A Tesla Model Y on show inside a Tesla retailer on the Westfield Culver City shopping center in Culver City, California, U.S., on Thursday, April 14, 2022.
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DETROIT — Pickup vehicles once more led America’s top-selling autos final 12 months, however Tesla broke into the highest 10 for the primary time as a Covid-era shakeup amongst different common fashions continues.
Data and analytics agency Motor Intelligence studies the electrical Tesla Model Y crossover was the sixth bestselling car within the nation in 2022, beating out the GMC Sierra pickup, Honda CR-V crossover and different longstanding prime sellers.
Tesla doesn’t report regional or particular person car gross sales, so the information is estimated. Overall, Tesla reported delivering about 1.25 million Model Y and Model 3 autos globally in 2022. The Model 3 ranked thirteenth in gross sales at 211,641 models, in keeping with Motor Intelligence.
“It’s no surprise that Tesla ranks that high,” mentioned Michelle Krebs, government analyst for Cox Automotive. “The brand, despite all the news and stuff, still dominates the EV market and it dominates the luxury market. A lot of that strength comes from the Model Y.”
Despite posting its lowest gross sales since 2012, the Ford F-Series was the nation’s top-selling car for the forty first 12 months and America’s best-selling truck for 46 consecutive years. The Chevrolet Silverado regained its longstanding second-place spot after being outsold by the Ram pickup in 2021.
Parts and provide chain issues because the onset of the Covid pandemic have brought on sporadic plant shutdowns at completely different instances for automakers, resulting in a shakeup in car gross sales rankings for the previous couple of years.
“We have seen so much fluctuation in sales and inventory,” Krebs mentioned. “In 2022, the year started out with very high demand … but then we saw things shift by the end of the year. Demand seemed to be softening a bit while inventory, not across the board, was rising.”
Automotive executives and analysts are cautiously optimistic that the U.S. trade will normalize extra this 12 months no matter recessionary fears, rising rates of interest and different financial issues. Last 12 months the trade was estimated to have bought between 13.7 million and 13.9 million autos, in keeping with trade analysts. A typical 12 months previous to the pandemic noticed greater than 17 million in gross sales.
Here are the ten best-selling autos within the U.S. by unit gross sales for 2022, in keeping with Motor Intelligence.
1. Ford F-Series: 653,957 models – down 9.9% from 2021
2023 Ford Super Duty F-350 Limited
Ford
2. Chevrolet Silverado: 513,354 – down 1.2%
2022 Chevrolet Silverado ZR2
GM
3. Ram pickup: 468,344 – down 17.7%
A RAM car is displayed on the New York Auto Show, April 13, 2022.
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4. Toyota RAV4: 399,941 – down 1.9%
5. Toyota Camry: 295,201 – down 5.9%
6. Tesla Model Y: 252,000 – up 32.4%
Tesla Model Y
Courtesy: Tesla
7. GMC Sierra: 241,522 – down 3%
2022 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali Ultimate
GM
8. Honda CR-V: 238,155 – down 34.1%
9. Toyota Tacoma: 237,323 – down 6%
10. Jeep Grand Cherokee: 223,345 – down 15.5%
2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit 4xe
Source: www.cnbc.com”