Midsize Car Sales In America - July 2014 YTD

With Hyundai clearing out remaining 2014s and now beginning to deliver new 2015s, Sonata sales are surging in the United States. Nevertheless, the Sonata trailed the four established midsize leaders in July 2014. Three of those four cars recorded strong year-over-year growth last month, as well. 

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Fuelled by these power players at the top of the heap, the midsize category was up 7% in the United States in July 2014 despite the slowly disappearing Dodge Avenger, the stagnant Kia Optima, the defunct Mitsubishi Galant, the slowing Nissan Altima, and the consistently disappointing Volkswagen Passat.

U.S. Passat sales have decreased in nine of the last twelve months, including a 6347-unit decline over the last three months alone. 

Nothing, certainly not production capacity or market demand, was going to make the Tennessee-built Passat a Camry challenger in its first U.S.-assembled iteration. But these figures are hugely disappointing regardless. Fewer than 5% of midsize car buyers opted for the Volkswagen in July.

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• U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - July 2014 YTD
• All Cars Ranked By July 2014 YTD U.S. Sales
• All Makes & Models Ranked By July 2014 YTD U.S. Sales

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Nearly one in five chose a Toyota Camry. Not unlike the Sonata, the Camry is currently powered by discounts on a departing 2014 model in advance of a restyled 2015 effort. Incidentally, while the Sonata's styling heads in a more conservative direction, Toyota is stepping out somewhat with the 2015 Camry. It's no Mercedes-Benz CLS, but the new Camry will have more working in its favour. As if it needed the help.

At this time last year, the second-ranked Honda Accord was 24,039 sales back of the class-leading Camry, America's best-selling car. The Camry is 42,077 sales ahead of the Accord heading into August 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 midsize cars any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

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Midsize Car	July 2014	July 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Buick Regal	1246	1187	5.0%	13,549	10,007	35.4%
Chevrolet Malibu	13,537	12,473	8.5%	117,042	123,573	-5.3%
Chrysler 200	8159	8122	0.5%	53,337	83,137	-35.8%
Dodge Avenger	4318	6131	-29.6%	44,781	67,149	-33.3%
Ford Fusion	23,942	20,522	16.7%	189,440	181,668	4.3%
Honda Accord	35,073	31,507	11.3%	220,351	218,367	0.9%
Hyundai Sonata	22,577	18,903	19.4%	128,924	121,913	5.8%
Kia Optima	13,588	13,752	-1.2%	96,401	97,210	-0.8%
Mazda 6	5049	3447	46.5%	31,967	25,115	27.3%
Mitsubishi Galant	---	122	-100.0%	122	1202	-89.9%
Nissan Altima	26,654	29,534	-9.8%	203,107	197,321	2.9%
Subaru Legacy	4679	3142	48.9%	22,533	26,550	-15.1%
Suzuki Kizashi	---	---	---	---	1602	-100%
Toyota Camry	39,888	34,780	14.7%	262,428	242,406	8.3%
Volkswagen Passat	8668	10,051	-13.8%	58,443	66,170	-11.7%
Volkswagen CC	790	1053	-25.0%	6743	9296	-27.5%
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Total	208,168	194,726	6.9%	1,449,168	1,472,686	-1.6%

Hybrids & Electrics	July 2014	July 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Volt	2020	1788	13.0%	10,635	11,643	-8.7%
Ford C-Max	2994	2700	10.9%	16,444	23,040	-28.6%
Honda Insight	291	420	-30.7%	2624	2782	-5.7%
Mitsubishi i MiEV	17	46	-63.0%	114	928	-87.7%
Nissan LEAF	3019	1864	62.0%	15,755	11,703	34.6%
Toyota Prius	14,237	16,069	-11.4%	86,574	97,092	-10.8%
Toyota Prius Sedan ^	12,866	15,252	-15.6%	75,903	92,061	-17.6%
Toyota Prius Plug-In ^	1371	817	67.8%	10,671	5031	112.0%
Toyota Prius V	2738	3428	-20.1%	17,219	22,044	-21.9%
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Total	25,316	26,315	-3.8%	149,365	169,232	-11.7%

Tall Wagons  & Crossovers	July 2014	July 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Honda Crosstour *	854	1450	-41.1%	7232	10,018	-27.8%
Subaru Outback *	11,768	10,456	12.5%	74,523	71,767	3.8%
Toyota Venza *	2540	2886	-12.0%	18,794	23,498	-20.0%
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Total	15,162	14,792	2.5%	100,549	105,283	-4.5%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* indicates a vehicle that is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ Prius breakdown by variant
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 Outback and Venza listed with midsize SUVs, too... 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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