Minivan Sales In America - January 2014

Apparently There Were Even More Couples Who
Awkwardly Walk Arm-In-Arm This January Than There 
Were A Year Ago. Which Is Strange, Because It's Hard To 
Walk Like That, And Because... The Routan Is Still Alive?

In the midst of January 2014's falling U.S. auto sales volume, lo and behold, sales in the oft-derided minivan segment grew 13%. 

Led by gains at Chrysler and Honda, minivan sales grew by 3764 units in January, typically the lowest-volume month of the year for total new vehicle sales.

Chrysler and Dodge owned 43% of the market for minivans, up from 39% a year ago. 

Honda's Odyssey was the best-selling minivan in America in January 2014 - last January's leader was the Toyota Sienna, which fell to second spot last month.

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Combined, these eight minivans generated 3.3% of the American auto industry's sales volume in January 2014. A year ago, minivans produced just 2.8% of the industry's January sales. 

It's been said that winter took a toll on new vehicle sales last month, with storms ravaging parts of the country that typically remain free from winter's grasp. If that's true, to what extend would minivan sales have risen if temperatures were warmer than normal?

• All 248 Vehicle Ranked By January 2014 U.S. Sales

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. This table is sortable, so you can rank minivans 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 • January 2015 • February 2014 • December 2013 • January 2013

Minivan	January 2014	January 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Chrysler Town & Country	7056	6525	8.1%	7056	6525	8.1%
Dodge Grand Caravan	7290	4965	46.8%	7290	4965	46.8%
Honda Odyssey	7879	6760	16.6%	7879	6760	16.6%
Kia Sedona	442	363	21.8%	442	363	21.8%
Mazda 5	1800	1880	-4.3%	1800	1880	-4.3%
Nissan Quest	735	978	-24.8%	735	978	-24.8%
Toyota Sienna	7696	7781	-1.1%	7696	7781	-1.1%
Volkswagen Routan	359	241	49.0%	359	241	49.0%
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Total	33,257	29,493	12.8%	33,257	29,493	12.8%

Source: Automakers

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