For the 40^th, or, actually, the 41^st time, let me say, “Ford F-series outsells every vehicle in this country.”

And again and again, I say, “Toyota Camry is tops among sedans.”

As more and more consumers switched to new pickups and SUV/crossovers, light-vehicle sales in the U.S. climbed to a record high of 17,539,052 in 2016, a slight increase over the 2015 total. It is the seventh consecutive a

nnual increase.

Ford F-series took control of the sales race back in 1976. The Camry has led car sales in the U.S. 20 times in the past 21 years.

Ford outsold its Chevy rival Silverado by almost 250,000, the Camry stayed on top in the cars category by edging stablemate Toyota Corolla, the Honda CR-V edged the Toyota RAV4 for best numbers among SUVs/crossovers, and the Toyota Sienna outsold the Dodge Grand Caravan by 113 units for best showing among minivans.

Nissan’s strong-selling compact crossover, the Rogue, was individual sales standout for the year, increasing its total by 41,700, topping two trucks, the Ford F-series and Ram pickup, which improved by 40,000 and 39,000 sales, respectively.

Other major increases among SUVs/crossovers and trucks were RAV4 with 36,000, Toyota Highlander 32,000, Kia Sportage 27,000, Hyundai Tucson 26,000, Ford Transit cargo van 25,500, Nissan Frontier and Murano 24,000 apiece.

Chevy Malibu, Honda Civic and Subaru Outback increased sales by more than 30,000 among the cars, followed by Dodge Grand Caravan, Kia Forte and Nissan Maxima.

Greatest increase percentagewise was by Jaguar, which introduced new models F-pace SUV and XE sport sedan to more than double its yearly total. Jaguar’s total yearly sales, though, was about what the Ford F-series sells in 10 days.

I drove those two new Jags on their introduction. The F-pace, with a 340-horsepower, 3.0-liter supercharged V-6 engine tied to an 8-speed automatic transmission with dial shifter, is Jaguar’s first-ever SUV. Regarding the new XE sport sedan, I enjoyed the diesel version and recorded an amazing 40.1 miles per gallon on a run to Fort Morgan and back.

One of the biggest decreases suffered in annual sales was by the Toyota Prius hybrid, from 184,000 in 2015 to 136,000 in 2016. Still, it dominated sales of hybrids, as it has since 2000.

Following are leading sellers of new cars, SUV/crossovers, trucks and vans in the U.S. in 2016: