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For The Fourth Time This Year, iQ Sales Have Fallen |
With the Audi A3 dying off in Sportback form and the next A3, a sedan, not yet here, the nameplate is suffering. Sales fell 91% in April. This’ll make a for a huge year-over-year increase next April. Hooray.
Toyota was an avid participant in the worst sellers class in April, with the FJ Cruiser, Yaris, and Scion iQ. In all, seven continuing nameplates lost more than half their sales in April, including the three Toyotas.
Measuring cars purely by volume, the A3 again makes an appearance, and it was joined by the new-to-America Kia Cadenza. I’d say that it was early, and the Cadenza may not be here for long. But large mainstream brand cars aren’t traditionally high-volume products.
Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for all these cars can be accessed by selecting a make and model at GCBC’s Sales Stats page. America’s 30 best sellers, some of which posted declining year-over-year volumes, were published yesterday.
April 2014 – May 2013 – March 2013 – April 2012
Rank
|
Worst-Selling Car
By Percentage Decline |
% Change
|
April
2013 |
April 2012 |
#1
|
Audi A3
|
– 91.4% | 55 | 642 |
#2
|
Toyota FJ Cruiser
|
– 73.6% | 262 | 994 |
#3
|
Scion iQ
|
– 60.1% | 384 | 962 |
#4
|
Infiniti EX
|
– 59.7% | 91 | 226 |
#5
|
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
|
– 55.8% | 46 | 104 |
#6
|
Volvo S80
|
– 52.3% | 123 | 258 |
#7
|
Toyota Yaris
|
– 51.7% | 2066 | 4274 |
#8
|
Acura TSX
|
– 48.3% | 1622 | 3138 |
#9
|
Honda Insight
|
– 47.0% | 391 | 738 |
#10
|
Chrysler 300
|
– 46.9% | 4120 | 7763 |
Rank
|
Worst-Selling Car
By Volume (Base Prices Under $45,000) |
April 2013
|
April 2012
|
% Change |
#1
|
Audi A3
|
55 | 642 | – 91.4% |
#2
|
Kia Cadenza
|
61 | —– | —– |
#3
|
Infiniti EX
|
91 | 226 | – 59.7% |
#4
|
Subaru Tribeca
|
116 | 154 | – 24.7% |
#5
|
Volvo S80
|
123 | 258 | – 52.3% |
#6
|
Mitsubishi i MiEV
|
127 | 79 | + 60.8% |
#7
|
Land Rover LR2
|
144 | 233 | – 38.2% |
#8
|
Audi TT
|
170 | 207 | – 17.9% |
#9
|
Scion iQ
|
384 | 962 | – 60.1% |
#10
|
Honda CR-Z
|
405 | 334 | + 21.3% |
Rank
|
Worst-Selling Car
By Volume (All Vehicles) |
April
2013 |
April
2012 |
% Change |
#1
|
Mercedes-Benz CL-Class
|
37 | 63 | – 41.3% |
#2
|
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
|
46 | 104 | – 55.8% |
#3
|
Audi A3
|
55 | 642 | – 91.4% |
#4
|
SRT (Dodge) Viper
|
60 | —– | —– |
#5
|
Kia Cadenza
|
61 | —– | —– |
#6
|
Audi R8
|
71 | 92 | – 22.8% |
#7
|
Infiniti EX
|
91 | 226 | – 59.7% |
#8
|
Nissan GT-R
|
103 | 118 | – 12.7% |
#9
|
Jaguar XK
|
109 | 113 | – 3.5% |
#10
|
Subaru Tribeca
|
116 | 154 | – 24.7% |
Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
Vehicle must have been on sale in April 2013, must not have been officially cancelled by its manufacturer, and must have been showcased on manufacturer’s website through April 2013. Chevrolet’s Caprice PPV, Lexus LFA, Honda FCX are not eligible for this list. Sales by brands like Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus, Maserati, Rolls-Royce, and Bentley go unreported, unfortunately.
* In the near-term, for the purposes of the worst sellers list, GCBC will be viewing the Acura RL and RLX as one car.
* Note: Toyota Prius Plug-In sales fell 63.8% to 599 units, but GCBC views the PI as just a powertrain option on the Prius nameplate, which combined, was down 24.7% in April.
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Top 20 Worst-Selling Vehicles In America – April 2014
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Top 10 Worst-Selling Vehicles In America – April 2012
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