{"id":909,"date":"2013-01-10T15:23:20","date_gmt":"2013-01-10T19:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ardmoretoyota.com\/?p=909"},"modified":"2013-01-10T15:32:34","modified_gmt":"2013-01-10T19:32:34","slug":"no-competition-toyota-camry-is-best-selling-midsize-sedan-of-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ardmoretoyota.com\/blogs\/97\/no-competition-toyota-camry-is-best-selling-midsize-sedan-of-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"No Competition: Toyota Camry is Best Selling Midsize Sedan of 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeffThe Toyota Camry consistently led midsize sales throughout 2012, so it should come as no shock that the sedan is the best-selling vehicle in its class overall for the year. The Camry<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"itxthook0icon\" src=\"http:\/\/images.intellitxt.com\/ast\/adTypes\/icon1.png\" alt=\"\" \/> sold a total of 404,886 units for the year, a full 73,014 cars more than second-place finisher Honda Accord, at 331,872.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"2012 2013 midsize sedan side 300x187 photo\" src=\"http:\/\/stwot.motortrend.com\/files\/2013\/01\/2012-2013-midsize-sedan-side-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"2012 2013 midsize sedan side 300x187 image\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" \/>In third place at 302,934 units sold was the Nissan Altima, a new model of which was introduced mid-year. The Ford Fusion came in fourth place, with sales of 241,263 units. The Hyundai Sonata continues the brand\u2019s market share-grab with sales of 230,605 units, up  from the 225,961 Sonatas sold in 2011. That number is good enough for a  repeat performance of the prior year, with the Sonata again landing in  fifth place.<\/p>\n<p>The Chevrolet Malibu has consistently been a mid-pack finisher in 2012, and that trend is echoed in the model\u2019s final tally of 210,951  \u2013 good enough for sixth place. The Hyundai Sonata\u2019s corporate cousin  Kia Optima finished in seventh, with 152,399 units sold for the year. Chrysler 200 earns eighth place with sales of 125,476 models, while the mechanically similar Dodge Avenger lands in 10<sup>th<\/sup> position with 96,890 units sold. Though it finds itself in ninth place,  the Volkswagen Passat earns the distinction of \u201cmost improved,\u201d more  than quintupling its sales total from 2011, with 117,023 units sold.  Rounding out the group are the Subaru Legacy at 47,127 units and Mazda6  at 33,756 units, placing 11<sup>th<\/sup> and 12<sup>th<\/sup>, respectively. With a new Mazda6 on the way, though, the model may escape a last-place finish in 2013.<\/p>\n<div>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeffThe Toyota Camry consistently led midsize sales throughout 2012, so it should come as no shock that the sedan is the best-selling vehicle in its class overall for the year. The Camry sold a total of 404,886 units for the year, a full 73,014 cars more than second-place finisher Honda Accord, at 331,872. 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