Small Car Sales, Midsize Car Sales, Large Car Sales In America - November 2011

The Chevrolet HHR is very nearly gone. The Buick Verano is just beginning to arrive. One out of every 249,000 new vehicles sold in America in November 2011 were Veranos. Whether you believe the latest Buick is a competitor for the Acura TSX or the Chevrolet Cruze, the performance of another Buick - the Regal, which you'll find in the second table below - will lead you to believe the Verano won't have a major impact on the market. Its impact will definitely be more noticeable than it was in the latter days of November.

America's most popular small car choice in November 2011 was the Honda Civic, sales of which rose 3%. Civic sales are down 14% this year but remain strong enough to make the Honda America's third-best-selling compact. The Civic trails the Chevrolet Cruze by 14,367 sales and the Toyota Corolla by 18,560, deficits which will not be made up in December.

Apart from the Verano, the only other change in this month's small car sales table is the inclusion of the Mitsubishi i MiEV. We are not close to a time when Mitsubishi could sell i MiEVs in large numbers, but expect to see a number higher than four in December's results.

After the jump you'll find November sales tables and market share charts for midsize and large cars. Monthly and yearly sales figures for all these cars and every other current model on sale can be accessed through the dropdown menu in the top right of this page. 

Small Car	November 2011	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Buick Verano	4	-----	4	-----
Chevrolet Sonic/Aveo	4526	+ 38.7%	38,612	- 13.4%
Chevrolet Cruze	13,238	+ 64.1%	215,057	+ 1478%
Chevrolet HHR	23	- 99.4%	36,862	- 48.4%
Dodge Caliber	1202	- 61.9%	33,632	- 21.2%
Fiat 500	1618	-----	17,444	-----
Ford Fiesta	3552	+ 2.3%	64,901	+ 259%
Ford Focus	11,735	- 9.9%	161,436	+ 1.1%
Honda Civic	17,133	+ 3.4%	200,690	- 13.5%
Honda Fit	3307	- 20.9%	54,097	+ 9.3%
Hyundai Accent	4682	+ 15.5%	50,285	+ 2.2%
Hyundai Elantra	12,414	+ 43.8%	173,336	+ 45.5%
Kia Forte	4135	- 22.3%	71,564	+ 13.9%
Kia Rio	2159	+ 124%	17,956	- 24.2%
Kia Soul	6865	+ 23%	92,643	+ 52.5%
Mazda 2	801	+ 73.4%	12,610	+ 477%
Mazda 3	6873	+ 6.2%	93,153	- 4.3%
Mini Cooper	3338	+ 19.8%	37,098	- 10.2%
Mitsubishi i MiEV	4	-----	4	-----
Mitsubishi Lancer	967	- 19.1%	18,325	- 7.3%
Nissan Cube	203	- 79.8%	14,053	- 35.8%
Nissan Sentra	7871	+ 35.3%	106,281	+ 27.6%
Nissan Versa	9291	+ 38.2%	89,791	+ 0.3%
Scion xB	1202	- 14.4%	15,573	- 17.3%
Scion xD	773	- 4.6%	8693	- 6.4%
smart fortwo	414	+ 96.2%	4498	- 16.0%
Subaru Impreza	1412	- 58.5%	34,475	- 14.1%
Suzuki SX4	829	- 27.3%	11,189	+ 7.8%
Toyota Corolla/Matrix	16,115	- 0.5%	219,250	- 10.2%
Toyota Yaris	5604	+ 160%	28,190	- 23.1%
Volkswagen Beetle	1656	+ 240%	4937	- 69.1%
Volkswagen Golf	2376	+ 35.5%	31,963	+ 23.5%
Volkswagen Jetta	12,891	+ 15.6%	162,937	+ 47.8%

Small SUV Sales, Midsize SUV Sales, Large SUV Sales In America - November 2011

General Motors sold 20,590 copies of their Chevy Equinox/GMC Terrain twins in the United States in November.  Sales of both the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain were down from November 2010 levels. Ford sold 21,823 Escapes, up 46% year-over-year. Four Hyundai and Kia alternatives - the Santa Fe, Sorento, Sportage, and Tucson - found 23,117 American buyers in November 2011.

Apart from the defunct Honda Element, no mainstream small SUV or crossover posted a worse drop than the Nissan Juke, sales of which tumbled 26% from its early effort last November. No small utility vehicle reported a greater percentage increase than the Jeep Compass, sales of which multiplied ten times.

After the jump you'll find November sales tables and market share charts for midsize and large SUVs. Monthly and yearly sales figures for all these SUVs and every other current model on sale can be accessed through the dropdown menu in the top right of this page.

Small SUV	November 2011	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Chevrolet  Captiva Sport	2915	------	5055	-----
Chevrolet Equinox	14,936	- 2.9%	175,079	+37.6%
Dodge Journey	3711	+ 37.6%	50,445	+ 12.7%
Ford Escape	21,823	+ 46.1%	228,719	+ 32.7%
GMC Terrain	5654	- 4.2%	75,455	+ 47.3%
Honda CR-V	16,426	- 10.1%	196,787	+ 9.0%
Honda Element	63	- 93.3%	11,518	- 11.1%
Hyundai Santa Fe	6129	- 12.0%	69,309	- 2.9%
Hyundai Tucson	4101	+ 34.8%	42,774	+ 20.3%
Jeep Compass	4262	+ 887%	43,454	+ 180%
Jeep Patriot	4013	+ 45.7%	50,247	+ 47.1%
Jeep Wrangler	9225	+ 40.8%	111,045	+ 29.0%
Kia Sorento	9669	+ 0.5%	119,572	+ 20.6%
Kia Sportage	3218	+ 74.0%	43,846	+ 106%
Mazda CX-7	2298	+ 7.0%	32,940	+ 29.8%
Mazda Tribute	202	- 20.8%	2494	- 26.1%
Mini Countryman	1412	-----	14,702	-----
Mitsubishi Outlander	695	- 21.7%	8844	- 22.3%
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport	1133	+ 64.7%	14,909	+ 1976%
Nissan Juke	2514	- 25.5%	32,858	+ 500%
Nissan Rogue	10,845	+ 27.2%	112,257	+ 25.9%
Subaru Forester	5829	- 6.9%	67,595	- 12.2%
Suzuki Grand Vitara	412	+ 21.5%	4509	+ 11.0%
Toyota RAV4	11,330	- 7.9%	118,130	- 23.0%
Volkswagen Tiguan	1850	+ 11.4%	23,587	+ 28.2%

Top 10 Best-Selling Cars In The United Kingdom - November 2011

As per the norm, the Ford Fiesta was the best-selling car in the United Kingdom in November 2011. Fiesta sales were down 4.5% and are off last year's pace by 8% through eleven months. Its lead over its nearest November rival, the Vauxhall Corsa, was nearly 1000 units strong by the end of the month. Year-to-date, the Fiesta's lead over its big brother, the Ford Focus, expanded to nearly 13,000 units.

There are seven brands represented in the UK's 10 best-selling cars list this month. The Honda Jazz and Vauxhall Insignia, two of October's best-selling cars, fell off the list this month. Replacing the Jazz (Fit to you, North America) and Insignia (Buick Regal to you, North America) were BMW's Mini and the Mercedes-Benz C-Class. This is the first month this year in which a Mercedes-Benz formed part of the UK best seller list.

With no Volkswagen Passat and no Insignia, no cars from the class North Americans call "midsize" - the D segment in Europe - cracked the top ten in November. Indeed, the two leading candidates are subcompacts. Also present are the similarly sized Volkswagen Polo and bite-size Mini. For the Mini Cooper to be one of America's best-selling cars in November 2011, Mini USA would have needed to more than quadruple the Cooper's monthly total.

Last month's version of this best seller list can be viewed here. Check out America's 20 best-selling cars from November at this link.

Rank	Car	November 2011	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
#1	Ford Fiesta	6195	- 4.5%	90,701	- 7.9%
#2	Vauxhall Corsa	5234	+ 42.1%	72,493	- 0.2%
#3	Volkswagen Golf	4924	- 5.7%	59,337	+ 8.2%
#4	Ford Focus	4910	- 11.3%	77,785	+ 4.9%
#5	Vauxhall Astra	4518	- 3.9%	57,719	- 23.3%
#6	Volkswagen Polo	3306	- 3.4%	43,250	+ 3.5%
#7	Nissan Qashqai	3274	+ 28.1%	36,826	+ 1.7%
#8	BMW 3-Series	2898	- 25.5%	40,212	+ 1.7%
#9	Mini *	2834	n/a	33,139	- 12.0%
#10	Mercedes-Benz  C-Class	2540	n/a	n/a	n/a

Source: Manufacturers, SMMT 
* Mini = the non-Countryman Minis

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UK Auto Sales By Brand - November 2011

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Brits acquired 134,027 new vehicles in November 2011, according to SMMT. That's down 4.2% from November 2010. Year-to-date numbers are down 4.5% to 1,822,065. Ford led the way with 18,101 sales last month, but that's down 7.8% from this time last year. With 251,205 sales through eleven months, Ford sales are down 5.7% this year. Ford's November market share, as the chart below shows, was 13.5%, down from 13.7% a month earlier.

The United Kingdom's favourite premium brand was BMW, sales of which fell 5.7% in November. Audi now trails BMW by 1620 sales with one month remaining. Mercedes-Benz is more than 30,000 sales back of Audi.

North Americans aren't accustomed to seeing Mini, a brand known to have niche appeal on this side of the Atlantic, ahead of companies like Honda, Kia, and Hyundai. Moreover, we're not accustomed to seeing Kia with more sales than Hyundai, though that's not the case in the year-to-date standings. Land Rover was Britain's fourth-best-selling premium brand in November. In the United States, Land Rover ranked tenth among luxury automakers in total volume as Land Rover USA barely managed more sales than Land Rover UK despite the fact that the American new vehicle market was 7.4 times the size of the British market. Jaguar-Land Rover market share was 3% in the United Kingdom in November, up from 2.8% in October.

Aside from bit players like Ssangyong and Chrysler, no automaker competing in the UK posted a greater year-over-year gain than Lexus, sales of which jumped 146% in November. Mini sales were up 41.5%. Saab sales plunged 96% in November, Mazda was down 53%, Lotus dropped 51.3%, and Fiat's Abarth division slid 47.7% to just 57 sales. Year-to-date Infiniti sales are up 85.1% - from next to nothing - and Alfa Romeo sales have risen 41.2% compared with January-November 2010. Proton, Ssangyong, Lotus, smart, Mazda, Renault, Subaru, Perodua, and Fiat are all down at least 20% from 2010 sales levels.

Last month's edition of this UK auto sales by brand post can be viewed here. Below you'll find total November 2011 volume, the percentage change from November 2010, and January-November numbers for 43 automobile manufacturers fighting for sales in the stingy UK car market.

Rank	Automaker	November 2011	%  Change	Year To Date	YTD  % Change
#1	Ford	18,101	- 7.8%	251,205	- 5.7%
#2	Vauxhall	14,807	- 8.2%	218,928	- 5.1%
#3	Volkswagen	13,176	+ 2.9%	168,741	+ 3.0%
#4	BMW	9395	- 5.7%	109,107	+ 6.9%
#5	Audi	7586	+ 18.6%	107,487	+ 13.4%
#6	Nissan	6911	+ 12.1%	90,480	+ 8.7%
#7	Peugeot	6193	- 18.7%	90,346	- 12.4%
#8	Mercedes-Benz	6071	+ 11.1%	77,058	+ 10.6%
#9	Toyota	5321	+ 0.2%	68,094	- 17.5%
#10	Citroen	4813	- 13.7%	64,434	- 7.6%
#11	Mini	4411	+ 41.5%	45,680	+ 17.2%
#12	Renault	4202	- 33.5%	63,901	- 28.7%
#13	Honda	3863	- 12.3%	48,316	- 19.2%
#14	Kia	3581	+ 6.2%	51,106	- 4.7%
#15	Hyundai	3510	- 7.0%	57,478	- 2.0%
#16	Land Rover	3162	+ 32.8%	34,890	- 0.4%
#17	Skoda	2942	- 1.4%	42,183	+ 10.0%
#18	Seat	2538	- 4.6%	33,604	+ 8.8%
#19	Volvo	2490	+ 25.1%	30,656	- 12.7%
#20	Fiat	2368	- 16.9%	39,409	- 21.6%
#21	Mazda	1361	- 53.0%	29,584	- 31.2%
#22	Suzuki	1336	+ 5.5%	19,073	- 4.1%
#23	Chevrolet	952	+ 13.1%	11,819	- 7.6%
#24	Jaguar	924	- 33.3%	12,974	- 15.3%
#25	Lexus	873	+ 146%	7586	+ 26.8%
#26	Alfa Romeo	689	- 14.7%	10,955	+ 41.2%
#27	Porsche	523	- 13.3%	5664	- 8.2%
#28	Mitsubishi	491	- 36.1%	9374	- 17.4%
#29	smart	318	- 33.5%	4709	- 34.5%
#30	Chrysler	234	+ 569%	1073	- 17.5%
#31	Subaru	143	- 24.3%	2493	- 28.2%
#32	Jeep	142	- 18.4%	1933	+ 2.2%
#33	Ssangyong	72	+ 700%	143	- 40.2%
#34	Infiniti	68	+ 127%	348	+ 85.1%
#35	Bentley	65	+ 20.4%	986	+ 4.3%
#36	Aston Martin	62	- 8.8%	971	- 3.8%
#37	Abarth	57	- 47.7%	1213	- 9.3%
#38	Lotus	38	- 51.3%	319	- 39.4%
#39	Perodua	31	- 22.5%	522	- 27.9%
#40	Proton	30	- 30.2%	425	- 41.7%
#41	Saab	24	- 96.0%	4130	- 19.8%
#42	Maserati	23	+ 15.0%	370	- 14.0%
#43	MG	7	+ 16.7%	249	- 8.5%

Source: Automakers & SMMT 
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales

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