U.S. sales of midsize cars matched the 11% rate of decline seen in the first two-thirds of 2016 with an 11% drop in September 2016, a decrease of 21,000 sales for a segment that has now lost nearly 200,000 sales this year.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – September 2016 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model – September 2016 YTD
From the segment-leading Toyota Camry to the near-discontinued Chrysler 200, sharp losses were the norm in September. Even the Subary Legacy, up 7% so far this year, fell by a modest 4% in September 2016.
Only two high-volume midsizers stood out as exceptions.
The new Chevrolet Malibu, still the freshest intermediate sedan on the block, jumped 26% to 21,521 units, a four-month high.
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The Nissan Altima, which plunged to a 52-month low in August, climbed to 25,031 units in September, a year-over-year boost of 3%.
Yet midsize cars overall saw their share of the overall auto industry fall to 11.9% in September 2016, down from 13.3% a year ago.
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 • October 2016 • August 2016 • September 2015
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Midsize Car
|
September
2016 |
September
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
YTD |
2015
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1696
|
1728 | -1.9% | 15,461 | 14,106 | 9.6% | |
|
21,521
|
17,066 | 26.1% | 170,389 | 147,161 | 15.8% | |
|
3185
|
9944 | -68.0% | 48,959 | 138,536 | -64.7% | |
|
2
|
38 | -94.7% | 44 | 1257 | -96.5% | |
|
20,570
|
24,942 | -17.5% | 210,462 | 231,475 | -9.1% | |
|
27,204
|
33,641 | -19.1% | 258,619 | 264,814 | -2.3% | |
|
15,347
|
16,124 | -4.8% | 155,279 | 157,680 | -1.5% | |
|
9010
|
11,719 | -23.1% | 89,327 | 118,303 | -24.5% | |
|
4052
|
4528 | -10.5% | 35,862 | 47,078 | -23.8% | |
|
25,031
|
24,224 | 3.3% | 242,321 | 262,424 | -7.7% | |
|
6027
|
6277 | -4.0% | 47,396 | 44,231 | 7.2% | |
|
30,707
|
34,487 | -11.0% | 297,453 | 326,330 | -8.8% | |
|
234
|
384 | -39.1% | 2355 | 4490 | -47.6% | |
|
6335
|
7228 | -12.4% | 53,086 | 63,736 | -16.7% | |
|
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|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
170,921
|
192,330 | -11.1% | 1,627,013 | 1,821,621 | -10.7% |
|
Hybrids & Electrics
|
September
2016 |
September
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
YTD |
2015
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2031
|
949 | 114% | 16,326 | 9264 | 76.2% | |
|
1428
|
1966 | -27.4% | 15,149 | 17,291 | -12.4% | |
|
1
|
64 | -98.4% | 63 | 1353 | -95.3% | |
|
17
|
3 | 467% | 82 | 93 | -11.8% | |
|
1316
|
1247 | 5.5% | 9238 | 13,630 | -32.2% | |
|
9794
|
10,168 | -3.7% | 78,424 | 89,812 | -12.7% | |
|
9790
|
9952 |
-1.6% |
78,372 | 85,778 | -8.6% | |
|
4
|
216 |
-98.2% |
52 |
4034 | -98.7% | |
|
1222
|
2575 | -52.5% | 11,241 | 22,479 | -50.0% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
15,809
|
16,972 | -6.8% | 130,523 | 153,922 | -15.2% |
|
Tall Wagons
& Crossovers |
September
2016 |
September
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
YTD |
2015
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5
|
777 | -99.4% | 725 | 7227 | -90.0% | |
|
16,978
|
15,126 | 12.2% | 126,426 | 108,419 | 16.6% | |
|
6
|
1584 | -99.6% | 580 | 19,157 | -97.0% | |
|
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|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
16,989
|
17,487 | -2.8% | 127,731 | 134,803 | -5.2% |
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 – October 2016
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Large Car Sales In America – September 2016
Small Car Sales In America – September 2016