Sporty Car Sales In America - March 2017

March 2017 was the best month of U.S. sales in the history of the fourth-generation (ND) Mazda MX-5 Miata.

Year-over-year, MX-5 sales jumped 23% to 1345 units, a pre-summer boost bolstered by increasing availability of the retractable hardtop MX-5 Miata RF. It was the best March for the MX-5 since 2008. 

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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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But sales of the MX-5 actually increased at an even greater rate, if you factor in the number of Mazdas sold in another showroom.

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Styled differently and operating with a different powerplant, the Fiat 124 Spider is essentially a Mazda MX-5 Miata. With 419 sales, March 2017 sales of the 124 Spider – on sale since last June – rose to a five-month high.

Combined, the duo produced 1764 sales in March 2017, a 62% year-over-year improvement.

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 sports cars, coupes, and GTs any which way you like. Mobile users can thumb across 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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American Muscle	March 2017	March 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Camaro	7052	6879	2.5%	15,298	18,581	-17.7%
Dodge Challenger	6225	5325	16.9%	15,725	16,128	-2.5%
Ford Mustang	9120	12,563	-27.4%	22,464	30,136	-25.5%
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Total	22,397	24,767	-9.6%	53,487	64,845	-17.5%

Euro Sports Cars	March 2017	March 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Alfa Romeo 4C	71	43	65.1%	140	158	11.4%
Audi TT	267	308	-13.3%	621	663	-6.3%
BMW Z4	111	120	-7.5%	269	217	24.0%
Jaguar F-Type	492	426	15.5%	1166	1124	3.7%
Mercedes-Benz SLC/SLK	361	314	15.0%	865	850	1.8%
Porsche Boxster	149	249	-40.2%	438	685	-36.1%
Porsche Cayman	188	384	-51.0%	668	809	-17.4%
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Total	1639	1844	-11.1%	4167	4506	-7.5%

Misc. Sporty Cars	March 2017	March 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Audi A5	674	784	-14.0%	1311	1901	-31.0%
BMW 2-Series *	993	1606	-38.2%	2249	3401	-33.9%
Buick Cascada	498	814	-38.8%	1442	1397	3.2%
Chevrolet Corvette	2460	2753	-10.6%	5804	6370	-8.9%
Fiat 124 Spider	419	---	---	961	---	---
Honda CR-Z	129	163	-20.9%	336	483	-30.4%
Infiniti Q60	1829	105	1642%	3371	409	724%
Lexus RC	619	1194	-48.2%	1561	2869	-45.6%
Mazda MX-5 Miata	1345	1090	23.4%	3382	2409	40.4%
Nissan 370Z	500	576	-13.2%	1248	1344	-7.1%
Subaru BRZ	439	425	3.3%	987	1211	-18.5%
Subaru Impreza WRX/STi *	3050	2737	11.4%	7690	7453	3.2%
Toyota 86/Scion FR-S	705	669	5.4%	1782	1730	3.0%
Volkswagen Eos	---	109	-100%	---	342	-100%
Volkswagen GTI *	2010	1968	2.1%	5605	5097	10.0%
Volkswagen Golf R *	521	404	29.0%	1461	1173	24.6%
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Total	16,191	15,397	5.2%	39,190	37,589	4.3%

Premium Sporty Cars	March 2017	March 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Acura NSX	37	---	---	133	---	---
Audi R8	69	7	886%	199	27	637%
Bentley Continental GT	134	91	47.3%	260	168	54.8%
BMW i8	49	89	-44.9%	157	175	-10.3%
Cadillac ELR	2	104	-98.1%	5	262	-98.1%
Dodge Viper	71	65	9.2%	178	137	29.9%
Ford GT	2	---	---	5	---	---
Jaguar XK	---	---	---	---	2	-100%
Lexus LFA	---	2	-100%	---	5	-100%
Maserati GranTurismo	68	190	-64.2%	244	364	-33.0%
Mercedes-AMG GT	103	140	-26.4%	277	360	-23.1%
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	262	304	-13.8%	724	887	-18.4%
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	---	---	---	---	1	-100%
Nissan GT-R	75	66	13.6%	195	162	20.4%
Porsche 911	652	938	-30.5%	2018	2159	-6.5%
Porsche 918 Spyder	---	1	-100%	---	1	-100%
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Total	1524	1997	-23.7%	4395	4710	-6.7%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* indicates a vehicle which is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ BMW USA, not GoodCarBadCar, has chosen to combine sales figures of the 1-Series and 2-Series.
Clearly GoodCarBadCar is not suggesting that the cars in the tables above are all direct competitors. Establishing categories among cars as unique as even the Audi TT and Porsche Boxster has never pleased a single reader, so cars have been lumped together so you can simply see how buyers looking for sports cars, roadsters, hot hatches, convertibles, GTs, and wanna-be sports cars spend their money. Greater categorization of cars would only lead to problems that automakers create by not isolating model-specific sales figures: we don't know how many M3s BMW has sold or how many Civics are Si models, for example. The numbers we do have are listed above. The BMW 6-Series has been removed from the premium list because we don't use this space as a showcase for sedans (unless automakers release data for high-end sporting models like the Lexus ISF, as Toyota Canada does) and the 6-Series lineup now relies heavily on a sedan variant. GoodCarBadCar is always open to hearing about the ways you would break down segments, so feel free to get in touch. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts. Sales data for brands such as Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus, Rolls-Royce etc. are unfortunately not broken down by model. ANDC estimates say sales for Aston Martin and Lotus in the first three months of 2017 were 171 and 9, respectively. Figures through the first three months of 2017 for Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Rolls-Royce were 552, 732, 229, and 359, respectively.

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Sporty Car Sales In Canada - February 2017

Canadian sales of American muscle cars jumped 25% in February 2017 and are up 30% so far this year. 

While the same trio of cars – Chevrolet Camaro, better-selling Dodge Challenger, top-selling Ford Mustang – are down 22% in the United States through 2017's first two months, year-over-year, thanks to declines from each model, Canadian sales of each model are on the upswing.

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - February 2017 YTD
Canada Car Sales By Model - February 2017 YTD

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However, January and February are the weakest months on the auto sales calendar across the industry, and they are particularly weak months for rear-wheel-drive pony cars. Ford, for instance, generated only 7% of its annual Mustang sales in 2016 out of the first two months of the year; 48% of annual Mustang volume in Q2.

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Meanwhile, compared with the first one-sixth of 2016, the Alfa Romeo 4C, Audi TT, dying BMW Z4, Jaguar F-Type, Mercedes-Benz SLC, Porsche Boxster, and Porsche Cayman all failed to grow their sales in early 2017. 

Not all tiny sports cars are plunging, however. The Mazda MX-5 Miata, even with 63 buyers veering toward its Fiat 124 Spider twin, is up 60% so far this year. Combined sales of the MX-5 and 124 Spider are up by 119 units already this year.

You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canadian 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 sports cars, coupes, GTs, roadsters, and convertibles 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 • February 2016

American Muscle	Feb. 2017	Feb. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Camaro	128	106	20.8%	216	202	6.9%
Dodge Challenger	167	163	2.5%	403	242	66.5%
Ford Mustang	403	289	39.4%	636	521	22.1%
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Total	698	558	25.1%	1255	965	30.1%

Euro Sports Cars	Feb. 2017	Feb. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Alfa Romeo 4C	1	6	-83.3%	1	8	-87.5%
Audi TT	25	48	-47.9%	35	65	-46.2%
BMW Z4	---	5	-100%	4	6	-33.3%
Jaguar F-Type	22	34	-35.3%	38	65	-41.5%
Mercedes-Benz SLC/SLK	11	25	-56.0%	20	37	-45.9%
Porsche Boxster	3	8	-62.5%	11	19	-42.1%
Porsche Cayman	14	18	-22.2%	26	26	0.0%
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Total	76	144	-47.2%	135	226	-40.3%

Misc. Sporty Cars	Feb. 2017	Feb. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Audi A5 *	36	73	-50.7%	63	130	-51.5%
BMW 2-Series *	139	136	2.2%	237	227	4.4%
Chevrolet Corvette	28	27	3.7%	60	55	9.1%
Fiat 124 Spider	21	---	---	63	---	---
Honda CR-Z	2	2	0.0%	6	5	20.0%
Hyundai Genesis Coupe	19	48	-60.4%	37	73	-49.3%
Infiniti Q60 *	81	5	1520%	133	12	1008%
Lexus RC	21	10	110%	34	42	-19.0%
Mazda MX-5 Miata	73	79	-7.6%	150	94	59.6%
Nissan 370Z	32	41	-22.0%	61	59	3.4%
Scion FR-S/Toyota 86	36	50	-28.0%	72	86	-16.3%
Subaru BRZ	50	32	56.3%	73	52	40.4%
Subaru Impreza WRX/STi *	282	204	38.2%	487	457	6.6%
Volkswagen Eos	---	11	-100%	---	24	-100%
Volkswagen GTI *	107	143	-25.2%	212	278	-23.7%
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Total	927	861	7.7%	1688	1594	5.9%

Premium Sporty Cars	Feb. 2017	Feb. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Acura NSX	---	---	---	1	---	---
Audi R8	13	1	1200%	19	1	1800%
Bentley Continental GT	5	6	-16.7%	6	7	-14.3%
Cadillac ELR	---	3	-100%	---	4	-100%
Dodge Viper	6	4	50.0%	6	6	0.0%
Maserati GranTurismo	3	4	-25.0%	6	7	-14.3%
Mercedes-AMG GT	12	10	20.0%	31	21	47.6%
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	20	7	186%	35	16	119%
Nissan GT-R	5	11	-54.5%	12	21	-42.9%
Porsche 911	37	35	5.7%	69	67	3.0%
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Total	101	81	24.7%	185	150	23.3%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
* also included 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 Audi A5 here and 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. Clearly GoodCarBadCar is not suggesting that the cars in the tables above are all direct competitors. Establishing categories among cars as unique as even the Audi TT and Porsche Boxster has never pleased a single reader, so cars have been lumped together so you can simply see how buyers looking for sports cars, roadsters, hot hatches, convertibles, GTs, and wanna-be sports cars spend their money. Greater categorization of cars would only lead to problems that automakers create by not isolating model-specific sales figures: we don't know how many M3s BMW has sold or how many Civics are Si models, for example. The numbers we do have are listed above. GoodCarBadCar is always open to hearing about the ways you would break down segments, so feel free to get in touch.

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