Five years Ago...September 2011

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These were the pioneers to the current EV Scene

Sometimes we forget how fast the EV Market is evolving, while there are times when we get frustrated that things are not growing faster and a real impact on the Global Automotive market is still years ahead, if we look back five years, we will find a very different scenery, both regarding Models, but especially in Volumes...

This was the YTD Top 5 in September 2011:

1. Nissan Leaf - 16.588 units;
2. Mitsubishi I-Miev - 6.429;
3. Chevrolet Volt - 6.282;
4. Chery QQ3 EV - 1.444;
5. Smart Fortwo ED - 883;

Several things come to mind:

- The market was much more concentrated, the leader Nissan Leaf had some 40% the total market, while the Top 3 owned 75% on the market;

 - The only survivor in the current 2016 Top 10 ranking is the Nissan Leaf, while the Gen 1 Volt ended its career last year, with the Gen. 2 following on its predecessor successful career, the remaining models are still available, but are either at the end of their career (Smart), irrelevant (Chery) or being surpassed by more substantial EV's (I-Miev family);

 - While the current Top 5 is diversified, with one high end sedan (Model S), two SUV's (Outlander PHEV and Qin) and two compacts (C-Segment for Euro-speakers), back in the day, the same two compacts were joined by three tiny city cars, which underlined the idea that many had then, that EV's were little more than glorified golf carts. Who wanted "real" family cars, capable to haul the loved ones and respective stuff, were left with few choices;

 - The real difference is in the sales numbers, which speak volumes of how far we have come, we can say that we are now registering twice as much in one month (77k in September) as in the first 9 months of 2011. For example, the September performance of the Model S (8k), would be enough to reach Second Place in 2011.

 Talking about these models career:

 - The Leaf is at over 240.000 units by now, being the most popular EV in the World, so one can only classify it as a success;

 - The Mitsubishi I-Miev family, including the Citröen C-Zero and Peugeot iOn, is currently at 38k units, could be classified as OK selling, rather as a success, but currently it is getting long in the tooth and only a low, low price can help it find new buyers;

 - As for the First Generation Chevrolet Volt , the roughly 100.000 units produced (Including the European Ampera) did the job of setting the first stone on the GM e-mobility plan without losing money, but GM could have done so much better with this car...

 - The Chery EV (27k) and Smart ED (19k) ultimately were handicapped by their automakers limited ambitions, especially in the case of Smart.

Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - October 2016

2016 Honda Accord
Updated at 11:08 AM AT on 11.02.2016

Ford, because of a fire at the automaker's headquarters on Hallowe'en, was unable to report their October 2016 YTD auto sales information on Tuesday, November 1, along with other automakers. Without those figures, we were unable to issue a final report on America's 20 best-selling cars in October 2016. 


U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2016 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - October 2016 YTD


Now we can.

The Toyota Corolla, including its new Corolla iM sibling, was America's top-selling car in October 2016. Subtract the iM and the Corolla still ranked second, 1046 sales back of its sibling, the Toyota Camry, America's best-selling car so far this year. 

The Toyotas were followed by a pair of Hondas, a Nissan and a Ford, two Chevrolets, and two Hyundais in the top 10. 13 of the current top 20 best-selling cars in America posted year-over-year declines. The best increase belonged to the Kia Forte, which jumped 54% beyond October 2015's total.


But keep in mind, October 2016 had two fewer selling days than October 2015, the longest sales month on the calendar in 2015 and longer than any sales month this year. That means that the Honda Civic, which suffered a 5% loss in total volume, actually achieved a 2% increase in its daily selling rate.

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these best-selling cars can always be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats page, and for those not viewing the mobile version of this site, near the top right of this page, as well. Mobile users can now thumb across the table for full-width access. GoodCarBadCar has already published the list of America's best-selling trucks and best-selling SUVs in October 2016.

November 2016 • September 2016October 2015
Rank
Best-Selling Car
October
2016
October
2015
%
Change
2016
YTD
2015
YTD
%
Change
#1
Toyota Corolla
29,73529,3591.3%318,737 309,454 3.0%

Toyota Corolla Sedan *
28,51627,9512.0%304,334 306,691 -0.8%

Toyota Corolla iM *
12191408-13.4%14,403 2761 422%
#2
Toyota Camry
29,56234,781-15.0%327,015 361,111 -9.4%
#3
Honda Civic
26,35927,789-5.1%310,142 277,538 11.7%
#4
Honda Accord
25,55130,121-15.2%284,170 294,935 -3.6%
#5
Nissan Altima
20,25720,948-3.3%262,578 283,372 -7.3%
#6
Ford Fusion
18,68623,668-21.0%229,148 255,143 -10.2%
#7
Chevrolet Cruze
17,12615,7109.0%155,138 193,680 -19.9%
#8
Chevrolet Malibu
16,15124,725-34.7%186,540 171,886 8.5%
#9
Hyundai Elantra
15,91715,8680.3%172,967 209,830 -17.6%
#10
Hyundai Sonata
14,97216,071-6.8%170,251 173,751 -2.0%
#11
Nissan Sentra
14,16814,974-5.4%183,644 169,244 8.5%
#12
Kia Soul
13,03612,2466.5%120,859 124,929 -3.3%
#13
Kia Optima
997414,381-30.6%99,301 132,684 -25.2%
#14
Ford Focus
936816,423-43.0%149,417 180,287 -17.1%
#15
Nissan Versa
891113,855-35.7%115,366 123,687 -6.7%
#16
Volkswagen Jetta
80688551-5.6%97,811 103,344 -5.4%
#17
Kia Forte
8013519854.2%87,621 68,498 27.9%
#18
Mazda 3
69468342-16.7%81,077 90,641 -10.6%
#19
Dodge Charger
67928936-24.0%79,062 81,519 -3.0%
#20
Hyundai Accent
6498510227.4%68,698 53,727 27.9%
Source: Automakers 
^ Prius breakdown by variant
The Subaru Outback and Subaru XV Crosstrek, formerly listed among cars at GCBC, are now ranked with SUVs/crossovers.


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