Small Car Sales In America - February 2014 YTD

Symptomatic of a struggling U.S. compact car market, Ford hasn't sold more than 16,000 copies of the global best-selling Focus in any of the last five months. Previous to this, Focus sales had topped 16,000 units in 20 consecutive months. 

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In fact, in eleven of those 20 months, Ford sold more than 20,000 copies of the Focus in the United States. Theories from automotive enthusiasts suggest a halo model like the Focus ST will pay off with greater awareness, and thus greater sales, of the regular lineup. That hasn't yet proven to be true.

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The Focus has a long list of rivals, but perhaps no rival more direct than the Chevrolet Cruze. Cruze volume has increased each year since the model was introduced, and Chevrolet has recorded an early 19% year-over-year boost through the first two months of 2014. If anything, the diesel-powered Cruze is the nameplate's halo car, but it's exceedingly rare. HybridCars.com says only 508 - just 2.3% - of the Cruze's February volume was generated by the diesel car.

The Cruze did outsell last year's compact leader, the Honda Civic, in February 2014. That wasn't enough to make it the segment leader, however, as total Toyota Corolla volume climbed above 25,000 units.

Meanwhile, subcompact sales slid 4% in February as the class-leading Nissan Versa plunged 22%.

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 small cars - city cars, warm hatches, subcompacts, compacts, and urban crossovers - 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 • February 2015 • March 2014 • January 2014 • February 2013

Compact	February 2014	February 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	%  Change
Acura ILX *	1301	1997	-34.9%	2458	3555	-30.9%
Buick Verano	4472	4171	7.2%	7592	7831	-3.1%
Chevrolet Cruze	21,836	17,947	21.7%	38,664	32,471	19.1%
Dodge Dart	4888	7720	-36.7%	9939	14,874	-33.2%
Ford Focus	15,926	20,808	-23.5%	27,929	36,969	-24.5%
Honda Civic	21,575	22,713	-5.0%	43,399	44,594	-2.7%
Hyundai Elantra	16,393	16,219	1.1%	31,719	28,393	11.7%
Kia Forte	5513	5003	10.2%	10,237	9411	8.8%
Mazda 3	7286	10,554	-31.0%	13,520	18,628	-27.4%
Mitsubishi Lancer	1279	2420	-47.1%	2179	4616	-52.8%
Nissan Sentra	12,339	10,058	22.7%	21,466	19,037	12.8%
Subaru Impreza	6360	6001	6.0%	12,145	11,897	2.1%
Suzuki SX4	---	813	-100%	---	1639	-100%
Toyota Corolla/Matrix	25,299	24,999	1.2%	48,052	48,821	-1.6%
Volkswagen Golf	1649	3020	-45.4%	3361	5669	-40.7%
Volkswagen Jetta	11,908	11,968	-0.5%	21,676	22,490	-3.6%
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Total	158,024	166,411	-5.0%	294,336	310,895	-5.3%

Subcompact	February 2014	February 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Sonic	7586	6025	25.9%	14,173	13,202	7.4%
Ford Fiesta	4844	5015	-3.4%	9006	9300	-3.2%
Honda Fit	3121	3775	-17.3%	6243	6931	-9.9%
Hyundai Accent	5925	4750	24.7%	10,165	8245	23.3%
Kia Rio	2833	3339	-15.2%	5995	5809	3.2%
Mazda 2	699	1028	-32.0%	1606	2571	-37.5%
Mitsubishi Mirage	1116	---	---	2286	---	---
Nissan Versa	10,280	13,100	-21.5%	18,804	23,370	-19.5%
Toyota Prius C	2681	3148	-14.8%	5148	5839	-11.8%
Toyota Yaris	1334	2045	-34.8%	2339	4942	-52.7%
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Total	40,419	42,225	-4.3%	75,765	80,209	-5.5%

City Car	February 2014	February 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Spark	2576	2836	-9.2%	4424	5244	-15.6%
Mitsubishi i MiEV	3	337	-99.1%	4	594	-99.3%
Scion iQ	166	331	-49.8%	332	626	-47.0%
Smart Fortwo	941	782	20.2%	1462	1264	15.7%
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Total	3686	4286	-14.0%	6222	7728	-19.5%

Sporty Hatchbacks	February 2014	February 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500 *	2664	3302	-19.3%	5157	5805	-11.2%
Hyundai Veloster *	2083	1905	9.3%	3904	3664	6.6%
Mini Cooper *	963	2460	-63.5%	2321	4906	-52.7%
Scion tC *	1363	1244	9.6%	2470	2508	-1.5%
Volkswagen Beetle *	2701	3696	-26.9%	4735	5928	-20.1%
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Total	9774	12,607	-22.5%	18,587	22,811	-18.5%

Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers	February 2014	February 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	3078	1597	92.7%	5444	1950	179%
Chevrolet HHR	---	1	-100%	---	2	-100%
Dodge Caliber	---	32	-100%	---	45	-100%
Fiat 500L	801	---	---	1530	---	---
Kia Soul	10,584	9551	10.8%	18,676	16,933	10.3%
Mini Countryman *	1370	1662	-17.6%	2444	3078	-20.6%
Mini Paceman *	126	---	---	237	---	---
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport *	2348	1644	42.8%	4186	2994	39.8%
Nissan Cube	428	622	-31.2%	830	1158	-28.3%
Nissan Juke *	5197	2829	83.7%	8639	5190	66.5%
Scion xB	1298	1512	-14.2%	2523	2779	-9.2%
Scion xD	662	596	11.1%	1254	1220	2.8%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	5489	3258	68.5%	10,290	6022	70.9%
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Total	31,381	23,304	34.7%	56,053	41,371	35.5%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* indicates a vehicle which is also shown 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, right? 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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