It's no secret that 2009 has been a tough year for the auto industry. Through June, sales are down 35.1 percent from last year, and the market is on track to sell fewer than 10 million cars and light trucks, according to auto-industry trade magazine Automotive News (note: all sales data in this article was sourced from Automotive News). That's about 3.2 million fewer vehicles than last year, which was down 2.9 million vehicles from the year before that. Despite the tough market, the top 10 best-selling vehicles are virtually unchanged from 2008, a testament to the appeal of these cars, trucks and sport utes. Like the rest of the market, sales for the top 10 vehicles are down, as you will see in the following slides. But they are still moving, which bodes well for their future salability when the market rebounds. Let's take a look at 2009's best-sellers so far and why they continue to resonate with buyers.
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