U.S. sales of compact cars declined just 2% in April 2017, a modest downturn that doesn’t reflect the degree to which the auto industry contracted.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – April 2017 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model – April 2017 YTD
April 2017 auto sales volume slid 5%. The car market as a whole was down 11%. But because of big year-over-year gains from the Chevrolet Cruze, Hyundai Elantra, Subaru Impreza, and Volkswagen Golf, compact sales were only slightly south of level.
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Subcompact cars, on the other hand, were down 28% in April 2017, a loss of nearly 13,000 sales for the core segment.
The Hyundai Accent and Kia Rio, both approaching a replacement phase, are partly to blame, but sales of the Chevrolet Sonic, Ford Fiesta, and Toyota Prius C likewise plunged.
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 small cars of all kinds 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 • April 2016
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Compact
|
April
2017 |
April
2016 |
%
Change |
2017
YTD |
2016
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
832
|
1633 | -49.1% | 3088 | 5920 | -47.8% | |
|
673
|
2399 | -71.9% | 2717 | 10,624 | -74.4% | |
|
21,317
|
14,153 | 50.6% | 75,240 | 51,394 | 46.4% | |
|
1286
|
4356 | -70.5% | 5944 | 20,597 | -71.1% | |
|
13,197
|
15,983 | -17.4% | 49,902 | 66,198 | -24.6% | |
|
31,211
|
35,331 | -11.7% | 112,865 | 122,634 | -8.0% | |
|
16,346
|
12,361 | 32.2% | 70,548 | 51,724 | 36.4% | |
|
10,496
|
9740 | 7.8% | 35,558 | 33,662 | 5.6% | |
|
5980
|
10,722 | -44.2% | 26,586 | 32,855 | -19.1% | |
|
832
|
1023 | -18.7% | 6053 | 6477 | -6.5% | |
|
20,255
|
19,145 | 5.8% | 71,669 | 82,089 | -12.7% | |
|
11,077
|
7932 | 39.6% | 37,351 | 29,392 | 27.1% | |
|
31,104
|
33,653 | -7.6% | 112,539 | 122,139 | -7.9% | |
|
29,136
|
32,111 | -9.3% | 105,222 | 116,371 | -9.6% | |
|
1968
|
1542 | 27.6% | 7317 | 5768 | 26.9% | |
|
7187
|
5108 | 40.7% | 25,164 | 17,241 | 46.0% | |
|
9398
|
10,694 | -12.1% | 33,961 | 38,717 | -12.3% | |
|
—
|
—
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— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
181,191
|
184,233 | -1.7% | 669,185 | 691,663 | -3.2% |
|
Subcompact
|
April
2017 |
April
2016 |
%
Change |
2017
YTD |
2016
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1645
|
5102 | -67.8% | 9265 | 17,729 | -47.7% | |
|
3329
|
4462 | -25.4% | 16,373 | 15,325 | 6.8% | |
|
4871
|
5132 | -5.1% | 16,773 | 16,645 | 0.8% | |
|
6951
|
12,933 | -46.3% | 21,714 | 30,759 | -29.4% | |
|
1463
|
2523 | -42.0% | 4535 | 7889 | -42.5% | |
|
—
|
3 | -100% | — | 3 | -100% | |
|
8322
|
9165 | -9.2% | 39,397 | 45,664 | -13.7% | |
|
1161
|
1676 | -30.7% | 5061 | 8309 | -39.1% | |
|
5001
|
4388 | 14.0% | 17,600 | 14,480 | 21.5% | |
|
1522
|
1365 | 11.5% | 5286 | 4048 | 30.6% | |
|
3479
|
3023 | 15.1% | 12,314 | 10,432 | 18.0% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
32,743
|
45,384 | -27.9% | 130,718 | 156,803 | -16.6% |
|
City Car
|
April
2017 |
April
2016 |
%
Change |
2017
YTD |
2016
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1700
|
3082 | -44.8% | 8840 | 8237 | 7.3% | |
|
2136
|
3302 | -35.3% | 9606 | 9534 | 0.8% | |
|
—
|
1 | -100% | — | 4 | -100% | |
|
365
|
466 | -21.7% | 1426 | 1766 | -19.3% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
4201
|
6851 | -38.7% | 19,872 | 19,541 | 1.7% |
|
Warm Hatches
|
April
2017 |
April
2016 |
%
Change |
2017
YTD |
2016
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1201
|
1504 | -20.1% | 5221 | 5099 | 2.4% | |
|
923
|
2792 | -66.9% | 6471 | 9258 | -30.1% | |
|
2522
|
3538 | -28.7% | 10,098 | 11,981 | -15.7% | |
|
14
|
1077 | -98.7% | 156 | 3838 | -95.9% | |
|
1497
|
1171 | 27.8% | 5405 | 4490 | 20.4% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
6157
|
10,082 | -38.9% | 27,351 | 34,666 | -21.1% |
|
Tall Hatchbacks &
Subcompact Crossovers |
April
2017 |
April
2016 |
%
Change |
2017
YTD |
2016
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8365
|
6589 | 27.0% | 28,444 | 23,808 | 19.5% | |
|
6509
|
4510 | 44.3% | 24,870 | 18,237 | 36.4% | |
|
115
|
466 | -75.3% | 399 | 1728 | -76.9% | |
|
758
|
1128 | -32.8% | 2724 | 4386 | -37.9% | |
|
8527
|
6969 | 22.4% | 28,223 | 22,484 | 25.5% | |
|
9182
|
11,517 | -20.3% | 33,102 | 44,593 | -25.8% | |
|
1147
|
1504 | -23.7% | 4861 | 6421 | -24.3% | |
|
955
|
1249 | -23.5% | 3627 | 3615 | 0.3% | |
|
4
|
9 | -55.6% | 8 | 39 | -79.5% | |
|
2688
|
2614 | 2.8% | 9552 | 10,312 | -7.4% | |
|
—
|
1 | -100% | — | 14 | -100% | |
|
986
|
1890 | -47.8% | 5074 | 7761 | -34.6% | |
|
—
|
312 | -100% | — | 2418 | -100% | |
|
—
|
1 | -100% | — | 8 | -100% | |
|
7218
|
7607 | -5.1% | 27,456 | 27,157 | 1.1% | |
|
550
|
— | — | 550 | — | — | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
47,004
|
46,366 | 1.4% | 168,890 | 172,981 | -2.4% |
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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