Sporty Car Sales In America - August 2015 YTD

Ford Mustang volume continues to jump far past 2014's sales pace, with a 70% year-over-year improvement in August 2015 resulting in a 53% uptick through the first eight months of U.S. sales.

The Mustang, second fiddle to the Chevrolet Camaro since 2010, is taking advantage of its own newness and the Camaro's age. Chevrolet has revealed the sixth-gen Camaro, but the new Camaro isn't on sale yet. Mustang volume through the end of August 2015 is 30,471 units stronger than the Camaro's total.

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Jaguar recently announced pricing changes and equipment alterations across its lineup, not just with the failing XJ and XF sedans but also the new XE sedan – which will be far more affordable than anticipated – and the company's biggest hit, the F-Type. 

While U.S. sales of the on-hiatus Audi TT, BMW Z4, Mercedes-Benz SLK, and Porsche Boxster decline in 2015, F-Type sales continue to increase. 3013 copies of the F-Type have been sold so far this year, more than any of those cars. 

Granted, combined Boxster/Cayman sales are significantly greater – as is total 911 volume – but the F-Type's ability to sell at high prices in relatively high numbers is a major feat for Jaguar, a minor auto brand in the grand scheme of things.

Speaking of the 911, by model year 2017, all 911s will be turbos. Note, not all 911s will be 911 Turbos, and they certainly won't all wear the badge. But the naturally-aspirated engines are out, a 3.0L twin-turbo is in.

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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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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 sports cars, coupes, and GTs 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 • August 2016 • September 2015 • July 2015 • August 2014

American Muscle	August 2015	August 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Camaro	6236	8134	-23.3%	56,298	64,767	-13.1%
Dodge Challenger	5235	4182	25.2%	47,397	34,757	36.4%
Ford Mustang	9997	5878	70.1%	86,769	56,673	53.1%
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Total	21,468	18,194	18.0%	190,464	156,197	21.9%

Euro Sports Cars	August 2015	August 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Alfa Romeo 4C	75	---	---	443	---	---
Audi TT	309	86	259%	333	1056	-68.5%
BMW Z4	123	114	7.9%	1313	1447	-9.3%
Jaguar F-Type	436	378	15.3%	3013	2616	15.2%
Mercedes-Benz SLK	394	341	15.5%	2798	3106	-9.9%
Porsche Boxster	274	347	-21.0%	2082	2749	-24.3%
Porsche Cayman	497	280	77.5%	2415	2323	4.0%
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Total	2108	1546	36.3%	12,397	13,297	-6.8%

Misc. Sporty Cars	August 2015	August 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Audi A5	1043	1813	-42.5%	8867	11,961	-25.9%
BMW 2-Series (& 1-Series) *^	1024	657	55.9%	7394	4563	62.0%
Chevrolet Corvette	2725	2679	1.7%	23,826	23,483	1.5%
Honda CR-Z	333	342	-2.6%	1895	2697	-29.7%
Infiniti Q60	311	602	-48.3%	2922	5304	-44.9%
Lexus RC	1337	---	---	9299	---	---
Mazda MX-5 Miata	1344	379	255%	5128	3441	49.0%
Nissan 370Z	635	691	-8.1%	5309	5441	-2.4%
Scion FR-S	960	1429	-32.8%	7766	10,262	-24.3%
Subaru BRZ	498	720	-30.8%	3832	5739	-33.2%
Subaru Impreza WRX/STi *	3367	1474	128%	22,118	16,714	32.3%
Volkswagen Eos	208	302	-31.1%	1800	2603	-30.8%
Volkswagen GTI *	1907	2026	-5.9%	14,992	10,524	42.5%
Volkswagen Golf R *	436	---	---	2239	15	14,827%
Volvo C70	---	13	-100%	7	769	-99.1%
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Total	16,128	13,127	22.9%	117,394	103,516	13.4%

Warm Hatches	August 2015	August 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500 *	2054	3329	-38.3%	19,403	23,879	-18.7%
Hyundai Veloster *	2276	2981	-23.7%	15,537	20,188	-23.0%
Mini Cooper *	3429	2366	44.9%	28,466	18,449	54.3%
Scion tC *	1534	2128	-27.9%	12,317	13,056	-5.7%
Volkswagen Beetle *	2127	2905	-26.8%	17,527	21,485	-18.4%
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Total	11,420	13,709	-16.7%	93,250	97,057	-3.9%

Premium Sporty Cars	August 2015	August 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Audi R8	35	50	-30.0%	439	525	-16.4%
BMW i8	210	9	2233%	1160	9	12,789%
Cadillac ELR	45	196	-77.0%	704	774	-9.0%
Dodge Viper	40	38	5.3%	454	438	3.7%
Jaguar XK	15	136	-89.0%	264	1093	-75.8%
Lexus LFA	1	3	-66.7%	7	15	-53.3%
Mercedes-AMG GT	87	---	---	783	---	---
Mercedes-Benz CL-Class	1	17	-94.1%	54	171	-68.4%
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	342	314	8.9%	2873	3174	-9.5%
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	---	26	-100%	27	204	-86.8%
Nissan GT-R	65	208	-68.8%	891	859	3.7%
Porsche 911	939	1015	-7.5%	6789	7032	-3.5%
Porsche 918 Spyder	22	15	46.7%	197	19	937%
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Total	1802	2027	-11.1%	14,642	14,313	2.3%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* indicates a vehicle which is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ BMW USA, not GoodCarBadCar, has chosen to combine sales figures of the 1-Series and 2-Series.
Clearly GoodCarBadCar is not suggesting that the cars in the 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. The BMW 6-Series has been removed from the premium list because we don't use this space as a showcase for sedans (unless automakers release data for high-end sporting models like the Lexus ISF, as Toyota Canada does) and the 6-Series lineup now relies heavily on a sedan variant. GoodCarBadCar is always open to hearing about the ways you would break down segments, so feel free to get in touch. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts. Sales data for brands such as Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus, Rolls-Royce etc. are unfortunately not broken down by model. ANDC estimates say sales for those brands during the first eight months of 2015 were 680, 1416, 504, 100, and 760, respectively. Tesla, unfortunately, doesn't release model-specific monthly U.S. sales data, but HybridCars.com estimates 1600 August Tesla sales; 15,300 YTD.

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