Small Car Sales In America – July 2014 YTD

Sales of subcompact cars increased for the fifth consecutive month in America in July 2014. The class-leading Nissan Versa increased its July sales total by 6623 units.

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Sales of the Chevrolet Sonic, Honda Fit, and Mazda 2 also helped to overcome the losses at Ford, Hyundai, Kia, and Toyota. Mazda 2 volume more than doubled as Mazda prepares to bring the new 2, a more stylish car that’s more in keeping with Mazda’s current design philosophy, to North American dealers.

Subcompact growth, at 3% through the first seven months of 2014, clearly outpaces the 1% improvement in compact car sales. But the difference in volume can’t be understated. The Versa sells less than half as often as the leading small car, Toyota’s Corolla.

With 315,000 sales, the subcompact category trails the Corolla and Honda Civic by more than 87,000 sales. And that’s before you take into account all the Corolla and Civic rivals, of which there are many.

• U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings – July 2014 YTD
• All Cars Ranked By July 2014 YTD U.S. Sales
• All Makes & Models Ranked By July 2014 YTD U.S. Sales

Dodge Dart sales have now increased in three consecutive months, but it’s start to the year was dreadfully off 2013’s early pace. None of America’s 40 best-selling cars are improving their sales as successfully as the Nissan Sentra this year. Sentra volume was up 54% in 2014 to a Versa-beating 17,579 units.

Volkswagen Golf volume is returning to normal now that the Mk7 car is here, but Jetta sales have decreased in ten of the last eleven months.

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 small cars of all kinds any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

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Compact	July 2014	July 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Acura ILX *	1235	1482	-16.7%	9592	12,206	-21.4%
Buick Verano	3190	3621	-11.9%	25,280	27,054	-6.6%
Chevrolet Cruze	20,926	25,447	-17.8%	166,264	159,136	4.5%
Dodge Dart	7483	6064	23.4%	45,450	51,013	-10.9%
Ford Focus	17,724	16,764	5.7%	138,680	151,549	-8.5%
Honda Civic	30,038	32,416	-7.3%	197,135	191,120	3.1%
Hyundai Elantra	22,213	23,958	-7.3%	134,710	150,202	-10.3%
Kia Forte	5566	7277	-23.5%	43,517	41,628	4.5%
Mazda 3	9381	9236	1.6%	61,529	61,937	-0.7%
Mitsubishi Lancer	1178	1719	-31.5%	10,026	12,559	-20.2%
Nissan Sentra	17,579	11,439	53.7%	111,477	77,878	43.1%
Subaru Impreza	7373	7085	4.1%	51,707	46,191	11.9%
Suzuki SX4	—	—	—	—	2859	-100%
Toyota Corolla/Matrix	30,833	24,463	26.0%	205,187	183,435	11.9%
Volkswagen Golf	2446	2666	-8.3%	13,915	19,450	-28.5%
Volkswagen Jetta	13,142	13,388	-1.8%	89,449	94,684	-5.5%
—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	190,307	187,025	1.8%	1,303,918	1,288,901	1.2%

Subcompact	July 2014	July 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Aveo	—	—	—	—	2	-100.0%
Chevrolet Sonic	6430	6055	6.2%	56,820	50,960	11.5%
Ford Fiesta	7545	7667	-1.6%	42,626	45,831	-7.0%
Honda Fit	5115	5047	1.3%	26,939	30,588	-11.9%
Hyundai Accent	3755	5537	-32.2%	38,019	34,996	8.6%
Kia Rio	3791	3021	25.5%	23,757	26,681	-11.0%
Mazda 2	2075	800	159.4%	10,032	6394	56.9%
Nissan Versa	15,630	9007	73.5%	83,570	72,768	14.8%
Toyota Prius C	3700	3797	-2.6%	23,983	24,372	-1.6%
Toyota Yaris	686	1759	-61.0%	9218	13,685	-32.6%
—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	48,727	42,690	14.4%	314,964	306,277	2.8%

City Car	July 2014	July 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Spark	3715	3847	-3.4%	26,014	21,435	21.4%
Mitsubishi Mirage	1593	—	—	9860	—	—
Scion iQ	174	336	-48.2%	1401	2645	-47.0%
Smart Fortwo	1351	860	57.1%	5998	5319	12.8%
—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	6833	5043	35.5%	43,273	29,399	47.2%

Sporty Hatchbacks	July 2014	July 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500 *	2371	2821	-16.0%	20,550	23,892	-14.0%
Hyundai Veloster *	2237	2868	-22.0%	17,207	17,912	-3.9%
Mini Cooper *	3479	3513	-1.0%	16,083	24,592	-34.6%
Scion tC *	1685	1974	-14.6%	10,928	10,801	1.2%
Volkswagen Beetle *	2452	5256	-53.3%	18,580	26,443	-29.7%
—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	12,224	16,432	-25.6%	83,348	103,640	-19.6%

Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers	July 2014	July 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	4061	3176	27.9%	27,718	15,428	79.7%
Chevrolet HHR	—	—	—	—	3	-100.0%
Dodge Caliber	—	—	—	—	45	-100.0%
Fiat 500L	1436	962	49.3%	8229	1503	447.5%
Kia Soul	14,709	10,160	44.8%	89,708	73,191	22.6%
Mini Countryman *	2183	2211	-1.3%	12,804	12,774	0.2%
Mini Paceman *	149	226	-34.1%	1076	940	14.5%
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport *	2610	2075	25.8%	17,932	14,522	23.5%
Nissan Cube	324	401	-19.2%	2618	3720	-29.6%
Nissan Juke *	2325	3579	-35.0%	28,086	21,357	31.5%
Scion xB	1415	1528	-7.4%	9633	11,047	-12.8%
Scion xD	682	809	-15.7	4968	5133	-3.2%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	6603	4636	42.4%	40,368	29,726	35.8%
—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	36,497	29,763	22.6%	243,140	189,389	28.4%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* vehicle also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown
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 Encore and XV Crosstrek are listed with small SUVs, too, and the Acura ILX shown with mainstream cars is also displayed with luxury cars… 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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