2019 U.S Passenger Car Sales Analysis
Report Updated: With all 2019 Sales Data on January 3rd, 2020
When you look at passenger car sales you’ll see that the segment struggled significantly in the month of December and in 2019 as a whole.
Looking just at the month of December, you’ll see that the segment is down by about 89,000 units. When you look at the year as a whole, you’ll see that the segment is down by 510,000 units. This should come as no surprise passenger car sales have struggled for the last few years and this trend should only continue in the future.
The top two cars for the year were the Toyota Camry and the Honda Accord. The Camry led the way but its sales were down for the month of December and for the year. The same is true of the Honda Accord.
Many of the only cars that saw sales increase were hybrids. There were also a few sporty cars and luxury cars that saw sales rise, too.
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US Best Selling Passenger Cars Last Month
This data table looks at last month’s total passenger car sales volumes in the United States by model. We compare U.S market passenger 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 passenger car models sales success in the U.S market.
Model | Month | Month LY | Change | YTD | YTD LY | YTD Change |
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Fiat 124 Spider | 142 | 184 | -22.83 | 2,646 | 3,515 | -24.72 |
BMW 2-Series | 765 | 718 | 6.55 | 8,015 | 9,208 | -12.96 |
Chrysler 200 | 1 | 6 | -83.33 | 48 | 1,043 | -95.40 |
Mazda 3 | 3,175 | 5,277 | -39.83 | 50,741 | 64,638 | -21.50 |
BMW 3-Series | 5,245 | 3,184 | 64.73 | 47,827 | 44,578 | 7.29 |
Chrysler 300 | 1,818 | 3,483 | -47.80 | 29,214 | 46,593 | -37.30 |
Nissan 370Z | 158 | 202 | -21.78 | 2,384 | 3,468 | -31.26 |
BMW 4-Series | 891 | 1,916 | -53.50 | 18,621 | 31,379 | -40.66 |
Alfa Romeo 4C | 6 | 10 | -40.00 | 145 | 238 | -39.08 |
BMW 5-Series | 2,733 | 4,756 | -42.54 | 38,709 | 43,937 | -11.90 |
Fiat 500 | 230 | 418 | -44.98 | 3,267 | 5,370 | -39.16 |
Fiat 500L | 55 | 39 | 41.03 | 772 | 1,413 | -45.36 |
Mazda 6 | 1,630 | 2,357 | -30.84 | 21,524 | 30,938 | -30.43 |
BMW 6-Series | 8 | 330 | -97.58 | 1,139 | 3,762 | -69.72 |
Volvo 60-Series | 2,017 | 302 | 567.88 | 20,190 | 12,176 | 65.82 |
BMW 7-Series | 763 | 983 | -22.38 | 8,823 | 8,271 | 6.67 |
Porsche 718 | 191 | 237 | -19.41 | 3,880 | 5,276 | -26.46 |
BMW 8-Series | 1,066 | 223 | 378.03 | 4,410 | 223 | 1,877.58 |
Toyota 86 / FR-S | 276 | 295 | -6.44 | 3,398 | 4,133 | -17.78 |
Volvo 90-Series | 218 | 664 | -67.17 | 4,052 | 9,892 | -59.04 |
Porsche 911 | 663 | 789 | -15.97 | 9,265 | 9,783 | -5.29 |
Mercedes-Benz A-Class | 1,166 | 0 | 0.00 | 15,944 | 0 | 0.00 |
Audi A3 | 1,263 | 792 | 59.47 | 10,418 | 18,305 | -43.09 |
Audi A4 | 2,152 | 1,881 | 14.41 | 26,435 | 34,311 | -22.95 |
Audi A5 | 2,191 | 1,746 | 25.49 | 23,023 | 25,972 | -11.35 |
Audi A6 | 2,126 | 3,058 | -30.48 | 17,807 | 10,561 | 68.61 |
Audi A7 | 454 | 1,095 | -58.54 | 4,955 | 3,852 | 28.63 |
Audi A8 | 536 | 380 | 41.05 | 2,963 | 1,599 | 85.30 |
Hyundai Accent | 2,311 | 3,830 | -39.66 | 25,628 | 29,090 | -11.90 |
Honda Accord | 19,682 | 28,627 | -31.25 | 267,567 | 291,071 | -8.08 |
Nissan Altima | 19,132 | 17,064 | 12.12 | 209,183 | 209,146 | 0.02 |
Mercedes-Benz AMG GT | 445 | 136 | 227.21 | 4,048 | 1,525 | 165.44 |
Volkswagen Arteon | 283 | 0 | 0.00 | 2,449 | 0 | 0.00 |
Cadillac ATS | 27 | 281 | -90.39 | 1,134 | 10,860 | -89.56 |
Toyota Avalon | 1,844 | 2,538 | -27.34 | 27,767 | 33,580 | -17.31 |
Volkswagen Beetle | 712 | 917 | -22.36 | 17,215 | 14,411 | 19.46 |
Chevrolet Bolt | 1,089 | 2,098 | -48.09 | 16,419 | 18,020 | -8.88 |
Subaru BRZ | 131 | 349 | -62.46 | 2,334 | 3,834 | -39.12 |
Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 3,412 | 6,799 | -49.82 | 48,875 | 54,829 | -10.86 |
Kia Cadenza | 184 | 198 | -7.07 | 1,577 | 4,507 | -65.01 |
Chevrolet Camaro | 3,778 | 3,760 | 0.48 | 48,266 | 50,963 | -5.29 |
Toyota Camry | 26,309 | 29,093 | -9.57 | 336,978 | 343,439 | -1.88 |
Buick Cascada | 25 | 251 | -90.04 | 2,535 | 4,628 | -45.22 |
Volkswagen CC | 2 | 11 | -81.82 | 58 | 455 | -87.25 |
Dodge Challenger | 4,708 | 4,156 | 13.28 | 60,997 | 66,716 | -8.57 |
Dodge Charger | 8,505 | 7,293 | 16.62 | 96,936 | 80,226 | 20.83 |
Honda Civic | 22,913 | 26,384 | -13.16 | 325,650 | 325,760 | -0.03 |
Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class | 1,344 | 1,708 | -21.31 | 13,212 | 26,269 | -49.70 |
Honda Clarity FCV | 805 | 2,857 | -71.82 | 11,654 | 20,174 | -42.23 |
Lincoln Continental | 607 | 1,170 | -48.12 | 6,587 | 8,758 | -24.79 |
Mini Cooper | 1,614 | 1,619 | -0.31 | 22,123 | 26,119 | -15.30 |
Toyota Corolla | 23,742 | 25,439 | -6.67 | 304,850 | 303,732 | 0.37 |
Chevrolet Corvette | 1,149 | 1,320 | -12.95 | 17,988 | 18,789 | -4.26 |
Chevrolet Cruze | 889 | 11,128 | -92.01 | 47,975 | 142,618 | -66.36 |
Cadillac CT5 | 43 | 0 | 0.00 | 43 | 0 | 0.00 |
Cadillac CT6 | 749 | 810 | -7.53 | 7,952 | 9,669 | -17.76 |
Cadillac CTS | 318 | 825 | -61.45 | 6,966 | 11,220 | -37.91 |
Dodge Dart | 1 | 2 | -50.00 | 16 | 389 | -95.89 |
Mercedes-Benz E / CLS-Class | 3,343 | 5,042 | -33.70 | 39,858 | 46,424 | -14.14 |
Hyundai Elantra | 18,720 | 15,076 | 24.17 | 175,094 | 200,415 | -12.63 |
Lexus ES | 5,025 | 5,385 | -6.69 | 51,336 | 48,482 | 5.89 |
Jaguar F-Type | 156 | 197 | -20.81 | 2,279 | 2,268 | 0.49 |
Ford Fiesta | 2,409 | 4,309 | -44.09 | 60,148 | 51,730 | 16.27 |
Honda Fit | 2,609 | 768 | 239.71 | 35,414 | 35,030 | 1.10 |
Kia Forte | 7,709 | 7,709 | 0.00 | 95,683 | 101,890 | -6.09 |
Ford Fusion | 10,582 | 16,052 | -34.08 | 166,045 | 173,600 | -4.35 |
Genesis G70 | 1,222 | 229 | 433.62 | 11,903 | 358 | 3,224.86 |
Genesis G80 | 787 | 305 | 158.03 | 7,095 | 7,446 | -4.71 |
Genesis G90 | 216 | 80 | 170.00 | 2,239 | 2,136 | 4.82 |
Alfa Romeo Giulia | 767 | 873 | -12.14 | 8,705 | 11,519 | -24.43 |
Volkswagen Golf | 2,664 | 2,425 | 9.86 | 37,393 | 42,271 | -11.54 |
Lexus GS | 265 | 587 | -54.86 | 3,378 | 6,604 | -48.85 |
Ford GT | 14 | 1 | 1,300.00 | 698 | 126 | 453.97 |
Nissan GT-R | 17 | 25 | -32.00 | 331 | 538 | -38.48 |
BMW i3 | 214 | 356 | -39.89 | 4,853 | 6,120 | -20.70 |
BMW i8 | 51 | 97 | -47.42 | 1,102 | 772 | 42.75 |
Acura ILX | 1,305 | 924 | 41.23 | 14,685 | 11,273 | 30.27 |
Chevrolet Impala | 3,143 | 4,256 | -26.15 | 44,978 | 56,557 | -20.47 |
Subaru Impreza | 5,740 | 5,880 | -2.38 | 66,415 | 76,400 | -13.07 |
Subaru Impreza WRX | 1,561 | 2,417 | -35.42 | 21,838 | 28,730 | -23.99 |
Honda Insight | 1,709 | 2,235 | -23.53 | 23,686 | 12,513 | 89.29 |
Hyundai Ioniq | 1,164 | 1,275 | -8.71 | 19,574 | 15,076 | 29.84 |
Lexus IS | 1,171 | 2,193 | -46.60 | 14,920 | 22,927 | -34.92 |
Volkswagen Jetta | 8,164 | 10,261 | -20.44 | 100,453 | 90,794 | 10.64 |
Kia K900 | 32 | 55 | -41.82 | 392 | 354 | 10.73 |
Buick LaCrosse | 153 | 715 | -78.60 | 7,241 | 15,527 | -53.37 |
Lexus LC | 114 | 152 | -25.00 | 1,219 | 1,979 | -38.40 |
Nissan Leaf | 1,227 | 1,667 | -26.39 | 12,365 | 14,715 | -15.97 |
Subaru Legacy | 3,415 | 3,374 | 1.22 | 35,063 | 40,109 | -12.58 |
Lexus LS | 583 | 893 | -34.71 | 5,528 | 9,301 | -40.57 |
Chevrolet Malibu | 11,299 | 12,522 | -9.77 | 120,302 | 144,542 | -16.77 |
Nissan Maxima | 3,387 | 5,600 | -39.52 | 35,076 | 42,337 | -17.15 |
Mitsubishi Mirage | 1,753 | 1,748 | 0.29 | 26,966 | 24,316 | 10.90 |
Toyota Mirai | 66 | 232 | -71.55 | 1,502 | 1,689 | -11.07 |
Lincoln MKZ | 1,343 | 1,874 | -28.34 | 17,726 | 19,852 | -10.71 |
Tesla Model 3 | 15,566 | 25,250 | -38.35 | 161,100 | 140,317 | 14.81 |
Tesla Model S | 1,235 | 3,250 | -62.00 | 14,425 | 29,950 | -51.84 |
Ford Mustang | 5,638 | 4,392 | 28.37 | 72,489 | 75,842 | -4.42 |
Mazda MX-5 Miata | 439 | 511 | -14.09 | 7,753 | 8,971 | -13.58 |
Acura NSX | 10 | 17 | -41.18 | 238 | 170 | 40.00 |
Kia Optima | 6,568 | 7,809 | -15.89 | 96,050 | 101,603 | -5.47 |
Porsche Panamera | 592 | 332 | 78.31 | 6,625 | 8,114 | -18.35 |
Volkswagen Passat | 714 | 3,116 | -77.09 | 14,123 | 41,401 | -65.89 |
Toyota Prius Family | 6,058 | 6,351 | -4.61 | 69,718 | 87,590 | -20.40 |
Infiniti Q50 | 2,165 | 3,690 | -41.33 | 25,987 | 34,763 | -25.25 |
Infiniti Q60 | 430 | 662 | -35.05 | 5,043 | 8,405 | -40.00 |
Infiniti Q70 | 90 | 329 | -72.64 | 2,552 | 4,479 | -43.02 |
Audi R8 | 52 | 79 | -34.18 | 574 | 927 | -38.08 |
Lexus RC | 428 | 341 | 25.51 | 4,591 | 3,358 | 36.72 |
Buick Regal | 499 | 1,050 | -52.48 | 10,363 | 14,117 | -26.59 |
Kia Rio | 1,692 | 1,608 | 5.22 | 24,509 | 22,975 | 6.68 |
Acura RLX | 72 | 216 | -66.67 | 1,019 | 1,931 | -47.23 |
Mercedes-Benz S-Class | 1,087 | 1,486 | -26.85 | 12,503 | 14,978 | -16.52 |
Nissan Sentra | 11,033 | 17,567 | -37.19 | 184,618 | 213,046 | -13.34 |
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class | 140 | 158 | -11.39 | 1,791 | 2,126 | -15.76 |
Mercedes-Benz SLC-Class | 147 | 152 | -3.29 | 1,916 | 1,993 | -3.86 |
Hyundai Sonata | 7,105 | 8,705 | -18.38 | 87,466 | 105,118 | -16.79 |
Chevrolet Sonic | 1,100 | 934 | 17.77 | 13,970 | 20,613 | -32.23 |
Kia Soul | 6,713 | 10,128 | -33.72 | 97,814 | 104,709 | -6.58 |
Chevrolet Spark | 3,627 | 1,747 | 107.61 | 31,280 | 23,603 | 32.53 |
Kia Stinger | 1,057 | 1,289 | -18.00 | 13,884 | 16,806 | -17.39 |
Toyota Supra | 404 | 0 | 0.00 | 2,884 | 0 | 0.00 |
Ford Taurus | 282 | 3,475 | -91.88 | 13,423 | 40,341 | -66.73 |
Porsche Taycan | 130 | 0 | 0.00 | 130 | 0 | 0.00 |
Acura TLX | 2,847 | 2,831 | 0.57 | 26,548 | 30,468 | -12.87 |
Audi TT | 89 | 16 | 456.25 | 1,324 | 1,289 | 2.72 |
Hyundai Veloster | 712 | 1,161 | -38.67 | 12,849 | 10,871 | 18.20 |
Nissan Versa | 3,265 | 6,735 | -51.52 | 66,596 | 75,809 | -12.15 |
Chevrolet Volt | 122 | 1,710 | -92.87 | 4,911 | 18,306 | -73.17 |
Jaguar XE | 196 | 443 | -55.76 | 3,551 | 4,704 | -24.51 |
Jaguar XF | 95 | 153 | -37.91 | 1,236 | 2,208 | -44.02 |
Cadillac XTS | 350 | 1,710 | -79.53 | 11,306 | 17,729 | -36.23 |
Toyota Yaris | 932 | 1,252 | -25.56 | 21,916 | 27,209 | -19.45 |
BMW Z4 | 233 | 0 | 0.00 | 2,941 | 4 | 73,425.00 |
Model | Month | Month LY | ||||
∑ = 366,705 | ∑ = 454,432 | ∑ = 4,721,096 | ∑ = 5,228,794 |
US Quarterly Passenger Car Sales Numbers
This data table looks at quarterly sales performance for the passenger car segment in the United States. It includes all major passenger car models sold in the U.S market. We compare last quarter’s passenger car U.S sales at the model level with the same passenger car model sales quarter last year. We also include a growth rate too so you can see which passenger car models are growing and which ones are declining. The quarterly view of passenger 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 New Passenger Car Sales by Month (All Models)
This sales data table looks at monthly sales performance for the passenger car segment in the United States on a month to month basis for the entire year so far. It includes all major passenger car models sold in the U.S market and you can see that the monthly passenger car sales trends clearly. Seeing the individual passenger car model sales performance in this way gives you a good sense of the momentum (good or bad).