Top-selling diesel vehicles in the US in 2012

Top-selling diesel vehicles in the US in 2012

U.S. sales of diesel-powered cars and trucks have grown 41 percent in the past five years to almost 409,000 last year. General Motors hopes to catch some of that growth with the new diesel Chevrolet Cruze compact car. Here are the top-selling diesel vehicles in the U.S. from last year:

Brand

Model 2012 Sales

Ford

F-Series

105,239

Ram

Ram Pickup

87,722

Volkswagen

Jetta

48,099

Chevrolet

Silverado

43,015

Volkswagen

Passat

26,469

GMC

Sierra

21,792

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Van

20,929

BMW

X5

10,276

Volkswagen

Golf

10,043

Mercedes-Benz

GL

6,688

Source: Ward's AutoInfoBank