,478 |
| 5 | Hyundai | 697,464 | 678,349 | 3.0 | 246,896 | 245,180 | 205,388 |
| 6 | Nissan | 675,396 | 673,260 | 0.3 | 210,635 | 230,443 | 234,318 |
| 7 | Kia | 667,386 | 636,148 | 4.9 | 236,659 | 223,712 | 207,015 |
| 8 | Subaru | 475,878 | 483,037 | -1.5 | 168,538 | 165,396 | 141,944 |
| 9 | GMC | 472,259 | 480,759 | -1.8 | 157,103 | 169,226 | 145,930 |
| 10 | Jeep | 413,793 | 449,973 | -8.0 | 128,542 | 140,699 | 144,552 |
NOTE: Information as revealed by producers and tabulated only for basic info and enjoyable. Definitions of gross sales, deliveries, and many others., might differ broadly. *Tesla, estimate solely (Cox).
Finest-Promoting Automotive Manufacturers within the USA in 2026 (Q1 + Q2 + Q3)
Toyota simply maintained its place because the top-selling automotive model within the USA within the first 9 months of 2026. 12 months-to-date 2026, Toyota gross sales had been up by simply over a proportion level whereas each Ford and Chevrolet misplaced market share with decrease gross sales volumes.
The bigger Asian manufacturers carried out pretty properly within the USA so far in 2026. Toyota remained the market chief whereas Honda strengthened its grip on fourth place. The Honda CRV was the top-selling SUV so far in 2026. If the business variations of the F-Sequence and Silverado are discounted, the Honda CR-V was the best-selling passenger automotive within the USA so far in 2026.
Nissan gross sales improved barely. Hyundai and Kia improved gross sales by greater than 3%. GMC, Subaru, and Jeep all reported weaker gross sales within the USA.
- The highest-selling fashions within the USA in 2026 (Q1 + Q2 + Q3): the Ford F-Sequence was the top-selling car mannequin, however the Honda CR-V once more outsold the Toyota RAV4 because the best-selling SUV, whereas the Camry remained America’s favourite sedan passenger automotive mannequin.
Automotive Gross sales within the USA in 2025 (Full 12 months) & 2026 (Half 12 months)
- USA Automotive Gross sales by Model in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2018
- International Gross sales by Model Worldwide in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020
Mild Automobile Gross sales within the USA in 2026
Mild Automobile Gross sales in North America in 2025
Automotive Gross sales by Model within the USA in 2025 (Full 12 months):
NOTE: “Gross sales” as reported by the assorted manufacturers typically confer with deliveries and never essentially gross sales to the client or closing registration. Phrases and definitions might range. All statistics are supplied by respective automotive producers until clearly marked in any other case.
