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In its first 7000+ sales month in years, the Nissan Maxima went from its segment's sixth-best-selling car in October to the second-best-selling car in the class in November 2013.
The Maxima isn't having a good year - sales are down 14% compared with the first eleven months of 2012 - and 2013's slow sales come after Maxima volume fell below 70,000 annual units for the seventh consecutive time. 2013 will be the eighth year below 70,000 annual Maxima sales for Nissan USA.
Still, when looking at November alone, the Nissan Maxima looked like a successful large car, outselling the trio of Hyundai-Kia products (sales of which include the Genesis Coupe, by Hyundai's choice) by a two-to-one ratio.
Is the Chevrolet Impala back and ready to roll? It's true that Impala sales jumped 20% in November 2013 compared with November 2012. Indeed, Impala sales were higher last month than they were in November 2011. But Chevrolet's 13,418 Impala sales in November are almost smack dab on the Impala's year-to-date monthly average of 13,288 sales per month, and it is that figure that's discouraging.
Chevrolet sold nearly 14,300 Impalas per month in 2011 and more than 22,000 Impalas per month in 2008. Yes, the new car is on a different mission; a more premium-oriented mission. But for Chevrolet dealers who are also selling fewer Malibus, Camaros, and Volts, collecting fewer sales of their most expensive cars has got to be troubling, regardless of how many Sparks and Sonics they sell. The SS? Probably not the answer.
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.
Click Column Headers To Sort - November 2014 - December 2013 - October 2013 - November 2012
Source: Automakers
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, right? 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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Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - November 2013
Midsize Car Sales In America - November 2013 YTD
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - November 2013 YTD
- Large Car Sales In America - November 2014 Ytd
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Large Car Sales In America - November 2013 YTD
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The Maxima isn't having a good year - sales are down 14% compared with the first eleven months of 2012 - and 2013's slow sales come after Maxima volume fell below 70,000 annual units for the seventh consecutive time. 2013 will be the eighth year below 70,000 annual Maxima sales for Nissan USA.
Still, when looking at November alone, the Nissan Maxima looked like a successful large car, outselling the trio of Hyundai-Kia products (sales of which include the Genesis Coupe, by Hyundai's choice) by a two-to-one ratio.
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• All 156 Cars Ranked By November 2013/YTD U.S. Sales
Is the Chevrolet Impala back and ready to roll? It's true that Impala sales jumped 20% in November 2013 compared with November 2012. Indeed, Impala sales were higher last month than they were in November 2011. But Chevrolet's 13,418 Impala sales in November are almost smack dab on the Impala's year-to-date monthly average of 13,288 sales per month, and it is that figure that's discouraging.
Chevrolet sold nearly 14,300 Impalas per month in 2011 and more than 22,000 Impalas per month in 2008. Yes, the new car is on a different mission; a more premium-oriented mission. But for Chevrolet dealers who are also selling fewer Malibus, Camaros, and Volts, collecting fewer sales of their most expensive cars has got to be troubling, regardless of how many Sparks and Sonics they sell. The SS? Probably not the answer.
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.
Click Column Headers To Sort - November 2014 - December 2013 - October 2013 - November 2012
Large Car | November 2013 | November 2012 | % Change | 2013 YTD | 2012 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buick LaCrosse | 2980 | 3797 | - 21.5% | 45,675 | 53,002 | - 13.8% |
Buick Lucerne | --- | --- | --- | 9 | 970 | - 99.1% |
Chevrolet Impala | 13,418 | 11,163 | 20.2% | 146,164 | 159,710 | - 8.5% |
Chevrolet SS | 178 | --- | --- | 179 | --- | --- |
Chrysler 300 | 4115 | 4759 | - 13.5% | 52,843 | 63,572 | - 16.9% |
Dodge Charger | 6985 | 6316 | 10.6% | 88,191 | 74,725 | 18.0% |
Ford Taurus | 4901 | 5734 | - 14.5% | 74,549 | 67,471 | 10.5% |
Hyundai Azera | 512 | 751 | - 31.8% | 10,129 | 7584 | 33.6% |
Hyundai Genesis | 1989 | 2385 | - 16.6% | 29,050 | 31,576 | - 8.0% |
Kia Cadenza | 913 | --- | --- | 7782 | --- | --- |
Nissan Maxima | 7208 | 4730 | 52.4% | 47,387 | 55,212 | - 14.2% |
Toyota Avalon | 5835 | 1307 | 346% | 64,778 | 24,385 | 166% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 49,034 | 40,942 | 19.8% | 566,736 | 538,207 | 5.3% |
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, right? 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 - November 2014 YTD
Large Car Sales In America - December 2013 & 2013 Year End
Large Car Sales In America - October 2013 YTD
Large Car Sales In America - November 2012 YTD
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - November 2013
Midsize Car Sales In America - November 2013 YTD
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - November 2013 YTD
- Large Car Sales In America - November 2014 Ytd
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- Large Car Sales In Canada - December 2013 And 2013 Year End
Sales of large mainstream brand cars in Canada fell 20% to just 23,187 units in 2013, just 1.3% of the Canadian auto industry's new vehicle sales volume. GM's decline - LaCrosse volume was cut in half, as was Chevrolet Impala volume - brought...
- Large Car Sales In America - December 2013 And 2013 Year End
Click Chart To ExpandAlthough its market share in the large car category was sharply reduced in 2013, the Chevrolet Impala was still America's best-selling big car over the last twelve months. Challenged more closely by the rising Dodge Charger,...
- Large Car Sales Figures In Canada - October 2013 Ytd
Click Chart To ExpandCanada's large car market continued to slide in October 2013, though not as harshly as it has earlier this year. Sales of big, mostly Detroit-badged machines were already low a year ago. October's 1306 units represents a 4%...
- Large Car Sales Figures In America - October 2013 Ytd
Click Chart To ExpandBig cars from mainstream brands collectively rose 29% in October 2013 as the segment-leading Chevrolet Impala and Dodge Charger both reported big year-over-year improvements. Confusing though it may be, Chevrolet says the...