Small Car Sales In America – January 2019

Best Selling Small Cars in America for January 2019

Here you will find the small car sales leaders in the United States for January 2019. Each month we compile the small car model sales data and reports for North American markets and analyze it to create the best selling list below.

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Our Take On The Small Cars Sales Numbers

Small Car sales were down in the U.S. for the first month of 2019 when compared with this time last year. Sales dropped by about 11,000 units.

In the Compact Car segment, sales were down several thousand units. Of the cars in that segment, only the Toyota Corolla and Volkswagen Jetta saw sales increases.

Subcompact Car sales dropped a few thousand units and only the Kia Rio saw an increase in sales. City Car sales were actually up due to a significant increase in Mitsubishi Mirage sales.

Warm hatchback sales were pretty much flat with a slight drop in sales from last year’s January. The Hyundai Veloster and Mini Cooper were the two models that managed to see increases.

Tall Hatchback sales were also slightly down, but only by a few hundred units. The Kia Soul saw sales increases, though.

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Top Small Cars Sales Figures – This Month

This sales table of shows the top small car sales performers in the United States, including their year on year growth rates both for the most recent month and year to date figures. Note that this table is sortable and that it fees the chart below. You can easily change the chart by filtering and sorting the below table.

For reference US = United States Sales for the month, US LY = Last Year’s United States Sales for the month, US vs LY = The Year on Year Growth Rate, YTD = United States Sales Year to Date, YTD LY = Last Year’s United States Year to Date Sales, YTD vs LY = The Year on Year Growth Rate.

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 April 2019.

All Small Car Sales

Model	US	US LY	% Change	YTD	YTD LY	% Change
Mazda 3	4,596	5,825	-21.1	4,596	5,825	-21.1
Fiat 500	261	454	-42.5	261	454	-42.5
Fiat 500L	56	104	-46.2	56	104	-46.2
Hyundai Accent	1,825	2,429	-24.9	1,825	2,429	-24.9
Volkswagen Beetle	971	1,112	-12.7	971	1,112	-12.7
Honda Civic	21,553	23,749	-9.2	21,553	23,749	-9.2
Mini Cooper	1,586	1,452	9.2	1,586	1,452	9.2
Toyota Corolla	25,113	21,407	17.3	25,113	21,407	17.3
Chevrolet Cruze	7,668	10,858	-29.4	7,668	10,858	-29.4
Dodge Dart	3	83	-96.4	3	83	-96.4
Hyundai Elantra	9,942	14,017	-29.1	9,942	14,017	-29.1
Ford Fiesta	5,244	3,775	38.9	5,244	3,775	38.9
Honda Fit	1,405	2,937	-52.2	1,405	2,937	-52.2
Ford Focus	3,404	6,610	-48.5	3,404	6,610	-48.5
Kia Forte	5,955	6,688	-11.0	5,955	6,688	-11.0
Smart ForTwo	83	105	-21.0	83	105	-21.0
Volkswagen Golf	1,774	3,541	-49.9	1,774	3,541	-49.9
Subaru Impreza	4,183	5,351	-21.8	4,183	5,351	-21.8
Volkswagen Jetta	6,875	4,531	51.7	6,875	4,531	51.7
Mitsubishi Mirage	1,570	1,103	42.3	1,570	1,103	42.3
Kia Rio	1,608	1,339	20.1	1,608	1,339	20.1
Nissan Sentra	14,088	17,731	-20.5	14,088	17,731	-20.5
Chevrolet Sonic	1,467	968	51.5	1,467	968	51.5
Kia Soul	7,101	5,938	19.6	7,101	5,938	19.6
Chevrolet Spark	2,113	1,558	35.6	2,113	1,558	35.6
Hyundai Veloster	855	744	14.9	855	744	14.9
Nissan Versa	6,649	7,248	-8.3	6,649	7,248	-8.3
Toyota Yaris	1,323	2,306	-42.6	1,323	2,306	-42.6
	∑ = 139,271	∑ = 153,963		∑ = 139,271	∑ = 153,963

Compact Car Sales

Model	US	US LY	% Change	YTD	YTD LY	% Change
Mazda 3	4,596	5,825	-21.1	4,596	5,825	-21.1
Honda Civic	21,553	23,749	-9.2	21,553	23,749	-9.2
Toyota Corolla	25,113	21,407	17.3	25,113	21,407	17.3
Chevrolet Cruze	7,668	10,858	-29.4	7,668	10,858	-29.4
Dodge Dart	3	83	-96.4	3	83	-96.4
Hyundai Elantra	9,942	14,017	-29.1	9,942	14,017	-29.1
Ford Focus	3,404	6,610	-48.5	3,404	6,610	-48.5
Kia Forte	5,955	6,688	-11.0	5,955	6,688	-11.0
Volkswagen Golf	1,774	3,541	-49.9	1,774	3,541	-49.9
Subaru Impreza	4,183	5,351	-21.8	4,183	5,351	-21.8
Volkswagen Jetta	6,875	4,531	51.7	6,875	4,531	51.7
Nissan Sentra	14,088	17,731	-20.5	14,088	17,731	-20.5
	∑ = 105,154	∑ = 120,391		∑ = 105,154	∑ = 120,391

Subcompact Car Sales

Model	US	US LY	% Change	YTD	YTD LY	% Change
Hyundai Accent	1,825	2,429	-24.9	1,825	2,429	-24.9
Ford Fiesta	5,244	3,775	38.9	5,244	3,775	38.9
Honda Fit	1,405	2,937	-52.2	1,405	2,937	-52.2
Kia Rio	1,608	1,339	20.1	1,608	1,339	20.1
Chevrolet Sonic	1,467	968	51.5	1,467	968	51.5
Nissan Versa	6,649	7,248	-8.3	6,649	7,248	-8.3
Toyota Yaris	1,323	2,306	-42.6	1,323	2,306	-42.6
	∑ = 19,521	∑ = 21,002		∑ = 19,521	∑ = 21,002