Yahoo Autos Dodge Challenger outsells Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro
Released for 2008, the current-generation Dodge Challenger remains America's favorite muscle car in spite of its age. Sales increased by 1% in 2022, and the big coupe ended the year ahead of the Ford Mustang while outselling the Chevrolet Camaro by significant margin.
Dodge sold 55,060 units of the Challenger in 2022, up from 54,314 in 2021. To add context, the company's annual sales totaled 190,795 cars in 2022 including 80,074 examples of the Charger (its best-selling model) and merely 55,433 units of the Durango (a 16% drop from 2021). For those keeping track of zombie cars, Dodge also sold 194 units (!) of the Journey, four examples of the Dart, and a single Viper.
While the original Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro were designed as pony cars, the current-generation models are generally lumped into the muscle car category and marketed as the Challenger's direct rivals. Sticking to this logic, the Challenger easily outsold its rivals: 47,566 of the Mustang found a home in 2022, down from 52,414 in 2021, and Chevrolet sold 24,652 examples of the Camaro, up from 21,893 in 2021. Both models are offered as a coupe and as a convertible (the Challenger is coupe-only; at least from the factory).
