Cars
Full-size sedans from volume automakers with luxury-like price tags and, sometimes, midsize-like space, aren't popular. And they're increasingly unpopular.
Americans registered nearly 50,000 of these cars in August 2014, but fewer than 43,000 in August 2015.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD
During the first eight months of 2014, Ford sold nearly 47,000 total copies of the Taurus, including the Taurus Police Interceptor. During the same period one year later, Taurus sales are just a tick over 34,000 units, a 28% decline.
Impala volume is down 22%. The Kia Cadenza has tumbled 38%. Nissan Maxima sales, which should rebound as the new model launches, were down 30% in August 2015.
LaCrosse, 300, Charger, Azera, Avalon: they're all failing to match 2014's output in the U.S.
At this stage a year ago, many of these cars were failing to match 2013's year-to-date output: LaCrosse, Impala, 300, Charger, Taurus, Azera, and Avalon.
Pictured above is the 2016 Ford Taurus, a car designed for China and, at least so far, not intended for American intake.
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. This table is now sortable, so you can rank large 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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Source: Automakers
* Hyundai USA, not GoodCarBadCar, chooses to combine sales figures for the Genesis sedan and Genesis Coupe, forcing us to include the Genesis with these volume-brand cars on pricing grounds before we even get to the "brand status" issue.
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. 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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Cars
Large Car Sales In America - August 2015 YTD
Americans registered nearly 50,000 of these cars in August 2014, but fewer than 43,000 in August 2015.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD
During the first eight months of 2014, Ford sold nearly 47,000 total copies of the Taurus, including the Taurus Police Interceptor. During the same period one year later, Taurus sales are just a tick over 34,000 units, a 28% decline.
Impala volume is down 22%. The Kia Cadenza has tumbled 38%. Nissan Maxima sales, which should rebound as the new model launches, were down 30% in August 2015.
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At this stage a year ago, many of these cars were failing to match 2013's year-to-date output: LaCrosse, Impala, 300, Charger, Taurus, Azera, and Avalon.
Pictured above is the 2016 Ford Taurus, a car designed for China and, at least so far, not intended for American intake.
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. This table is now sortable, so you can rank large cars any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.
Large Car | August 2015 | August 2014 | % Change | 2015 YTD | 2014 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buick LaCrosse | 4508 | 4454 | 1.2% | 28,669 | 33,654 | -14.8% |
Chevrolet Impala | 9880 | 9802 | 0.8% | 76,107 | 97,937 | -22.3% |
Chevrolet SS | 344 | 152 | 126% | 2199 | 2055 | 7.0% |
Chrysler 300 | 4145 | 4887 | -15.2% | 33,034 | 34,827 | -5.1% |
Dodge Charger | 6734 | 8211 | -18.0% | 63,316 | 63,517 | -0.3% |
Ford Taurus | 4050 | 5216 | -22.4% | 34,017 | 46,937 | -27.5% |
Hyundai Azera | 291 | 511 | -43.1% | 4358 | 5214 | -16.4% |
Hyundai Genesis * | 2440 | 3029 | -19.4% | 22,184 | 20,065 | 10.6% |
Kia Cadenza | 322 | 522 | -38.3% | 4021 | 6524 | -38.4% |
Nissan Maxima | 4250 | 6110 | -30.4% | 22,930 | 35,351 | -35.1% |
Toyota Avalon | 5491 | 7040 | -22.0% | 39,490 | 45,163 | -12.6% |
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Total | 42,455 | 49,934 | -15.0% | 330,325 | 391,244 | -15.6% |
* Hyundai USA, not GoodCarBadCar, chooses to combine sales figures for the Genesis sedan and Genesis Coupe, forcing us to include the Genesis with these volume-brand cars on pricing grounds before we even get to the "brand status" issue.
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. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.
RECOMMENDED READING
Large Car Sales In America - September 2015 YTD
Large Car Sales In America - July 2015 YTD
Large Car Sales In America - August 2014 YTD
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - August 2015
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - August 2015 YTD
Midsize Car Sales In America - August 2015 YTD
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- Large Car Sales In Canada - August 2015 Ytd
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- Large Car Sales In America - May 2015 Ytd
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