Pickup trucks, compact crossovers and a few durable sedans fill American driveways more than anything else. Sales tallies through September show which nameplates are still winning buyers and which are slipping. Here are twelve models that sit at the top of the 2026 year-to-date sales chart for the United States.
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1. Ford F-Series: Still The Sales King
Ford’s F-Series logged 561,508 sales from January through September, a decline of 9.5%, according to the latest pickup truck sales figures. Even with that slide, the line remains America’s top seller by a margin of 139,000 units over the next-best vehicle.
The count covers every F-Series variant, including the heavy-duty Super Duty trucks, which helps explain the sheer volume. For buyers and rivals alike, the figure shows how much of the market still revolves around a single truck family, even in a softer year.
2. Chevrolet Silverado: Clear Second Place
Chevrolet’s full-size pickup reached 422,713 sales through September, based on model-by-model pickup rankings. That makes the Silverado the only vehicle other than the F-Series to clear 400,000 deliveries so far this year.
The Silverado anchors General Motors’ truck business and sits well ahead of every car and crossover on the list. Its position as runner-up underlines how heavily American shoppers still lean toward full-size pickups when choosing a daily vehicle.
3. Honda CR-V: Crossover Champion
Honda’s compact SUV sold 336,844 units through September, up 9.5%, which makes it the best-selling SUV in the country this year. Its third quarter alone came to 110,730 sales, a record for that period.
The CR-V is a five-seat crossover aimed at families who want practicality without the bulk of a truck. Setting a quarterly record in a year when several top sellers lost ground gives its climb extra weight.
4. Ram pickup: Double-Digit Surge
Ram’s pickup line sold 325,348 vehicles through September, a jump of 25.4% that stands out in the truck sales tables. Few high-volume models posted a gain of that size.
The total covers Ram’s full-size range, which competes head to head with the F-Series and Silverado for the same work-truck and family-truck buyers. A rise of that scale suggests shoppers responded to the lineup, and it carries Ram past several better-known crossovers and sedans.
5. Tesla Model Y: Estimated Electric Leader
Tesla does not report sales by model, so the Model Y’s figure of about 262,491 through September is a Kelley Blue Book estimate rather than a company filing. Even as an approximation, it places the electric crossover among the best sellers of any kind.
Because the number comes from an outside estimate, it carries more uncertainty than the automaker-reported totals around it. The Model Y is the electric entry in a ranking otherwise made up of gasoline and hybrid models.
6. Toyota Camry: Hybrid-Only Success
Toyota sold 260,684 Camrys through September, up 11.2%, according to the automaker’s third-quarter sales release. The midsize sedan now comes only as a hybrid, so every one of those sales was an electrified car.
A sedan with six-figure volume at a time when buyers favor taller vehicles is notable. For shoppers, the result shows that standard hybrid fuel economy, without a price premium for a separate hybrid trim, can keep a conventional family car relevant.
7. GMC Sierra: Holding Steady
GMC’s Sierra reached 257,344 sales through September, essentially flat against 2025, based on the pickup sales rankings. In a field where many rivals moved sharply up or down, a level result is its own kind of news.
The Sierra is the upmarket sibling to the Chevrolet Silverado and shares much of its engineering. Together the two General Motors trucks account for a large share of full-size pickup demand, which keeps the company a major force in the segment.
8. Toyota RAV4: Sharp Drop, Still Big
Toyota sold 253,664 RAV4s through September, down 29.2% from 358,134 a year earlier, as listed in its quarterly sales report. The decline is steep, yet the compact SUV still ranks among the biggest sellers in the country.
A fall of that size would sink most nameplates, but the RAV4’s starting volume was so large that it remains in the top tier. It illustrates how a very popular model can lose a great deal and still sell in huge numbers.
9. Toyota Tacoma: Quiet Five Percent Gain
Toyota’s midsize Tacoma pickup sold 214,875 units through September, an increase of 5.1%, according to the company’s September sales results. The gain is modest but steady.
The Tacoma is the smaller alternative to full-size trucks from Ford, Chevrolet and Ram, and it draws buyers who want pickup capability in a more manageable package. Its placement among the twelve shows the midsize class still has a large and loyal audience. For truck shoppers, that steady growth signals durable appeal beyond the biggest names.
10. Nissan Rogue: Biggest Climber
Nissan’s Rogue sold 201,991 vehicles through September, an increase of about 26%, the biggest gain in this group. The figure appears in the SUV sales rankings for the year to date.
The Rogue is a compact crossover that competes directly with the CR-V and RAV4 for family buyers. A rise of that magnitude lets it join the twelve while several larger rivals were either flat or shrinking, and it makes Nissan the story of the group.
11. Toyota Corolla: Six-Unit Margin
Toyota’s Corolla sold 195,141 cars through September, up 8.4%, a total reported in the company’s September results release. That leaves it just six units ahead of the Civic.
A gap of six cars out of nearly 200,000 is effectively a tie between the two best-known compact sedans. Position on the list could change with a single day of deliveries, so the order reflects the thinnest of margins rather than a clear winner.
12. Honda Civic: Narrowly Behind
Honda’s Civic finished the period at 195,135 sales through September, up 5.4%, with third-quarter sales up 10.0%, as shown in the top-20 sales table. It lands just six units behind the Corolla.
The Civic is the other long-running compact car in the group, and its strong third quarter shows momentum building toward the end of the period. Only a hair’s breadth separates it from the Corolla, and from the rest of the pack.
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