Small Car Sales Figures In America – October 2013 YTD

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The Honda Civic took control of the small car market in October 2013 and, as a result, has now all but secured its lead among small cars in the United States on year-to-date terms, as well.

The Civic, available as both a sedan and as a coupe, outsold the Toyota Corolla (and the Matrix with which Toyota combines Corolla sales figures) by 3691 units and leads the Toyota tandem by 23,705 units through ten months.

It’s been a decent year for compact car sales in the United States. Their sales aren’t growing as fast as the overall industry, however, and October sales weren’t noteworthy at all. Eight different compacts reported substantial losses, and that doesn’t include the disappearance of 1072 Suzuki SX4 sales.

The subcompact segment wasn’t booming in October, either, as ten nameplates combined for a 1.3% year-over-year increase. The segment was boosted by the Chevrolet Sonic’s 25% increase, the best-selling Nissan Versa’s 315-unit gain, and 475 Mitsubishi Mirage sales. But Toyota Yaris volume plunged and the Mazda 2 suffered a 35% decline.

• All 267 Vehicles Ranked By October 2013 YTD U.S. Sales
• All 155 Cars Ranked By October 2013 YTD U.S. Sales

The Mirage is just as likely to have stolen 475 sales from the Chevrolet Spark as it was to have added 475 sales to the subcompact category’s total. With Scion iQ sales tumbling and the Smart Fortwo declining sharply in October, the smallest small cars were down 21%. Sales of coupeesque small cars, meanwhile – 500, Cooper, Veloster, tC, Beetle – fell 18%.

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 compacts, subcompacts, and city cars any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page. The + icon has been removed from year-over-year improvements. Look instead for red font to designate year-over-year declines. We’ve also added prior year data so you won’t have to hunt around for historical figures.

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Compact	October 2013	October 2012	% Change	2013 YTD	2012 YTD	% Change
Acura ILX *	2005	1529	31.1%	17,275	7658	126%
Buick Verano	3306	3502	– 5.6%	39,874	32,648	22.1%
Chevrolet Cruze	16,087	19,121	-15.9%	211,862	199,721	6.1%
Dodge Dart	5617	5455	3.0%	71,453	14,710	386%
Ford Focus	15,108	18,320	– 17.5%	203,762	205,006	– 0.6%
Honda Civic	27,328	20,687	32.1%	280,889	254,716	10.3%
Hyundai Elantra	14,876	14,512	2.5%	209,469	167,087	25.4%
Kia Forte	4706	5911	– 20.4%	57,421	67,139	– 14.5%
Mazda 3	7674	9518	– 19.4%	89,288	103,223	– 13.5%
Mitsubishi Lancer	1161	1256	– 7.6%	16,581	14,024	18.2%
Nissan Sentra	8399	5624	49.3%	106,680	91,464	16.6%
Subaru Impreza	4923	4738	3.9%	64,922	68,389	– 5.1%
Suzuki SX4	—	1072	– 100%	2859	10,633	– 73.1%
Toyota Corolla/Matrix	23,637	20,949	12.8%	257,184	243,652	5.6%
Volkswagen Golf	2249	2914	– 22.8%	26,836	35,322	– 24.0%
Volkswagen Jetta	11,710	13,476	– 13.1%	135,983	140,504	– 3.2%
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Total	148,786	148,584	0.1%	1,792,338	1,648,238	8.7%

Subcompact	October 2013	October 2012	% Change	2013 YTD	2012 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Aveo	—	2	– 100%	2	63	– 96.8%
Chevrolet Sonic	6850	5495	24.7%	76,499	70,241	8.9%
Ford Fiesta	4337	3991	8.7%	61,955	47,475	30.5%
Honda Fit	3735	3773	– 1.0%	44,756	42,351	5.7%
Hyundai Accent	3605	3373	6.9%	48,717	54,811	– 11.1%
Kia Rio	2874	2623	9.6%	36,112	35,438	1.9%
Mazda 2	736	1124	– 34.5%	9805	13,853	– 29.2%
Mitsubishi Mirage	475	—	—	495	—	—
Nissan Versa	8626	8311	3.8%	100,161	93,883	6.7%
Toyota Prius C	3035	3328	– 8.8%	36,168	29,458	22.8%
Toyota Yaris	775	2579	– 69.9%	20,029	26,397	– 24.1%
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Total	35,048	34,599	1.3%	434,699	413,790	5.1%

City Car	October 2013	October 2012	% Change	2013 YTD	2012 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Spark	2353	2134	10.3%	30,677	8447	263%
Mitsubishi i MiEV	28	30	– 6.7%	1006	469	114%
Scion iQ	246	808	– 69.6%	3611	7680	– 53.0%
Smart Fortwo	513	998	– 48.6%	7450	8309	– 10.3%
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Total	3140	3970%	– 20.9%	42,744	24,905	71.6%

Sporty Hatchbacks	October 2013	October 2012	% Change	2013 YTD	2012 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500 *	2378	3720	– 36.1%	31,372	36,462	– 14.0%
Hyundai Veloster *	2175	2464	– 11.7%	25,448	30,802	– 17.4%
Mini Cooper *	3145	4053	– 22.4%	35,519	37,239	– 4.6%
Scion tC *	1499	1654	– 9.4%	16,505	19,790	– 16.6%
Volkswagen Beetle *	2555	2439	4.8%	37,473	24,005	56.1%
—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	11,752	14,330	-18.0%	146,317	148,298	– 1.3%

Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers	October 2013	October 2012	% Change	2013 YTD	2012 YTD	YTD % Change
Buick Encore *	3602	—	—	26,532	—	—
Chevrolet HHR	—	—	—	3	21	– 85.7%
Dodge Caliber	—	92	– 100%	45	10,113	– 99.6%
Fiat 500L	1296	—	—	5044	—	—
Kia Soul	8240	7988	3.2%	98,864	101,344	– 2.4%
Mercedes-Benz B-Class *	—	3	– 100%	—	23	– 100%
Mini Countryman *	2239	1835	22.0%	17,835	17,180	3.8%
Mini Paceman *	316	—	—	1981	—	—
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport *	2009	1675	19.9%	20,534	14,801	38.7%
Nissan Cube	297	475	– 37.5%	4719	6287	– 24.9%
Nissan Juke *	3328	2520	32.1%	31,635	30,616	3.3%
Scion xB	1246	1463	– 14.8%	15,238	17,055	– 10.7%
Scion xD	716	855	– 16.3%	7676	9280	– 17.3%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	4886	1735	182%	42,905	1927	2127%
—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	28,175	18,641	51.1%	273,011	208,647	30.8%

Source: Automakers & ANDC

* indicates a vehicle which is also shown 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, right? 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.