Large Car Sales In America - March 2017

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U.S. sales of full-size cars continued their nosedive in March 2017, plunging 11% despite a big increase from the Chevrolet SS and modest improvements from the Nissan Maxima and Buick LaCrosse.

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U.S. Vehicle Sales By Model - April 2017 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - March 2017 YTD

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For the SS, GM's 20% off incentives in March rose volume to an all-time high of 1217 units, a paltry total, but one that helps GM clear out stock of the discontinued, Aussie-built, V8-engined, rear-wheel-drive sedan. 

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The class leader in March, and through the first-quarter of 2017, was the Dodge Charger, sales of which are down 15% so far this year. 

Together, the Charger and its corporate Chrysler 300 partner accounted for 32% of the sales from the category in March. 

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.

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Large Car	March 2017	March 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Buick LaCrosse	2330	2275	2.4%	4985	8975	-44.5%
Chevrolet Impala	8885	11,465	-22.5%	22,022	30,554	-27.9%
Chevrolet SS	1217	286	326%	1529	539	184%
Chrysler 300	4969	6172	-19.5%	15,063	17,141	-12.1%
Dodge Charger	8236	8798	-6.4%	22,319	26,345	-15.3%
Ford Taurus	4641	5182	-10.4%	12,686	13,456	-5.7%
Hyundai Azera	380	508	-25.2%	952	1355	-29.7%
Kia Cadenza	437	593	-26.3%	1125	1552	-27.5%
Nissan Maxima	6961	6588	5.7%	15,597	16,225	-3.9%
Toyota Avalon	3483	4643	-25.0%	8596	12,201	-29.5%
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Total	41,539	46,510	-10.7%	104,874	128,343	-18.3%

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.

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