Sporty Car Sales In America - August 2016 YTD

13 years ago, the Bentley Continental GT was the first Bentley fully developed in the era of Volkswagen ownership. Bentley was revolutionized. Volume exploded thanks to the "affordable" Bentley. 

Bentley sold 106 such cars in August 2016, a modest 8% downturn. But Bentley has since been revolutionized again. 56% of the Bentleys sold in the United States in August 2016 were Bentaygas. The Bentayga is Bentley's latest new vehicle introduction, an SUV with an ungainly design but mountains of appeal to consumers who need something more than a Land Rover Range Rover Autobiography. 

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

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But never fear, enthusiast of the great exotic GT car. There were 112 Mercedes-AMG GTs sold in August, 96 Audi R8s, 99 Maserati GranTurismos, and 88 Nissan GT-Rs. 

The Wall Street Journal also reported 249 sales of Ferraris in August along with 79 Lamborghinis. In other words, there are still plenty of buyers for high-dollar sports cars.

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There are also plenty of buyers for low-dollar sporting cars, too. Yes, U.S. sales of the Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Challenger, and far more popular Ford Mustang are falling. But with 174,047 sales through the first eight months of 2016, this trio accounts for 4% of the U.S. car market.

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. Mobile users can thumb across 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 • September 2016 • July 2016 • August 2015

American Muscle	August 2016	August 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Camaro	5604	6236	-10.1%	47,958	56,298	-14.8%
Dodge Challenger	5262	5014	4.9%	45,260	47,346	-4.4%
Ford Mustang	8299	9997	-17.0%	80,829	86,769	-6.8%
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Total	19,165	21,247	-9.8%	174,047	190,413	-8.6%

Euro Sports Cars	August 2016	August 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Alfa Romeo 4C	37	97	-61.9%	375	451	-16.9%
Audi TT	281	309	-9.1%	1970	333	492%
BMW Z4	101	123	-17.9%	776	1313	-40.9%
Jaguar F-Type	386	436	-11.5%	2746	3013	-8.9%
Mercedes-Benz SLK	346	394	-12.2%	2321	2798	-17.0%
Porsche Boxster	243	274	-11.3%	1966	2082	-5.6%
Porsche Cayman	231	497	-53.5%	2602	2415	7.7%
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Total	1625	2130	-23.7%	12,756	12,405	2.8%

Misc. Sporty Cars	August 2016	August 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Audi A5	848	1043	-18.7%	5926	8867	-33.2%
BMW 2-Series *	728	1024	-28.9%	11,493	7394	55.4%
Buick Cascada	622	---	---	5326	---	---
Chevrolet Corvette	3063	2725	12.4%	19,890	23,826	-16.5%
Fiat 124 Spider	460	---	---	941	---	---
Honda CR-Z	222	333	-33.3%	1699	1895	-10.3%
Infiniti Q60	169	311	-45.7%	916	2922	-68.7%
Lexus RC	1065	1337	-20.3%	7334	9299	-21.1%
Mazda MX-5 Miata	823	1344	-38.8%	7088	5128	38.2%
Nissan 370Z	590	635	-7.1%	4292	5309	-19.2%
Scion FR-S	638	960	-33.5%	5103	7766	-34.3%
Subaru BRZ	302	498	-39.4%	3062	3832	-20.1%
Subaru Impreza WRX/STi *	3194	3367	-5.1%	22,488	22,118	1.7%
Volkswagen Eos	---	208	-100%	387	1800	-78.5%
Volkswagen GTI *	2081	1907	9.1%	15,350	14,992	2.4%
Volkswagen Golf R *	107	436	-75.5%	2899	2239	29.5%
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Total	14,912	16,128	-7.5%	114,194	117,387	-2.7%

Premium Sporty Cars	August 2016	August 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Acura NSX	22	---	---	45	---	---
Audi R8	96	35	174%	446	439	1.6%
Bentley Continental GT	106	115	-7.8%	641	1064	-39.8%
BMW i8	145	210	-31.0%	931	1160	-19.7%
Cadillac ELR	6	45	-86.7%	517	704	-26.6%
Dodge Viper	58	37	56.8%	408	456	-10.5%
Jaguar XK	---	15	-100%	3	264	-98.9%
Lexus LFA	---	1	-100%	6	7	-14.3%
Maserati GranTurismo	99	79	25.3%	899	972	-7.5%
Mercedes-AMG GT	112	87	28.7%	847	783	8.2%
Mercedes-Benz CL-Class	---	---	---	---	52	-100%
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	443	342	29.5%	2520	2873	-12.3%
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	---	---	---	1	27	-96.3%
Nissan GT-R	88	65	35.4%	455	891	-48.9%
Porsche 911	749	939	-20.2%	6582	6789	-3.0%
Porsche 918 Spyder	---	22	-100%	1	197	-99.5%
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Total	1924	1992	-3.4%	14,302	16,678	-14.2%

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 distinct 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. 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.

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