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February wasn't necessarily the best time to be the seller of an import sports car, but if there was an American muscle car inside your dealership, it was likely to sell. And at a faster rate than in February 2011.
Sales of sporting cars such as the Audi A5, Honda CR-Z, Nissan 370Z, Porsche Boxster, Porsche Cayman, Subaru Impreza WRX, and Volkswagen GTI were in decline last month. On the flip side, Ford Mustang sales were twice as good in February 2012 as they were one year earlier. Chevy Camaro sales rose 11% year-over-year. The Dodge Challenger, America's third-ranked muscle car, posted a 14% jump.
Through one-sixth of 2012, sales of that muscle car trio are up 27% compared with the first two months of 2011. The overall market for new vehicles has improved, admittedly, but not to that extent. Total U.S. light vehicle sales are up 14% in early 2012.
Sales of really, truly expensive sports cars are, in many cases, vastly improved as well. The new Porsche 911 motivated buyers to be first in line: sales more than doubled, year-over-year, in February. BMW 6-Series sales were five times stronger. Jaguar XK sales took off in February, up 284% over February 2011. The Nissan GT-R reported a massive 29-unit improvement. Even the wildly exclusive Lexus LFA found more new owners this year than last. In the second month of 2011, five clients drove home in a Lexus LFA, or had it shipped home on the back of a transporter. One year later, there were six new owners in the United States.
Specific monthly and year-to-date info for a multitude of sports cars and somewhat sporty cars can be found in the tables after the jump. Click either of the two accompanying charts for a larger look. Use the dropdown menu in the top right of this page to find monthly and yearly sales data for any new vehicle currently on sale in North America.
Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
Clearly GoodCarBadCar is not suggesting that the cars in the two tables above are all direct competitors. Establishing categories among cars as unique as even the Audi TT and Porsche Boxster has never pleased a single reader, so cars have been lumped together so you can simply see how buyers looking for sports cars, roadsters, hot hatches, convertibles, GTs, and wanna-be sports cars spend their money. Greater categorization of cars would only lead to problems that automakers create by not isolating model-specific sales figures: we don't know how many M3s BMW has sold or how many Civics are Si models, for example. The numbers we do have are listed above.
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Sporty Car Sales And Premium Sporty Car Sales In America - February 2012
Sales of sporting cars such as the Audi A5, Honda CR-Z, Nissan 370Z, Porsche Boxster, Porsche Cayman, Subaru Impreza WRX, and Volkswagen GTI were in decline last month. On the flip side, Ford Mustang sales were twice as good in February 2012 as they were one year earlier. Chevy Camaro sales rose 11% year-over-year. The Dodge Challenger, America's third-ranked muscle car, posted a 14% jump.
Through one-sixth of 2012, sales of that muscle car trio are up 27% compared with the first two months of 2011. The overall market for new vehicles has improved, admittedly, but not to that extent. Total U.S. light vehicle sales are up 14% in early 2012.
Specific monthly and year-to-date info for a multitude of sports cars and somewhat sporty cars can be found in the tables after the jump. Click either of the two accompanying charts for a larger look. Use the dropdown menu in the top right of this page to find monthly and yearly sales data for any new vehicle currently on sale in North America.
Sporty Car | February 2012 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
Audi A5 | 1119 | - 2.0% | 1997 | - 9.1% |
Audi TT | 144 | + 15.2% | 326 | + 46.8% |
BMW Z4 | 245 | + 13.4% | 349 | + 6.4% |
Chevrolet Camaro | 6923 | + 10.9% | 12,632 | + 14.8% |
Chevrolet Corvette | 927 | - 2.9% | 1556 | - 7.2% |
Dodge Challenger | 3669 | + 13.7% | 6220 | + 8.1% |
Ford Mustang | 7351 | + 98.8% | 11,087 | + 61.6% |
Honda CR-Z | 466 | - 57.3% | 829 | - 58.2% |
Hyundai Veloster | 3240 | ----- | 4933 | ----- |
Mazda MX-5 Miata | 434 | + 13.6% | 740 | + 10.3% |
Mazda RX-8 | 13 | - 81.9% | 31 | - 77.5% |
Mercedes-Benz SLK | 286 | + 109% | 524 | + 55.0% |
Mini Coupe | 254 | ----- | 400 | ----- |
Mini Roadster | 110 | ----- | 110 | ----- |
Mitsubishi Eclipse | 121 | - 58.3% | 234 | - 45.3% |
Nissan 370Z | 553 | - 3.2% | 970 | - 14.8% |
Porche Boxster | 35 | - 75.7% | 83 | - 74.8% |
Porsche Cayman | 88 | - 4.3% | 213 | - 2.7% |
Scion tC | 1648 | - 0.8% | 2957 | - 1.9% |
Subaru Impreza WRX | 922 | - 17.9% | 1632 | - 26.2% |
Volkswagen Eos | 419 | - 0.7% | 784 | + 16.8% |
Volkswagen GTI | 1285 | - 7.1% | 2516 | + 7.0% |
Volkswagen Golf R | 274 | ----- | 466 | ----- |
Volvo C70 | 261 | - 31.0% | 560 | - 6.2% |
Premium Sporty Car | February 2012 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
Audi R8 | 74 | - 21.3% | 153 | - 11.6% |
BMW 6-Series | 529 | + 399% | 938 | + 396% |
Dodge Viper | ----- | ----- | 20 | - 72.2% |
Jaguar XK | 210 | + 184% | 363 | + 50.0% |
Lexus LFA | 6 | + 20.0% | 10 | + 11.1% |
Mercedes-Benz CL-Class | 79 | - 24.0% | 146 | - 30.8% |
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class | 96 | - 49.7% | 196 | - 46.4% |
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | 71 | - 14.5% | 163 | + 6.5% |
Nissan GT-R | 67 | + 76.3% | 87 | + 45.0% |
Porsche 911 | 858 | + 112% | 1539 | + 83.0% |
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