Top 10 Worst-Selling Vehicles In America – August 2013

Soon to be a part of the S-Class family, the Mercedes-Benz CL-Class was America’s worst-selling vehicle in August 2013, at least when “worst” is measured by year-over-year decline.

Among vehicles priced below $45,000, nothing current sells less often than the all-electric Mitsubishi i MiEV. Nissan sold 2420 Leafs in August.

Setting aside price, the CL-Class is again the lowest-volume nameplate. Mercedes-Benz USA hasn’t sold more than 100 CLs in a single month since August 2011, not more than 3000 in a calendar year since 2007.

All 262 Vehicles Ranked By U.S. Sales – August 2013 YTD

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of August 2013’s worst-selling vehicles 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.

August 2014 – September 2013 – July 2013 – August 2012

Rank	Worst-Selling Vehicle By Percentage Decline	% Change	August 2013	August 2012
#1	Mercedes-Benz CL-Class	– 57.8%	27	64
#2	Mercedes-Benz S-Class	– 51.5%	450	927
#3	Chevrolet Corvette	– 45.9%	655	1210
#4	Jaguar XK	– 40.0%	66	110
#5	Volvo XC90	– 39.7%	522	866
#6	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	– 37.3%	32	51
#7	Infiniti G / Q60 *	– 34.9%	4074	6261
#8	Lexus LX570	– 34.8%	335	514
#9	Infiniti FX / QX70	– 34.5%	398	608
#10	Nissan Cube	– 33.9%	419	634

Rank	Worst-Selling Vehicle By Volume (Base Prices Under $45K)	August 2013	August 2012	% Change
#1	Mitsubishi i MiEV	30	37	– 18.9%
#2	Subaru Tribeca	137	157	– 12.7%
#3	Volvo S80	197	294	– 33.0%
#4	Audi TT	198	201	– 1.5%
#5	Infiniti EX / QX50	236	216	+ 9.3%
#6	Land Rover LR2	347	250	+ 38.8%
#7	Volkswagen Eos	382	578	– 33.9%
#8	Mercedes-Benz SLK	385	373	+ 3.2%
#9	Infiniti FX /QX70	398	608	– 34.5%
#10	Volvo XC70	411	536	– 23.3%

Rank	Worst-Selling Vehicle By Volume (All Vehicles)	August 2013	August 2012	% Change
#1	Mercedes-Benz CL-Class	27	64	– 57.8%
#2	Mitsubishi i MiEV	30	37	– 18.9%
#3	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	32	51	– 37.3%
#4	Dodge (SRT) Viper	61	—	—
#5	Jaguar XK	66	110	– 40.0%
#6	Audi R8	76	46	+ 65.2%
#7	Nissan GT-R	123	138	– 10.9%
#8	Subaru Tribeca	137	157	– 12.7%
#9	BMW Z4	177	180	– 1.7%
#10	Volvo S80	197	294	– 33.0%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
Vehicle must have been on sale in August 2013, must not have been officially cancelled by its manufacturer, and must have been showcased on manufacturer’s website through August 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. Indeed, Acura’s done the same with their sales release, so we’re left not knowing how many RLs were left to be sold. The Audi A3 is on hiatus, but sold 23 in August, down 97%.
Total G/Q50/Q60 volume equalled 6508 units in August (up 3.9%) and 34,015 in the first eight months of 2013 (down 19.7%).