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Thanks to modest increases from midsize cars at Chevrolet, Chrysler, Hyundai, and Nissan, America's midsize car category didn't decline as sharply as the overall passenger car sector in August 2015.
U.S. new car sales slid by more than 10% in August. Midsize cars were down by less than 9%.
Nevertheless, many of the most popular players, from August's best-selling Honda Accord to the year-to-date leading Toyota Camry and steady 2015 risers like the Mazda 6 and Subaru Legacy, posted marked declines. The segment lost 21,000 sales compared with August 2014 but was only slightly south of level with August 2013's output.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD
It should be noted that, as a sales month, August 2015 wasn't equal to August 2014 from a timing perspective. There was one fewer day to sell new vehicles this August than there was a year ago, and sales that automakers traditionally rack up over the Labour Day holiday weekend were attributed to August 2014's total, but not to August 2015's.
From a daily selling rate perspective, midsize car volume was down 5% in August 2015.
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.
Click Column Headers To Sort • September 2015 • July 2015 • August 2014
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 Rankingsposts.
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Midsize Car Sales In America - August 2015 YTD
U.S. new car sales slid by more than 10% in August. Midsize cars were down by less than 9%.
Nevertheless, many of the most popular players, from August's best-selling Honda Accord to the year-to-date leading Toyota Camry and steady 2015 risers like the Mazda 6 and Subaru Legacy, posted marked declines. The segment lost 21,000 sales compared with August 2014 but was only slightly south of level with August 2013's output.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD
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From a daily selling rate perspective, midsize car volume was down 5% in August 2015.
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.
Midsize Car | August 2015 | August 2014 | % Change | 2015 YTD | 2014 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buick Regal | 1450 | 1888 | -23.2% | 12,378 | 15,437 | -19.8% |
Chevrolet Malibu | 17,553 | 16,346 | 7.4% | 130,095 | 133,388 | -2.5% |
Chrysler 200 | 14,032 | 10,810 | 29.8% | 135,709 | 64,147 | 112% |
Dodge Avenger | 35 | 2905 | -98.8% | 1124 | 47,686 | -97.6% |
Ford Fusion | 28,270 | 29,452 | -4.0% | 206,533 | 218,892 | -5.6% |
Honda Accord | 40,931 | 51,075 | -19.9% | 231,173 | 271,426 | -14.8% |
Hyundai Sonata | 21,818 | 21,092 | 3.4% | 141,556 | 150,016 | -5.6% |
Kia Optima | 13,980 | 15,337 | -8.8% | 106,584 | 111,738 | -4.6% |
Mazda 6 | 5402 | 5631 | -4.1% | 42,550 | 37,598 | 13.2% |
Mitsubishi Galant | --- | --- | --- | --- | 122 | -100% |
Nissan Altima | 32,327 | 32,153 | 0.5% | 238,200 | 235,260 | 1.3% |
Subaru Legacy | 4281 | 5987 | -28.5% | 37,954 | 28,520 | 33.1% |
Toyota Camry | 37,592 | 44,043 | -14.6% | 291,843 | 306,471 | -4.8% |
Volkswagen Passat | 7409 | 9190 | -19.4% | 56,508 | 67,633 | -16.4% |
Volkswagen CC | 546 | 787 | -30.6% | 4106 | 7530 | -45.5% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 225,626 | 246,696 | -8.5% | 1,636,313 | 1,695,864 | -3.5% |
Hybrids & Electrics | August 2015 | August 2014 | % Change | 2015 YTD | 2014 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet Volt | 1380 | 2511 | -45.0% | 8315 | 13,146 | -36.7% |
Ford C-Max | 2224 | 3501 | -36.5% | 15,325 | 19,945 | -23.2% |
Honda Insight | 85 | 290 | -70.7% | 1289 | 2914 | -55.8% |
Mitsubishi i MiEV | 6 | 20 | -70.0% | 90 | 134 | -32.8% |
Nissan LEAF | 1393 | 3186 | -56.3% | 12,383 | 18,941 | -34.6% |
Toyota Prius | 10,794 | 15,542 | -30.5% | 79,644 | 102,116 | -22.0% |
Toyota Prius Sedan ^ | 10,450 | 14,724 | -29.0% | 75,826 | 90,627 | -16.3% |
Toyota Prius Plug-In ^ | 344 | 818 | -57.9% | 3818 | 11,489 | -66.8% |
Toyota Prius V | 3119 | 3506 | -11.0% | 19,904 | 20,725 | -4.9% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 19,001 | 28,556 | -33.5% | 136,950 | 177,921 | -23.0% |
Tall Wagons & Crossovers | August 2015 | August 2014 | % Change | 2015 YTD | 2014 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Honda Crosstour * | 930 | 1037 | -10.3% | 6450 | 8269 | -22.0% |
Subaru Outback * | 11,113 | 11,428 | -2.8% | 93,293 | 85,951 | 8.5% |
Toyota Venza * | 2147 | 2793 | -23.1% | 17,573 | 21,587 | -18.6% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 14,190 | 15,258 | -7.0% | 117,316 | 115,807 | 1.3% |
* 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
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