The Toyota Camry only just pipped the Nissan Altima to begin 2015 where it left off in 2014: as America’s best-selling midsize car.
• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – January 2015
• U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model – January 2015
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The difference in January? The Camry led all midsize cars, but not all cars. Although it outsold the Altima by a scant 355-unit margin, Toyota’s own Corolla outsold the Camry by nearly 600 units.
The Camry and Altima both posted impressive January growth, year-over-year. The overall U.S. midsize market didn’t fare quite so well, however, as declines from some moderately high-volume cars like the Ford Fusion and Kia Optima counteracted small gains from the Chevrolet Malibu and Honda Accord.
Midsize car volume was up 5.5%, slightly slower growth than was achieved by the overall passenger car market; far slower growth than was achieved by the overall new vehicle market.
Behind the top-ranked Camry, second-place Altima, the third-ranked Accord, and Ford’s declining fourth-place Fusion wasn’t January 2014’s fifth-ranked Chevrolet Malibu or December’s fifth-ranked Hyundai Sonata. The Chrysler 200 cruised into the fifth spot with a 30% YOY jump.
Total Chrysler Group/FCA midsize volume, including the defunct Dodge Avenger, slid 8%.
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 now sortable, so you can rank midsize cars any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.
Click Column Headers To Sort • February 2015 • December 2014 • January 2014
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Midsize Car
|
January
2015 |
January
2014 |
%
Change |
2015
YTD |
2014
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
792
|
1434 | -44.8% | 792 | 1434 | -44.8% | |
|
11,878
|
11,822 | 0.5% | 11,878 | 11,822 | 0.5% | |
|
14,157
|
10,912 | 29.7% | 14,157 | 10,912 | 29.7% | |
|
242
|
4795 | -95.0% | 242 | 4795 | -95.0% | |
|
19,694
|
20,717 | -4.9% | 19,694 | 20,717 | -4.9% | |
|
21,011
|
20,604 | 2.0% | 21,011 | 20,604 | 2.0% | |
|
12,363
|
9815 | 26.0% | 12,363 | 9815 | 26.0% | |
|
9394
|
9979 | -5.9% | 9394 | 9979 | -5.9% | |
|
3766
|
3172 | 18.7% | 3766 | 3172 | 18.7% | |
|
—
|
17 | -100% | — | 17 | -100% | |
|
26,408
|
22,515 | 17.3% | 26,408 | 22,515 | 17.3% | |
|
3882
|
2735 | 41.9% | 3881 | 2735 | 41.9% | |
|
26,763
|
23,332 | 14.7% | 26,763 | 23,332 | 14.7% | |
|
6305
|
6236 | 1.1% | 6305 | 6236 | 1.1% | |
|
531
|
881 | -39.7% | 531 | 881 | -39.7% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
157,186
|
148,966 | 5.5% | 157,186 | 148,966 | 5.5% |
|
Hybrids & Electrics
|
January
2015 |
January
2014 |
%
Change |
2015
YTD |
2014
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
542
|
918 | -41.0% | 542 | 918 | -41.0% | |
|
1160
|
1418 | -18.2% | 1160 | 1418 | -18.2% | |
|
223
|
317 | -29.7% | 223 | 317 | -29.7% | |
|
3
|
1 | 200% | 3 | 1 | 200% | |
|
1070
|
1252 | -14.5% | 1070 | 1252 | -14.5% | |
|
7717
|
8008 | -3.6% | 7717 | 8008 | -3.6% | |
|
7316
|
7205 |
1.5% |
7316 | 7205 | 1.5% | |
|
401
|
803 |
-50.1% |
401 |
803 | -50.1% | |
|
1913
|
1730 | 10.6% | 1913 | 1730 | 10.6% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
12,628
|
13,644 | -7.4% | 12,628 | 13,644 | -7.4% |
|
Tall Wagons
& Crossovers |
January
2015 |
January
2014 |
%
Change |
2015
YTD |
2014
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
661
|
1176 | -43.8% | 661 | 1176 | -43.8% | |
|
11,351
|
8230 | 37.9% | 11,351 | 8230 | 37.9% | |
|
2105
|
1993 | 5.6% | 2105 | 1993 | 5.6% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
14,117
|
11,399 | 23.8% | 14,117 | 11,399 | 23.8% |
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.
RECOMMENDED READING
Midsize Car Sales In America – February 2015 YTD
Midsize Car Sales In America – December & 2014 Year End
Midsize Car Sales In America – January 2014
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America – January 2015
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings – January 2015
Small Car Sales In America – January 2015
Large Car Sales In America – January 2015