The 2022 Dodge Challenger Is King of the Year, Outsells the Mustang and Camaro
![The 2022 Dodge Challenger, like this 1320 Edition, smoked the 2022 and 2021 Camaro and Mustang in sales.](https://altwhed.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1673711396_The-2022-Dodge-Challenger-Is-King-of-the-Year-Outsells-780x470.jpg)
The Dodge Challenger isn’t long for the part; Dodge has announced that it will discontinue production of the large coupe before 2024. While that’s bittersweet news for die-hard shopper fans, muscle car shoppers still prefer it to the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro. In one of its last model years for sale, the 2022 Dodge Challenger sold well compared to the Camaro and Mustangs in 2021 and 2022.
How many Dodge Challengers sold in 2022?
Dodge sold 55,060 Competitors in 2022. While that number is impressive in itself, it also represents the victor in the muscle car segment, beating out the Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang. Moreover, the Challenger saw sales increase by 1% compared to the 54,313 units Dodge sold in 2021.
The Dodge Challenger outperformed the Ford Mustang in 2021 and 2022. Even though it was up against the Challenger in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022, the massive Mopar won in the end. Specifically, Ford sold 47,566 horsepower last year, which fell short of the Dodge muscle coupe’s nearly 7,494 units.
At the end of the first quarter, Ford was ahead of the Dodge model by 2,862 units, but that lead didn’t continue into the end of 2022. Not only did the Mustang fail to dethrone the Challenger, but it also failed to top its 2021 record. The Ford Mustang saw a decline of 9.2 percent. % in sales year-over-year, considering Blue Oval moved 52,414 Mustangs in 2021.
Does the Mustang outperform the Camaro?
In 2022 and 2021, the Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger outperform the Chevrolet Camaro by a large margin. In 2022, the Mustang over Camaro has sold 22,914 units. Considering that Chevy sold 24,652 Camaros in 2022, that’s not far from half as many as the Mustangs.
However, this trend is not unique to 2022; The Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger have dominated this segment for years, leaving little room for competition in terms of sales. For example, in 2021, Ford sold 52,414 Mustangs, while Chevrolet only sold 21,893 Camaros. It’s not all bad, though; Camaro sales numbers for 2022 represented an increase of 12.6% compared to 2021.
However, the disparity in sales is not far from the story of the first generation cars. Ford outsold the Camaro year after year with little hope of competing with the Camaro. Moreover, it took 10 years from its release for the Camaro to outpace the Mustang.
Will there be a 2023 Dodge Challenger?
Fortunately for fans of Dodge’s long-lived Mopar coupe, there will be a 2023 Dodge Challenger. However, this will be the last iteration of the model before Stellantis and Dodge discontinue it. However, Dodge will release some limited-run “” Charger and Challenger models before they disappear completely.
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