Small Car Sales In America - July 2015 YTD

July 2015 marked the first month since September 2014 that the Toyota Corolla wasn't America's best-selling small car; the first month since September 2014 that the Honda Civic was America's best-selling small car. 

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

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Civic volume rose 4% to 31,139 units, a 1101-unit increase. That alone would have been enough had Corolla volume remained level compared with July 2014, but Corolla sales dropped 2% to 30,249 units, a modest 584-unit decrease.

Overall, compact car volume is on the rise, both in July and through the first seven months of 2015.

Subcompacts? Not so much.

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Not only did the class-leading Nissan Versa plunge 36%, but the category it leads plunged 25% as every rival save for the Hyundai Accent and Toyota Yaris posted decreased July volume, as well. In total, subcompact sales slid by 12,420 units in July; by nearly 21,000 units year-to-date. 

Moreover, city cars like the Chevrolet Spark, Mitsubishi Mirage, Smart Fortwo, Scion iQ, and Fiat 500 tumbled, too. So did the Volkswagen Beetle and Hyundai Veloster.

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 • July 2016 • August 2015 • June 2015 • July 2014

Compact	July 2015	July 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	%  Change
Acura ILX *	1613	1235	30.6%	10,084	9592	5.1%
Buick Verano	2379	3190	-25.4%	19,977	25,280	-21.0%
Chevrolet Cruze	21,339	20,926	2.0%	149,277	166,264	-10.2%
Dodge Dart	5866	7483	-21.6%	54,921	45,450	20.8%
Ford Focus	17,027	17,724	-3.9%	134,106	138,680	-3.3%
Honda Civic	31,139	30,038	3.7%	189,440	197,135	-3.9%
Hyundai Elantra	22,135	22,213	-0.4%	150,833	134,710	12.0%
Kia Forte	7868	5566	41.4%	51,050	43,517	17.3%
Mazda 3	9504	9381	1.3%	64,382	61,529	4.6%
Mitsubishi Lancer	1292	1178	9.7%	11,914	10,026	18.8%
Nissan Sentra	18,511	17,579	5.3%	124,412	111,477	11.6%
Subaru Impreza	10,243	7373	38.9%	56,584	51,707	9.4%
Toyota Corolla	30,249	30,833	-1.9%	220,380	205,187	7.4%
Volkswagen Golf	6717	2446	175%	37,441	13,915	169%
Volkswagen Jetta	11,562	13,142	-12.0%	78,580	89,449	-12.2%
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Total	197,444	190,307	3.7%	1,353,381	1,303,918	3.8%

Subcompact	July 2015	July 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Sonic	5102	6430	-20.7%	42,078	56,820	-25.9%
Ford Fiesta	5491	7545	-27.2%	40,980	42,626	-3.9%
Honda Fit	4332	5115	-15.3%	39,966	26,939	48.4%
Hyundai Accent	4276	3755	13.9%	40,252	38,019	5.9%
Kia Rio	2227	3791	-41.3%	17,062	23,757	-28.2%
Mazda 2	10	2075	-99.5%	283	10,032	-97.2%
Nissan Versa	9949	15,630	-36.3%	76,904	83,570	-8.0%
Toyota Prius C	3517	3700	-4.9%	22,438	23,983	-6.4%
Toyota Yaris	1403	686	105%	14,091	9218	52.9%
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Total	36,307	48,727	-25.5%	294,054	314,964	-6.6%

City Car	July 2015	July 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Spark	3287	3715	-11.5%	22,696	26,014	-12.8%
Mitsubishi Mirage	1553	1593	-2.5%	15,054	9860	52.7%
Scion iQ	27	174	-84.5%	449	1401	-68.0%
Smart Fortwo	441	1351	-67.4%	4065	5998	-32.2%
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Total	5308	6833	-22.3%	42,264	43,273	-2.3%

Warm Hatches	July 2015	July 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500 *	1959	2371	-17.4%	17,349	20,550	-15.6%
Hyundai Veloster *	2060	2237	-7.9%	13,261	17,207	-22.9%
Mini Cooper *	3893	3479	11.9%	25,037	16,083	55.7%
Scion tC *	1421	1685	-15.7%	10,783	10,928	-1.3%
Volkswagen Beetle *	2309	2452	-5.8%	15,400	18,580	-17.1%
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Total	11,642	12,224	-4.8%	81,830	83,348	-1.8%

Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers	July 2015	July 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	6826	4061	68.1%	37,375	27,718	34.8%
Chevrolet Trax *	6111	---	---	30,926	---	---
Fiat 500L	314	1436	-78.1%	6390	8229	-22.3%
Fiat 500X *	962	---	---	1294	---	---
Honda HR-V *	5909	---	---	20,050	---	---
Kia Soul	13,975	14,709	-5.0%	81,961	89,708	-8.6%
Mini Countryman *	1203	2183	-44.9%	9481	12,804	-26.0%
Mini Paceman *	95	149	-36.2%	933	1076	-13.3%
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport *	3242	2610	24.2%	21,135	17,932	17.9%
Nissan Cube	52	324	-84.0%	842	2618	-67.8%
Nissan Juke *	2347	2325	0.9%	16,994	28,086	-39.5%
Scion xB	1316	1415	-7.0%	10,008	9633	3.9%
Scion xD	43	682	-93.7%	750	4968	-84.9%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	8575	6603	29.9%	50,525	40,368	25.2%
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Total	50,970	36,497	39.6%	288,664	243,140	18.7%

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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