The GCBC Analysis
It’s important to note that Ford and GM’s sales numbers are not included in this report. FCA will join the companies in quarterly reporting soon. With that said, it’s clear that car sales for the month of April in 2019 didn’t fare too well. The segment was down about 16,000 units overall.
As you can imagine, there were far more sales declines than increases. Of the top five models, only the Honda Civic manages to sneak out of the month with a sales increase and that was only by 0.13 percent.
Once you get past those top five models in terms of sales volume, though, there’s a run of models that sold well. They include the Nissan Altima, Hyundai Elantra, Kia Soul, Tesla Model 3, Nissan Versa, Kia Optima, and VW Jetta. Many of those models saw significant sales increases, too. After that run, though, it’s mostly bad news.
The same could be said for the YTD numbers which followed a similar trend. So far this year, the segment was down roughly 94,000 units. This indicates that buyers continue to fade away from the car market and are turning instead to trucks, SUVs, and crossovers.
Best Selling Car Rankings
All Car Sales Figures – This Month
| Model | Month | Month LY | Change | YTD | YTD LY | YTD Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiat 124 Spider | 329 | 337 | -2.37 | 842 | 1,068 | -21.16 |
| BMW 2-Series | 581 | 879 | -33.90 | 2,643 | 3,647 | -27.53 |
| Chrysler 200 | 3 | 95 | -96.84 | 29 | 754 | -96.15 |
| Mazda 3 | 4,351 | 4,725 | -7.92 | 19,566 | 24,380 | -19.75 |
| BMW 3-Series | 3,642 | 3,550 | 2.59 | 11,867 | 17,201 | -31.01 |
| Chrysler 300 | 1,998 | 3,913 | -48.94 | 10,288 | 16,905 | -39.14 |
| Nissan 370Z | 177 | 260 | -31.92 | 824 | 1,243 | -33.71 |
| BMW 4-Series | 1,214 | 2,473 | -50.91 | 8,616 | 9,412 | -8.46 |
| Alfa Romeo 4C | 27 | 22 | 22.73 | 68 | 76 | -10.53 |
| BMW 5-Series | 2,857 | 3,056 | -6.51 | 13,202 | 13,094 | 0.82 |
| Fiat 500 | 273 | 335 | -18.51 | 1,051 | 1,644 | -36.07 |
| Fiat 500L | 72 | 168 | -57.14 | 240 | 563 | -57.37 |
| Mazda 6 | 2,340 | 2,909 | -19.56 | 9,261 | 10,441 | -11.30 |
| BMW 6-Series | 96 | 398 | -75.88 | 721 | 1,428 | -49.51 |
| Volvo 60-Series | 1,259 | 1,392 | -9.55 | 5,218 | 4,545 | 14.81 |
| BMW 7-Series | 567 | 546 | 3.85 | 2,860 | 2,346 | 21.91 |
| Porsche 718 | 612 | 604 | 1.32 | 1,277 | 1,956 | -34.71 |
| BMW 8-Series | 275 | 0 | 0.00 | 876 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Toyota 86 / FR-S | 268 | 337 | -20.47 | 1,075 | 1,506 | -28.62 |
| Volvo 90-Series | 333 | 763 | -56.36 | 1,560 | 3,422 | -54.41 |
| Porsche 911 | 655 | 940 | -30.32 | 3,549 | 3,451 | 2.84 |
| Mercedes-Benz A-Class | 804 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,694 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Audi A3 | 681 | 1,593 | -57.25 | 3,350 | 6,069 | -44.80 |
| Audi A4 | 1,860 | 3,126 | -40.50 | 7,639 | 10,777 | -29.12 |
| Audi A5 | 1,685 | 2,169 | -22.31 | 7,163 | 8,243 | -13.10 |
| Audi A6 | 1,374 | 1,172 | 17.24 | 6,732 | 3,936 | 71.04 |
| Audi A7 | 441 | 280 | 57.50 | 2,207 | 1,123 | 96.53 |
| Audi A8 | 187 | 83 | 125.30 | 974 | 454 | 114.54 |
| Hyundai Accent | 2,834 | 2,816 | 0.64 | 9,615 | 10,234 | -6.05 |
| Honda Accord | 19,239 | 21,751 | -11.55 | 83,650 | 83,352 | 0.36 |
| Nissan Altima | 16,531 | 10,400 | 58.95 | 68,011 | 73,806 | -7.85 |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG GT | 340 | 178 | 91.01 | 984 | 559 | 76.03 |
| Volkswagen Arteon | 78 | 0 | 0.00 | 78 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Cadillac ATS | 121 | 1,262 | -90.41 | 643 | 5,224 | -87.69 |
| Toyota Avalon | 2,372 | 3,254 | -27.11 | 8,991 | 13,830 | -34.99 |
| Mercedes-Benz B-Class | 1 | 7 | -85.71 | 4 | 129 | -96.90 |
| Volkswagen Beetle | 1,566 | 1,469 | 6.60 | 6,021 | 5,347 | 12.61 |
| Chevrolet Bolt | 1,289 | 1,161 | 11.02 | 5,605 | 5,536 | 1.25 |
| Subaru BRZ | 287 | 412 | -30.34 | 1,106 | 1,286 | -14.00 |
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 4,054 | 5,148 | -21.25 | 19,056 | 18,498 | 3.02 |
| Ford C-Max | 7 | 784 | -99.11 | 35 | 3,573 | -99.02 |
| Kia Cadenza | 117 | 510 | -77.06 | 528 | 2,689 | -80.36 |
| Chevrolet Camaro | 4,041 | 4,529 | -10.78 | 16,125 | 16,321 | -1.20 |
| Toyota Camry | 29,227 | 29,848 | -2.08 | 110,911 | 120,615 | -8.05 |
| Buick Cascada | 426 | 458 | -6.99 | 1,172 | 1,376 | -14.83 |
| Volkswagen CC | 5 | 44 | -88.64 | 27 | 196 | -86.22 |
| Dodge Challenger | 4,422 | 5,892 | -24.95 | 17,853 | 23,540 | -24.16 |
| Dodge Charger | 6,101 | 6,632 | -8.01 | 26,716 | 27,897 | -4.23 |
| Honda Civic | 28,436 | 28,399 | 0.13 | 106,621 | 110,548 | -3.55 |
| Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class | 986 | 1,910 | -48.38 | 6,196 | 7,365 | -15.87 |
| Honda Clarity FCV | 1,079 | 1,212 | -10.97 | 5,047 | 4,529 | 11.44 |
| Lincoln Continental | 484 | 867 | -44.18 | 1,839 | 3,272 | -43.80 |
| Mini Cooper | 1,741 | 2,350 | -25.91 | 7,450 | 7,969 | -6.51 |
| Toyota Corolla | 19,679 | 25,896 | -24.01 | 98,287 | 103,716 | -5.23 |
| Chevrolet Corvette | 1,881 | 1,928 | -2.44 | 5,824 | 6,385 | -8.79 |
| Honda CR-Z | 1 | 5 | -80.00 | 2 | 22 | -90.91 |
| Chevrolet Cruze | 5,254 | 12,612 | -58.34 | 28,565 | 52,467 | -45.56 |
| Cadillac CT6 | 605 | 809 | -25.22 | 2,793 | 3,276 | -14.74 |
| Cadillac CTS | 794 | 880 | -9.77 | 3,223 | 3,322 | -2.98 |
| Dodge Dart | 2 | 26 | -92.31 | 10 | 278 | -96.40 |
| Mercedes-Benz E / CLS-Class | 3,372 | 3,945 | -14.52 | 13,766 | 16,380 | -15.96 |
| Hyundai Elantra | 16,586 | 14,044 | 18.10 | 52,698 | 61,108 | -13.76 |
| Lexus ES | 3,499 | 3,218 | 8.73 | 14,889 | 12,481 | 19.29 |
| Jaguar F-Type | 177 | 148 | 19.59 | 915 | 889 | 2.92 |
| Ford Fiesta | 7,206 | 3,151 | 128.69 | 23,149 | 15,449 | 49.84 |
| Honda Fit | 3,247 | 3,987 | -18.56 | 9,635 | 15,008 | -35.80 |
| Ford Focus | 693 | 13,001 | -94.67 | 11,042 | 48,747 | -77.35 |
| Kia Forte | 7,336 | 9,199 | -20.25 | 28,710 | 32,930 | -12.82 |
| Smart ForTwo | 85 | 93 | -8.60 | 316 | 414 | -23.67 |
| Ford Fusion | 17,767 | 12,871 | 38.04 | 59,450 | 56,047 | 6.07 |
| Genesis G70 | 844 | 0 | 0.00 | 3,076 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Genesis G80 | 632 | 786 | -19.59 | 2,113 | 4,164 | -49.26 |
| Genesis G90 | 129 | 242 | -46.69 | 619 | 1,226 | -49.51 |
| Alfa Romeo Giulia | 746 | 1,123 | -33.57 | 2,781 | 4,208 | -33.91 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 3,682 | 4,666 | -21.09 | 11,468 | 16,678 | -31.24 |
| Lexus GS | 301 | 651 | -53.76 | 1,256 | 2,414 | -47.97 |
| Ford GT | 17 | 10 | 70.00 | 102 | 50 | 104.00 |
| Nissan GT-R | 33 | 35 | -5.71 | 126 | 170 | -25.88 |
| BMW i3 | 331 | 506 | -34.58 | 1,295 | 2,503 | -48.26 |
| BMW i8 | 87 | 57 | 52.63 | 248 | 175 | 41.71 |
| Acura ILX | 1,152 | 1,012 | 13.83 | 4,293 | 3,484 | 23.22 |
| Chevrolet Impala | 4,074 | 4,532 | -10.11 | 17,333 | 18,599 | -6.81 |
| Subaru Impreza | 4,819 | 5,833 | -17.38 | 18,598 | 22,287 | -16.55 |
| Subaru Impreza WRX | 2,197 | 2,663 | -17.50 | 8,400 | 9,854 | -14.76 |
| Honda Insight | 2,028 | 0 | 0.00 | 7,528 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hyundai Ioniq | 1,211 | 1,789 | -32.31 | 4,521 | 5,587 | -19.08 |
| Lexus IS | 1,385 | 1,816 | -23.73 | 5,269 | 7,099 | -25.78 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 7,745 | 4,302 | 80.03 | 30,834 | 18,952 | 62.70 |
| Kia K900 | 43 | 40 | 7.50 | 145 | 131 | 10.69 |
| Buick LaCrosse | 808 | 1,351 | -40.19 | 3,710 | 8,417 | -55.92 |
| Lexus LC | 122 | 179 | -31.84 | 442 | 701 | -36.95 |
| Nissan Leaf | 951 | 1,171 | -18.79 | 3,636 | 3,716 | -2.15 |
| Subaru Legacy | 2,991 | 4,234 | -29.36 | 11,210 | 14,730 | -23.90 |
| Lexus LS | 474 | 999 | -52.55 | 1,878 | 2,671 | -29.69 |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 10,067 | 14,089 | -28.55 | 44,264 | 48,239 | -8.24 |
| Nissan Maxima | 2,009 | 2,100 | -4.33 | 12,563 | 15,854 | -20.76 |
| Mitsubishi Mirage | 2,004 | 2,069 | -3.14 | 8,246 | 7,601 | 8.49 |
| Toyota Mirai | 202 | 76 | 165.79 | 549 | 527 | 4.17 |
| Lincoln MKZ | 1,519 | 1,692 | -10.22 | 5,806 | 6,051 | -4.05 |
| Tesla Model 3 | 10,050 | 3,875 | 159.35 | 32,475 | 12,055 | 169.39 |
| Tesla Model S | 825 | 1,250 | -34.00 | 4,775 | 9,650 | -50.52 |
| Ford Mustang | 7,028 | 7,125 | -1.36 | 23,945 | 26,289 | -8.92 |
| Mazda MX-5 Miata | 782 | 837 | -6.57 | 2,312 | 2,803 | -17.52 |
| Acura NSX | 23 | 5 | 360.00 | 102 | 72 | 41.67 |
| Kia Optima | 8,411 | 8,276 | 1.63 | 31,079 | 27,886 | 11.45 |
| Porsche Panamera | 992 | 1,098 | -9.65 | 2,690 | 3,014 | -10.75 |
| Volkswagen Passat | 1,607 | 4,044 | -60.26 | 9,365 | 13,806 | -32.17 |
| Toyota Prius Family | 4,799 | 7,420 | -35.32 | 16,857 | 29,655 | -43.16 |
| Infiniti Q50 | 2,174 | 1,880 | 15.64 | 10,438 | 13,581 | -23.14 |
| Infiniti Q60 | 425 | 650 | -34.62 | 1,729 | 2,641 | -34.53 |
| Infiniti Q70 | 345 | 272 | 26.84 | 1,307 | 1,763 | -25.87 |
| Audi R8 | 30 | 138 | -78.26 | 179 | 226 | -20.80 |
| Lexus RC | 353 | 369 | -4.34 | 1,316 | 987 | 33.33 |
| Buick Regal | 970 | 1,502 | -35.42 | 4,378 | 5,210 | -15.97 |
| Kia Rio | 2,082 | 1,964 | 6.01 | 7,926 | 6,989 | 13.41 |
| Acura RLX | 151 | 171 | -11.70 | 532 | 634 | -16.09 |
| Mercedes-Benz S-Class | 958 | 1,535 | -37.59 | 4,109 | 6,100 | -32.64 |
| Nissan Sentra | 13,051 | 16,999 | -23.22 | 69,844 | 77,001 | -9.29 |
| Mercedes-Benz SL-Class | 193 | 202 | -4.46 | 629 | 842 | -25.30 |
| Mercedes-Benz SLC-Class | 303 | 197 | 53.81 | 812 | 783 | 3.70 |
| Hyundai Sonata | 8,634 | 9,616 | -10.21 | 30,154 | 33,441 | -9.83 |
| Chevrolet Sonic | 1,308 | 1,527 | -14.34 | 5,767 | 7,510 | -23.21 |
| Kia Soul | 10,431 | 8,825 | 18.20 | 35,984 | 30,243 | 18.98 |
| Chevrolet Spark | 2,348 | 1,485 | 58.11 | 8,771 | 8,430 | 4.05 |
| Kia Stinger | 939 | 1,378 | -31.86 | 4,166 | 5,298 | -21.37 |
| Ford Taurus | 1,268 | 7,125 | -82.20 | 8,898 | 16,642 | -46.53 |
| Acura TLX | 2,096 | 2,914 | -28.07 | 9,125 | 11,877 | -23.17 |
| Audi TT | 114 | 167 | -31.74 | 324 | 534 | -39.33 |
| Hyundai Veloster | 1,554 | 924 | 68.18 | 5,445 | 3,964 | 37.36 |
| Nissan Versa | 6,710 | 5,998 | 11.87 | 31,702 | 31,363 | 1.08 |
| Dodge Viper | 1 | 2 | -50.00 | 2 | 11 | -81.82 |
| Chevrolet Volt | 372 | 1,445 | -74.26 | 2,892 | 4,923 | -41.26 |
| Jaguar XE | 217 | 299 | -27.42 | 2,058 | 1,934 | 6.41 |
| Jaguar XF | 71 | 142 | -50.00 | 657 | 722 | -9.00 |
| Jaguar XJ | 93 | 100 | -7.00 | 502 | 713 | -29.59 |
| Cadillac XTS | 1,742 | 1,222 | 42.55 | 5,476 | 6,120 | -10.52 |
| Toyota Yaris | 3,885 | 3,194 | 21.63 | 11,779 | 11,154 | 5.60 |
| BMW Z4 | 271 | 0 | 0.00 | 472 | 2 | 23,500.00 |
| Model | Month | Month LY | YTD | YTD LY | ||
| ∑ = 393,138 | ∑ = 437,426 | ∑ = 1,586,232 | ∑ = 1,769,250 |
All Car Sales by Quarter
Important note: Both Ford, GM and FCA have switched to quarterly reporting, making it more difficult to accurately gauge sales. We won’t have results to report for Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Ford, Lincoln, Jeep, Chrysler, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Dodge and Ram until the end of each quarter.