The GCBC Analysis
Car sales continued to take a dive in May. This isn’t very surprising considering the way in which the segment has been trending recently. SUVs, crossovers, and trucks are where the sales are at right now.
The segment as a whole was down roughly 23,000 units in the month of May. For the YTD numbers, the segment was down about 119,000 units.
The sales leader for the month was the Toyota Camry. It saw a notable increase of roughly 21 percent for the month of May. However, it’s still down over two percent YTD. It was followed by the Honda Civic, which was down roughly five percent for the month, which is pretty similar to its roughly four percent drop in sales YTD. Rounding out the top three was the Toyota Corolla. It’s sales dropped more than 13 percent and are down almost seven percent so far this year.
A few standout models for May include the Tesla Model 3 with a more than 123 percent sales increase. The VW Jetta and Dodge Charger also saw significant sales increases. They were double-digit percentage increases.
On the negative side of things, the Mazda 6 was down almost 52 percent. The Nissan Maxima was down almost 42 percent. There were other sales decreases higher, but volume for those cars was less significant. Many models saw sales decreases between 10 and 30 percent, which is where the dramatic loss of 23,000 sales came from. This trend is likely to continue as the year moves forward.
Best Selling Car Rankings
All Car Sales Figures – This Month
| Model | Month | Month LY | Change | YTD | YTD LY | YTD Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiat 124 Spider | 349 | 425 | -17.88 | 1,191 | 1,493 | -20.23 |
| BMW 2-Series | 253 | 822 | -69.22 | 2,896 | 4,469 | -35.20 |
| Chrysler 200 | 6 | 88 | -93.18 | 35 | 842 | -95.84 |
| Mazda 3 | 4,967 | 5,983 | -16.98 | 24,533 | 30,363 | -19.20 |
| BMW 3-Series | 4,364 | 3,428 | 27.30 | 16,231 | 20,629 | -21.32 |
| Chrysler 300 | 2,665 | 3,484 | -23.51 | 12,953 | 20,389 | -36.47 |
| Nissan 370Z | 198 | 343 | -42.27 | 1,022 | 1,586 | -35.56 |
| BMW 4-Series | 1,340 | 2,937 | -54.38 | 9,956 | 12,349 | -19.38 |
| Alfa Romeo 4C | 14 | 19 | -26.32 | 82 | 95 | -13.68 |
| BMW 5-Series | 3,242 | 3,763 | -13.85 | 16,444 | 16,857 | -2.45 |
| Fiat 500 | 335 | 264 | 26.89 | 1,386 | 1,908 | -27.36 |
| Fiat 500L | 69 | 184 | -62.50 | 309 | 747 | -58.63 |
| Mazda 6 | 2,133 | 4,437 | -51.93 | 11,394 | 14,878 | -23.42 |
| BMW 6-Series | 150 | 326 | -53.99 | 871 | 1,754 | -50.34 |
| Volvo 60-Series | 1,767 | 1,182 | 49.49 | 6,985 | 5,727 | 21.97 |
| BMW 7-Series | 1,071 | 1,032 | 3.78 | 3,931 | 3,378 | 16.37 |
| Porsche 718 | 456 | 531 | -14.12 | 1,733 | 2,487 | -30.32 |
| BMW 8-Series | 321 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,197 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Toyota 86 / FR-S | 327 | 401 | -18.45 | 1,402 | 1,907 | -26.48 |
| Volvo 90-Series | 206 | 1,028 | -79.96 | 1,766 | 4,450 | -60.31 |
| Porsche 911 | 613 | 801 | -23.47 | 4,162 | 4,252 | -2.12 |
| Mercedes-Benz A-Class | 804 | 0 | 0.00 | 2,498 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Audi A3 | 947 | 1,700 | -44.29 | 4,297 | 7,769 | -44.69 |
| Audi A4 | 2,223 | 3,472 | -35.97 | 9,862 | 14,249 | -30.79 |
| Audi A5 | 2,251 | 2,364 | -4.78 | 9,414 | 10,607 | -11.25 |
| Audi A6 | 1,427 | 1,131 | 26.17 | 8,159 | 5,067 | 61.02 |
| Audi A7 | 526 | 299 | 75.92 | 2,733 | 1,422 | 92.19 |
| Audi A8 | 190 | 71 | 167.61 | 1,164 | 525 | 121.71 |
| Hyundai Accent | 2,659 | 2,471 | 7.61 | 12,274 | 12,705 | -3.39 |
| Honda Accord | 23,892 | 28,212 | -15.31 | 107,542 | 111,564 | -3.61 |
| Nissan Altima | 24,218 | 23,030 | 5.16 | 92,229 | 96,836 | -4.76 |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG GT | 340 | 201 | 69.15 | 1,324 | 760 | 74.21 |
| Volkswagen Arteon | 245 | 0 | 0.00 | 323 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Cadillac ATS | 139 | 1,262 | -88.99 | 782 | 6,486 | -87.94 |
| Toyota Avalon | 3,250 | 2,669 | 21.77 | 12,241 | 16,499 | -25.81 |
| Dodge Avenger | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | -50.00 |
| Mercedes-Benz B-Class | 1 | 3 | -66.67 | 5 | 132 | -96.21 |
| Volkswagen Beetle | 1,691 | 1,492 | 13.34 | 7,712 | 6,839 | 12.77 |
| Chevrolet Bolt | 1,487 | 1,161 | 28.08 | 7,092 | 6,697 | 5.90 |
| Subaru BRZ | 231 | 364 | -36.54 | 1,337 | 1,650 | -18.97 |
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 4,054 | 5,419 | -25.19 | 23,110 | 23,917 | -3.37 |
| Ford C-Max | 8 | 991 | -99.19 | 43 | 4,564 | -99.06 |
| Kia Cadenza | 105 | 344 | -69.48 | 633 | 3,033 | -79.13 |
| Chevrolet Camaro | 4,662 | 4,529 | 2.94 | 20,787 | 20,850 | -0.30 |
| Toyota Camry | 36,208 | 29,965 | 20.83 | 147,119 | 150,580 | -2.30 |
| Buick Cascada | 492 | 458 | 7.42 | 1,664 | 1,834 | -9.27 |
| Volkswagen CC | 6 | 67 | -91.04 | 33 | 263 | -87.45 |
| Dodge Challenger | 5,748 | 7,005 | -17.94 | 23,601 | 30,545 | -22.73 |
| Dodge Charger | 9,296 | 6,869 | 35.33 | 36,012 | 34,766 | 3.58 |
| Honda Civic | 32,800 | 34,349 | -4.51 | 139,421 | 144,897 | -3.78 |
| Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class | 986 | 2,257 | -56.31 | 7,182 | 9,622 | -25.36 |
| Honda Clarity FCV | 906 | 1,706 | -46.89 | 5,953 | 6,235 | -4.52 |
| Lincoln Continental | 559 | 660 | -15.30 | 2,398 | 3,932 | -39.01 |
| Mini Cooper | 1,682 | 2,535 | -33.65 | 9,132 | 10,504 | -13.06 |
| Toyota Corolla | 25,712 | 29,578 | -13.07 | 123,999 | 133,294 | -6.97 |
| Chevrolet Corvette | 2,171 | 1,928 | 12.60 | 7,995 | 8,313 | -3.83 |
| Chevrolet Cruze | 6,062 | 12,612 | -51.93 | 34,627 | 65,079 | -46.79 |
| Cadillac CT6 | 698 | 809 | -13.72 | 3,491 | 4,085 | -14.54 |
| Cadillac CTS | 916 | 880 | 4.09 | 4,139 | 4,202 | -1.50 |
| Mercedes-Benz E / CLS-Class | 3,372 | 3,625 | -6.98 | 17,138 | 20,005 | -14.33 |
| Hyundai Elantra | 15,733 | 20,762 | -24.22 | 68,431 | 81,870 | -16.42 |
| Lexus ES | 4,741 | 3,828 | 23.85 | 19,630 | 16,309 | 20.36 |
| Jaguar F-Type | 171 | 155 | 10.32 | 1,086 | 1,044 | 4.02 |
| Ford Fiesta | 8,315 | 5,110 | 62.72 | 31,464 | 20,559 | 53.04 |
| Honda Fit | 3,918 | 4,976 | -21.26 | 13,553 | 19,984 | -32.18 |
| Ford Focus | 799 | 16,144 | -95.05 | 11,841 | 64,891 | -81.75 |
| Kia Forte | 10,366 | 11,261 | -7.95 | 39,076 | 44,191 | -11.57 |
| Smart ForTwo | 85 | 110 | -22.73 | 401 | 524 | -23.47 |
| Ford Fusion | 20,501 | 15,253 | 34.41 | 79,951 | 71,300 | 12.13 |
| Genesis G70 | 1,447 | 0 | 0.00 | 4,523 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Genesis G80 | 708 | 840 | -15.71 | 2,821 | 5,004 | -43.63 |
| Genesis G90 | 158 | 236 | -33.05 | 777 | 1,462 | -46.85 |
| Alfa Romeo Giulia | 797 | 1,175 | -32.17 | 3,578 | 5,383 | -33.53 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 3,834 | 4,027 | -4.79 | 15,302 | 20,705 | -26.10 |
| Lexus GS | 260 | 672 | -61.31 | 1,516 | 3,086 | -50.87 |
| Ford GT | 19 | 6 | 216.67 | 121 | 56 | 116.07 |
| Nissan GT-R | 18 | 74 | -75.68 | 144 | 244 | -40.98 |
| BMW i3 | 438 | 424 | 3.30 | 1,733 | 2,927 | -40.79 |
| BMW i8 | 145 | 64 | 126.56 | 393 | 239 | 64.44 |
| Acura ILX | 1,351 | 1,116 | 21.06 | 5,644 | 4,600 | 22.70 |
| Chevrolet Impala | 4,701 | 4,532 | 3.73 | 22,034 | 23,131 | -4.74 |
| Subaru Impreza | 5,532 | 7,843 | -29.47 | 24,130 | 30,130 | -19.91 |
| Subaru Impreza WRX | 2,110 | 2,859 | -26.20 | 10,510 | 12,713 | -17.33 |
| Honda Insight | 2,653 | 0 | 0.00 | 10,181 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hyundai Ioniq | 1,471 | 1,506 | -2.32 | 5,992 | 7,093 | -15.52 |
| Lexus IS | 1,533 | 2,180 | -29.68 | 6,802 | 9,279 | -26.69 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 9,653 | 6,821 | 41.52 | 40,487 | 25,773 | 57.09 |
| Kia K900 | 29 | 22 | 31.82 | 174 | 153 | 13.73 |
| Buick LaCrosse | 933 | 1,351 | -30.94 | 4,643 | 9,768 | -52.47 |
| Lexus LC | 137 | 154 | -11.04 | 579 | 855 | -32.28 |
| Nissan Leaf | 1,216 | 1,576 | -22.84 | 4,852 | 5,292 | -8.31 |
| Subaru Legacy | 2,994 | 3,461 | -13.49 | 14,204 | 18,191 | -21.92 |
| Lexus LS | 462 | 908 | -49.12 | 2,340 | 3,579 | -34.62 |
| Nissan Maxima | 2,153 | 3,694 | -41.72 | 14,716 | 19,548 | -24.72 |
| Mitsubishi Mirage | 2,150 | 3,101 | -30.67 | 10,396 | 10,702 | -2.86 |
| Toyota Mirai | 248 | 102 | 143.14 | 797 | 629 | 26.71 |
| Lincoln MKZ | 1,753 | 1,800 | -2.61 | 7,559 | 7,851 | -3.72 |
| Tesla Model 3 | 13,950 | 6,250 | 123.20 | 46,425 | 18,305 | 153.62 |
| Tesla Model S | 1,025 | 2,800 | -63.39 | 5,800 | 12,450 | -53.41 |
| Ford Mustang | 8,109 | 8,739 | -7.21 | 32,054 | 35,028 | -8.49 |
| Mazda MX-5 Miata | 843 | 1,055 | -20.09 | 3,155 | 3,858 | -18.22 |
| Acura NSX | 30 | 15 | 100.00 | 132 | 87 | 51.72 |
| Kia Optima | 8,300 | 10,367 | -19.94 | 39,379 | 38,253 | 2.94 |
| Porsche Panamera | 521 | 896 | -41.85 | 3,211 | 3,910 | -17.88 |
| Volkswagen Passat | 1,294 | 4,757 | -72.80 | 10,659 | 18,563 | -42.58 |
| Toyota Prius Family | 6,615 | 8,672 | -23.72 | 23,472 | 38,327 | -38.76 |
| Infiniti Q50 | 1,857 | 2,945 | -36.94 | 12,295 | 16,526 | -25.60 |
| Infiniti Q60 | 314 | 848 | -62.97 | 2,043 | 3,489 | -41.44 |
| Infiniti Q70 | 203 | 390 | -47.95 | 1,510 | 2,153 | -29.87 |
| Audi R8 | 27 | 104 | -74.04 | 206 | 330 | -37.58 |
| Lexus RC | 412 | 434 | -5.07 | 1,728 | 1,421 | 21.60 |
| Buick Regal | 1,119 | 1,502 | -25.50 | 5,497 | 6,712 | -18.10 |
| Kia Rio | 2,482 | 2,181 | 13.80 | 10,408 | 9,170 | 13.50 |
| Acura RLX | 91 | 163 | -44.17 | 623 | 797 | -21.83 |
| Mercedes-Benz S-Class | 958 | 1,169 | -18.05 | 5,067 | 7,269 | -30.29 |
| Nissan Sentra | 18,831 | 18,103 | 4.02 | 88,675 | 95,104 | -6.76 |
| Mercedes-Benz SL-Class | 193 | 206 | -6.31 | 822 | 1,048 | -21.56 |
| Mercedes-Benz SLC-Class | 303 | 263 | 15.21 | 1,115 | 1,046 | 6.60 |
| Hyundai Sonata | 8,599 | 10,728 | -19.85 | 38,753 | 44,169 | -12.26 |
| Chevrolet Sonic | 1,509 | 1,527 | -1.18 | 7,276 | 9,037 | -19.49 |
| Kia Soul | 10,713 | 9,922 | 7.97 | 46,697 | 40,165 | 16.26 |
| Chevrolet Spark | 2,710 | 1,485 | 82.49 | 11,481 | 9,915 | 15.79 |
| Kia Stinger | 1,410 | 1,761 | -19.93 | 5,576 | 7,059 | -21.01 |
| Ford Taurus | 1,463 | 3,815 | -61.65 | 10,361 | 20,457 | -49.35 |
| Acura TLX | 2,235 | 2,723 | -17.92 | 11,360 | 14,600 | -22.19 |
| Audi TT | 153 | 212 | -27.83 | 477 | 746 | -36.06 |
| Hyundai Veloster | 1,020 | 728 | 40.11 | 6,465 | 4,692 | 37.79 |
| Nissan Versa | 8,116 | 6,576 | 23.42 | 39,818 | 37,939 | 4.95 |
| Chevrolet Volt | 430 | 1,445 | -70.24 | 3,322 | 6,368 | -47.83 |
| Jaguar XE | 186 | 376 | -50.53 | 2,244 | 2,310 | -2.86 |
| Jaguar XF | 50 | 197 | -74.62 | 707 | 919 | -23.07 |
| Jaguar XJ | 105 | 118 | -11.02 | 607 | 831 | -26.96 |
| Cadillac XTS | 2,010 | 1,222 | 64.48 | 7,486 | 7,342 | 1.96 |
| Toyota Yaris | 2,953 | 3,000 | -1.57 | 14,732 | 14,154 | 4.08 |
| BMW Z4 | 424 | 0 | 0.00 | 896 | 2 | 44,700.00 |
| Model | Month | Month LY | YTD | YTD LY | ||
| ∑ = 452,906 | ∑ = 493,803 | ∑ = 1,994,860 | ∑ = 2,214,505 |
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.