Small Car Sales In America - July 2016 YTD

U.S. sales of compact cars declined 7%, not quite as sharp a drop as the 9% decline reported by the overarching passenger car sector, even though Americans took delivery of more Honda Civics and Toyota Corollas.

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

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The Honda Civic, all-new in tenth-gen form for 2016, rose 6% in July to a class-leading 32,952 sales in July. The Civic is America's second-best-selling car overall.

The Toyota Corolla, which stumbled 4% in the first-half of 2016, posted a 5% July increase. The dominant Civic/Corolla thus grew their market share from 31% in July 2015 to 35% in July 2016, a marked improvement for two cars which already controlled a massive share of the market for compact cars in America.

Subcompact cars, meanwhile, collectively reported a 15% year-over-year increase to 41,804 U.S. sales in July 2016. This isn't a particularly meaningful improvement for two reasons. 

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First, the trend through the first seven months of 2016 shows that subcompact volume is down by more than 9000 sales this year. Second, July 2016's 15% increase compared with July 2015 still means U.S. sales of subcompacts were down 14% compared with July 2014. 

The Nissan Versa, up 19% to 11,856 units last month, is an increasingly dominant force among subcompacts. 

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. Mobile users can now thumb across the tables for full-width access. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • August 2016 • June 2016 • July 2015

Compact	July 2016	July 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	%  Change
Acura ILX *	1201	1613	-25.5%	9659	10,084	-4.2%
Buick Verano	2068	2379	-13.1%	16,787	19,977	-16.0%
Chevrolet Cruze	13,723	21,339	-35.7%	100,454	149,277	-32.7%
Dodge Dart	3341	5797	-42.4%	31,602	54,759	-42.3%
Ford Focus	13,973	17,027	-17.9%	117,117	134,106	-12.7%
Honda Civic	32,952	31,139	5.8%	222,792	189,440	17.6%
Hyundai Elantra	20,629	22,135	-6.8%	116,935	150,833	-22.5%
Kia Forte	10,303	7868	30.9%	63,045	51,050	23.5%
Mazda 3	8103	9504	-14.7%	59,484	64,381	-7.6%
Mitsubishi Lancer	1093	1292	-15.4%	9527	11,914	-20.0%
Nissan Sentra	18,536	18,511	0.1%	141,550	124,412	13.8%
Scion iM	1601	---	---	10,682	---	---
Subaru Impreza	8488	10,243	-17.1%	54,259	56,584	-4.1%
Toyota Corolla	31,717	30,249	4.9%	213,910	220,380	-2.9%
Volkswagen Golf	5351	6717	-20.3%	31,673	37,441	-15.4%
Volkswagen Jetta	11,450	11,562	-1.0%	69,729	78,580	-11.3%
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Total	184,529	197,375	-6.5%	1,269,205	1,353,218	-6.2%

Subcompact	July 2016	July 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Sonic	4844	5102	-5.1%	33,136	42,078	-21.3%
Ford Fiesta	4092	5491	-25.5%	29,631	40,980	-27.7%
Honda Fit	5432	4332	25.4%	32,817	39,966	-17.9%
Hyundai Accent	7046	4276	64.8%	46,376	40,252	15.2%
Kia Rio	3331	2227	49.6%	18,699	17,062	9.6%
Mazda 2	---	10	-100%	3	283	-98.9%
Nissan Versa	11,856	9949	19.2%	84,317	76,904	9.6%
Scion iA	3007	---	--	19,434	---	---
Toyota Prius C	1402	3517	-60.1%	12,975	22,438	-42.2%
Toyota Yaris	794	1403	-43.4%	7378	14,091	-47.6%
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Total	41,804	36,307	15.1%	284,766	294,054	-3.2%

City Car	July 2016	July 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Spark	4229	3287	28.7%	22,520	22,696	-0.8%
Mitsubishi Mirage	1280	1553	-17.6%	14,453	15,054	-4.0%
Scion iQ	---	27	-100%	6	449	-98.7%
Smart Fortwo	493	441	11.8%	3086	4065	-24.1%
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Total	6002	5308	13.1%	40,065	42,264	-5.2%

Warm Hatches	July 2016	July 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500	1097	1940	-43.5%	8857	15,880	-44.2%
Hyundai Veloster	2008	2060	-2.5%	14,931	13,261	12.6%
Mini Cooper	3350	3893	-14.0%	22,159	25,037	-11.5%
Scion tC	1104	1421	-22.3%	6890	10,783	-36.1%
Volkswagen Beetle	1528	2309	-33.8%	8301	15,400	-46.1%
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Total	9087	11,623	-21.8%	61,138	80,361	-23.9%

Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers	July 2016	July 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	6923	6826	1.4%	43,344	37,375	16.0%
Chevrolet Trax *	9466	6111	54.9%	38,601	30,926	24.8%
Fiat 500L	227	314	-27.7%	2527	6020	-58.0%
Fiat 500X *	950	942	0.8%	7481	1218	514%
Honda HR-V *	7394	5909	25.1%	43,837	20,050	119%
Kia Soul	13,157	13,975	-5.9%	83,685	81,961	2.1%
Mazda CX-3 *	1499	---	---	11,001	---	---
Mini Countryman *	1422	1203	18.2%	7702	9481	-18.8%
Mini Paceman *	2	95	-97.9%	57	933	-93.9%
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport *	3545	3242	9.3%	20,376	21,135	-3.6%
Nissan Cube	---	52	-100%	15	842	-98.2%
Nissan Juke *	1568	2347	-33.2%	14,124	16,994	-16.9%
Scion xB	29	1316	-97.8%	2658	10,008	-73.4%
Scion xD	---	43	-100%	8	750	-98.9%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	8480	8575	-1.1%	51,762	50,525	2.4%
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Total	54,662	50,950	7.3%	327,178	288,218	13.5%

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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