Top 10 Worst-Selling Vehicles In America – June 2013

On this day of days in the United States, we Canadians look across the northerly border to see what it is that Americans don’t like, and what it is that Americans like a lot less than they did last year.

Oh, volume isn’t all about appeal and desirability. The Audi A3 isn’t selling well now because there isn’t really an Audi A3 to be had. Cars.com lists twelve in their inventory database… in all of America. Seven are diesel-powered. The new A3 sedan will likely sell better than the A3 hatchback ever did.

But Americans don’t really seem to appreciate the Toyota Yaris. During a month in which Ford Fiesta sales more than doubled to 9363 units, Chevrolet Sonic sales rose 5% to 7122, Honda Fit sales improved 10% to 5055, Hyundai and Kia combined for 9406 Accent/Rio sales, Nissan sold 8705 Versas, and Toyota itself sold 3442 Prius C hatchbacks, Toyota Yaris sales fell 63% to only 747 units. (Mazda sold 742 2s, a 21% decline.) This isn’t a new thing for the Toyota Yaris – sales are down 40% this year. Yaris volume has declined in ten consecutive months.

There’s something to be said for the fact that certain cars aren’t supposed to sell in large volumes. So when GoodCarBadCar ranks worst sellers, they’re assembled in three different ways. One of those ways is to measure how much less often a car sells than it did at this time last year. Vehicles are also ranked by volume, but two different times. One list shows vehicles which have base prices under $45,000. By excluding more costly vehicles, we exclude many of the vehicles which aren’t intended to sell frequently. But for transparency and fullness, we also make that list available, too.

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these models can always be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBC’s Sales Stats page, and for those not viewing the mobile version of this site, near the top right of this page, as well.

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