2025 (Full Year) USA: Top Light Vehicle and Car Manufacturers and Brands

In full-year 2025, GM, Toyota, and Ford were the top light vehicle manufacturers in the USA, with Toyota, Ford, Chevrolet, and Honda the top-selling car brands.

In full-year 2025, GM, Toyota, and Ford were the top light vehicle manufacturers in the USA, with Toyota, Ford, Chevrolet, and Honda the top-selling car brands.
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2025 (January to December): the US market for light vehicles, including passenger cars, SUVs, trucks, and vans, expanded by 2.3% to 16.3 million vehicle sales in the USA. The largest light vehicle manufacturing groups in the US in 2025 were GM, Toyota, Ford, Honda, and the FCA (Stellantis) groups. The best-selling car brands were Toyota, Ford, Chevrolet, and Honda.

  • The top-selling models in the USA in 2025: the Ford F-Series was the top-selling vehicle model, the Toyota RAV4 was the best-selling SUV, and the Camry was America’s favorite car model. 

Largest Light Vehicle and Car Manufacturing Groups in the USA in 2025

The ten largest light vehicle car manufacturing conglomerates in the USA in 2025 were as follows:

RManufacturerSales 2025Sales 2024% 24/25
1GM2,853,2992,705,0805.5
2Toyota2,518,0712,332,6238
3Ford2,204,1242,078,8326
4American Honda1,430,5771,423,8570.5
5FCA1,260,3441,303,5703
6Nissan926,153924,0080.2
7Hyundai901,686836,8028
8Kia852,155796,4887
9Subaru643,591667,725-3.6
10BMW MINI417,646397,6455

NOTE: Data as published by manufacturers and tabulated just for general information and fun. Definitions of sales, deliveries, etc., may differ widely. E.g., what is included in sales here might be deliveries rather than actual final sales to consumers or registrations.

Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche operate independently in the USA but are all part of the larger Volkswagen Group. If US sales are combined, the VW Group would be tenth with 570,974 sales in the USA in 2025.

Top-Selling Car Brands in the USA in 2025

The top-selling light vehicle car brands in the USA in 2025 were:

RBrandSales 2025Sales 2024% 24/25
1Toyota2,147,8111,986,9548.1
2Ford2,097,2561,974,0096.2
3Chevrolet1,829,2351,747,3384.7
4Honda1,297,1441,291,4900.4
5Hyundai901,686836,8028
6Nissan873,307865,9380.9
7Kia852,155796,4887
8GMC652,394614,1176.2
9Subaru643,591667,725-3.6
10Jeep593,401587,7251
11Ram431,670439,039-2
12Mazda410,346424,382-3.3
13BMW388,897371,3464.7
14Lexus370,260345,6697.1
15Volkswagen329,813379,178-13
16Mercedes-Benz303,2001
17Buick198,155183,4218
18Cadillac173,515160,2048.3
19Audi164,942196,576-16
20Acura133,433132,3670.8
21Chrysler126,373124,6831
22Volvo121,607-2.9
23Lincoln106,868104,8232
24Dodge101,927141,730-28
25Mitsibishi94,754109,843-13.7
26Porsche76,21976,1670

NOTE: Data as published by manufacturers and tabulated just for general information and fun. Definitions of sales, deliveries, etc., may differ widely.

The list includes published data for around 15.5 million cars. The missing brands are unlikely to be amongst the top 20 largest passenger vehicle brands in the USA in 2025.

  • The top-selling models in the USA in 2025: the Ford F-Series was the top-selling vehicle model, the Toyota RAV4 was the best-selling SUV, and the Camry was America’s favorite car model. 

Car Sales by Brand in the USA in 2025 (Full Year)

Car Sales by Brand in the USA in 2025 (Full Year):

NOTE: “Sales” as reported by the various brands generally refer to deliveries and not necessarily sales to the customer or final registration. Terms and definitions may vary. All statistics are provided by respective car manufacturers unless clearly marked otherwise.

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