Small Car Sales In America - October 2016 YTD

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U.S. sales of compact cars slid 7.5% in October 2016, essentially flat on a daily selling rate basis given the brevity of the "October" sales month. October 2015 had 28 selling days; October 2016 had 26 selling days.

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2016 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - October 2016 YTD

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The Toyota Corolla, with or without the addition of the Scion iM that's now a Toyota Corolla iM, was the top-selling small car in America. In totality, the Corolla was also America's best-selling car overall. Corolla sedan sales rose 2%. The new Honda Civic reported a second consecutive decline after 12 consecutive months of year-over-year improvement.

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Subcompact car sales, meanwhile, dipped by just 4% (essentially rising 3% on a daily selling rate basis) as the imported Honda Fit continues to regain ground even as its partner, the Honda HR-V crossover, continues to improve its sales volume, as well.

The Nissan Versa continues to lead the category, but sales plunged by more than one-third in October 2016 and are down 7% this year.

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 sortable, so you can rank small cars of all kinds any which way you like. Mobile users can now thumb across the tables for full-width access. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

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Compact	October 2016	October 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	%  Change
Acura ILX *	999	1860	-46.3%	12,746	15,218	-16.2%
Buick Verano	2336	2693	-13.3%	27,704	27,695	0.1%
Chevrolet Cruze	17,126	15,710	9.0%	155,138	193,680	-19.9%
Dodge Dart	2407	6520	-63.1%	39,674	74,840	-47.0%
Ford Focus	9368	16,423	-43.0%	149,417	180,287	-17.1%
Honda Civic	26,359	27,789	-5.1%	310,142	277,538	11.7%
Hyundai Elantra	15,917	15,868	0.3%	172,967	209,830	-17.6%
Kia Forte	8013	5198	54.2%	87,621	68,498	27.9%
Mazda 3	6946	8342	-16.7%	81,077	90,641	-10.6%
Mitsubishi Lancer	1021	1086	-6.0%	12,560	15,356	-18.2%
Nissan Sentra	14,168	14,974	-5.4%	183,644	169,244	8.5%
Subaru Impreza	5589	8353	-33.1%	75,830	83,966	-9.7%
Toyota Corolla	29,735	29,359	1.3%	318,737	309,454	3.0%
Toyota Corolla Sedan °	28,516	27,951	2.0%	304,334	306,693	-0.8%
Toyota Corolla iM/Scion iM °	1219	1408	-13.4%	14,403	2761	422%
Volkswagen Golf	5137	5716	-10.1%	46,235	55,483	-16.7%
Volkswagen Jetta	8068	8549	-5.6%	97,816	106,014	-7.7%
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Total	182,924	197,799	-7.5%	2,090,045	2,187,198	-4.4%

Subcompact	October 2016	October 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Sonic	4689	3294	42.4%	45,798	53,829	-14.9%
Ford Fiesta	3381	3618	-6.6%	42,188	57,486	-26.6%
Honda Fit	4641	1363	240%	47,896	45,509	5.2%
Hyundai Accent	6498	5102	27.4%	68,698	53,727	27.9%
Kia Rio	1826	1571	16.2%	25,991	21,847	19.0%
Mazda 2	---	1	-100%	3	293	-99.0%
Nissan Versa	8911	13,855	-35.7%	115,366	123,687	-6.7%
Toyota Prius C	1543	3373	-54.3%	17,436	33,022	-47.2%
Toyota Yaris	2084	2496	-16.5%	33,382	20,066	66.4%
Toyota Yaris °	1160	1977	-41.3%	24,301	4012	506%
Toyota Yaris iA/Scion iA °	924	519	78.0%	9081	16,054	-43.4%
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Total	35,657	37,169	-4.1%	430,140	429,532	0.1%

City Car	October 2016	October 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Spark	2066	2002	3.2%	29,747	29,841	-0.3%
Mitsubishi Mirage	1489	1197	24.4%	19,239	19,168	0.4%
Scion iQ	---	8	-100%	6	473	-98.7%
Smart Fortwo	418	721	-42.0%	4462	6153	-27.5%
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Total	3973	3928	1.1%	53,454	55,635	-3.9%

Warm Hatches	October 2016	October 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500	1276	1180	8.1%	12,879	21,269	-39.4%
Hyundai Veloster	3548	2140	65.8%	23,633	19,795	19.4%
Mini Cooper	3002	2868	5.1%	31,800	34,443	-7.7%
Scion tC	375	1080	-65.3%	9065	14,605	-37.9%
Volkswagen Beetle	1507	1279	17.8%	12,668	20,345	-37.7%
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Total	9708	8547	13.6%	90,045	110,457	-18.5%

Tall Hatchbacks & Subcompact Crossovers	October 2016	October 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	7164	6633	8.0%	63,648	55,918	13.8%
Chevrolet Trax *	8678	8175	6.2%	62,802	51,226	22.6%
Fiat 500L	119	290	-59.0%	2920	7044	-58.5%
Fiat 500X *	783	1994	-60.7%	10,047	6164	63.0%
Honda HR-V *	6596	4502	46.5%	64,866	33,727	92.3%
Kia Soul	13,036	12,246	6.5%	120,859	124,929	-3.3%
Mazda CX-3 *	1550	1382	12.2%	15,556	3420	355%
Mini Countryman *	941	1219	-22.8%	10,986	13,278	-17.3%
Mini Paceman *	11	28	-52.2%	79	1340	-94.1%
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport *	2694	3094	-12.9%	28,212	30,655	-8.0%
Nissan Cube	---	14	-100%	15	926	-98.4%
Nissan Juke *	858	1804	-52.4%	17,072	23,266	-26.6%
Scion xB	1	1021	-99.9%	2675	13,522	-80.2%
Scion xD	---	6	-100%	9	784	-98.9%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	8367	7313	14.4%	77,177	74,051	4.2%
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Total	50,798	49,721	2.2%	476,923	440,250	8.3%

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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