The Fastest Selling New Cars in South Dakota

These are the new cars and trucks flying off dealer lots the fastest in South Dakota right now. With low inventory and strong demand, these vehicles are harder to negotiate and more likely to sell at or above MSRP.

In South Dakota: The 2026 Honda CR-V is the fastest-selling car with just 13 days of supply - while the 2026 GMC Sierra 1500 leads in total volume with 164 units sold in 45 days.

Fastest Selling New Cars in South Dakota (by Market Day Supply)

Ranked by the lowest Market Day Supply in South Dakota - the number of days it would take to sell all current inventory at the current daily sales rate.

# Vehicle MDS Sold
1 2026 Honda CR-V 13 days 149
2 2026 Subaru Forester 37 days 57
3 2026 Honda Odyssey 41 days 25
4 2026 Toyota Tundra 42 days 61
5 2026 Toyota Tacoma 46 days 52
6 2026 Honda HR-V 46 days 36
7 2026 GMC Yukon 48 days 31
8 2026 GMC Terrain 52 days 43
9 2026 Chevrolet Equinox 52 days 84
10 2026 Chevrolet Suburban 57 days 22

Key Data Insights

  • SUVs and trucks dominate South Dakota's fastest sellers — 6 of the top 10 are trucks or SUVs.
  • Honda leads with 3 models in South Dakota's top 10 fastest sellers.

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.

How to Use This Data When Shopping in South Dakota

Our Data & Methodology

New Car Market Snapshot in South Dakota

8,980

Total New Listings

7,078

On Dealer Lots

1,902

In Transit (21%)

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 (21% 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 May 3, 2026.

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Data analysis by the CarEdge Research Team. Our data covers 7,078 vehicles on dealer lots in South Dakota.