U.S. sales of midsize cars plunged 19% to fewer than 147,000 units in February 2017, a loss of 34,000 sales for the rapidly declining segment.
U.S. Vehicle Sales By Model – February 2017 YTD
U.S. Car Sales By Model – February 2017 YTD
Led by the plunging Toyota Camry – which didn’t plunge as far or as fast as its competitors – America’s midsize car category has now lost volume in twelve consecutive months. Not since February 2016 have sales of midsize cars increased on a year-over-year basis.
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Virtually every member of the fleet deserved blame in February 2017. Only the Volkswagen Passat posted a year-over-year improvement. The Passat, sales of which increased relative to February 2016, were down 25% compared with February 2012 and lower last month than in four of the last five Februarys. The Passat’s growth is not meaningless, but it’s trivial.
Elsewhere, with the Chrysler 200’s painfully gradual disappearance (sales fell 65% in February) and a sharp decline from one of the newest redesigns (Chevrolet Malibu sales were down 42%) plus significant losses from the Ford Fusion, Hyundai Sonata, and Toyota Camry, midsize car market share slid to just 10.4% in February 2017, down from 13.4% in February 2016 and 14.2% in February 2015.
You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly U.S. auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBC’s Sales Stats page. These tables are sortable, so you can rank midsize cars any which way you like. Mobile users can now thumb across the tables for full-width access. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.
Click Column Headers To Sort • March 2017 • January 2017 • February 2016
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Midsize Car
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Feb.
2017 |
Feb.
2016 |
%
Change |
2017
YTD |
2016
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1023
|
1608 | -36.4% | 1974 | 4261 | -53.7% | |
|
12,406
|
21,418 | -42.1% | 20,783 | 36,164 | -42.5% | |
|
2194
|
6259 | -64.9% | 4055 | 10,944 | -62.9% | |
|
—
|
6 | -100% | — | 15 | -100% | |
|
16,512
|
25,442 | -35.1% | 32,027 | 45,319 | -29.3% | |
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23,455
|
25,785 | -9.0% | 42,991 | 46,550 | -7.6% | |
|
14,618
|
17,470 | -16.3% | 22,512 | 32,679 | -31.1% | |
|
8892
|
9630 | -7.7% | 16,741 | 18,043 | -7.2% | |
|
3598
|
3617 | -0.5% | 6898 | 6189 | 11.5% | |
|
26,543
|
28,320 | -6.3% | 45,474 | 50,476 | -9.9% | |
|
3924
|
4454 | -11.9% | 7806 | 8927 | -12.6% | |
|
27,498
|
32,396 | -15.1% | 47,811 | 59,236 | -19.3% | |
|
179
|
251 | -28.7% | 346 | 630 | -45.1% | |
|
6114
|
4380 | 39.6% | 12,001 | 7966 | 50.7% | |
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—
|
—
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— | — | — | — | — |
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Total
|
146,956
|
181,036 | -18.8% | 261,419 | 327,399 | -20.2% |
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Hybrids & Electrics
|
Feb.
2017 |
Feb.
2016 |
%
Change |
2017
YTD |
2016
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
952
|
— | — | 2114 | — | — | |
|
1820
|
1126 | 61.6% | 3431 | 2122 | 61.7% | |
|
1315
|
1370 | -4.0% | 2261 | 2357 | -4.1% | |
|
—
|
— | — | 1 | 19 | -94.7% | |
|
1
|
— | — | 5 | — | — | |
|
2143
|
— | — | 2185 | — | — | |
|
1
|
5 | -80.0% | 1 | 7 | -85.7% | |
|
1037
|
930 | 11.5% | 1809 | 1685 | 7.4% | |
|
6780
|
7175 | -5.5% | 12,699 | 13,518 | -6.1% | |
|
5418
|
7169 | -24.4% | 9971 | 13,502 | -26.2% | |
|
1362
|
6 | 22,233% | 2728 | 16 | 16,950% | |
|
892
|
1112 | -19.8% | 1659 | 2317 | -28.4% | |
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|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
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Total
|
14,941
|
11,718 | 27.5% | 26,165 | 22,025 | 18.8% |
Source: Automakers & ANDC
* indicates a vehicle that is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ Prius breakdown by variant
GCBC isn’t here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better. This explains why you’ll see the Outback and Venza listed with midsize SUVs, too… because readers have wanted it both ways. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.
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Midsize Car Sales In America – February 2017
Midsize Car Sales In America – January 2017
Midsize Car Sales In America – February 2016
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America – February 2017
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings – February 2017
Large Car Sales In America – February 2017
Small Car Sales In America – February 2017