Small Car Sales In America - February 2015 YTD
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Small Car Sales In America - February 2015 YTD


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Sales of passenger cars declined in the United States in February 2015, but the large compact car segment posted 3% gains.


• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - February 2015 YTD
• U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - February 2015 YTD


Thanks to big increases from mid-level players like the Mazda 3, Dodge Dart, and Volkswagen Golf and meaningful increases from the best-selling Toyota Corolla and the steadily improving Nissan Sentra, the compact car category overcame decreases from the Chevrolet Cruze, Ford Focus, Honda Civic, Hyundai Elantra, and Volkswagen Jetta.

Subcompact sales, however, slid 11% despite an 81% Honda Fit improvement and continued growth from the top-selling Nissan Versa. 

A hugely discouraging start to the year for the Chevrolet Sonic came as inventories surged: there were nearly 30,000 Sonics in stock at dealers at the beginning of February, enough for 216-day supply.

Overall GM car volume slid 21% in February 2015. But due to strong truck and utility vehicle sales, GM's total volume was up 4%. 

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 small cars of all kinds 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 • March 2015 • January 2015 • February 2014
Compact
February
2015
February
2014
%
Change
2015
YTD
2014
YTD

Change
Acura ILX *
959
1301-26.3%19512458-20.6%
Buick Verano
3437
4472-23.1%62137592-18.2%
Chevrolet Cruze
18,301
21,836-16.2%36,99438,664-4.3%
Dodge Dart
7407
488851.5%15,543993956.4%
Ford Focus
14,019
15,926-12.0%32,49727,92916.4%
Honda Civic
21,038
21,575-2.5%39,737 43,399-8.4%
Hyundai Elantra
15,708
16,393-4.2%27,94831,719-11.9%
Kia Forte
5549
55130.7%11,97110,23716.9%
Mazda 3
8874
728621.8%16,770 13,52024.0%
Mitsubishi Lancer
2099
127964.1%3614 217965.9%
Nissan Sentra
15,354
12,33924.4%29,749 21,46638.6%
Subaru Impreza
7185
636013.0%14,71212,14521.1%
Toyota Corolla/Matrix
27,839
25,29910.0%55,19648,05214.9%
Volkswagen Golf
3921
1649138%81203361142%
Volkswagen Jetta
10,811
11,908-9.2%19,78021,676-8.7%
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Total
162,501
158,0242.8%320,795 294,336 9.0%

Subcompact
February
2015
February
2014
%
Change
2015
YTD
2014
YTD
%
Change
Chevrolet Sonic
2900
7586-61.8%642114,173-54.7%
Ford Fiesta
3708
4844-23.5%71629006-20.5%
Honda Fit
5652
312181.1%11,454624383.5%
Hyundai Accent
4867
5925-17.9%930510,165-8.5%
Kia Rio
1943
2833-31.4%35155995-41.4%
Mazda 2
80
699-88.6%192 1606-88.0%
Nissan Versa
11,909
10,28015.8%22,45518,80419.4%
Toyota Prius C
2701
26810.7%531551483.2%
Toyota Yaris
1364
13342.2%2806233920.0%
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Total
35,124
39,303-10.6%68,625 73,479 -6.6%

City Car
February
2015
February
2014
%
Change
2015
YTD
2014
YTD
%
Change
Chevrolet Spark
2674
25763.8%5844442432.1%
Mitsubishi Mirage
1863
111666.9%3568228656.1%
Scion iQ
90
166-45.8%167332-49.7%
Smart Fortwo
458
941-51.3%9501462-35.0%
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Total
5085
47996.0%10,529 8504 23.8%

Warm Hatches
February
2015
February
2014
%
Change
2015
YTD
2014
YTD
%
Change
Fiat 500 *
2333
2664-12.4%47195157 -8.5%
Hyundai Veloster *
1555
2083-25.3%28573904 -26.8%
Mini Cooper *
2719
963182%51202321 121%
Scion tC *
1377
13631.0%2596 2470 5.1%
Volkswagen Beetle *
1902
2701-29.6%32914735 -30.5%
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Total
9886
97741.1%18,583 18,587 -0.1%

Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers
February
2015
February
2014
%
Change
2015
YTD
2014
YTD
%
Change
Buick Encore *
4921
307859.9%8386544454.0%
Chevrolet Trax *
3821
------5660------
Fiat 500L
956
80119.4%1825 153019.3%
Kia Soul
9965
10,584-5.8%18,107 18,676-3.0%
Mini Countryman *
938
1370-31.5%1683 2444-31.1%
Mini Paceman *
63
126-50.0%145237-38.8%
Mitsubishi
Outlander Sport *
2394
23482.0%4661418611.3%
Nissan Cube
122
428-71.5%278830-66.5%
Nissan Juke *
2183
5197-58.0%41848639-51.6%
Scion xB
1469
129813.2%2897252314.8%
Scion xD
122
662-81.6%3421254-72.7%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *
6406
548916.7%12,91910,29025.5%
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Total
33,360
31,3816.3%61,087 56,053 9.0%
Source: Automakers & ANDC
* vehicle also displayed 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. 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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