Small Car Sales In America - September 2015 YTD

No auto analyst will deny that U.S. car buyers are gradually becoming U.S. crossover buyers, but there are still corners of the car market that are generating more U.S. sales activity in 2015 than they were in 2014.

Compact car sales, for example, increased by more than 2% in the first three quarters of 2015 as the majority of contenders' improvements erased the sharp declines from two GM cars, the Ford Focus, and the Volkswagen Jetta. It's worth noting that the compact cars which are selling less often this year than last have either already been revealed in all-new guise (Cruze, Civic) or are nearing the end of their current lifecycles. 

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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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As Honda preps the launch of the tenth-generation Civic the company revealed in September, the clear-out of the ninth-gen model began in earnest. As a result, the Civic was America's top-selling small car in September 2015 thanks to a 27% year-over-year increase. 

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Scion began selling its version of the Toyota Auris hatchback in September. It quickly became Scion's second-best-selling model, trailing only the iA, another new Scion which went on sale in September. 

The Scion iA ranked sixth among subcompacts in its first month on the market, ahead of the rapidly declining Honda Fit, the CVT-equipped models for which are now in recall mode.

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 • September 2016 • October 2015 • August 2015 • September 2014

Compact	September 2015	September 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	%  Change
Acura ILX *	1614	1464	10.2%	13,358	12,854	3.9%
Buick Verano	2377	3913	-39.3%	25,002	34,327	-27.2%
Chevrolet Cruze	14,032	18,415	-23.8%	177,970	208,114	-14.5%
Dodge Dart	7244	6923	4.6%	68,319	60,763	12.4%
Ford Focus	13,437	15,397	-12.7%	163,864	176,156	-7.0%
Honda Civic	28,278	22,263	27.0%	249,749	253,430	-1.5%
Hyundai Elantra	20,724	18,848	10.0%	193,962	176,403	10.0%
Kia Forte	5388	4517	19.3%	63,300	53,793	17.7%
Mazda 3	7757	7859	-1.3%	82,300	80,259	2.5%
Mitsubishi Lancer	1116	971	14.9%	14,270	12,094	18.0%
Nissan Sentra	14,196	12,557	13.1%	154,270	141,216	9.2%
Scion iM	1353	---	---	1353	---	---
Subaru Impreza	8588	5210	64.8%	75,613	64,329	17.5%
Toyota Corolla	26,636	20,530	29.7%	278,742	258,805	7.7%
Volkswagen Golf	5251	3487	50.6%	49,767	21,201	135%
Volkswagen Jetta	7773	10,245	-24.1%	97,465	115,055	-15.3%
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Total	165,764	152,599	8.6%	1,709,304	1,668,799	2.4%

Subcompact	September 2015	September 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Sonic	3780	8328	-54.6%	50,535	77,947	-35.2%
Ford Fiesta	6996	4185	67.2%	53,868	52,403	2.8%
Honda Fit	1279	6628	-80.7%	44,146	39,618	11.4%
Hyundai Accent	3640	3662	-0.6%	48,625	46,405	4.8%
Kia Rio	1480	2240	-33.9%	20,276	29,387	-31.0%
Mazda 2	4	1585	-99.7%	292	12,697	-97.7%
Nissan Versa	18,053	12,072	49.5%	109,832	110,272	-0.4%
Scion iA	2035	---	---	2035	---	---
Toyota Prius C	3367	3192	5.5%	29,649	31,564	-6.1%
Toyota Yaris	586	598	-2.0%	15,535	10,339	50.3%
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Total	41,220	42,490	-3.0%	374,793	410,632	-8.7%

City Car	September 2015	September 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Spark	2371	2027	17.0%	27,839	30,937	-10.0%
Mitsubishi Mirage	1348	1340	0.6%	17,971	12,866	39.7%
Scion iQ	7	132	-94.7%	465	1752	-73.5%
Smart Fortwo	750	748	0.3%	5432	8080	-32.8%
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Total	4476	4247	5.4%	51,707	53,635	-3.6%

Warm Hatches	September 2015	September 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500 *	1926	2737	-29.6%	21,329	26,616	-19.9%
Hyundai Veloster *	2118	2777	-23.7%	17,655	22,965	-23.1%
Mini Cooper *	3132	2116	48.0%	31,598	20,565	53.6%
Scion tC *	1208	1404	-14.0%	13,525	14,460	-6.5%
Volkswagen Beetle *	1539	1821	-15.5%	19,066	23,306	-18.2%
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Total	9923	10,855	8.6%	103,173	107,912	-4.4%

Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers	September 2015	September 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	5624	3848	46.2%	49,285	36,433	35.3%
Chevrolet Trax *	1640	---	---	43,051	---	---
Fiat 500L	339	623	-45.6%	7034	8885	-20.8%
Fiat 500X *	1133	---	---	3456	---	---
Honda HR-V *	4608	---	---	29,225	---	---
Kia Soul	13,614	10,802	26.0%	112,683	115,579	-2.5%
Mazda CX-3 *	1340	---	---	2038	---	---
Mini Countryman *	1180	1908	-38.2%	12,059	17,124	-29.6%
Mini Paceman *	102	195	-47.7%	1317	1499	-12.1%
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport *	3140	2351	33.6%	27,561	23,152	19.0%
Nissan Cube	24	238	-89.9%	912	3203	-71.5%
Nissan Juke *	2108	1814	16.2%	21,462	32,253	-33.5%
Scion xB	1117	1190	-6.1%	12,501	12,444	0.5%
Scion xD	12	508	-97.6%	778	6265	-87.6%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	7414	5691	30.3%	66,738	54,303	22.9%
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Total	43,395	29,168	48.8%	390,100	311,140	25.4%

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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