Midsize Car Sales In America - September 2015 YTD

Though down 2% through the first three quarters of 2015, U.S. midsize car sales volume grew at a faster rate than the improving overall passenger car market in September 2015. 

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

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Thanks to big gains from the top-selling Toyota Camry and meaningful improvements from the Chevrolet Malibu, Ford Fusion, and Nissan Altima, midsize car sales jumped 9% in September, a gain of more than 15,000 units compared with September 2014. America's passenger car market was up between 6% and 7%.

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The Volkswagen Passat's modest 1% loss was notable given the ways in which Volkswagen is dominating auto news coverage. 

But with the automaker's diesel emissions scandal breaking in just the latter third of the month, and with diesels accounting for a minority of the brand's sales, it's unlikely the Passat would have posted an increase even if the TDI scandal hadn't erupted.

For another small player, the Subaru Legacy, September's modest 1% improvement presented Subaru with the second-best month of Legacy sales since the latest model was launched early last year. Subaru sold nearly 6400 Legacys last October. Through the first three quarters of 2014, only 9.2% of all Subarus sold in the United States were Legacys. That figure has grown to 10.3% in 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	September 2015	September 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Buick Regal	1728	1366	26.5%	14,106	16,803	-16.1%
Chevrolet Malibu	17,066	15,186	12.4%	147,161	148,574	-1.0%
Chrysler 200	11,364	10,995	3.4%	147,073	75,142	95.7%
Dodge Avenger	32	1677	-98.1%	1156	49,363	-97.7%
Ford Fusion	24,942	21,693	15.0%	231,475	240,585	-3.8%
Honda Accord	33,641	32,956	2.1%	264,814	304,382	-13.0%
Hyundai Sonata	16,124	14,918	8.1%	157,680	164,934	-4.4%
Kia Optima	11,719	10,908	7.4%	118,301	122,646	-3.5%
Mazda 6	4528	4263	6.2%	47,072	41,855	12.5%
Mitsubishi Galant	---	---	---	---	122	-100%
Nissan Altima	24,224	21,675	11.8%	262,424	256,935	2.1%
Subaru Legacy	6277	6198	1.3%	44,231	34,718	27.4%
Toyota Camry	34,487	28,507	21.0%	326,330	334,978	-2.6%
Volkswagen Passat	7228	7280	-0.7%	63,736	74,913	-14.9%
Volkswagen CC	384	627	-38.8%	4490	8157	-45.0%
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Total	193,744	178,249	8.7%	1,830,049	1,874,107	-2.4%

Hybrids & Electrics	September 2015	September 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Volt	949	1394	-31.9%	9264	14,540	-36.3%
Ford C-Max	1966	1786	10.1%	17,291	21,731	-20.4%
Honda Insight	64	240	-73.3%	1353	3154	-57.1%
Mitsubishi i MiEV	3	15	-80.0%	93	149	-37.6%
Nissan LEAF	1247	2881	-56.7%	13,630	21,822	-37.5%
Toyota Prius	10,168	8339	21.9%	98,812	110,455	-18.7%
Toyota Prius Sedan ^	9952	7986	24.6%	85,778	98,613	-13.0%
Toyota Prius Plug-In ^	216	353	-38.8%	4034	11,842	-65.9%
Toyota Prius V	2575	2746	-6.2%	22,479	23,471	-4.2%
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Total	16,972	17,401	-2.5%	162,922	195,322	-16.6%

Tall Wagons  & Crossovers	September 2015	September 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Honda Crosstour *	777	763	1.8%	7227	9032	-20.0%
Subaru Outback *	15,126	11,315	33.7%	108,419	97,266	11.5%
Toyota Venza *	1584	1858	-14.7%	19,157	23,445	-18.3%
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Total	17,487	13,936	25.5%	134,803	129,743	3.9%

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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