Small cars make gains on car sales charts

Whatever reasons may have caused it, the shift in buyer taste during August is visible in the changes in the top-20 sales chart for that one month. For example, some of the top-20 sellers for the year don't make it to the top-20 list for the month.

1) Honda Civic 9,233 (8,252, 11.9 percent)
2) Ford F-Series 5,368 (5,672, -5.4 percent)
3) Dodge Caravan 5,059 (3,981, 27.1 percent)
4) Toyota Corolla 4,772 (3,753, 27.2 percent)
5) Mazda3 4,695 (3,693, 27.1 percent)
6) GMC Sierra 3,642 (3,475, 4.8 percent)
7) Chevrolet Silverado 3,487 (3,126, 11.5 percent)
8) Dodge Ram Pickup 3,284 (2,547, 28.9 percent)
9) Toyota Echo 2,871 (2,219, 29.4 percent)
10) Chevrolet Cobalt 2,783 (n.a.)
11) Honda Accord 2,540 (2,657, -4.4 percent)
12) Chevrolet Uplander 2,167 (n.a.)
13) Ford Focus 2,504 (2,099, 19.3 percent)
14) Nissan Altima 2,033 (1,380, 47.3 percent)
15) Pontiac Montana SV6 1,995 (n.a.)
16) Toyota Matrix 1,871 (1,789, 4.6 percent)
17) Ford Escape/Hybrid 1,710 (1,554, 10.0 percent)
18) Dodge SX 2.0 2,005 (1,527, 31.3 percent)
19) Honda CR-V 1,587 (1,494 6.2 percent)
20) Hyundai Tucson 1,334 (n.a.)