Small Car Sales In America - October 2014 YTD

Compared with October 2013, U.S. small car sales increased at a surprisingly fast rate in October 2014. Surprising because of steadily falling fuel prices, which typically drive American consumers toward larger cars and SUVs as though fuel prices will stay that way forever, and surprising because passenger car volume hasn't been especially healthy this year. 

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

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The Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic-dominated compact segment was up just 1.5% through the first three-quarters of 2014. But year-over-year volume jumped 9.3% in October as the Chevrolet Cruze contributed an extra 8202 sales (24,289) in total. 

The Dodge Dart, Kia Forte, Mitsubishi Lancer, Subaru Impreza, and Toyota Corolla all contributed smaller gains. Nissan Sentra volume jumped 56%, or 4730 units. 

Combined sales of the Volkswagen Golf and Jetta were up by 4724 units, helping to end an 18-month streak in which Volkswagen USA sales had decreased. (It's still too soon to say VW USA is on the upswing, as October volume wasn't particularly strong.)

Subcompact sales, meanwhile, jumped 11.5% in October despite losses from the Chevrolet Sonic, Ford Fiesta, Kia Rio, Mazda 2, and Toyota Yaris. The Honda Fit, Hyundai Accent, and Nissan Versa collectively rose 43% to 22,787 units, equal to 59% of the subcompact category.

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 • October 2015 • November 2014 • September 2014 • October 2013

Compact	October 2014	October 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	%  Change
Acura ILX *	1618	2005	-19.3%	14,472	17.275	-16.2%
Buick Verano	3064	3306	-7.3%	37,391	39,874	-6.2%
Chevrolet Cruze	24,289	16,087	51.0%	232,403	211,862	9.7%
Dodge Dart	7202	5617	28.2%	67,965	71,453	-4.9%
Ford Focus	13,733	15,108	-9.1%	189,889	203,762	-6.8%
Honda Civic	24,154	27,328	-11.6%	277,584	280,889	-1.2%
Hyundai Elantra	12,758	14,876	-14.2%	189,161	209,469	-9.7%
Kia Forte	5190	4706	10.3%	58,983	57,421	2.7%
Mazda 3	7246	7674	-5.6%	87,505	89,288	-2.0%
Mitsubishi Lancer	1364	1161	17.5%	13,458	16,581	-18.8%
Nissan Sentra	13,129	8399	56.3%	154,345	106,680	44.7%
Subaru Impreza	5239	4923	6.4%	69,568	64,922	7.2%
Suzuki SX4	---	---	---	---	2859	-100%
Toyota Corolla/Matrix	24,959	23,637	5.6%	283,764	257,184	10.3%
Volkswagen Golf	4076	2249	81.2%	25,277	26,836	-5.8%
Volkswagen Jetta	14,607	11,710	24.7%	129,662	135,983	-4.6%
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Total	162,628	148,786	9.3%	1,831,427	1,775,080	3.2%

Subcompact	October 2014	October 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Aveo	---	---	---	---	2	-100%
Chevrolet Sonic	5263	6850	-23.2%	83,210	76,499	8.8%
Ford Fiesta	3629	4337	-16.3%	56,032	61,955	-9.6%
Honda Fit	6851	3735	83.4%	46,469	44,756	3.8%
Hyundai Accent	4839	3605	34.2%	51,244	48,717	5.2%
Kia Rio	2534	2874	-11.8%	31,921	36,112	-11.6%
Mazda 2	457	736	-37.9%	13,154	9805	34.2%
Nissan Versa	11,097	8626	28.6%	121,369	100,161	21.2%
Toyota Prius C	3192	3035	5.2%	34,756	36,168	-3.9%
Toyota Yaris	696	775	-10.2%	11,035	20,029	-44.9%
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Total	38,558	34,573	11.5%	449,190	434,202	3.4%

City Car	October 2014	October 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Spark	2354	2353	0.1%	33,291	30,677	8.5%
Mitsubishi Mirage	1374	475	189%	14,240	495	2777%
Scion iQ	119	246	-51.6%	1871	3611	-48.2%
Smart Fortwo	585	513	14.0%	8665	7450	16.3%
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Total	4432	3587	23.6%	58,067	42,233	37.5%

Warm Hatches	October 2014	October 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500 *	2806	2378	18.0%	29,422	31,372	-6.2%
Hyundai Veloster *	1652	2175	-24.0%	24,617	25,448	-3.3%
Mini Cooper *	3082	3145	-2.0%	23,647	35,519	-33.4%
Scion tC *	1235	1499	-17.6%	15,695	16,505	-4.9%
Volkswagen Beetle *	1941	2555	-24.0%	25,247	37,473	-32.6%
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Total	10,716	11,752	-8.8%	118,628	146,317	-18.9%

Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers	October 2014	October 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	4780	3602	32.7%	41,213	26,532	55.3%
Chevrolet HHR	---	---	---	---	3	-100%
Dodge Caliber	---	---	---	---	45	-100%
Fiat 500L	919	1296	-29.1%	9804	5044	94.4%
Kia Soul	10,685	8240	29.7%	126,264	98,864	27.7%
Mini Countryman *	2035	2239	-9.1%	19,159	17,835	7.4%
Mini Paceman *	183	316	-42.1%	1682	1981	-15.1%
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport *	2468	2009	22.8%	25,620	20,534	24.8%
Nissan Cube	213	297	-28.3%	3416	4719	-27.6%
Nissan Juke *	1768	3328	-46.9%	34,021	31,635	7.5%
Scion xB	1245	1246	-0.1%	13,689	15,238	-10.2%
Scion xD	472	716	-34.1%	6737	7676	-12.2%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	5372	4886	9.9%	59,675	42,905	39.1%
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Total	30,140	28,175	7.0%	341,280	273,011	25.0%

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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