Chevrolet Cobalt
Here you will find monthly and yearly U.S. and Canadian sales figures for the Chevrolet Cobalt, the compact car that replaced the Cavalier for 2005 and gave way to the Cruze in 2010. The Cobalt was sold as a coupe and a sedan with a 2.2-liter four-cylinder, while the SS coupe used a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder.
- Class: Compact car, coupe and sedan, final 2010 model year
- Engines (2010): 2.2-liter four-cylinder (coupe and sedan); 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder (SS coupe)
- Transmissions: Five-speed manual or four-speed automatic (2.2-liter); five-speed manual only (SS)
- Drivetrain: Front-wheel drive
- 2010 fuel economy: EPA 24 city, 33 highway, 27 combined mpg (sedan, automatic); 25 city, 35 highway, 29 combined mpg (sedan, manual); 22 city, 30 highway, 25 combined mpg (SS coupe)
- 2010 versions: Coupe and sedan, fuel-saving XFE coupe and sedan, SS coupe
- Chief rivals: Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, Ford Focus, Nissan Sentra, Hyundai Elantra
Chevrolet Cobalt Sales in the United States
The Cobalt’s U.S. chart opens with 4,959 sales in 2004, the launch months, then 212,707 in 2005, its best year, with July 2005 the best month at 27,484. Volume held near that level at 211,449 in 2006 and 200,620 in 2007, and eased 6.3 percent to 188,045 in 2008. 2009 fell 44.5 percent to 104,364, though August 2009 jumped to 17,393. 2010 closed at 97,376, down 6.7 percent, as monthly sales dropped from 16,173 in May to 636 in December with the Cruze arriving, and only 856 followed in 2011.
Chevrolet Cobalt, United States calendar-year unit sales, 2004–2012. 2012 is January–Jun (partial).
Annual sales
| Year | Units | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4,959 | — |
| 2005 | 212,707 | ▲ 4,189.3% |
| 2006 | 211,449 | ▼ 0.6% |
| 2007 | 200,620 | ▼ 5.1% |
| 2008 | 188,045 | ▼ 6.3% |
| 2009 | 104,364 | ▼ 44.5% |
| 2010 | 97,376 | ▼ 6.7% |
| 2011 | 856 | ▼ 99.1% |
| 2012 (Jan–Jun) | 11 | ▼ 98.4% YTD |
Monthly sales
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,959 | 4,959 |
| 2005 | 7,283 | 7,618 | 14,261 | 22,726 | 23,649 | 27,444 | 27,484 | 18,366 | 17,500 | 16,001 | 13,507 | 16,868 | 212,707 |
| 2006 | 17,513 | 14,277 | 20,737 | 19,249 | 21,247 | 26,929 | 23,961 | 19,430 | 15,215 | 8,772 | 10,514 | 13,605 | 211,449 |
| 2007 | 13,023 | 10,865 | 18,061 | 14,899 | 22,409 | 17,180 | 15,850 | 20,814 | 19,794 | 16,505 | 13,629 | 17,591 | 200,620 |
| 2008 | 17,310 | 16,958 | 13,756 | 18,636 | 26,702 | 20,888 | 16,410 | 15,281 | 16,521 | 6,478 | 6,319 | 12,786 | 188,045 |
| 2009 | 5,191 | 8,317 | 7,930 | 10,627 | 12,764 | 6,487 | 9,435 | 17,393 | 7,381 | 5,055 | 5,112 | 8,672 | 104,364 |
| 2010 | 12,962 | 14,101 | 10,316 | 13,701 | 16,173 | 10,141 | 7,339 | 5,643 | 3,462 | 1,971 | 931 | 636 | 97,376 |
| 2011 | 406 | 153 | 83 | 37 | 29 | 106 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 856 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Chevrolet Cobalt Sales in Canada
In Canada the Cobalt opened with 178 sales in November and December 2004, then reached 26,405 in 2005 and rose in every year to a best of 33,754 in 2008, with May 2007 the best month at 4,121. 2009 fell 57.5 percent to 14,351, then 2010, the car’s final full year, recovered 80.9 percent to 25,957. Only 360 followed in 2011, almost all of them in January and February.
Chevrolet Cobalt, Canada calendar-year unit sales, 2004–2011.
Annual sales
| Year | Units | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 178 | — |
| 2005 | 26,405 | ▲ 14,734.3% |
| 2006 | 31,729 | ▲ 20.2% |
| 2007 | 32,613 | ▲ 2.8% |
| 2008 | 33,754 | ▲ 3.5% |
| 2009 | 14,351 | ▼ 57.5% |
| 2010 | 25,957 | ▲ 80.9% |
| 2011 | 360 | ▼ 98.6% |
Monthly sales
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 169 | 178 |
| 2005 | 310 | 862 | 1,484 | 1,772 | 2,237 | 2,616 | 2,680 | 2,783 | 3,101 | 3,402 | 2,658 | 2,500 | 26,405 |
| 2006 | 1,513 | 1,527 | 3,004 | 2,612 | 3,993 | 4,018 | 2,493 | 2,946 | 2,438 | 1,754 | 2,406 | 3,025 | 31,729 |
| 2007 | 1,745 | 2,279 | 3,104 | 3,478 | 4,121 | 3,652 | 2,461 | 3,048 | 2,760 | 2,317 | 1,915 | 1,733 | 32,613 |
| 2008 | 2,739 | 2,820 | 2,824 | 4,060 | 3,989 | 3,045 | 3,253 | 2,547 | 2,761 | 2,447 | 1,746 | 1,523 | 33,754 |
| 2009 | 936 | 693 | 1,041 | 1,778 | 2,277 | 1,151 | 1,425 | 1,202 | 999 | 1,025 | 902 | 922 | 14,351 |
| 2010 | 801 | 1,236 | 1,550 | 2,038 | 2,679 | 3,079 | 3,290 | 3,268 | 2,875 | 2,361 | 1,860 | 920 | 25,957 |
| 2011 | 263 | 64 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
