This format will hold true for all monthly segment wrap-ups. With another new feature about to be released - one which will allow you to see the monthly and yearly sales figures for every car on sale, individually, accessible by a simple dropdown menu - GoodCarBadCar is taking the free and unfettered broadcasting of auto sales info to a whole... nutha... level.
Back on the subject of the vehicles in this post, no currently marketed small car reported a decline worse than the Nissan Cube's. It was bad enough to merit a spot on the Worst-Selling Cars In America list for October 2011. The Chevrolet Cruze and Volkswagen Beetle, not surprisingly, more than doubled up on last October's volume.
With the dawn of a new Yaris, a rise in Toyota subcompact volume was predicted, but to this extent? At 6792 sales last month, the Yaris easily beat the Ford Fiesta, Honda Fit, and Hyundai Accent. Yaris reviews haven't all been kind, indeed, reviews have rarely been kind, but as was the case with Volkswagen's latest Jetta, the opinions of the mainstream automotive press were deemed meaningless. The Yaris, along with the Corolla, Matrix, Scion xB, and Scion xD, gathered up more than 25,000 buyers for Toyota in October.
America's October 2011 small car recap is below. Simply click the above chart for a larger view.
Small Car
|
October 2011
|
%
Change |
Year To Date
|
YTD
% Change |
Chevrolet Aveo/Sonic
|
3898
| - 35% | 34,086 | - 18% |
Chevrolet Cruze
|
14,295
| + 183% | 201,819 | + 3527% |
Chevrolet HHR
|
68
| - 99% | 36,839 | - 45% |
Dodge Caliber
|
1840
| - 34% | 32,430 | - 18% |
Fiat 500
|
1965
| ----- | 15,826 | ----- |
Ford Fiesta
|
4124
| + 7% | 61,349 | + 321% |
Ford Focus
|
12,386
| - 0.08% | 149,701 | + 2% |
Honda Civic
|
16,173
| - 6% | 183,557 | - 15% |
Honda Fit
|
2822
| - 36% | 50,790 | + 12% |
Hyundai Accent
|
4833
| - 10% | 45,603 | + 1% |
Hyundai Elantra
|
13,000
| + 37% | 160,922 | + 46% |
Kia Forte
|
4712
| - 18% | 67,429 | +17% |
Kia Rio
|
2005
| + 10% | 15,797 | - 30% |
Kia Soul
|
7109
| + 16% | 85,778 | + 56% |
Mazda 2
|
954
| + 52% | 11,809 | + 585% |
Mazda 3
|
7095
| - 8% | 86,280 | - 5% |
Mini Cooper
|
3403
| - 14% | 33,760 | - 12% |
Mitsubishi Lancer
|
1305
| - 20% | 17,358 | - 7% |
Nissan Cube
|
198
| - 85% | 13,850 | - 34% |
Nissan Sentra
|
8384
| + 41% | 98,410 | + 27% |
Nissan Versa
|
8889
| + 47% | 80,500 | - 3% |
Scion xB
|
1397
| - 14% | 14,371 | - 18% |
Scion xD
|
628
| - 28% | 7920 | - 7% |
smart fortwo
|
327
| - 11% | 4084 | - 21% |
Subaru Impreza
|
1993
| - 46% | 33,063 | - 10% |
Suzuki SX4
|
945
| - 5% | 10,360 | + 12% |
Toyota Corolla/Matrix
|
16,244
| - 13% | 203,135 | - 11% |
Toyota Yaris
|
6792
| + 151% | 22,586 | - 35% |
Volkswagen Golf
|
2545
| + 34% | 29,587 | + 23% |
Volkswagen Jetta
|
13,058
| + 9% | 150,046 | + 52% |
Volkswagen New Beetle
|
1516
| + 108% | 3281 | - 79% |
Related From GoodCarBadCar.net
Small Car Sales In America - November 2011
Small Car Sales In America - September 2011
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U.S. Auto Sales By Brand - October 2011
Midsize Car Sales In America - October 2011
Large Car Sales In America - October 2011
Have to say the new chart format is not as informative as the previous bar graph display. The pie chart simply gives market share instead of actual sales numbers, and the slow sellers are lumped into the "other small cars" category - not helpful. Bring back the bar graph!
ReplyDeleteJohn, didn't you notice the whole table with more numbers than there were in any of the older bar graphs?
ReplyDeleteGreat new format. The pie charts are a good visual and the tables provide more indepth detail than before. Very helpful
ReplyDeleteI did indeed - but seeing those numbers in bar graph form makes them instantly understandable. The pie chart doesn't have all the numbers and the table requires too much digging to see relative sales by brand. Just my .02.
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