The Best Selling New Cars in South Dakota

These are the most popular new cars and trucks in South Dakota right now, ranked by total sales volume. See what buyers across South Dakota are choosing most and which models dominate the market.

In South Dakota: The 2026 Ford F-150 is the best-selling car with 229 units sold in 45 days - while the 2026 Honda CR-V is the fastest-selling with just 12 days of supply.

Best Selling New Cars in South Dakota (by Volume)

Ranked by total units sold in South Dakota in the last 45 days - the most popular new cars on the market.

# Vehicle MDS Sold
1 2026 Ford F-150 84 days 229 9%
2 2026 Ford Explorer 63 days 161 31%
3 2026 GMC Sierra 1500 126 days 142 14%
4 2026 RAM 1500 178 days 103 11%
5 2026 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 103 days 101 2%
6 2026 Subaru Outback 51 days 98 32%
7 2026 Ford F 350 Super Duty 121 days 96 7%
8 2026 Honda CR-V 12 days 94 23%
9 2026 Ford Bronco 133 days 93 79%
10 2026 Chevrolet Traverse 33 days 91 11%

▲ / ▼ show month-over-month change on the Sold column vs. the previous month's snapshot. New means the vehicle wasn't in last month's top rankings.

Key Data Insights

  • The top 5 best sellers in South Dakota account for 736 units sold in the last 45 days.
  • The 2026 Ford F-150 outsells the #2 vehicle by 42% — a dominant lead in South Dakota.
  • Ford dominates South Dakota's best sellers with 4 models in the top 10.

What Is Market Day Supply?

Market Day Supply (MDS) measures how many days it would take to sell all current inventory of a vehicle at the current rate of sales. A low MDS (under 30 days) means the vehicle is selling faster than dealers can stock it. A high MDS (over 100 days) means there's more inventory than demand, which is where buyers have leverage to negotiate discounts.

What Are Americans Buying in South Dakota?

Our Data & Methodology

New Car Market Snapshot in South Dakota

8,443

Total New Listings

6,785

On Dealer Lots

1,658

In Transit (20%)

0

Unavailable / Excluded

How We Calculate Market Day Supply

Market Day Supply (MDS) measures how long it would take to sell all available inventory at the current sales pace. We calculate it as:

MDS = On-Lot Inventory ÷ Average Daily Sales Rate (over 45 days)

Importantly, we use on-lot inventory only - vehicles physically at dealerships and available for immediate purchase. We exclude:

  • In-transit vehicles (20% of market) - cars that have been built and shipped but haven't arrived at the dealer yet. These aren't available to test drive or buy today.
  • Excluded listings - vehicles flagged as unavailable, sold, or otherwise not actively for sale.

We also exclude vehicles with fewer than 100 on-lot listings nationwide. This filters out ultra-low-volume models (limited editions, commercial variants, etc.) where small inventory swings would produce misleading MDS numbers.

This means our "For Sale" numbers reflect what you'd actually find on a dealer lot or available to purchase on CarEdge car search - not inflated totals from industry databases that count every car on a truck.

Why This Matters

For newly launched or redesigned models, the difference can be dramatic. A car might have 20,000 units in the industry pipeline, but only 8,000 on dealer lots. Using the larger number would make the car look like it's sitting unsold when in reality dealers can barely keep up. Our on-lot methodology gives you the most accurate picture of what's actually happening at dealerships.

Data Sources

Inventory and sales data is aggregated from dealership listings across the United States, covering new vehicles at the year/make/model level. Sales volume reflects the past 45 days. Data was last updated on July 1, 2026.

Related Resources

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Data analysis by the CarEdge Research Team. Our data covers 6,785 vehicles on dealer lots in South Dakota.