2019 U.S Large Car Sales Analysis
Report Updated: With all 2019 Sales Data on January 3rd, 2020
Top Level US Reports: By Manufacturer / By Brand / By Model / Best Sellers
Large car sales in the U.S. looked pretty bad in the month of December and when you look at the 2019 year as a whole. When you look at just the month of December, the Dodge Charger was the only model that saw sales go up. When you look at the whole year, you’ll see that only the Dodge Charger and Kia K900 saw sales rise.
When you look at the December sales only, the segment was down by about 8,000 sales. When you look at sales for the entire year, you’ll see that the segment was down by about 63,000 sales.
The Dodge Charger was the winner in terms of overall sales volume. The car saw sales rise by about 17 percent in the month of December and sales rise by about 21 percent for the year. Despite the car’s old age in terms of design, it’s still selling extremely well, and this could continue in the coming year.
2020 will likely be more of the same. The Kia K900 and the Dodge Charger will continue to see sales rise and the rest of the field will see sales drop further.
Data will trickle in throughout the day with the numbers being finalized by EOD. GCBC is also happy to announce that we will be adding quarterly sales reports and comparisons in addition to monthly sales comparisons beginning this quarter. We will also be adding monthly sales tables and charts to the mix as well.
Note: FCA US LLC will end its practice of reporting U.S. and Canada sales on a monthly basis following June results. FCA US and FCA Canada will report monthly sales for May and June. The first quarterly report will occur on October 1, 2019, covering the months of July, August, and September.
US Best Selling Large Cars Last Month
This data table looks at last month’s total large luxury car sales volumes in the United States by model. We compare U.S market large luxury car model sales for last month with the same month last year. We also include the year to date sales numbers and compare with the same year to date numbers from last year. With both monthly and YTD sales numbers we have a growth rate column so you can better gauge an individual large luxury car models sales success in the U.S market.
| Model | Month | Month LY | Change | YTD | YTD LY | YTD Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysler 300 | 1,818 | 3,483 | -47.80 | 29,214 | 46,593 | -37.30 |
| Toyota Avalon | 1,844 | 2,538 | -27.34 | 27,767 | 33,580 | -17.31 |
| Kia Cadenza | 184 | 198 | -7.07 | 1,577 | 4,507 | -65.01 |
| Dodge Charger | 8,505 | 7,293 | 16.62 | 96,936 | 80,226 | 20.83 |
| Chevrolet Impala | 3,143 | 4,256 | -26.15 | 44,978 | 56,557 | -20.47 |
| Kia K900 | 32 | 55 | -41.82 | 392 | 354 | 10.73 |
| Buick LaCrosse | 153 | 715 | -78.60 | 7,241 | 15,527 | -53.37 |
| Nissan Maxima | 3,387 | 5,600 | -39.52 | 35,076 | 42,337 | -17.15 |
| Ford Taurus | 282 | 3,475 | -91.88 | 13,423 | 40,341 | -66.73 |
| ∑ = 19,348 | ∑ = 27,613 | ∑ = 256,604 | ∑ = 320,022 |
US Quarterly Large Car Sales Numbers
This data table looks at quarterly sales performance for the large luxury car segment in the United States. It includes all major large luxury car models sold in the U.S market. We compare last quarter’s large luxury car U.S sales at the model level with the same large luxury car model sales quarter last year. We also include a growth rate too so you can see which large luxury car models are growing and which ones are declining. The quarterly view of large luxury car sales at the model level often gives you a better picture of what is happening than monthly because it takes out some of the month to month noise.
US Large Car Sales by Month (All Models)
This sales data table looks at monthly sales performance for the large luxury car segment in the United States on a month to month basis for the entire year so far. It includes all major large luxury car models sold in the U.S market and you can see that the monthly large luxury car sales trends clearly. Seeing the individual large luxury car model sales performance in this way gives you a good sense of the momentum (good or bad).