Toyota sold just shy of 40,000 Camrys last month, besting its closest rival by almost 8,000 units. Of course, many midsize and compact non-premium sedans are regularly snapped up by fleets - primarily rental, corporate and government buyers - so this list doesn't always paint the best picture of what vehicles are most likely to wind up in your neighbors' driveways.
Otherwise, May was mostly a Who's Who of regulars to this list. Just missing the top 10 were the Ford Focus (24,769), Ford Escape (23,077), Nissan Altima (22,690), Toyota Prius (21,477 including all variants) and the Hyundai Sonata (20,765).
The month's best-selling European car was the Volkswagen Jetta, which was down 9 percent to 15,175.
The 10 best-selling vehicles of May 2012
1. Ford F-Series 54,836
2. Toyota Camry 39,571
3. Chevrolet Silverado 34,555
4. Honda Civic 33,490
5. Toyota Corolla (includes Matrix) 31,847
6. Honda Accord 29,737
7. Chevrolet Malibu 29,579
8. Ford Fusion 26,857
9. Ram Pickup 26,040
10. Honda CR-V 25,186
