Sporty Car Sales In America - January 2014

For often high-end, often rear-wheel-drive two-doors, the lowest-volume month on the calendar isn't the time to put up big numbers, particularly when that winter month is more wintry than normal. 

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Nevertheless, sales of the six European sports cars in the second table below grew 32% and jumped 24% even with the Jaguar F-Type (not on sale a year ago) is excluded. Porsche's Boxster and Cayman combined to own 46% of the category.

Sales of America's muscle car trio, however, slid 8%. The one part of the three-pronged group to post an increase is the next car to be replaced, Ford's Mustang. Dodge Challenger market share fell from 29% in January 2013 to 22% last month.

The Chevrolet Corvette recorded the greatest volume increase among sports cars and wanna-be sports cars in January 2014. From 908 sales a year ago - which had been the best January since January 2010 - General Motors dealers sold 2261 Corvettes in January 2014.

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, roadsters, convertibles, and hot hatches any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

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Sporty Car	January 2014	January 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Camaro	4733	4925	-3.9%	4733	4925	-3.9%
Dodge Challenger	2458	3497	-29.7%	2458	3497	-29.7%
Ford Mustang	3881	3608	7.6%	3881	3608	7.6%
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Total	11,072	12,030	-8.0%	11,072	12,030	-8.0%

Sporty Car	January 2014	January 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Audi TT	113	127	-11.0%	113	127	-11.0%
BMW Z4	166	152	9.2%	166	152	9.2%
Jaguar F-Type	177	---	---	177	---	---
Mercedes-Benz SLK	258	325	-20.6%	258	325	-20.6%
Porsche Boxster	320	392	-18.4%	320	392	-18.4%
Porsche Cayman	280	1	27,900%	280	1	27,900%
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Total	1314	997	31.8%	1314	997	31.8%

Other Sporty Cars	January 2014	January 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Audi A5	925	1200	-22.9%	925	1200	-22.9%
BMW 1-Series/2-Series *	75	304	-75.3%	75	304	-75.3%
Chevrolet Corvette	2261	908	149%	2261	908	149%
Honda CR-Z	267	358	-25.4%	267	358	-25.4%
Infiniti G37 Coupe/Convertible & Q60	413	631	-34.5%	413	631	-34.5%
Mazda MX-5 Miata	212	315	-32.7%	212	315	-32.7%
Mazda RX-8	---	1	-100%	---	1	-100%
Mitsubishi Eclipse	---	14	-100%	---	14	-100%
Nissan 370Z	440	331	32.9%	440	331	32.9%
Scion FR-S	921	1443	-36.2%	921	1443	-36.2%
Subaru BRZ	592	463	27.9%	592	463	27.9%
Subaru Impreza WRX *	1533	1306	17.4%	1533	1306	17.4%
Volkswagen Eos	183	250	-26.8%	183	250	-26.8%
Volkswagen GTI *	865	915	-5.5%	865	915	-5.5%
Volkswagen Golf R *	8	202	-96.0%	8	202	-96.0%
Volvo C70	122	173	-29.5%	122	173	-29.5%
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Total	8817	8814	0.1%	8817	8814	0.1%

Sporty Hatchbacks	January 2014	January 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500 *	2493	2503	-0.4%	2493	2503	-0.4%
Hyundai Veloster *	1821	1759	3.5%	1821	1759	3.5%
Mini Cooper *	1358	2266	-40.1%	1358	2266	-40.1%
Scion tC *	1107	1264	-12.4%	1107	1264	-12.4%
Volkswagen Beetle *	2034	2232	-8.9%	2034	2232	-8.9%
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Total	8813	10,024	-12.1%	8813	10,024	-12.1%

Premium Sporty Car	January 2014	January 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Audi R8	81	49	65.3%	81	49	65.3%
Cadillac ELR	41	---	---	41	---	---
Dodge (SRT) Viper	47	---	---	47	---	---
Jaguar XK	118	117	0.9%	118	117	0.9%
Lexus LFA	---	3	-100%	---	3	-100%
Mercedes-Benz CL-Class	33	54	-38.9%	33	54	-38.9%
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	339	390	-13.1%	339	390	-13.1%
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	35	36	-2.8%	35	36	-2.8%
Nissan GT-R	79	48	64.6%	79	48	64.6%
Porsche 911	792	877	-9.7%	792	877	-9.7%
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Total	1565	1574	-0.6%	1565	1574	-0.6%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* indicates a vehicle which is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
Clearly GoodCarBadCar is not suggesting that the cars in the two 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 Lexus ISF, as Toyota Canada does) 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. ANDC estimates say sales for those brands in January 2014 were 70, 164, 47, 23, and 86, respectively. Bentley sales rose 2% to 192 units in January; Maserati sales jumped 230% to 567. Tesla, unfortunately, doesn't release model-specific monthly U.S. sales data.

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