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Perhaps November isn't the fairest of occasions in which to judge the state of small cars in the United States.
See, compacts are up 7.2% this year. Subcompact growth, at 4.6%, is only slightly slower than the growth achieved by the overall passenger car market. Because of the Chevrolet Spark, the smallest small cars have proven to be far more common a purchase this year than in 2012. Wannabe hot hatches like the Hyundai Veloster, Scion tC, and Fiat 500 haven't fallen that far through eleven months.
However, compact car sales were down 3.3% in November 2013. Subcompacts - all ten of them - were up by just twelve units. Those city cars were down 4.3%, and those hot hatches fell especially hard, 12.9%, last month.
Consumers are spending more money than ever before on new cars, they're willing to adopt longer payment plans to make those more expensive cars affordable, and they're willing to drive cars that aren't necessarily the most efficient cars available.
Regardless, the Honda Civic was America's best-selling small car in November 2013. The biggest year-over-year improvement among compacts was reported by the Nissan Sentra. The biggest YOY declines were posted by the two more premium players, Acura's ILX and the Buick Verano.
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, city cars, warm hatches, and urban crossovers 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 • November 2014 • December 2013 • October 2013 • November 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 In America - November 2012 YTD
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - November 2013
Midsize Car Sales In America - November 2013 YTD
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - November 2013 YTD
- Small Car Sales In Canada - November 2014 Ytd
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Small Car Sales In America - November 2013 YTD
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See, compacts are up 7.2% this year. Subcompact growth, at 4.6%, is only slightly slower than the growth achieved by the overall passenger car market. Because of the Chevrolet Spark, the smallest small cars have proven to be far more common a purchase this year than in 2012. Wannabe hot hatches like the Hyundai Veloster, Scion tC, and Fiat 500 haven't fallen that far through eleven months.
However, compact car sales were down 3.3% in November 2013. Subcompacts - all ten of them - were up by just twelve units. Those city cars were down 4.3%, and those hot hatches fell especially hard, 12.9%, last month.
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Consumers are spending more money than ever before on new cars, they're willing to adopt longer payment plans to make those more expensive cars affordable, and they're willing to drive cars that aren't necessarily the most efficient cars available.
Regardless, the Honda Civic was America's best-selling small car in November 2013. The biggest year-over-year improvement among compacts was reported by the Nissan Sentra. The biggest YOY declines were posted by the two more premium players, Acura's ILX and the Buick Verano.
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, city cars, warm hatches, and urban crossovers 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 • November 2014 • December 2013 • October 2013 • November 2012
Compact | November 2013 | November 2012 | % Change | 2013 YTD | 2012 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acura ILX * | 1582 | 2108 | - 25.0% | 18,857 | 9766 | 93.1% |
Buick Verano | 2724 | 3574 | - 23.8% | 42,598 | 36,222 | 17.6% |
Chevrolet Cruze | 18,200 | 16,807 | 8.3% | 230,062 | 216,528 | 6.3% |
Dodge Dart | 6486 | 4489 | 44.5% | 77,939 | 19,199 | 306% |
Ford Focus | 15,239 | 18,312 | - 16.8% | 219,001 | 223,318 | - 1.9% |
Honda Civic | 26,291 | 30,075 | - 12.6% | 307,180 | 284,791 | 7.9% |
Hyundai Elantra | 16,751 | 15,923 | 5.2% | 226,220 | 183,010 | 23.6% |
Kia Forte | 4423 | 4266 | 3.7% | 61,844 | 71,405 | - 13.4% |
Mazda 3 | 7756 | 9841 | - 21.2% | 97,044 | 113,064 | - 14.2% |
Mitsubishi Lancer | 1508 | 1101 | 37.0% | 18,089 | 15,125 | 19.6% |
Nissan Sentra | 11,664 | 7176 | 62.5% | 118,344 | 98,640 | 20.0% |
Subaru Impreza | 5274 | 5905 | - 10.7% | 70,196 | 74,294 | - 5.5% |
Suzuki SX4 | --- | 1176 | - 100% | 2859 | 11,809 | - 75.8% |
Toyota Corolla/Matrix | 22,434 | 22,616 | - 0.8% | 279,618 | 266,268 | 5.0% |
Volkswagen Golf | 2243 | 2709 | - 17.2% | 29,079 | 38,031 | - 23.5% |
Volkswagen Jetta | 12,417 | 14,259 | - 12.9% | 148,400 | 154,763 | - 4.1% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 154,992 | 160,337 | - 3.3% | 1,947,330 | 1,816,233 | 7.2% |
Subcompact | November 2013 | November 2012 | % Change | 2013 YTD | 2012 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet Aveo | --- | 1 | - 100% | 2 | 64 | - 96.9% |
Chevrolet Sonic | 4712 | 5016 | - 6.1% | 81,211 | 75,257 | 7.9% |
Ford Fiesta | 4642 | 3688 | 25.9% | 66,597 | 51,163 | 30.2% |
Honda Fit | 4140 | 3315 | 24.9% | 48,896 | 45,666 | 7.1% |
Hyundai Accent | 4641 | 3260 | 42.4% | 53,358 | 58,071 | - 8.1% |
Kia Rio | 2474 | 2494 | - 0.8% | 38,586 | 37,932 | 1.7% |
Mazda 2 | 724 | 2495 | - 71.0% | 10,529 | 16,348 | - 35.6% |
Mitsubishi Mirage | 1052 | --- | --- | 1547 | --- | --- |
Nissan Versa | 8327 | 8826 | - 5.7% | 108,488 | 102,709 | 5.6% |
Toyota Prius C | 3001 | 3124 | - 3.9% | 39,169 | 32,582 | 20.2% |
Toyota Yaris | 712 | 2194 | - 67.5% | 20,741 | 28,591 | - 27.5% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 34,425 | 34,413 | 0.1% | 469,124 | 448,383 | 4.6% |
City Car | November 2013 | November 2012 | % Change | 2013 YTD | 2012 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet Spark | 1741 | 1709 | 1.9% | 32,418 | 10,156 | 219% |
Mitsubishi i MiEV | 12 | 42 | - 71.4% | 1018 | 511 | 99.2% |
Scion iQ | 234 | 623 | - 62.4% | 3845 | 8303 | - 53.7% |
Smart Fortwo | 959 | 704 | 36.2% | 8409 | 9013 | - 6.7% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 2946 | 3078 | - 4.3% | 45,690 | 27,983 | 63.3% |
Sporty Hatchbacks | November 2013 | November 2012 | % Change | 2013 YTD | 2012 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fiat 500 * | 2138 | 3603 | - 40.7% | 33,510 | 40,065 | - 16.4% |
Hyundai Veloster * | 2216 | 2084 | 6.3% | 27,664 | 32,886 | - 15.9% |
Mini Cooper * | 2509 | 3640 | - 31.1% | 38,028 | 40,879 | - 7.0% |
Scion tC * | 1446 | 1493 | - 3.1% | 17,951 | 21,283 | - 15.7% |
Volkswagen Beetle * | 2842 | 1987 | 43.0% | 40,315 | 25,992 | 55.1% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 11,151 | 12,807 | - 12.9% | 157,468 | 161,105 | - 2.3% |
Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers | November 2013 | November 2012 | % Change | 2013 YTD | 2012 YTD | YTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buick Encore * | 2663 | --- | --- | 29,195 | --- | --- |
Chevrolet HHR | --- | --- | --- | 3 | 21 | - 85.7% |
Dodge Caliber | --- | 32 | - 100% | 45 | 10,145 | - 99.6% |
Fiat 500L | 937 | --- | --- | 5981 | --- | --- |
Kia Soul | 12,870 | 7257 | 77.3% | 111,734 | 108,601 | 2.9% |
Mini Countryman * | 1435 | 1608 | - 10.8% | 19,270 | 18,788 | 2.6% |
Mini Paceman * | 631 | --- | --- | 2612 | --- | --- |
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport * | 2059 | 1520 | 35.5% | 22,593 | 16,321 | 38.4% |
Nissan Cube | 310 | 791 | - 60.8% | 5029 | 7078 | - 28.9% |
Nissan Juke * | 3446 | 3003 | 14.8% | 35,081 | 33,619 | 4.3% |
Scion xB | 1323 | 1341 | - 1.3% | 16,561 | 18,396 | - 10.0% |
Scion xD | 667 | 799 | - 16.5% | 8343 | 10,079 | - 17.2% |
Subaru XV Crosstrek * | 5311 | 2060 | 158% | 48,216 | 3987 | 1109% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 31,652 | 18,411 | 71.9% | 304,663 | 227,035 | 34.2% |
* 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.
RECOMMENDED READING
Small Car Sales In America - November 2014 YTD
Small Car Sales In America - December 2013 & Year End
Small Car Sales In America - October 2013 YTD
Small Car Sales In America - November 2012 YTD
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - November 2013
Midsize Car Sales In America - November 2013 YTD
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - November 2013 YTD
- Small Car Sales In Canada - November 2014 Ytd
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- Small Car Sales In America - December 2013 And 2013 Year End
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- Midsize Car Sales In America - November 2013 Ytd
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- Small Car Sales Figures In America - October 2013 Ytd
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