Small Car Sales In America - November 2014 YTD

In an American car market which failed to produce any growth in November 2014, compact car sales were up 8%. A gain of 12,000 units was powered by a large number of nameplates, from the 26% improvements from the Chevrolet Cruze and Volkswagen Jetta to the Dodge Dart's 39% jump and the Volkswagen Golf's 78% boost. In fact, November 2014 was the new Dart's best month ever.

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• U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - November 2014 YTD
• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - November 2014 YTD
• U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - November 2014 YTD

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Sales of the top-selling small car in America, the Toyota Corolla, rose 14%. The Corolla (dying Matrix included, as per Toyota's sales release) now leads the second-ranked Honda Civic by 8729 units heading into December. After four sub-300K sales years, 2014 is the Corolla's second consecutive year with more than 300,000 U.S. sales. 

To put that in context, consider the sales figures achieved by America's best-selling car so far this year: Toyota Camry volume is up 5% to 396,988. Meanwhile, America's best-selling subcompact, the Nissan Versa is up 20% to 130,652.


For the Versa, this means its year-to-date volume is 48% better than the sales of its next-best-selling rival, the Chevrolet Sonic. The Sonic ranked third in the category in November behind both the Versa and Honda Fit, sales of which shot up 55% now that the third-gen model is readily available. Yet even with the Fit's big gains, subcompact volume was level in November after rising 3.4% through the first ten months of 2014.

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 small cars of all kinds any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • October 2014 • November 2013

Compact	November 2014	November 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	%  Change
Acura ILX *	1652	1582	4.4%	16,124	18,857	-14.5%
Buick Verano	3335	2724	22.4%	40,726	42,598	-4.4%
Chevrolet Cruze	22,857	18,200	25.6%	255,260	230,062	11.0%
Dodge Dart	9012	6486	38.9%	76,977	77,939	-1.2%
Ford Focus	14,862	15,239	-2.5%	204,751	219,001	-6.5%
Honda Civic	23,060	26,291	-12.3%	300,644	307,180	-2.1%
Hyundai Elantra	14,002	16,751	-16.4%	203,163	226,220	-10.2%
Kia Forte	5047	4423	14.1%	64,030	61,844	3.5%
Mazda 3	7761	7756	0.1%	95,266	97,044	-1.8%
Mitsubishi Lancer	1490	1508	-1.2%	14,948	18,089	-17.4%
Nissan Sentra	13,530	11,664	16.0%	167,875	118,344	41.9%
Subaru Impreza	5296	5274	0.4%	74,864	70,196	6.6%
Suzuki SX4	---	---	---	---	2859	-100%
Toyota Corolla/Matrix	25,609	22,434	14.2%	309,373	279,618	10.6%
Volkswagen Golf	3993	2243	78.0%	29,269	29,079	0.7%
Volkswagen Jetta	15,633	12,417	25.9%	145,295	148,400	-2.1%
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Total	167,139	154,992	7.8%	1,998,565	1,947,330	2.6%

Subcompact	November 2014	November 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Aveo	---	---	---	---	2	-100%
Chevrolet Sonic	4852	4712	3.0%	88,062	81,211	8.4%
Ford Fiesta	3436	4642	-26.0%	59,468	66,597	-10.7%
Honda Fit	6421	4140	55.1%	52,890	48,896	8.2%
Hyundai Accent	3499	4641	-24.6%	54,743	53,358	2.6%
Kia Rio	2088	2474	-15.6%	34,009	38,586	-11.9%
Mazda 2	302	724	-58.3%	13,456	10,529	27.8%
Nissan Versa	9283	8327	11.5%	130,652	108,488	20.4%
Toyota Prius C	2975	3001	-0.9%	37,731	39,169	-3.7%
Toyota Yaris	634	712	-11.0%	11,669	20,741	-43.7%
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Total	33,490	33,373	0.3%	482,680	467,577	3.2%

City Car	November 2014	November 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Spark	2861	1741	64.3%	36,152	32,418	11.5%
Mitsubishi Mirage	1333	1052	26.7%	15,573	1547	907%
Scion iQ	82	234	-65.0%	1953	3845	-49.2%
Smart Fortwo	815	959	-15.0%	9480	8409	12.7%
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Total	5091	3986	27.7%	63,158	46,219	36.6%

Warm Hatches	November 2014	November 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500 *	1984	2138	-7.2%	31,406	33,510	-6.3%
Hyundai Veloster *	1296	2216	-41.5%	25,913	27,664	-6.3%
Mini Cooper *	3193	2509	27.3%	26,840	38,028	-29.4%
Scion tC *	1124	1446	-22.3%	16,819	17,951	-6.3%
Volkswagen Beetle *	1665	2842	-41.4%	26,912	40,315	-33.2%
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Total	9533	11,151	-14.5%	127,890	157,468	-18.8%

Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers	November 2014	November 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	4577	2663	71.9%	45,790	29,195	56.8%
Chevrolet HHR	---	---	---	---	3	-100%
Dodge Caliber	---	---	---	---	45	-100%
Fiat 500L	1127	937	20.3%	10,931	5981	82.8%
Kia Soul	9146	12,870	-28.9%	135,410	111,734	21.2%
Mini Countryman *	1545	1435	7.7%	20,704	19,270	7.4%
Mini Paceman *	271	631	-57.1%	1953	2612	-25.2%
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport *	2679	2059	30.1%	28,299	22,593	25.3%
Nissan Cube	183	310	-41.0%	3599	5029	-28.4%
Nissan Juke *	2008	3446	-41.7%	36,029	35,081	2.7%
Scion xB	1414	1323	6.9%	15,103	16,561	-8.8%
Scion xD	352	667	-47.2%	7089	8343	-15.0%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	5799	5311	9.2%	65,474	48,216	35.8%
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Total	29,101	31,652	-8.1%	370,381	304,663	21.6%

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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