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

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Home to America's best-selling car and six of America's ten best-selling cars, America's midsize car segment nevertheless saw its total volume tumble 11% in 2016.

From the Camry, a replacement of which will be revealed this week at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, to the departing Chrysler 200 and nearly every model in between, midsize cars were dramatically less popular in 2016 than in 2015, when sales had already fallen 2% from 2014 levels.

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

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Standouts included the Chevrolet Malibu, all-new for 2016, and Subaru Legacy, the ninth-best-selling car in the category. 

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Malibu volume rose 17%, with Chevrolet's share of the segment consequently rising from 8.2% in 2015 to 10.7% in 2016. 

The Legacy, clearly a niche player in the category, sees its lifted wagon sibling generating far more volume. For every Legacy sold in the U.S. in 2016, Subaru sold nearly three Outbacks.

2017 could be a different year. A new Camry could revitalize the category. 

Or, the Toyota RAV4 could take over as Toyota's top-selling model, as the Camry grows the size of its pie slice in an ever-shrinking pie.

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 midsize cars 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.

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

Midsize Car	Dec. 2016	Dec. 2015	% Change	2016	2015	% Change
Buick Regal	1309	2571	-49.1%	19,833	19,504	1.7%
Chevrolet Malibu	22,764	12,155	87.3%	227,881	194,854	17.0%
Chrysler 200	2643	9663	-72.6%	57,294	167,368	-65.8%
Dodge Avenger	---	32	-100%	45	1326	-96.6%
Ford Fusion	19,132	25,576	-25.2%	265,840	300,170	-11.4%
Honda Accord	33,873	35,056	-3.4%	345,225	355,557	-2.9%
Hyundai Sonata	13,802	22,820	-39.5%	199,416	213,303	-6.5%
Kia Optima	12,572	13,682	-8.1%	124,203	159,414	-22.1%
Mazda 6	3688	4168	-11.5%	45,520	57,898	-21.4%
Nissan Altima	24,763	29,462	-15.9%	307,380	333,398	-7.8%
Subaru Legacy	5960	5759	3.5%	65,306	60,447	8.0%
Toyota Camry	33,412	37,299	-10.4%	388,618	429,355	-9.5%
Volkswagen CC	374	633	-40.9%	3237	6276	-48.4%
Volkswagen Passat	7241	3596	101%	73,002	78,207	-6.7%
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Total	181,533	202,472	-10.3%	2,122,800	2,377,077	-10.7%

Hybrids & Electrics	Dec. 2016	Dec. 2015	% Change	2016	2015	% Change
Chevrolet Volt	3691	2114	74.6%	24,739	15,393	60.7%
Ford C-Max	2184	1416	54.2%	19,834	21,768	-8.9%
Honda Insight	1	22	-95.5%	67	1458	-95.4%
Mitsubishi i MiEV	3	9	-66.7%	94	115	-18.3%
Nissan LEAF	1899	1347	41.0%	14,006	17,269	-18.9%
Toyota Prius	9427	10,175	-7.4%	101,340	118,020	-14.1%
Toyota Prius Sedan ^	7786	10,153	-23.3%	98,866	113,829	-13.1%
Toyota Prius Plug-In ^	1641	22	7359%	2474	4191	-41.0%
Toyota Prius V	1373	2040	-32.7%	14,840	28,290	-47.5%
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Total	18,578	17,123	8.5%	174,920	202,313	-13.5%

Tall Wagons  & Crossovers	Dec. 2016	Dec. 2015	% Change	2016	2015	% Change
Honda Crosstour *	---	613	-100%	726	9104	-92.0%
Subaru Outback *	20,695	16,067	28.8%	182,898	152,294	20.1%
Toyota Venza *	1	401	-99.8%	589	21,351	-97.2%
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Total	20,696	17,081	21.2%	184,213	182,749	0.8%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* indicates a vehicle that is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ Prius breakdown by variant
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 Outback and Venza listed with midsize SUVs, too... 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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