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Kia car sales were down 19.4% in the United States in September 2013 as the overall new vehicle market in the abbreviated month slid 4.4%.
But those Kia sales include 926 extra sales from the Cadenza, which wasn't on sale at this time last year. Exclude the Cadenza, and Kia passenger car sales fell 22.1%.
And even that figure includes the best-selling Kia, the midsize Optima, which fell 18.6% in September. Excluding the Cadenza and the Optima shows that sales of Kia's small car trio - Forte, Rio, Soul - fell from 19,550 in September 2012 to 14,729, a 24.7% decline.
The new Forte has been slow getting going, as its Hyundai partner climbs the compact leaderboard. The Forte was America's ninth-best-selling compact car a year ago but fell to eleventh last month.The Soul, also undergoing a refresh, is only falling from its best year on record, and its year-to-date decline is slight.
Sales of the Rio are actually up slightly this year, something which can't be said of the Hyundai Accent, Mazda 2, or Toyota Yaris.
So are we just picking on Kia for the fun of it? Not at all: GoodCarBadCar named the Rio hatchback to the annual Good 12, and the 2014 Forte received a glowing review on these pages a few months ago.
Only four brands reported worse year-over-year passenger car declines in September than Kia. Chevrolet cars were down 21%, but so much of that loss was attributed to the Cruze. Acura cars fell 39%, but that's hardly news. Mitsubishi cars were down 39%, but their car lineup is shrinking.
That leaves Scion as the only comparable outfit. But even there, sales of one car, the FR-S, improved, while the iQ, tC, xB, and xD reported huge percentage losses.
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 compacts, subcompacts, and other small 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 2014 • October 2013 • August 2013 • September 2012
Source: Automakers & ANDC
* indicates a vehicle which is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown.
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? This explains why you'll see the Encore and XV Crosstrek are listed with small SUVs, too, and the Acura ILX shown with mainstream cars is also displayed with luxury cars... 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 posts.
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Small Car Sales Figures In America - September 2013 YTD
But those Kia sales include 926 extra sales from the Cadenza, which wasn't on sale at this time last year. Exclude the Cadenza, and Kia passenger car sales fell 22.1%.
And even that figure includes the best-selling Kia, the midsize Optima, which fell 18.6% in September. Excluding the Cadenza and the Optima shows that sales of Kia's small car trio - Forte, Rio, Soul - fell from 19,550 in September 2012 to 14,729, a 24.7% decline.
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The new Forte has been slow getting going, as its Hyundai partner climbs the compact leaderboard. The Forte was America's ninth-best-selling compact car a year ago but fell to eleventh last month.The Soul, also undergoing a refresh, is only falling from its best year on record, and its year-to-date decline is slight.
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So are we just picking on Kia for the fun of it? Not at all: GoodCarBadCar named the Rio hatchback to the annual Good 12, and the 2014 Forte received a glowing review on these pages a few months ago.
Only four brands reported worse year-over-year passenger car declines in September than Kia. Chevrolet cars were down 21%, but so much of that loss was attributed to the Cruze. Acura cars fell 39%, but that's hardly news. Mitsubishi cars were down 39%, but their car lineup is shrinking.
That leaves Scion as the only comparable outfit. But even there, sales of one car, the FR-S, improved, while the iQ, tC, xB, and xD reported huge percentage losses.
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 compacts, subcompacts, and other small 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 2014 • October 2013 • August 2013 • September 2012
Compact | September 2013 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Acura ILX * | 1363 | - 21.5% | 15,270 | + 149% |
Buick Verano | 3688 | - 8.8% | 36,568 | + 25.5% |
Chevrolet Cruze | 12,730 | - 50.6% | 195,775 | + 8.4% |
Dodge Dart | 7922 | + 51.3% | 65,836 | + 611% |
Ford Focus | 16,733 | - 15.2% | 188,654 | + 1.1% |
Honda Civic | 22,983 | + 6.7% | 253,561 | + 8.3% |
Hyundai Elantra | 19,691 | + 7.6% | 194,593 | + 27.5% |
Kia Forte | 4618 | - 33.2% | 52,715 | - 13.9% |
Mazda 3 | 8646 | - 38.4% | 81,614 | - 12.9% |
Mitsubishi Lancer | 1090 | - 17.8% | 15,420 | + 20.8% |
Nissan Sentra | 7798 | - 16.6% | 98,281 | + 14.5% |
Subaru Impreza | 5789 | - 4.6% | 59,999 | - 5.7% |
Suzuki SX4 | --- | - 100% | 2859 | - 70.1% |
Toyota Corolla/Matrix | 23,251 | + 1.0% | 233,547 | + 4.9% |
Volkswagen Golf | 2127 | - 34.6% | 24,587 | - 24.1% |
Volkswagen Jetta | 13,309 | - 9.8% | 124,273 | - 2.2% |
Subcompact | September 2013 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet Aveo | --- | - 100% | 2 | - 96.7% |
Chevrolet Sonic | 7335 | - 2.5% | 69,649 | + 7.6% |
Ford Fiesta | 5043 | + 28.5% | 57,618 | + 32.5% |
Honda Fit | 3981 | - 14.6% | 41,021 | + 6.3% |
Hyundai Accent | 4999 | + 15.9% | 45,112 | - 12.3% |
Kia Rio | 2695 | - 15.0% | 33,238 | + 1.3% |
Mazda 2 | 1916 | + 153% | 9069 | - 28.8% |
Mitsubishi Mirage | 20 | --- | 20 | --- |
Nissan Versa | 8776 | + 9.5% | 91,535 | + 7.0% |
Toyota Prius C | 3283 | - 3.0% | 33,133 | + 26.8% |
Toyota Yaris | 2465 | + 120% | 19,254 | - 19.2% |
City Car | September 2013 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet Spark | 2355 | + 5.9% | 28,324 | + 349% |
Mitsubishi i MiEV | 20 | - 44.4% | 978 | + 123% |
Scion iQ | 287 | - 58.0% | 3365 | - 51.0% |
Smart Fortwo | 625 | - 39.3% | 6937 | - 5.1% |
Sporty Hatchbacks | September 2013 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fiat 500 * | 2126 | - 49.1% | 28,994 | - 11.4% |
Hyundai Veloster * | 2268 | - 24.9% | 23,273 | - 17.9% |
Mini Cooper * | 3636 | + 25.5% | 32,374 | - 2.4% |
Scion tC * | 1659 | - 24.1% | 15,006 | - 17.3% |
Volkswagen Beetle * | 3554 | + 35.5% | 34,918 | + 61.9% |
Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers | September 2013 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Buick Encore * | 3206 | --- | 22,930 | --- |
Chevrolet HHR | --- | - 100% | 3 | - 85.7% |
Dodge Caliber | --- | - 100% | 45 | - 99.6% |
Fiat 500L | 1031 | --- | 3748 | --- |
Kia Soul | 7416 | - 21.7% | 90,624 | - 2.9% |
Mini Countryman * | 1191 | - 40.5% | 15,596 | + 1.6% |
Mini Paceman * | 479 | --- | 1665 | --- |
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport * | 1832 | - 18.7% | 18,525 | + 41.1% |
Nissan Cube | 283 | - 45.0% | 4422 | - 23.9% |
Nissan Juke * | 2774 | - 13.2% | 28,307 | + 0.8% |
Scion xB | 1252 | - 30.4% | 13,992 | - 10.3% |
Scion xD | 703 | - 25.4% | 6960 | - 17.4% |
Subaru XV Crosstrek * | 3536 | + 1742% | 38,019 | + 19,702% |
* indicates a vehicle which is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown.
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? This explains why you'll see the Encore and XV Crosstrek are listed with small SUVs, too, and the Acura ILX shown with mainstream cars is also displayed with luxury cars... 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 posts.
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Small Car Sales In America - September 2012 YTD
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