Half Of America's 10 Best Selling Cars In 2020 Were Pickups

While SUVs and crossovers continue to dominate auto sales around the world as sales of passenger cars decline, America's love for pickup trucks is still showing no signs of fading.

If you need proof, sales data released by manufacturers show that pickup trucks made up five of the ten best-selling vehicles in America last year thanks to new model launches like the next-generation 2021 Ford F-150, despite price increases, high demand for SUVs, and the disruption caused by the pandemic. Out of the 14.5 million vehicles sold in the US last year, the three best-selling pickups accounted for around 13 percent.

Last year, sales of Ford's F-Series trucks, which include the F-150 and its larger Super Duty siblings, totaled 87,422 units, a 12.2 percent decrease compared to 2019. Despite the lower sales, the Ford F-Series retained its position as America's best-selling vehicle for the 39th year in a row and the industry's top-selling truck for the 44th consecutive year. Ford took the lead by a huge margin: its closest competitor was the Chevrolet Silverado, with 594,094 units sold in the US last year making it America's second-best-selling model in 2020.

While F-Series sales were lower than last year, Silverado sales increased by 3.2 percent. Ram pickup sales, on the other hand, were down by 11 percent compared to last year with 563,676 units sold, but this was enough to make it America's third best-selling model in 2020. Slotting below the Ram was the Toyota RAV4 with 430,387 units sold, followed by the Honda CR-V (333,502 units), Toyota Camry (294,348 units), Chevrolet Equinox (270,994 units), and Honda Civic (261,225 units).