Midsize Car Sales In America - August 2015 YTD

Thanks to modest increases from midsize cars at Chevrolet, Chrysler, Hyundai, and Nissan, America's midsize car category didn't decline as sharply as the overall passenger car sector in August 2015.

U.S. new car sales slid by more than 10% in August. Midsize cars were down by less than 9%.

Nevertheless, many of the most popular players, from August's best-selling Honda Accord to the year-to-date leading Toyota Camry and steady 2015 risers like the Mazda 6 and Subaru Legacy, posted marked declines. The segment lost 21,000 sales compared with August 2014 but was only slightly south of level with August 2013's output. 

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

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It should be noted that, as a sales month, August 2015 wasn't equal to August 2014 from a timing perspective. There was one fewer day to sell new vehicles this August than there was a year ago, and sales that automakers traditionally rack up over the Labour Day holiday weekend were attributed to August 2014's total, but not to August 2015's. 

From a daily selling rate perspective, midsize car volume was down 5% in August 2015.

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 midsize cars any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

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Midsize Car	August 2015	August 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Buick Regal	1450	1888	-23.2%	12,378	15,437	-19.8%
Chevrolet Malibu	17,553	16,346	7.4%	130,095	133,388	-2.5%
Chrysler 200	14,032	10,810	29.8%	135,709	64,147	112%
Dodge Avenger	35	2905	-98.8%	1124	47,686	-97.6%
Ford Fusion	28,270	29,452	-4.0%	206,533	218,892	-5.6%
Honda Accord	40,931	51,075	-19.9%	231,173	271,426	-14.8%
Hyundai Sonata	21,818	21,092	3.4%	141,556	150,016	-5.6%
Kia Optima	13,980	15,337	-8.8%	106,584	111,738	-4.6%
Mazda 6	5402	5631	-4.1%	42,550	37,598	13.2%
Mitsubishi Galant	---	---	---	---	122	-100%
Nissan Altima	32,327	32,153	0.5%	238,200	235,260	1.3%
Subaru Legacy	4281	5987	-28.5%	37,954	28,520	33.1%
Toyota Camry	37,592	44,043	-14.6%	291,843	306,471	-4.8%
Volkswagen Passat	7409	9190	-19.4%	56,508	67,633	-16.4%
Volkswagen CC	546	787	-30.6%	4106	7530	-45.5%
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Total	225,626	246,696	-8.5%	1,636,313	1,695,864	-3.5%

Hybrids & Electrics	August 2015	August 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Volt	1380	2511	-45.0%	8315	13,146	-36.7%
Ford C-Max	2224	3501	-36.5%	15,325	19,945	-23.2%
Honda Insight	85	290	-70.7%	1289	2914	-55.8%
Mitsubishi i MiEV	6	20	-70.0%	90	134	-32.8%
Nissan LEAF	1393	3186	-56.3%	12,383	18,941	-34.6%
Toyota Prius	10,794	15,542	-30.5%	79,644	102,116	-22.0%
Toyota Prius Sedan ^	10,450	14,724	-29.0%	75,826	90,627	-16.3%
Toyota Prius Plug-In ^	344	818	-57.9%	3818	11,489	-66.8%
Toyota Prius V	3119	3506	-11.0%	19,904	20,725	-4.9%
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Total	19,001	28,556	-33.5%	136,950	177,921	-23.0%

Tall Wagons  & Crossovers	August 2015	August 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Honda Crosstour *	930	1037	-10.3%	6450	8269	-22.0%
Subaru Outback *	11,113	11,428	-2.8%	93,293	85,951	8.5%
Toyota Venza *	2147	2793	-23.1%	17,573	21,587	-18.6%
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Total	14,190	15,258	-7.0%	117,316	115,807	1.3%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* indicates a vehicle that is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ Prius breakdown by variant
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 Outback and Venza listed with midsize SUVs, too... 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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