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It's not hard to look at these lists of America's worst-selling vehicles and find perfectly worthy and unsurprising examples.
The Suzuki Equator doesn't sell well because it's a Suzuki, because Suzuki doesn't try to sell Equators, and because you could just buy the real Equator, which is a Nissan Frontier. Again, the Mitsubishi i MiEV doesn't sell well because it's a Mitsubishi, because it is all-electric and thus has the range of a well-trained Labrador Retriever, and because it looks like a crazy concept from a counterculture Japanese auto show.
But then there are cars which are simply punished by numbers. The current Porsche Cayman, for example, is no longer current. Cars.com says Porsche only has 17 Caymans in stock in the United States. (Compare that to Porsche's 559 units of Boxster inventory.) The Land Rover Range Rover is about to be replaced and, year-to-date, isn't selling that badly for an aging, soon-to-be-replaced SUV. Mercedes-Benz's $189,600-$198,400 SLS AMG actually sold significantly more often this October than last but, rather obviously, is not going to sell often at that price point.
If Ferrari and Lamborghini rivals suffered from a proper sales release you'd see they don't sell often, either. And unlike the identical Scion FR-S, the Subaru BRZ unfortunately isn't sold in more heavily-trafficked Toyota showrooms and thus doesn't sell as frequently. But does that mean Subaru USA has been disappointed with the BRZ's 3120 sales in the last six months? Not at all.
As will always be the case in the future, historic brand and corporate totals (monthly and yearly going back to 2002) are now available through the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats page, along with results for more than 260 currently sold vehicles. That's where you'll find out that Mercedes-Benz sold 13,717 SL-Class roadsters in 2002, when Americans bought millions more cars each year. Chevrolet Corvette volume won't be much stronger than that this year, a year in which M-B might not sell 5000 SLs and SLS AMGs combined.
Below you'll find America's worst-selling vehicles ranked three different ways. Find it in yourself not to be too negative. And if you just can't help it, check out the best sellers in order to get some positivity into your life.
Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
Vehicle must have been on sale throughout October, must not have been officially cancelled by its manufacturer, and must have been showcased on manufacturer's website in October. No longer deemed eligible: Chevrolet's Caprice PPV, Lexus LFA, Honda FCX.
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Cars
October 2012 Top 10 Worst-Selling Vehicles In America
The Suzuki Equator doesn't sell well because it's a Suzuki, because Suzuki doesn't try to sell Equators, and because you could just buy the real Equator, which is a Nissan Frontier. Again, the Mitsubishi i MiEV doesn't sell well because it's a Mitsubishi, because it is all-electric and thus has the range of a well-trained Labrador Retriever, and because it looks like a crazy concept from a counterculture Japanese auto show.
But then there are cars which are simply punished by numbers. The current Porsche Cayman, for example, is no longer current. Cars.com says Porsche only has 17 Caymans in stock in the United States. (Compare that to Porsche's 559 units of Boxster inventory.) The Land Rover Range Rover is about to be replaced and, year-to-date, isn't selling that badly for an aging, soon-to-be-replaced SUV. Mercedes-Benz's $189,600-$198,400 SLS AMG actually sold significantly more often this October than last but, rather obviously, is not going to sell often at that price point.
Every Vehicle, All 265, Ranked By U.S. October YTD Sales
As will always be the case in the future, historic brand and corporate totals (monthly and yearly going back to 2002) are now available through the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats page, along with results for more than 260 currently sold vehicles. That's where you'll find out that Mercedes-Benz sold 13,717 SL-Class roadsters in 2002, when Americans bought millions more cars each year. Chevrolet Corvette volume won't be much stronger than that this year, a year in which M-B might not sell 5000 SLs and SLS AMGs combined.
Below you'll find America's worst-selling vehicles ranked three different ways. Find it in yourself not to be too negative. And if you just can't help it, check out the best sellers in order to get some positivity into your life.
Rank | Worst-Selling Car By Percentage Decline | % Change | October 2012 | October 2011 |
#1 | Porsche Cayman | - 96.7% | 4 | 122 |
#2 | Toyota Yaris | - 62.0% | 2579 | 6792 |
#3 | Mazda 6 | - 55.9% | 1515 | 3438 |
#4 | Volvo S80 | - 53.3% | 163 | 349 |
#5 | Land Rover Range Rover | - 49.3% | 403 | 795 |
#6 | Honda Insight | - 49.0% | 251 | 492 |
#7 | Infiniti EX | - 47.3% | 247 | 492 |
#8 | Acura TSX | - 47.0% | 1577 | 2977 |
#9 | Mercedes-Benz CL-Class | - 46.5% | 54 | 101 |
#10 | Jaguar XF | - 45.1% | 278 | 506 |
Rank | Worst-Selling Car By Volume | October 2012 | October 2011 | % Change |
#1 | Suzuki Equator | 135 | 203 | - 33.5% |
#2 | Subaru Tribeca | 184 | 266 | - 30.8% |
#3 | Honda CR-Z | 244 | 289 | - 15.6% |
#4 | Honda Insight | 251 | 492 | - 49.0% |
#5 | Suzuki Kizashi | 310 | 480 | - 35.4% |
#6 | Volkswagen Eos | 331 | 564 | - 41.3% |
#7 | Nissan 370Z | 383 | 442 | - 13.3% |
#8 | Subaru BRZ | 402 | ----- | ----- |
#9 | Mazda MX-5 Miata | 461 | 354 | + 20.2% |
#10 | Nissan Cube | 475 | 198 | + 140% |
Rank | Worst-Selling Car By Volume (All Vehicles) | October 2012 | October 2011 | % Change |
#1 | Porsche Cayman | 4 | 122 | - 96.7% |
#2 | Acura RL | 21 | 22 | - 4.5% |
#3 | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | 28 | 13 | + 115% |
#4 | Mitsubishi i MiEV | 30 | ----- | ----- |
#5 | Audi R8 | 47 | 69 | - 31.9% |
#6 | Mercedes-Benz CL-Class | 54 | 101 | - 46.5% |
#7 | Nissan GT-R | 86 | 101 | - 14.9% |
#8 | Audi TT | 129 | 194 | - 33.5% |
#9 | Suzuki Equator | 135 | 203 | - 33.5% |
#10 | Mercedes-Benz G-Class | 160 | 80 | + 100% |
Vehicle must have been on sale throughout October, must not have been officially cancelled by its manufacturer, and must have been showcased on manufacturer's website in October. No longer deemed eligible: Chevrolet's Caprice PPV, Lexus LFA, Honda FCX.
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