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Though down 2% through the first three quarters of 2015, U.S. midsize car sales volume grew at a faster rate than the improving overall passenger car market in September 2015.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - September 2015 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - September 2015 YTD
Thanks to big gains from the top-selling Toyota Camry and meaningful improvements from the Chevrolet Malibu, Ford Fusion, and Nissan Altima, midsize car sales jumped 9% in September, a gain of more than 15,000 units compared with September 2014. America's passenger car market was up between 6% and 7%.
The Volkswagen Passat's modest 1% loss was notable given the ways in which Volkswagen is dominating auto news coverage.
But with the automaker's diesel emissions scandal breaking in just the latter third of the month, and with diesels accounting for a minority of the brand's sales, it's unlikely the Passat would have posted an increase even if the TDI scandal hadn't erupted.
For another small player, the Subaru Legacy, September's modest 1% improvement presented Subaru with the second-best month of Legacy sales since the latest model was launched early last year. Subaru sold nearly 6400 Legacys last October. Through the first three quarters of 2014, only 9.2% of all Subarus sold in the United States were Legacys. That figure has grown to 10.3% in 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.
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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 - September 2015 YTD
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - September 2015 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - September 2015 YTD
Thanks to big gains from the top-selling Toyota Camry and meaningful improvements from the Chevrolet Malibu, Ford Fusion, and Nissan Altima, midsize car sales jumped 9% in September, a gain of more than 15,000 units compared with September 2014. America's passenger car market was up between 6% and 7%.
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But with the automaker's diesel emissions scandal breaking in just the latter third of the month, and with diesels accounting for a minority of the brand's sales, it's unlikely the Passat would have posted an increase even if the TDI scandal hadn't erupted.
For another small player, the Subaru Legacy, September's modest 1% improvement presented Subaru with the second-best month of Legacy sales since the latest model was launched early last year. Subaru sold nearly 6400 Legacys last October. Through the first three quarters of 2014, only 9.2% of all Subarus sold in the United States were Legacys. That figure has grown to 10.3% in 2015.
Click Column Headers To Sort • August 2015 • September 2014
Midsize Car | September 2015 | September 2014 | % Change | 2015 YTD | 2014 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buick Regal | 1728 | 1366 | 26.5% | 14,106 | 16,803 | -16.1% |
Chevrolet Malibu | 17,066 | 15,186 | 12.4% | 147,161 | 148,574 | -1.0% |
Chrysler 200 | 11,364 | 10,995 | 3.4% | 147,073 | 75,142 | 95.7% |
Dodge Avenger | 32 | 1677 | -98.1% | 1156 | 49,363 | -97.7% |
Ford Fusion | 24,942 | 21,693 | 15.0% | 231,475 | 240,585 | -3.8% |
Honda Accord | 33,641 | 32,956 | 2.1% | 264,814 | 304,382 | -13.0% |
Hyundai Sonata | 16,124 | 14,918 | 8.1% | 157,680 | 164,934 | -4.4% |
Kia Optima | 11,719 | 10,908 | 7.4% | 118,301 | 122,646 | -3.5% |
Mazda 6 | 4528 | 4263 | 6.2% | 47,072 | 41,855 | 12.5% |
Mitsubishi Galant | --- | --- | --- | --- | 122 | -100% |
Nissan Altima | 24,224 | 21,675 | 11.8% | 262,424 | 256,935 | 2.1% |
Subaru Legacy | 6277 | 6198 | 1.3% | 44,231 | 34,718 | 27.4% |
Toyota Camry | 34,487 | 28,507 | 21.0% | 326,330 | 334,978 | -2.6% |
Volkswagen Passat | 7228 | 7280 | -0.7% | 63,736 | 74,913 | -14.9% |
Volkswagen CC | 384 | 627 | -38.8% | 4490 | 8157 | -45.0% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 193,744 | 178,249 | 8.7% | 1,830,049 | 1,874,107 | -2.4% |
Hybrids & Electrics | September 2015 | September 2014 | % Change | 2015 YTD | 2014 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet Volt | 949 | 1394 | -31.9% | 9264 | 14,540 | -36.3% |
Ford C-Max | 1966 | 1786 | 10.1% | 17,291 | 21,731 | -20.4% |
Honda Insight | 64 | 240 | -73.3% | 1353 | 3154 | -57.1% |
Mitsubishi i MiEV | 3 | 15 | -80.0% | 93 | 149 | -37.6% |
Nissan LEAF | 1247 | 2881 | -56.7% | 13,630 | 21,822 | -37.5% |
Toyota Prius | 10,168 | 8339 | 21.9% | 98,812 | 110,455 | -18.7% |
Toyota Prius Sedan ^ | 9952 | 7986 | 24.6% | 85,778 | 98,613 | -13.0% |
Toyota Prius Plug-In ^ | 216 | 353 | -38.8% | 4034 | 11,842 | -65.9% |
Toyota Prius V | 2575 | 2746 | -6.2% | 22,479 | 23,471 | -4.2% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 16,972 | 17,401 | -2.5% | 162,922 | 195,322 | -16.6% |
Tall Wagons & Crossovers | September 2015 | September 2014 | % Change | 2015 YTD | 2014 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Honda Crosstour * | 777 | 763 | 1.8% | 7227 | 9032 | -20.0% |
Subaru Outback * | 15,126 | 11,315 | 33.7% | 108,419 | 97,266 | 11.5% |
Toyota Venza * | 1584 | 1858 | -14.7% | 19,157 | 23,445 | -18.3% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 17,487 | 13,936 | 25.5% | 134,803 | 129,743 | 3.9% |
* 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
RECOMMENDED READING
Midsize Car Sales In America - August 2015 YTD
Midsize Car Sales In America - September 2014 YTD
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - September 2015
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - September 2015 YTD
Small Car Sales In America - September 2015 YTD
Large Car Sales In America - September 2015 YTD
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