Small Car Sales In America - September 2014 YTD

Sales of compact cars in the United States continue to struggle even as America's new vehicle market rapidly expanded by more than 12% during the month of September 2014.

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• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - September 2014 YTD
• U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - September 2014 YTD

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The Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic-led compact category was barely ahead of September 2013's pace last month as significant declines were reported by the Dodge Dart, Ford Focus, Toyota Corolla, and Volkswagen Jetta. Sales of the Honda Civic, Hyundai Elantra, Kia Forte, Mitsubishi Lancer, and Subaru Impreza also declined. 

Subtract the Chevrolet Cruze from the equation and the remainder of the compact fleet was down 3.5%. (September 2013 Cruze sales had fallen to unheard-of lows.)

Subcompact cars, meanwhile, rose 5% as the Chevrolet Sonic, Honda Fit, and Nissan Versa powered the segment forward despite losses from all other subcompact nameplates.

Outside of the normal small car forms, the Kia Soul's improvements and Subaru XV Crosstrek's rapid rise continue to attract attention. Fiat 500 sales increased for just the second time this year - and the second consecutive month - as the 500L recovers from a recall that brought sales to ultra-low levels.

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 of all kinds 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 • September 2015 • October 2014 • August 2014 • September 2013

Compact	September 2014	September 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	%  Change
Acura ILX *	1464	1363	7.4%	12,854	15,270	-15.8%
Buick Verano	3913	3688	6.1%	34,327	36,568	-6.1%
Chevrolet Cruze	18,415	12,730	44.7%	208,114	195,775	6.3%
Dodge Dart	6923	7922	-12.6%	60,763	65,836	-7.7%
Ford Focus	15,397	16,733	-8.0%	176,156	188,654	-6.6%
Honda Civic	22,263	22,983	-3.1%	253,430	253,561	-0.1%
Hyundai Elantra	18,848	19,691	-4.3%	176,403	194,593	-9.3%
Kia Forte	4517	4618	-2.2%	53,793	52,715	2.0%
Mazda 3	7859	8646	-9.1%	80,259	81,614	-1.7%
Mitsubishi Lancer	971	1090	-10.9%	12,094	15,420	-21.6%
Nissan Sentra	12,557	7798	61.0%	141,216	98,281	43.7%
Subaru Impreza	5210	5789	-10.0%	64,329	59,999	7.2%
Suzuki SX4	---	---	---	---	2859	-100%
Toyota Corolla/Matrix	20,530	23,251	-11.7%	258,805	233,547	10.8%
Volkswagen Golf	3487	2127	63.9%	21,201	24,587	-13.8%
Volkswagen Jetta	10,245	13,309	-23.0%	115,055	124,273	-7.4%
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Total	152,599	151,738	0.6%	1,668,799	1,643,552	1.5%

Subcompact	September 2014	September 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Aveo	---	---	---	---	2	-100%
Chevrolet Sonic	8328	7335	13.5%	77,947	69,649	11.9%
Ford Fiesta	4185	5043	-17.0%	52,403	57,618	-9.1%
Honda Fit	6628	3981	66.5%	39,618	41,021	-3.4%
Hyundai Accent	3662	4999	-26.7%	46,405	45,112	2.9%
Kia Rio	2240	2695	-16.9%	29,387	33,238	-11.6%
Mazda 2	1585	1916	-17.3%	12,697	9069	40.0%
Nissan Versa	12,072	8776	37.6%	110,272	91,535	20.5%
Toyota Prius C	3192	3283	-2.8%	31,564	33,133	-4.7%
Toyota Yaris	598	2465	-75.7%	10,339	19,254	-46.3%
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Total	42,490	40,493	4.9%	410,632	399,631	2.8%

City Car	September 2014	September 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Spark	2027	2355	-13.9%	30,937	28,324	9.2%
Mitsubishi Mirage	1340	20	6600%	12,866	20	64,230%
Scion iQ	132	287	-54.0%	1752	3365	-47.9%
Smart Fortwo	748	625	19.7%	8080	6937	16.5%
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Total	4247	3287	29.2%	53,635	38,646	38.8%

Sporty Hatchbacks	September 2014	September 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500 *	2737	2126	28.7%	26,616	28,994	-8.2%
Hyundai Veloster *	2777	2268	22.4%	22,965	23,273	-1.3%
Mini Cooper *	2116	3636	-41.8%	20,565	32,374	-36.5%
Scion tC *	1404	1659	-15.4%	14,460	15,006	-3.6%
Volkswagen Beetle *	1821	3554	-48.8%	23,306	34,918	-33.3%
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Total	10,855	13,243	-18.0%	107,912	134,565	-19.8%

Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers	September 2014	September 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	3848	3206	20.0%	36,433	22,930	58.9%
Chevrolet HHR	---	---	---	---	3	-100%
Dodge Caliber	---	---	---	---	45	-100%
Fiat 500L	623	1031	-39.6%	8885	3748	137%
Kia Soul	10,802	7416	45.7%	115,579	90,624	27.5%
Mini Countryman *	1908	1191	60.2%	17,124	15,596	9.8%
Mini Paceman *	195	479	-59.3%	1499	1665	-10.0%
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport *	2351	1832	28.3%	23,152	18,525	25.0%
Nissan Cube	238	283	-15.9%	3203	4422	-27.6%
Nissan Juke *	1814	2774	-34.6%	32,253	28,307	13.9%
Scion xB	1190	1252	-5.0%	12,444	13,992	-11.1%
Scion xD	508	703	-27.7%	6265	6960	-10.0%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	5691	3536	60.9%	54,303	38,019	42.6%
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Total	29,168	23,703	23.1%	311,140	244,836	27.1%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* vehicle also displayed 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. 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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