Large Car Sales In America - December 2016 & 2016 Year End

Automotive

Despite a modest improvement from the Chrysler 300, a slight uptick in sales of the low-volume Chevrolet SS, and a 10-year sales high from the Nissan Maxima, U.S. sales of volume brand full-size sedans slid 8% in calendar year 2016.

---

U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - 2016 Year End
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - 2016 Year End

---

Overall, the passenger car market fell somewhat harder, sliding 9% even as total auto sales reached record highs. Subtract the Hyundai Genesis – the Coupe is dying and the sedan is now marketed at a premium brand as the Genesis G80 – and these full-size cars were down 7%. 

Click Chart To Expand

The Chevrolet Impala was the segment leader in outright volume, narrowly besting the Dodge Charger by 1569 units. Combined, the Impala and Buick LaCrosse generated 124,588 U.S. sales in 2016. The Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 earned 148,678 sales in 2016. 

Detroit nameplates owned 69% of the segment's sales in 2016, down from 71% in 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. This table is sortable, so you can rank large cars any which way you like. Mobile users can now thumb across the table for full-width access. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • January 2017 • November 2016 • December 2015

Large Car	Dec. 2016	Dec. 2015	% Change	2016	2015	% Change
Buick LaCrosse	2826	3158	-10.5%	27,582	42,035	-34.4%
Chevrolet Impala	10,794	9060	19.1%	97,006	116,825	-17.0%
Chevrolet SS	94	134	-29.9%	3013	2895	4.1%
Chrysler 300	3584	4269	-16.0%	53,241	53,025	0.4%
Dodge Charger	7237	8309	-12.9%	95,437	96,633	-1.2%
Ford Taurus	4101	4022	2.0%	44,098	48,816	-9.7%
Hyundai Azera	384	358	7.3%	4942	5539	-10.8%
Hyundai Genesis *	426	3094	-86.2%	23,230	31,374	-26.0%
Kia Cadenza	428	598	-28.4%	4738	7343	-35.5%
Nissan Maxima	5293	4771	10.9%	62,670	40,359	55.3%
Toyota Avalon	5051	5816	-13.2%	48,080	60,065	-20.0%
---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Total	40,218	43,589	-7.7%	464,037	504,909	-8.1%

Source: Automakers
* Hyundai USA, not GoodCarBadCar, chooses to combine sales figures for the Genesis sedan and Genesis Coupe, forcing us to include the Genesis with these volume-brand cars on pricing grounds before we even get to the "brand status" issue.
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. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.

RECOMMENDED READING
Large Car Sales In America - January 2017
Large Car Sales In America - November 2016
Large Car Sales In America - December 2015
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America In 2016
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings In 2016
Midsize Car Sales In America - December & 2016 Year End

Automotive