Sporty Car Sales In America - November 2016 YTD

After a brief two-month spell in which the Chevrolet Camaro reclaimed its position as America's best-selling sporting car, the Ford Mustang once again ended a month – its 23rd in the last 25 – as the sector's top seller in November 2016.

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

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Mustang sales tumbled 15%, but the 6196-unit result was far superior to the total achieved by the Camaro, which fell to a 24-month low of 4893 sales. Year-to-date, the Camaro/Mustang/Challenger category is down 10%, a loss of 23,807 sales.

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November was not a bright month for many sports cars, as the segment bears the brunt of an anti-car movement that sees consumers spending their money more regularly on SUVs and crossovers. 

Highlights included Volkswagen's sporty Golfs, the rising GTI and Golf R, as well as the Subaru WRX and STI and Infiniti Q60. Most other gains were produced by exceptionally low-volume vehicles.

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.

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American Muscle	Nov. 2016	Nov. 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Camaro	4893	5303	-7.7%	65,705	72,136	-8.9%
Dodge Challenger	3908	4297	-9.1%	59,176	61,813	-4.3%
Ford Mustang	6196	7286	-15.0%	98,868	113,607	-13.0%
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Total	14,997	16,886	-11.2%	223,749	247,556	-9.6%

Euro Sports Cars	Nov. 2016	Nov. 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Alfa Romeo 4C	23	34	-32.4%	457	603	-24.2%
Audi TT	240	176	36.4%	2792	929	201%
BMW Z4	159	81	96.3%	1112	1576	-29.4%
Jaguar F-Type	269	432	-37.7%	3681	4199	-12.3%
Mercedes-Benz SLC/SLK	270	239	13.0%	3067	3892	-21.2%
Porsche Boxster	196	291	-32.6%	2521	2888	-12.7%
Porsche Cayman	261	297	-12.1%	3366	3361	0.1%
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Total	1418	1550	-8.5%	16,996	17,448	-2.6%

Misc. Sporty Cars	Nov. 2016	Nov. 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Audi A5	482	1277	-62.3%	7763	11,934	-35.0%
BMW 2-Series *	955	1147	-16.7%	14,434	10,877	32.7%
Buick Cascada	367	---	---	6524	---	---
Chevrolet Corvette	1941	1952	-0.6%	27,286	30,876	-11.6%
Fiat 124 Spider	350	---	---	2225	---	---
Honda CR-Z	146	236	-38.1%	2178	2757	-21.0%
Infiniti Q60	814	206	295%	2952	3659	-19.3%
Lexus RC	881	1282	-31.3%	10,123	13,073	-22.6%
Mazda MX-5 Miata	387	732	-47.1%	8732	7885	10.7%
Nissan 370Z	340	381	-10.8%	5545	6910	-19.8%
Scion FR-S/Toyota 86	513	605	-15.2%	6900	9919	-30.4%
Subaru BRZ	235	376	-37.5%	3927	4883	-19.6%
Subaru Impreza WRX/STi *	2591	2481	4.4%	30,341	30,645	-1.0%
Volkswagen Eos	---	201	-100%	387	2751	-85.9%
Volkswagen GTI *	2216	1963	12.9%	21,157	21,300	-0.7%
Volkswagen Golf R *	449	273	64.5%	3947	3492	13.0%
Volvo C70	---	---	---	---	7	-100%
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Total	11,712	11,965	-2.1%	139,987	150,091	-6.7%

Premium Sporty Cars	Nov. 2016	Nov. 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Acura NSX	51	---	---	201	---	---
Audi R8	63	10	530%	654	480	36.3%
Bentley Continental GT	201	119	68.9%	1021	1357	-24.8%
BMW i8	173	118	46.6%	1461	1609	-9.2%
Cadillac ELR	5	67	-92.5%	531	889	-40.3%
Dodge Viper	62	45	37.8%	571	627	-8.9%
Jaguar XK	---	---	---	3	292	-99.0%
Lexus LFA	---	---	---	6	8	-25.0%
Maserati GranTurismo	67	103	-35.0%	1101	1244	-11.5%
Mercedes-AMG GT	89	118	-24.6%	1128	1115	1.2%
Mercedes-Benz CL-Class	---	---	---	---	52	-100%
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	273	296	-7.8%	3418	3680	-7.1%
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	---	1	-100%	1	29	-96.6%
Nissan GT-R	58	34	70.6%	652	1021	-36.1%
Porsche 911	699	884	-20.9%	8190	9244	-11.4%
Porsche 918 Spyder	---	2	-100%	1	203	-99.5%
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Total	1741	1797	-3.1%	18,734	21,558	-13.1%

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 unique 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. The BMW 6-Series has been removed from the premium list because we don't use this space as a showcase for sedans (unless automakers release data for high-end sporting models like the Subaru WRX) and the 6-Series lineup now relies heavily on a sedan variant. 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. Sales data for brands such as Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus, Rolls-Royce etc. are unfortunately not broken down by model. 

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