Small Car Sales In America - February 2016 YTD

U.S. sales of passenger cars decreased in February 2016, albeit by less than 1%.

U.S. sales of compact cars, however, jumped 5% thanks to significant gains from the Ford Focus, Honda Civic, Kia Forte, and Nissan Sentra, plus a meaningful 5% uptick from the class-leading Toyota Corolla.

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - February 2016 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - February 2016 YTD

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After tumbling 9% in calendar year 2015 and tumbling nearly 17% in the first month of 2016, U.S. sales of subcompact cars improved marginally in February 2016. The 2% increase was powered largely by a 46% jump in Chevrolet Sonic volume.

GM has averaged 4300 monthly Sonic sales since September. GM averaged 7800 monthly Sonic sales in 2014.

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There are a bundle of new small vehicles on sale in the United States, but most compete under the small "crossover" banner as supposed "light trucks." The Scion iM and Scion iA are exceptions. They owned 0.8% and 6.5% of the compact and subcompact car categories in 2016's first two months, respectively. But both cars are discontinued, in a sense. They'll be migrating to the Toyota brand before year's end.

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 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 • March 2016 • January 2016 • February 2015

Compact	February 2016	February 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	%  Change
Acura ILX *	1500	959	56.4%	2733	1951	40.1%
Buick Verano	3066	3437	-10.8%	5925	6213	-4.6%
Chevrolet Cruze	12,998	18,301	-29.0%	27,360	36,994	-26.0%
Dodge Dart	6771	7407	-8.6%	11,519	15,543	-25.9%
Ford Focus	18,620	14,019	32.8%	31,597	32,497	-2.8%
Honda Civic	27,707	21,038	31.7%	54,448	39,737	37.0%
Hyundai Elantra	11,973	15,708	-23.8%	21,858	27,948	-21.8%
Kia Forte	8187	5549	47.5%	13,516	11,971	12.9%
Mazda 3	7275	8874	-18.0%	14,826	16,770	-11.6%
Mitsubishi Lancer	1997	2099	-4.9%	3520	3614	-2.6%
Nissan Sentra	20,599	15,354	34.2%	36,743	29,749	23.5%
Scion iM	1317	---	---	2567	---	---
Subaru Impreza	6812	7185	-5.2%	13,530	14,712	-8.0%
Toyota Corolla	29,342	27,839	5.4%	51,704	55,196	-6.3%
Volkswagen Golf	3645	3921	-7.0%	7638	8120	-5.9%
Volkswagen Jetta	9375	10,811	-13.3%	17,552	19,780	-11.3%
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Total	171,184	162,501	5.3%	317,036	320,795	-1.2%

Subcompact	February 2016	February 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Sonic	4241	2900	46.2%	7919	6421	23.3%
Ford Fiesta	3754	3708	1.2%	6314	7162	-11.8%
Honda Fit	3647	5652	-35.5%	6742	11,454	-41.1%
Hyundai Accent	4897	4867	0.6%	9947	9305	6.9%
Kia Rio	1461	1943	-24.8%	2891	3515	-17.8%
Mazda 2	---	80	-100%	---	192	-100%
Nissan Versa	12,249	11,909	2.9%	20,255	22,455	-9.8%
Scion iA	2305	---	---	4145	---	---
Toyota Prius C	2263	2701	-16.2%	4026	5315	-24.3%
Toyota Yaris	908	1364	-33.4%	1456	2806	-48.1%
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Total	35,725	35,124	1.7%	63,695	68,625	-7.2%

City Car	February 2016	February 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Spark	1761	2674	-34.1%	2882	5844	-50.7%
Mitsubishi Mirage	1156	1863	-38.0%	2119	3568	-40.6%
Scion iQ	1	90	-98.9%	3	167	-98.2%
Smart Fortwo	422	458	-7.9%	821	950	-13.6%
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Total	3340	5085	-34.3%	5825	10,529	-44.7%

Warm Hatches	February 2016	February 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500 *	1081	2333	-53.7%	2288	4719	-51.5%
Hyundai Veloster *	2101	1555	35.1%	4124	2857	44.3%
Mini Cooper *	2251	2719	-18.8%	4977	5120	-2.8%
Scion tC *	917	1377	-33.4%	1632	2596	-37.1%
Volkswagen Beetle *	912	1902	-52.1%	1851	3291	-43.8%
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Total	7262	9886	-26.5%	14,872	18,583	-20.0%

Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers	February 2016	February 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	5873	4921	19.3%	10,793	8386	28.7%
Chevrolet Trax *	4814	3821	26.0%	8560	5660	51.2%
Fiat 500L	365	956	-61.8%	734	1825	-59.8%
Fiat 500X *	1547	---	---	2565	---	---
Honda HR-V *	4940	---	---	9117	---	---
Kia Soul	11,842	9965	18.8%	21,033	18,107	16.2%
Mazda CX-3 *	1793	---	---	3168	---	---
Mini Countryman *	581	938	-38.1%	1085	1683	-35.5%
Mini Paceman *	7	63	-88.9%	15	145	-89.7%
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport *	2591	2394	8.2%	4824	4661	3.5%
Nissan Cube	7	122	-94.3%	10	278	-96.4%
Nissan Juke *	1863	2183	-14.7%	3373	4184	-19.4%
Scion xB	787	1469	-46.4%	1569	2897	-45.8%
Scion xD	1	122	-99.2%	4	342	-98.8%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	6129	6406	-4.3%	12,577	12,919	-2.6%
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Total	43,140	33,360	29.3%	79,427	61,087	30.0%

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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