Small Car Sales In America - November 2015 YTD

The launch of Honda's tenth-generation Civic, combined with the clear-out of ninth-gen Civics, propelled Honda's compact to a first-place small car finish in the United States in November 2015.

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - November 2015 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - November 2015 YTD

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November 2015 sales of compact cars in America dropped 7%, though on a daily selling rate basis – November 2015 possessed two fewer selling days than November 2014 – sales were actually up by slightly less than 1%. 

Total Civic volume jumped 9%, a gain of 1990 units, as Honda automatically attracts much of the attention paid to new compacts. 

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The Toyota Corolla, currently the best-selling small car in America, is quickly becoming an older member of the segment, as new compacts are about to be launched in the form of the Honda Civic, Chevrolet Cruze, Hyundai Elantra, and Nissan Sentra.

Subcompact sales volume, meanwhile, followed the year-to-date trend, sliding 9% in November, just as the subcompact category has fallen 9% through the first 11 months of the year. 

November's two top-selling subcompacts both posted increased volume, year-over-year, but apart from those two cars – Nissan Versa and Hyundai Accent – all competitors save for the all-new Scion iA tumbled. Non Versa/Accent/iA subcompact sales were down 33% in November 2015.

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 • November 2016 • December 2015 • October 2015 • November 2014

Compact	November 2015	November 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	%  Change
Acura ILX *	1353	1652	-18.1%	16,571	16,124	2.8%
Buick Verano	1646	3335	-50.6%	29,341	40,726	-28.0%
Chevrolet Cruze	16,073	22,857	-29.7%	209,753	255,260	-17.8%
Dodge Dart	6190	9012	-31.3%	80,661	76,977	4.8%
Ford Focus	11,186	14,862	-24.7%	191,473	204,751	-6.5%
Honda Civic	25,050	23,060	8.6%	302,588	300,644	0.6%
Hyundai Elantra	17,634	14,002	25.9%	227,464	203,163	12.0%
Kia Forte	5010	5047	-0.7%	73,508	64,030	14.8%
Mazda 3	7405	7761	-4.6%	98,047	95,266	2.9%
Mitsubishi Lancer	1011	1490	-32.1%	16,367	14,948	9.5%
Nissan Sentra	14,505	13,530	7.2%	183,749	167,875	9.5%
Scion iM	1091	---	---	3852	---	---
Subaru Impreza	7405	5296	39.8%	91,371	74,864	22.0%
Toyota Corolla	24,194	25,609	-5.5%	330,887	309,373	7.0%
Volkswagen Golf	4110	3993	2.9%	59,593	29,270	104%
Volkswagen Jetta	11,022	15,633	-29.5%	117,036	145,295	-19.4%
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Total	154,885	167,139	-7.3%	2,032,261	1,998,566	1.7%

Subcompact	November 2015	November 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Sonic	3653	4852	-24.7%	57,482	88,062	-34.7%
Ford Fiesta	3422	3436	-0.4%	60,908	59,468	2.4%
Honda Fit	3018	6421	-53.0%	48,527	52,890	-8.2%
Hyundai Accent	5041	3499	44.1%	58,768	54,743	7.4%
Kia Rio	898	2088	-57.0%	22,745	34,009	-33.1%
Mazda 2	3	302	-99.0%	296	13,456	-97.8%
Nissan Versa	9783	9283	5.4%	133,470	130,652	2.2%
Scion iA	1785	---	---	5797	---	---
Toyota Prius C	2601	2975	-12.6%	35,623	37,731	-5.6%
Toyota Yaris	348	634	-45.1%	16,402	11,669	40.6%
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Total	30,552	33,490	-8.8%	440,018	482,680	-8.8%

City Car	November 2015	November 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Spark	1628	2861	-43.1%	31,469	36,152	-13.0%
Mitsubishi Mirage	1085	1333	-18.6%	20,253	15,573	30.1%
Scion iQ	7	82	-91.5%	480	1953	-75.4%
Smart Fortwo	662	815	-18.8%	6815	9480	-28.1%
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Total	3382	5091	-33.6%	59,017	63,158	-6.6%

Warm Hatches	November 2015	November 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500 *	968	1984	-51.2%	23,583	31,406	-24.9%
Hyundai Veloster *	2204	1296	70.1%	21,999	25,913	-15.1%
Mini Cooper *	2854	3193	-10.6%	37,297	26,840	39.0%
Scion tC *	878	1124	-21.9%	15,483	16,819	-7.9%
Volkswagen Beetle *	1011	1665	-39.3%	21,356	26,912	-20.6%
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Total	7915	9262	-14.5%	119,718	127,890	-6.4%

Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers	November 2015	November 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	5133	4577	12.1%	61,051	45,790	33.3%
Chevrolet Trax *	6481	---	---	57,707	---	---
Fiat 500L	228	1127	-79.8%	7555	10,931	-30.9%
Fiat 500X *	1833	---	---	7467	---	---
Honda HR-V *	3505	---	---	37,232	---	---
Kia Soul	10,045	9146	9.8%	134,974	135,410	-0.3%
Mazda CX-3 *	1323	---	---	4743	---	---
Mini Countryman *	1260	1545	-18.4%	14,538	20,704	-29.8%
Mini Paceman *	330	271	21.8%	1670	1953	-14.5%
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport *	2955	2679	10.3%	33,610	28,299	18.8%
Nissan Cube	4	183	-97.8%	930	3599	-74.2%
Nissan Juke *	1897	2008	-5.5%	25,163	36,029	-30.2%
Scion xB	815	1414	-42.4%	14,337	15,103	-5.1%
Scion xD	2	352	-99.4%	786	7089	-88.9%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	6786	5799	17.0%	80,837	65,474	23.5%
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Total	42,597	29,101	46.4%	482,600	370,381	30.3%

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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