U.S. sales of midsize cars declined for a 13th consecutive month in March 2017, falling by more than 22% to only 168,598 units.
U.S. Vehicle Sales By Model - April 2017 YTDU.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - March 2017 YTD
Led by the Toyota Camry, relatively strong in the sell-down leading up to the launch of an all-new 2018 model, midsize cars accounted for 11% of all new vehicle sales and 29% of passenger car volume, down from 14% and 33%, respectively, one year ago. The Camry's 4% downturn to 35,648 units – still more than enough for the Camry to be America's best-selling car overall in both March and Q1 of 2017 – was actually a bright spot.
Many of its competitors faced far greater challenges.Year-over-year, the Chevrolet Malibu, discontinued Chrysler 200, Ford Fusion, and Hyundai Sonata all reported losses of at least 35%. Double-digit percentage declines were also reported by the Honda Accord, Kia Optima, Nissan Altima, and Subaru Legacy.  |
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Only the Buick Regal (soon to be replaced) and Volkswagen Passat (which faced its own dramatic downturn last year) reported year-over-year improvements in U.S. March 2017 midsize volume. Those cars account for less than 5% of the midsize segment.
Year-to-date, the Passat is joined by the rare Mazda 6 on the short list of midsize cars that are selling more often in 2017 than they did in 2016.
Dedicated hybrids and electrics in a similar price bracket, meanwhile, reported a collective 21% year-over-year improvement in March 2017. The Kia Niro, Toyota Prius Prime, Chevrolet Volt, and Chevrolet Bolt all deserve credit.
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 • February 2017 • March 2016 Midsize Car | March
2017 | March
2016 | %
Change | 2017
YTD | 2016
YTD | %
Change |
| 1334 | 1276 | 4.5% | 3308 | 5537 | -40.3% |
| 14,222 | 22,058 | -35.5% | 35,005 | 58,222 | -39.9% |
| 2565 | 4971 | -48.4% | 6620 | 15,915 | -58.4% |
| --- | 8 | -100% | --- | 23 | -100% |
| 18,759 | 29,675 | -36.8% | 50,786 | 74,994 | -32.3% |
| 26,824 | 30,523 | -12.1% | 69,815 | 77,073 | -9.4% |
| 15,357 | 28,778 | -46.6% | 37,869 | 61,457 | -38.4% |
| 10,204 | 11,725 | -13.0% | 26,945 | 29,768 | -9.5% |
| 3794 | 4094 | -7.3% | 10,692 | 10,283 | 4.0% |
| 28,511 | 34,856 | -18.2% | 73,985 | 85,332 | -13.3% |
| 4898 | 5551 | -11.8% | 12,703 | 14,478 | -12.3% |
| 35,648 | 36,991 | -3.6% | 83,459 | 96,245 | -13.3% |
| 216 | 361 | -40.2% | 562 | 991 | -43.3% |
| 6266 | 6097 | 2.8% | 18,267 | 14,063 | 29.9% |
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Total | 168,598 | 216,964 | -22.3% | 430,016 | 544,381 | -21.0% |
Hybrids & Electrics | March
2017 | March
2016 | %
Change | 2017
YTD | 2016
YTD | %
Change |
| 978 | --- | --- | 3092 | --- | --- |
| 2132 | 1865 | 14.3% | 5563 | 3987 | 39.5% |
| 1333 | 1702 | -21.7% | 3594 | 4059 | -11.5% |
| --- | 2 | -100% | 1 | 21 | -95.2% |
| 327 | --- | --- | 332 | --- | --- |
| 2704 | --- | --- | 4889 | --- | --- |
| 3 | 1 | 200% | 4 | 8 | -50.0% |
| 1478 | 1246 | 18.6% | 3287 | 2931 | 12.1% |
| 7416 | 8137 | -8.9% | 20,115 | 21,655 | -7.1% |
| 5798 | 8130 | -28.7% | 15,769 | 21,632 | -27.1% |
| 1618 | 7 | 23,014% | 4346 | 23 | 18,796% |
| 960 | 1331 | -27.9% | 2619 | 3648 | -28.2% |
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Total | 17,331 | 14,284 | 21.3% | 43,496 | 36,309 | 19.8% |
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U.S. sales of midsize cars plunged 19% to fewer than 147,000 units in February 2017, a loss of 34,000 sales for the rapidly declining segment.
U.S. Vehicle Sales By Model - February 2017 YTDU.S. Car Sales By Model - February 2017 YTD
Led by the plunging Toyota Camry – which didn't plunge as far or as fast as its competitors – America's midsize car category has now lost volume in twelve consecutive months. Not since February 2016 have sales of midsize cars increased on a year-over-year basis. |
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Virtually every member of the fleet deserved blame in February 2017. Only the Volkswagen Passat posted a year-over-year improvement. The Passat, sales of which increased relative to February 2016, were down 25% compared with February 2012 and lower last month than in four of the last five Februarys. The Passat's growth is not meaningless, but it's trivial.
Elsewhere, with the Chrysler 200's painfully gradual disappearance (sales fell 65% in February) and a sharp decline from one of the newest redesigns (Chevrolet Malibu sales were down 42%) plus significant losses from the Ford Fusion, Hyundai Sonata, and Toyota Camry, midsize car market share slid to just 10.4% in February 2017, down from 13.4% in February 2016 and 14.2% in February 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. 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 • March 2017 • January 2017 • February 2016 Midsize Car | Feb.
2017 | Feb.
2016 | %
Change | 2017
YTD | 2016
YTD | %
Change |
| 1023 | 1608 | -36.4% | 1974 | 4261 | -53.7% |
| 12,406 | 21,418 | -42.1% | 20,783 | 36,164 | -42.5% |
| 2194 | 6259 | -64.9% | 4055 | 10,944 | -62.9% |
| --- | 6 | -100% | --- | 15 | -100% |
| 16,512 | 25,442 | -35.1% | 32,027 | 45,319 | -29.3% |
| 23,455 | 25,785 | -9.0% | 42,991 | 46,550 | -7.6% |
| 14,618 | 17,470 | -16.3% | 22,512 | 32,679 | -31.1% |
| 8892 | 9630 | -7.7% | 16,741 | 18,043 | -7.2% |
| 3598 | 3617 | -0.5% | 6898 | 6189 | 11.5% |
| 26,543 | 28,320 | -6.3% | 45,474 | 50,476 | -9.9% |
| 3924 | 4454 | -11.9% | 7806 | 8927 | -12.6% |
| 27,498 | 32,396 | -15.1% | 47,811 | 59,236 | -19.3% |
| 179 | 251 | -28.7% | 346 | 630 | -45.1% |
| 6114 | 4380 | 39.6% | 12,001 | 7966 | 50.7% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 146,956 | 181,036 | -18.8% | 261,419 | 327,399 | -20.2% |
Hybrids & Electrics | Feb.
2017 | Feb.
2016 | %
Change | 2017
YTD | 2016
YTD | %
Change |
| 952 | --- | --- | 2114 | --- | --- |
| 1820 | 1126 | 61.6% | 3431 | 2122 | 61.7% |
| 1315 | 1370 | -4.0% | 2261 | 2357 | -4.1% |
| --- | --- | --- | 1 | 19 | -94.7% |
| 1 | --- | --- | 5 | --- | --- |
| 2143 | --- | --- | 2185 | --- | --- |
| 1 | 5 | -80.0% | 1 | 7 | -85.7% |
| 1037 | 930 | 11.5% | 1809 | 1685 | 7.4% |
| 6780 | 7175 | -5.5% | 12,699 | 13,518 | -6.1% |
| 5418 | 7169 | -24.4% | 9971 | 13,502 | -26.2% |
| 1362 | 6 | 22,233% | 2728 | 16 | 16,950% |
| 892 | 1112 | -19.8% | 1659 | 2317 | -28.4% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 14,941 | 11,718 | 27.5% | 26,165 | 22,025 | 18.8% |
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Midsize car sales plunged 22% in January 2017, a harsh decline for a segment that's been in decline for most of the last year.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - January 2017
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - January 2017
Pushed downward by a 24% decline reported by the Toyota Camry – its replacement has already been revealed – and double-digit percentage drops from the Nissan Altima, Ford Fusion, Chevrolet Malibu, Hyundai Sonata, Subaru Legacy, sales dropped by more than 30,000 units in what will almost surely turn out to be the lowest-volume month of the year. |
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The Chrysler 200, production of which ended late last year, continued to suffer extraordinarily sharp decreases. That's expected, but because of excessive inventory, there'll be enough 200s to last deep into the year.
Upticks, meanwhile, were reported by two of the worst-selling cars in the class. Both the Volkswagen Passat and Mazda 6 reported serious sales declines in 2016 but began 2017 on the rise. Sales remain low: the 6 and Passat accounted for just 8% of the midsize market in January.
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 • February 2017 • December 2016 • January 2016 Midsize Car | Jan.
2017 | Jan.
2016 | %
Change | 2017
YTD | 2016
YTD | %
Change |
| 951 | 2653 | -64.2% | 951 | 2653 | -64.2% |
| 8377 | 14,746 | -43.2% | 8377 | 14,746 | -43.2% |
| 1861 | 4685 | -60.3% | 1861 | 4685 | -60.3% |
| --- | 9 | -100% | --- | 9 | -100% |
| 15,515 | 19,877 | -21.9% | 15,515 | 19,877 | -21.9% |
| 19,536 | 20,765 | -5.9% | 19,536 | 20,765 | -5.9% |
| 7894 | 15,209 | -48.1% | 7894 | 15,209 | -48.1% |
| 7849 | 8413 | -6.7% | 7849 | 8413 | -6.7% |
| 3300 | 2572 | 28.3% | 3300 | 2572 | 28.3% |
| 18,931 | 22,156 | -14.6% | 18,931 | 22,156 | -14.6% |
| 3882 | 4473 | -13.2% | 3882 | 4473 | -13.2% |
| 20,313 | 26,848 | -24.3% | 20,313 | 26,848 | -24.3% |
| 167 | 379 | -55.9% | 167 | 379 | -55.9% |
| 5887 | 3586 | 64.2% | 5887 | 3586 | 64.2% |
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Total | 114,463 | 146,371 | -21.8% | 114,463 | 146,371 | -21.8% |
Hybrids & Electrics | Jan.
2017 | Jan.
2016 | %
Change | 2017
YTD | 2016
YTD | %
Change |
| 1162 | --- | --- | 1162 | --- | --- |
| 1611 | 996 | 61.7% | 1611 | 996 | 61.7% |
| 946 | 987 | -4.2% | 946 | 987 | -4.2% |
| 1 | 19 | -94.7% | 1 | 19 | -94.7% |
| 42 | --- | --- | 42 | --- | --- |
| --- | 2 | -100% | --- | 2 | -100% |
| 772 | 755 | 2.3% | 772 | 755 | 2.3% |
| 5919 | 6343 | -6.7% | 5919 | 6343 | -6.7% |
| 4553 | 6333 | -28.1% | 4553 | 6333 | -28.1% |
| 1366 | 10 | 13,560% | 1366 | 10 | 13,560% |
| 767 | 1205 | -36.4% | 767 | 1205 | -36.4% |
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Total | 11,220 | 10,307 | 8.9% | 11,220 | 10,307 | 8.9% |
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