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U.S. passenger car sales fell 1.2% in March 2013. Not surprisingly, some of the cars which contributed to this decline were low-volume coupes, convertibles, roadsters, and sports cars. Two, the Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang, were high-volume American muscle cars.
Camaro volume slid by 1190 units in March. Camaro sales were down 12% in the first quarter, or 2726 units. Chevrolet posted a 4% decline in U.S. Camaro sales last year, falling 3858 units after 2011 set a record for the latest iteration of the Camaro.
With the Chevrolet Camaro's decline, however slight it may be, is the Ford Mustang surging to the top of the muscle car class?
Nope. Mustang sales fell 15% in March and are down 14% through the end of Q1. At this time last year, the Camaro was 1791 units ahead of the Ford Mustang. Through the first three months of 2012, the Mustang is 1878 units back.
This is opening up space for the Dodge Challenger. Dodge sold more Challengers in March than in any month in the model's history. The Challenger still ranks third in what amounts to a three-car class. But the difference is a 2780-unit gap between it and the second-ranked Mustang, as opposed to 2012's gap of 9609 units.
You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly U.S. 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 U.S. sporty 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 - March 2014 - April 2013 - February 2013 - March 2012
Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
* indicates a car that is also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown or displayed in full elsewhere
** Beetle and Cooper breakdown included in the total above
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. GoodCarBadCar is always open to hearing about the ways you would break down segments, so feel free to get in touch.
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Sporty Car Sales In America - March 2013
Camaro volume slid by 1190 units in March. Camaro sales were down 12% in the first quarter, or 2726 units. Chevrolet posted a 4% decline in U.S. Camaro sales last year, falling 3858 units after 2011 set a record for the latest iteration of the Camaro.
All 254 Vehicles Ranked By March & 2013 YTD U.S. Sales
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Nope. Mustang sales fell 15% in March and are down 14% through the end of Q1. At this time last year, the Camaro was 1791 units ahead of the Ford Mustang. Through the first three months of 2012, the Mustang is 1878 units back.
This is opening up space for the Dodge Challenger. Dodge sold more Challengers in March than in any month in the model's history. The Challenger still ranks third in what amounts to a three-car class. But the difference is a 2780-unit gap between it and the second-ranked Mustang, as opposed to 2012's gap of 9609 units.
Click Column Headers To Sort - March 2014 - April 2013 - February 2013 - March 2012
Sporty Car | March 2013 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Audi A5 | 1628 | - 5.0% | 4001 | + 7.8% |
Audi TT | 189 | - 14.5% | 463 | - 15.4% |
BMW 1-Series * | 594 | - 44.3% | 1291 | - 38.3% |
BMW Z4 | 316 | + 21.1% | 624 | + 2.3% |
Chevrolet Camaro | 8102 | - 12.8% | 19,198 | - 12.4% |
Chevrolet Corvette | 1053 | - 23.5% | 2941 | + 0.3% |
Dodge Challenger | 6132 | + 42.5% | 14,540 | + 38.2% |
Fiat 500 * | 3807 | + 2.6% | 9612 | + 8.6% |
Ford Mustang | 7688 | - 15.0% | 17,320 | - 14.0% |
Honda CR-Z | 451 | - 15.9% | 1190 | - 12.8% |
Hyundai Veloster * | 2693 | - 30.0% | 6357 | - 27.6% |
Infiniti G37 Coupe/Convertible * | 1042 | - 19.8% | 2532 | - 23.9% |
Mazda MX-5 Miata | 573 | - 19.7% | 1235 | - 15.1% |
Mercedes-Benz SLK | 453 | - 20.1% | 1134 | + 3.9% |
Mini Cooper * | 4141 | - 3.4% | 9047 | - 10.0% |
Mini Cooper Hardtop ** | 2750 | - 2.4% | 6390 | - 6.4% |
Mini Cooper Clubman ** | 431 | - 13.3% | 838 | - 32.9% |
Mini Cooper Convertible ** | 421 | - 14.6% | 719 | - 26.8% |
Mini Cooper Roadster ** | 309 | + 115% | 655 | + 158% |
Mini Cooper Coupe ** | 230 | - 31.5% | 445 | - 39.5% |
Mitsubishi Eclipse | 15 | - 93.4% | 42 | - 90.9% |
Nissan 370Z | 669 | - 38.9% | 1378 | - 33.3% |
Porsche Boxster | 578 | + 3111% | 1361 | + 1248% |
Porsche Cayman | ----- | - 100% | 2 | - 99.3% |
Scion FR-S | 1828 | ----- | 4640 | ----- |
Scion tC * | 1631 | - 28.3% | 4139 | - 20.9% |
Subaru BRZ | 905 | ----- | 1788 | ----- |
Subaru Impreza WRX * | 1727 | + 44.3% | 4519 | + 59.7% |
Volkswagen Beetle * | 4082 | + 107% | 10,010 | + 114% |
Volkswagen Beetle Hardtop ** | 2599 | + 32.0% | 7320 | + 56.6% |
Volkswagen Beetle Convertible ** | 1483 | ----- | 2690 | ----- |
Volkswagen Eos | 403 | - 39.3% | 977 | - 32.5% |
Volkswagen GTI * | 1122 | - 33.1% | 3075 | - 26.7% |
Volkswagen Golf R * | 227 | - 15.6% | 691 | - 6.0% |
Volvo C70 | 259 | - 54.9% | 600 | - 47.1% |
Premium Sporty Car | March 2013 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Audi R8 | 68 | - 24.4% | 167 | - 31.3% |
BMW 6-Series | 877 | + 15.5% | 2071 | + 22.0% |
Jaguar XK | 168 | - 12.0% | 441 | - 20.4% |
Lexus LFA | 4 | 0.0% | 9 | - 35.7% |
Mercedes-Benz CL-Class | 53 | - 17.2% | 155 | - 26.2% |
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class | 659 | + 791% | 1484 | + 450% |
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | 44 | - 64.2% | 119 | - 58.4% |
Nissan GT-R | 122 | - 12.2% | 268 | + 18.6% |
Porsche 911 | 990 | + 113% | 2722 | + 35.8% |
SRT (Dodge) Viper | 3 | ----- | 4 | - 80.0% |
* indicates a car that is also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown or displayed in full elsewhere
** Beetle and Cooper breakdown included in the total above
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. GoodCarBadCar is always open to hearing about the ways you would break down segments, so feel free to get in touch.
RECOMMENDED READING
Sporty Car Sales In America - March 2014 YTD
Sporty Car Sales In America - April 2013
Sporty Car Sales In America - February 2013
Sporty Car Sales In America - March 2012
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - March 2013
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- Sporty Car Sales Figures In America - June 2013 Ytd
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- Sporty Car Sales Figures In Canada - May 2013 Ytd
Ford Canada sold more Mustangs in May 2013 than in the previous three months combined, thereby enabling a muscle car victory which saw the Mustang outsell the combined efforts of the Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Challenger, Hyundai Genesis Coupe, Nissan 370Z,...
- Sporty Car Sales In Canada - March 2013
Click Either Chart For Larger ViewWonder where the Canadian market's at? This won't tell you. However, it does tell you something. Chrysler dealers sold more 500 Convertibles in the first quarter of 2013 than they sold Dodge Challengers....
- Canada Sporty Car Sales - February 2013
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