Chevrolet Celebrity – 1986
Amount Sold – 408,946
In 1982, the Chevrolet Celebrity with a front-drive mid-size entry made its way onto the automobile market. As the years went by and major developments took place, the Chevrolet Celebrity turned out to be the top-seller for 1986. Chevrolet did take it two years in a row but with different models – Cavalier was the top-seller for the previous year.
Ford Escort – 1987
Amount Sold – 392,360
Five years after becoming the best-seller in America, the Ford Escort took the title once again in 1987. The sales for the Escort topped over 390,000 and was close to its “sibling model” the Fort Taurus, which was the second best-seller that year. The Taurus model was described as a jelly bean-shaped car.