The GCBC Analysis
Cars in American weren’t exactly hot sellers in the month of March. When compared to March of last year, more models saw sales decreases than saw increases, and the segment was down about 67,600 units overall.
The Toyota Camry led the way in terms of overall sales volume, though its sales were down compared to this time last year. Of the top 10 cars in terms of volume, four of them saw sales decreases. Those sales decreases were generally more dramatic than the sales increases.
The situation in the top ten cars in the segment is mirrored by the rest of the segment. There are many more models that saw sales decreases than sales increase and the decreases were more significant than the sales increases.
The YTD numbers followed a similar trend. There’s a mixed bag of results with more models seeing decreases than increases in sales. The segment for the year so far is down more than 150,000 units. This information would support the narrative that fewer people are buying cars these days.
Best Selling Car Rankings
All Car Sales Figures – This Month
| Model | Month | Month LY | Change | YTD | YTD LY | YTD Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiat 124 Spider | 214 | 325 | -34.15 | 513 | 731 | -29.82 |
| BMW 2-Series | 746 | 1,179 | -36.73 | 2,062 | 2,768 | -25.51 |
| Chrysler 200 | 8 | 189 | -95.77 | 26 | 659 | -96.05 |
| Mazda 3 | 6,009 | 7,760 | -22.56 | 15,215 | 19,655 | -22.59 |
| BMW 3-Series | 4,620 | 4,845 | -4.64 | 8,225 | 13,651 | -39.75 |
| Chrysler 300 | 3,704 | 6,223 | -40.48 | 8,290 | 12,992 | -36.19 |
| Nissan 370Z | 263 | 447 | -41.16 | 647 | 983 | -34.18 |
| BMW 4-Series | 1,875 | 3,230 | -41.95 | 7,402 | 6,939 | 6.67 |
| Alfa Romeo 4C | 18 | 22 | -18.18 | 41 | 54 | -24.07 |
| BMW 5-Series | 3,690 | 4,397 | -16.08 | 10,345 | 10,038 | 3.06 |
| Fiat 500 | 310 | 439 | -29.38 | 778 | 1,309 | -40.57 |
| Fiat 500L | 61 | 173 | -64.74 | 168 | 395 | -57.47 |
| Mazda 6 | 3,396 | 3,734 | -9.05 | 6,921 | 7,532 | -8.11 |
| BMW 6-Series | 149 | 471 | -68.37 | 625 | 1,030 | -39.32 |
| Volvo 60-Series | 1,501 | 1,156 | 29.84 | 3,959 | 3,153 | 25.56 |
| BMW 7-Series | 988 | 823 | 20.05 | 2,293 | 1,800 | 27.39 |
| Porsche 718 | 239 | 489 | -51.12 | 665 | 1,352 | -50.81 |
| BMW 8-Series | 364 | 0 | 0.00 | 601 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Toyota 86 / FR-S | 320 | 491 | -34.83 | 807 | 1,169 | -30.97 |
| Volvo 90-Series | 346 | 1,131 | -69.41 | 1,227 | 2,659 | -53.85 |
| Porsche 911 | 803 | 883 | -9.06 | 2,894 | 2,511 | 15.25 |
| Mercedes-Benz A-Class | 890 | 0 | 0.00 | 890 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Audi A3 | 1,182 | 1,823 | -35.16 | 2,669 | 4,476 | -40.37 |
| Audi A4 | 2,652 | 3,296 | -19.54 | 5,779 | 7,651 | -24.47 |
| Audi A5 | 2,224 | 2,587 | -14.03 | 5,478 | 6,074 | -9.81 |
| Audi A6 | 1,963 | 1,171 | 67.63 | 5,358 | 2,764 | 93.85 |
| Audi A7 | 672 | 367 | 83.11 | 1,766 | 843 | 109.49 |
| Audi A8 | 261 | 135 | 93.33 | 787 | 371 | 112.13 |
| Hyundai Accent | 3,166 | 2,909 | 8.83 | 6,781 | 7,418 | -8.59 |
| Honda Accord | 25,371 | 24,171 | 4.96 | 64,411 | 61,601 | 4.56 |
| Nissan Altima | 23,075 | 23,518 | -1.88 | 51,480 | 63,406 | -18.81 |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG GT | 427 | 114 | 274.56 | 644 | 381 | 69.03 |
| Cadillac ATS | 185 | 1,419 | -86.96 | 522 | 3,962 | -86.82 |
| Toyota Avalon | 2,855 | 4,068 | -29.82 | 6,619 | 10,576 | -37.41 |
| Volkswagen Beetle | 2,027 | 1,759 | 15.24 | 4,455 | 3,878 | 14.88 |
| Chevrolet Bolt | 1,533 | 1,774 | -13.59 | 4,316 | 4,375 | -1.35 |
| Subaru BRZ | 318 | 369 | -13.82 | 819 | 874 | -6.29 |
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 5,514 | 4,984 | 10.63 | 15,002 | 13,350 | 12.37 |
| Ford C-Max | 6 | 995 | -99.40 | 28 | 2,789 | -99.00 |
| Kia Cadenza | 147 | 767 | -80.83 | 411 | 2,179 | -81.14 |
| Chevrolet Camaro | 4,293 | 5,245 | -18.15 | 12,084 | 11,792 | 2.48 |
| Toyota Camry | 33,615 | 35,264 | -4.68 | 81,684 | 90,767 | -10.01 |
| Buick Cascada | 265 | 417 | -36.45 | 746 | 918 | -18.74 |
| Volkswagen CC | 9 | 57 | -84.21 | 22 | 152 | -85.53 |
| Dodge Challenger | 6,562 | 8,150 | -19.48 | 13,431 | 17,648 | -23.90 |
| Dodge Charger | 8,858 | 8,504 | 4.16 | 20,615 | 21,265 | -3.06 |
| Honda Civic | 33,653 | 32,584 | 3.28 | 78,185 | 82,149 | -4.83 |
| Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class | 1,366 | 1,949 | -29.91 | 5,210 | 5,455 | -4.49 |
| Honda Clarity FCV | 1,416 | 1,230 | 15.12 | 3,968 | 3,317 | 19.63 |
| Lincoln Continental | 481 | 832 | -42.19 | 1,355 | 2,405 | -43.66 |
| Mini Cooper | 2,442 | 2,459 | -0.69 | 5,709 | 5,619 | 1.60 |
| Toyota Corolla | 24,479 | 31,392 | -22.02 | 78,608 | 77,820 | 1.01 |
| Chevrolet Corvette | 1,401 | 2,101 | -33.32 | 3,943 | 4,457 | -11.53 |
| Chevrolet Cruze | 8,282 | 16,122 | -48.63 | 23,311 | 39,855 | -41.51 |
| Cadillac CT6 | 777 | 994 | -21.83 | 2,188 | 2,467 | -11.31 |
| Cadillac CTS | 863 | 894 | -3.47 | 2,429 | 2,442 | -0.53 |
| Dodge Dart | 2 | 87 | -97.70 | 8 | 252 | -96.83 |
| Mercedes-Benz E / CLS-Class | 3,712 | 4,024 | -7.75 | 10,394 | 12,435 | -16.41 |
| Hyundai Elantra | 15,866 | 17,323 | -8.41 | 36,112 | 47,064 | -23.27 |
| Lexus ES | 4,922 | 3,938 | 24.99 | 11,390 | 9,263 | 22.96 |
| Jaguar F-Type | 176 | 207 | -14.98 | 738 | 741 | -0.40 |
| Ford Fiesta | 5,664 | 4,964 | 14.10 | 15,943 | 12,298 | 29.64 |
| Honda Fit | 3,238 | 4,250 | -23.81 | 6,388 | 11,021 | -42.04 |
| Ford Focus | 3,677 | 16,137 | -77.21 | 10,349 | 35,746 | -71.05 |
| Kia Forte | 8,466 | 9,381 | -9.75 | 21,374 | 23,731 | -9.93 |
| Smart ForTwo | 90 | 110 | -18.18 | 231 | 321 | -28.04 |
| Ford Fusion | 14,808 | 16,103 | -8.04 | 41,683 | 43,176 | -3.46 |
| Genesis G70 | 817 | 0 | 0.00 | 2,232 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Genesis G80 | 475 | 1,049 | -54.72 | 1,481 | 3,378 | -56.16 |
| Genesis G90 | 159 | 337 | -52.82 | 490 | 984 | -50.20 |
| Alfa Romeo Giulia | 858 | 1,284 | -33.18 | 2,035 | 3,085 | -34.04 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 3,942 | 4,870 | -19.06 | 7,786 | 12,012 | -35.18 |
| Lexus GS | 394 | 754 | -47.75 | 955 | 1,763 | -45.83 |
| Ford GT | 30 | 15 | 100.00 | 85 | 40 | 112.50 |
| Nissan GT-R | 49 | 66 | -25.76 | 93 | 135 | -31.11 |
| BMW i3 | 359 | 992 | -63.81 | 964 | 1,997 | -51.73 |
| BMW i8 | 91 | 47 | 93.62 | 161 | 118 | 36.44 |
| Acura ILX | 1,289 | 912 | 41.34 | 3,141 | 2,472 | 27.06 |
| Chevrolet Impala | 4,710 | 7,581 | -37.87 | 13,259 | 14,067 | -5.74 |
| Subaru Impreza | 5,305 | 5,973 | -11.18 | 13,779 | 16,454 | -16.26 |
| Subaru Impreza WRX | 2,465 | 3,028 | -18.59 | 6,203 | 7,191 | -13.74 |
| Honda Insight | 2,151 | 0 | 0.00 | 5,500 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hyundai Ioniq | 1,323 | 1,669 | -20.73 | 3,310 | 3,798 | -12.85 |
| Lexus IS | 1,694 | 2,312 | -26.73 | 3,884 | 5,283 | -26.48 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 9,105 | 5,527 | 64.74 | 23,089 | 14,650 | 57.60 |
| Kia K900 | 40 | 37 | 8.11 | 102 | 91 | 12.09 |
| Buick LaCrosse | 1,031 | 2,071 | -50.22 | 2,902 | 7,066 | -58.93 |
| Mitsubishi Lancer | 3 | 773 | -99.61 | 3 | 2,062 | -99.85 |
| Lexus LC | 141 | 218 | -35.32 | 320 | 522 | -38.70 |
| Nissan Leaf | 1,314 | 1,500 | -12.40 | 2,685 | 2,545 | 5.50 |
| Subaru Legacy | 3,133 | 3,889 | -19.44 | 8,219 | 10,496 | -21.69 |
| Lexus LS | 457 | 1,008 | -54.66 | 1,404 | 1,672 | -16.03 |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 12,149 | 14,707 | -17.39 | 34,197 | 34,150 | 0.14 |
| Nissan Maxima | 3,593 | 5,034 | -28.63 | 10,554 | 13,754 | -23.27 |
| Mitsubishi Mirage | 2,880 | 3,106 | -7.28 | 6,242 | 5,532 | 12.83 |
| Toyota Mirai | 176 | 83 | 112.05 | 347 | 451 | -23.06 |
| Lincoln MKZ | 1,523 | 1,803 | -15.53 | 4,287 | 4,359 | -1.65 |
| Tesla Model 3 | 10,175 | 3,820 | 166.36 | 22,425 | 8,180 | 174.14 |
| Tesla Model S | 2,275 | 2,800 | -18.75 | 3,950 | 8,400 | -52.98 |
| Ford Mustang | 6,010 | 8,632 | -30.38 | 16,917 | 19,164 | -11.73 |
| Mazda MX-5 Miata | 727 | 876 | -17.01 | 1,530 | 1,966 | -22.18 |
| Acura NSX | 26 | 16 | 62.50 | 79 | 67 | 17.91 |
| Kia Optima | 9,603 | 8,010 | 19.89 | 22,668 | 19,610 | 15.59 |
| Porsche Panamera | 703 | 704 | -0.14 | 1,698 | 1,916 | -11.38 |
| Volkswagen Passat | 2,762 | 4,292 | -35.65 | 7,758 | 9,762 | -20.53 |
| Toyota Prius Family | 5,410 | 8,222 | -34.20 | 12,058 | 22,235 | -45.77 |
| Infiniti Q50 | 3,785 | 5,085 | -25.57 | 8,264 | 11,701 | -29.37 |
| Infiniti Q60 | 571 | 1,136 | -49.74 | 1,304 | 1,991 | -34.51 |
| Infiniti Q70 | 458 | 655 | -30.08 | 962 | 1,491 | -35.48 |
| Audi R8 | 52 | 53 | -1.89 | 149 | 88 | 69.32 |
| Lexus RC | 422 | 271 | 55.72 | 963 | 618 | 55.83 |
| Buick Regal | 1,211 | 822 | 47.32 | 3,408 | 3,708 | -8.09 |
| Kia Rio | 2,414 | 2,147 | 12.44 | 5,844 | 5,025 | 16.30 |
| Acura RLX | 135 | 178 | -24.16 | 381 | 463 | -17.71 |
| Mercedes-Benz S-Class | 1,204 | 1,627 | -26.00 | 3,151 | 4,565 | -30.97 |
| Nissan Sentra | 25,633 | 25,123 | 2.03 | 56,793 | 60,002 | -5.35 |
| Mercedes-Benz SL-Class | 184 | 227 | -18.94 | 436 | 640 | -31.88 |
| Mercedes-Benz SLC-Class | 234 | 224 | 4.46 | 509 | 586 | -13.14 |
| Hyundai Sonata | 8,827 | 11,098 | -20.46 | 21,520 | 23,825 | -9.67 |
| Chevrolet Sonic | 1,584 | 3,934 | -59.74 | 4,459 | 5,983 | -25.47 |
| Kia Soul | 9,860 | 8,849 | 11.43 | 25,553 | 21,418 | 19.31 |
| Chevrolet Spark | 2,282 | 3,387 | -32.62 | 6,423 | 6,945 | -7.52 |
| Kia Stinger | 1,254 | 1,555 | -19.36 | 3,227 | 3,920 | -17.68 |
| Ford Taurus | 2,711 | 3,154 | -14.05 | 7,630 | 9,517 | -19.83 |
| Acura TLX | 3,141 | 4,014 | -21.75 | 7,029 | 8,963 | -21.58 |
| Audi TT | 122 | 186 | -34.41 | 210 | 367 | -42.78 |
| Hyundai Veloster | 2,055 | 1,445 | 42.21 | 3,891 | 3,040 | 27.99 |
| Nissan Versa | 10,933 | 10,921 | 0.11 | 24,992 | 25,365 | -1.47 |
| Chevrolet Volt | 895 | 1,782 | -49.78 | 2,520 | 3,478 | -27.54 |
| Jaguar XE | 658 | 609 | 8.05 | 1,841 | 1,635 | 12.60 |
| Jaguar XF | 212 | 215 | -1.40 | 586 | 580 | 1.03 |
| Jaguar XJ | 128 | 191 | -32.98 | 409 | 613 | -33.28 |
| Cadillac XTS | 1,327 | 1,735 | -23.52 | 3,734 | 4,898 | -23.76 |
| Toyota Yaris | 3,999 | 3,062 | 30.60 | 7,894 | 7,960 | -0.83 |
| BMW Z4 | 201 | 0 | 0.00 | 201 | 2 | 9,950.00 |
| Model | Month | Month LY | YTD | YTD LY | ||
| ∑ = 479,314 | ∑ = 541,053 | ∑ = 1,193,092 | ∑ = 1,333,738 |
All Car Sales by Quarter
Important note: Both Ford and GM have switched to quarterly reporting, making it more difficult to accurately gauge crossover sales. We won’t have results to report for Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Ford or Lincoln until the end of each quarter.