Tomorrow Is April 2012 Auto Sales Day

GoodCarBadCar's recap of U.S. and Canadian auto sales results begins tomorrow, Tuesday, May 1. Beginning with Auto Sales By Brand stories from north and south of the border, we'll show April and year-to-date sales totals as well as the year-over-year change compared to April 2011 and the first third of 2011. Later in the day, best seller lists for America's 20 leading cars, 10 top SUVs and crossovers, and five most popular trucks from April 2012 will be revealed.

As always, the coming days will see a UK Auto Sales By Brand post and one best seller list from across the pond, as well. Throughout the month, more best seller lists - for overall vehicles, luxury vehicles, and the same bunch for Canada - will be published. And segment-by-segment breakdowns get underway later in the week.

U.S. auto sales are expected to rise by a little more than 3% compared with April of last year. That should mean around 1.2 million new vehicles were sold in April, indicating a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 14.6 million new vehicle sales. Ford, General Motors, and Honda are expected to report declines. Nissan, Chrysler, Toyota, and Volkswagen will play a major role in making up the difference. Check out March's brand totals ranked in order of volume here. April's figures are being uploaded as we speak.

According to TrueCar, incentive spending was down in most quarters, although they say per-car spending at Honda rose 10.5% compared with last April and 8% compared with March just past. Still, that only puts Honda at about $2400 per car, significantly less than the nearly $3100 per car spent at Chrysler. Hyundai/Kia came in at just $1223.

Estimates can be thrown to the wayside tomorrow. Reporting from Ford and Chrysler should start things off in the morning. Niche manufacturers like Jaguar and Land Rover generally don't issue releases until later in the afternoon. Use the dropdown menu at the top right of this page or at GCBC's Sales Stats home to find monthly and yearly sales figures for each and every model on sale in North America. The database should be completely updated with U.S. numbers by later Wednesday.

2012 Kia Sorento LX Driven Review

Sitting near the back of the bus, exiting our semi-rural junior high school parking lot at the end of yet another long May day trapped inside, I overheard some uninformed automotive commentary coming from the female passenger seated ahead of me. "My father drives a Prelude like that one," she said, pointing to a red '97 one of our cool teachers drove. 

"He's going to trade it in though," she continued excitedly, "and we'll get an SUV instead." 

"What's an ess-you-veeeee?" her friend asked, baffled. Rather dismayed at this juncture - my father, who enjoyed driving, drove a red be-winged Subaru Legacy 2.5GT with a cosmetic hood scoop and a manual transmission - I heard her reply, "Oh, it's like a Jeep. Or a Geo Tracker." 

Her parents bought a Honda CR-V with the exterior-mounted spare tire, side steps, and a push bar. The next week another kid in my class was seen in the back of a new Toyota RAV4. 

The world was changing. Minivan acceptability was shrinking. Trucks were more refined than ever before. And teenage girls thought a car-based cute-ute was cooler than the best-handling front-wheel-drive car of all time. 

Whether you call them SUVs or crossovers or CUVs, inexpensive five-passenger utility vehicles are now a vital part of every auto manufacturer's fleet. Yet, in the era in which we're now living, not too much more than a decade after that bus ride, one wonders about the number of teenagers who've grown up believing that small crossovers are nothing more than more boring alternatives to utterly characterless midsize sedans.

This vehicle segment may be marketed toward urban couples who drive to mountain chalets and have a wardrobe exclusively filled with organic cotton from MEC, but consumers buy smaller utilities in order to carry kids and cargo and not be in a minivan. In 2012, when adolescents see you driving a small or midsize SUV, they won't call you a cool dad; they just know you're less uncool than the guy in a minivan. The coin has been flipped. If you want to look cool, go buy a five-door GTI.

Comprende? A basic front-wheel drive Kia Sorento is not hip. It's just another example of typical school drop-off machinery, as accepted as any other Toyota Camry rival-on-stilts. So against it's terribly familiar and banal rivals, how does the 191-horsepower Kia stack up? GoodCarBadCar's review of the 2012 Kia Sorento LX starts now.

Now that we know we don't need to establish whether the Sorento suits your rockin' style, we can simply examine the facts and findings. Kia's direct-injection 2.4L generates 181 lb-ft of torque and, for $26,595 in Canada, pushes the power through a 6-speed automatic to the front wheels. All-wheel drive is a $1900 option not fitted to our tester. Key features not available on the $25,990 Honda CR-V LX include alloy wheels, body-colour side mirrors, and roof rails. While at first these seem like small Japanese deficiencies, the 17-inch seven-spoke wheels and exterior brightwork cause the Sorento to emulate vehicles from a class above; the CR-V a class below. 

As the Sorento's price increases, so does the cylinder count and wheel size, only strengthening the Sorento's value quotient. Regardless of trim, the Sorento's snout is a bit pointy because of its undersized grille, its taillamps a touch oversized, and the lower section of its doors too scalloped. The second-gen Sorento is a classy vehicle overall, capable of mixing it up with larger midsize SUVs stylistically while coming across as youthful enough to hang with the new Ford Escape. 

Moving inside, the Sorento LX doesn't come close to keeping up with the new Optima sedan in terms of design and material quality. Controls are positioned perfectly, and the actual touch points feel decent. But the black plastic surrounding the stereo and temperature controls might not even be appropriate in Kia's new Rio. Seat comfort is superior to what I've encountered in other inexpensive crossovers. The driver's seat is adjustable for height; the wheel tilts and moves telescopically. Together with expansive glass, the ease with which the driver finds comfort has a positive impact on visibility. 

With the rear seats folded, cargo space is 3.6 cubic feet better than what you'll find behind the front row of a Ford Edge. The absence of the optional third row seat provides plenty of under-floor storage, as well. Seats up, passenger space for two adults and a child is perfectly acceptable, but actually getting in and out of the rear row isn't an enjoyable process. Ever hop in the back seat of a gen-two Land Rover Discovery? Ingress and egress in the Kia is better than that. But not by much.

All Photo Credits: Stephanie Cain ©www.GoodCarBadCar.net

You'll see a separate gate for DIY shifting when you've finally turned the key and slid the shifter back from P into D. On meandering inclines you'll want to make use of this feature as the Sorento 6-speed holds onto gears for decades, seemingly waiting for Christmas 2022. Shift already, you'll want to scream. Drivers (and passengers) will notice a certain abrupt settling when the driver's foot comes off the throttle. It's not unlike what happens when you quickly remove your foot from the throttle when accelerating aggressively in a manually-shifted car, only not quite that disturbing. For a brand new car, the Sorento also exhibited some refinement failings, namely premature squeaks in the headliner and seats. As is the case with many direct-injection powerplants, the Sorento's 2.4L four-cylinder isn't the smoothest at idle, almost rough when cold, but it's Honda-smooth once underway. Wind noise will also be a problem for former Lexus RX350 owners. 

Generally, even the sportiest of Kias aren't sporty. The Forte Koup? It wasn't engineered by the same guys who worked on the Lotus Elise. Expectations for a 3800-pound utility which stands 5'8" tall are reasonably low. Tossing the Sorento around Laguna Seca isn't a part of this Mazda CX-5 rival's daily activity. That said, my routine driving took the Sorento up a  wonderful hill climb where speeds rarely climb above 50 km/h. It's a terrific real-world suburban test for any vehicle, and the 4-cylinder Sorento proves plenty powerful - since when did we need 276-hp V6 engines in vehicles of the Sorento's ilk? - and plenty willing. In fact, the Sorento seems almost playful, like a rowdy and inexperienced running back who thinks his trash talk is witty enough to intimidate veteran defensive linemen.

The Sorento isn't a CX-5 or even a Sportage, but there's something about its dynamic personality that encourages aggressive cornering, even as it wilts under the pressure of 35 km/h switchbacks. You won't try daring maneuvers frequently. This Kia just isn't up to it. But it easily puts what power it has down to the ground, shifts gears much better when pushed hard, and doesn't bemoan the fact that its weight is, in one fell swoop, promptly shifted to the outer wheel. 

Don't get me wrong: there is no steering feel here, and ride quality was clearly favoured over handling. But the heavy Kia is fun, not because it is fun, but because it tries to be fun, like a vehicle which could go into the AMG development room as a ho-hum crossover and come off the AMG production line as a capable sporty utility. Admittedly, this is a sensation I've received from many overtly unsporty vehicles in the past, vehicles which require a concerted effort from the driver if forward progress is to be made at a faster than normal rate. There's something very satisfying about driving smoothly and quickly in a vehicle which, unlike the easy-to-drive-fast Porsche Cayenne Turbo, wasn't designed to do so.

Just as consumers no longer buy Sorentos or CR-Vs because the vehicle category no longer represents that which is allegedly cooler than the sport compact class, they're also not acquired for their strangely appealing dynamic range. Visibility, capacity, equipment, and warranties play a larger role.

On that topic, the Sorento is a winner. It begins and ends with Kia's pricing strategy. In Canada, the Sorento is offered with 0% financing as a matter of course. This family-friendly LX can routinely be purchased with $250 bi-weekly payments over five years. Regardless of how many crotchety old accountants will cry over the number of citizens who care more about payments than price, this is how cars are bought. A lower-priced CR-V, which is a rare and undesirable model anyway, will actually cost more because of Honda's heftier interest rate. In many instances, this is when Kia's comprehensive 5-year warranty seals the deal. 

There are countless buyers for whom a Kia is unfortunately not a conceivable option. They're not missing out on a clear-cut class leader. It's not the most efficient crossover. The LX 4-cylinder certainly doesn't make it the fastest. There are SUVs with more convenient flip-and-fold rear seats. And true fun seekers will be sorely tempted by Nissan Jukes and Volkswagen Tiguans. Teenage daughters might want something sportier, something that doesn't look like it's supposed to get muddy, something that the parents of their friends aren't already driving.

Yet by skipping over the 2012 Sorento, Kia avoiders may be missing out on the best value in the sub-$30K crossover segment.  

Your concerns don't necessarily line up with those of your children. You want to protect your bank balance while driving a nicely equipped quality automobile that doesn't drink too heavily when carrying five people and their freight. If you don't remember that your bank balance has a lot more to do with this decision than your teenage daughter, then that very same teenage daughter will be complaining that the Subaru BRZ's small trunk forced her and her little brother to carry half the Costco grocery load in the back seat. On their laps. All the way home. While Mom was playing Rod freaking Stewart. And Grandma got to sit in the front seat, and Grandma wouldn't pull the seat forward, so it was pinching her Uggs. Fer realz.

Then they'll petulantly ask you to trade in your cool car for a Geo Tracker. Or better yet, a Kia Sorento.

THE GOOD Low, low price 191 BHP isn't really that low Oddly wants to be driven hard Levels of standard equipment

THE BAD Missing out on available BHP Excellent visibility Plain interior

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Monthly & Yearly U.S. & Canadian Kia Sorento Sales Figures

Top 249 Best-Selling Vehicles In Canada - March 2012 YTD - Every Vehicle Ranked

Canadians acquired more than 356,000 new vehicles in the first three months of 2012. 6.3% of the overall market leaned the direction of Ford's F-Series. Passenger cars accounted for slightly more than 45% of all new vehicle sales. Nearly nine out of every 100 new cars sold was a Honda Civic.

Scroll past the top 30 (vehicles which collectively accounted for 57% of all sales) into the meat of the lineup and some interesting subplots play out. In 37th spot, the Toyota Venza is no longer even close to out-selling the Toyota Camry as it did in 2011. The Venza is still ahead of the Toyota Sienna in total volume, however. 

This brings us to the subcompact class and Toyota's Yaris, Canada's 43rd most popular vehicle. Yaris sales are up 43% this year but the car is still 27 spots behind the class-leading Hyundai Accent; it trails the Nissan Versa and Kia Rio, as well. Ford's Fiesta is in 45th spot, five positions ahead of the Mazda 2. Only then do we come to the Chevrolet Sonic, a car which trails the Fiat 500 by 135 sales. 

Canada Auto Sales By Brand - March 2012 & Q1 2012

At the opposite end of the size spectrum, Canada's top-selling big sport-utility vehicle is way down in 138th, only three sales ahead of the vast Mercedes-Benz GL-Class and its G-Wagen partner, only five sales out in front of the Audi Q7.

The $28,995-$39,995 Mazda MX-5 Miata and $39,075-$45,775 Volkswagen Eos are tied for 182nd, nine sales ahead of the Chevrolet Volt. Ford has sold 283 Expeditions so far this year; Porsche sold the exact same number of Cayennes. The BMW X6 and Infiniti FX are sharing position #174. And if there were ever two Japanese cars more unlike one another, the Nissan 370Z and Toyota Avalon are such a pair. Both found 114 Canadian buyers in Q1 of 2012.

There are 249 different vehicles listed below. Each has it reasons for success or failure this year. Many have been actively marketed; others are no longer being assembled. Monthly and yearly sales figures for each and every one can be accessed through the dropdown menu at the top right of this page. The U.S. version of this last can be seen here. 16 Canadian segment-by-segment March 2012 sales breakdowns are also worth a read.

Rank	Vehicle	March 2012 YTD	March 2011 YTD	% Change
#1	Ford F-Series	22,978	20,364	+ 12.8%
#2	Dodge Ram	16,011	13,469	+ 18.9%
#3	Honda Civic	14,281	11,957	+ 19.4%
#4	Dodge Grand Caravan	12,051	14,313	- 15.8%
#5	Hyundai Elantra	10,864	9976	+ 8.9%
#6	GMC Sierra	9000	9543	- 5.7%
#7	Toyota Corolla	8954	8566	+ 4.5%
#8	Honda CR-V	8870	6658	+ 33.2%
#9	Ford Escape	8282	9655	- 14.2%
#10	Mazda 3	8053	6370	+ 26.4%
#11	Chevrolet Silverado	7673	8524	- 10.0%
#12	Chevrolet Cruze	6747	7513	- 10.2%
#13	Dodge Journey	6465	7616	- 15.1%
#14	Ford Focus	5222	4571	+ 14.2%
#15	Volkswagen Jetta	4996	5464	- 8.6%
#16	Hyundai Accent	4866	4375	+ 11.2%
#17	Hyundai Santa Fe	4808	4830	- 0.5%
#18	Chevrolet Equinox	4782	5024	- 4.8%
#19	Toyota RAV4	4771	5452	- 12.5%
#20	Nissan Rogue	4489	3061	+ 46.7%
#21	Toyota Camry	4472	1720	+ 160%
#22	Jeep Wrangler	3663	2345	+ 56.2%
#23	Hyundai Sonata	3531	3901	- 9.5%
#24	Ford Fusion	3296	3588	- 8.1%
#25	Nissan Altima	3245	2787	+ 16.4%
#26	Ford Edge	3114	3023	+ 3.0%
#27	Hyundai Tucson	3050	3259	- 6.4%
#28	Kia Sorento	3034	3291	- 7.8%
#29	Kia Forte	2980	2566	+ 16.1%
#30	Subaru Impreza	2963	2025	+ 46.3%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC 
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
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Rank	Vehicle	March 2012 YTD	March 2011 YTD	% Change
#31	Nissan Versa	2800	2409	+ 16.2%
#32	Toyota Matrix	2791	4112	- 32.1%
#33	Chrysler 200	2759	702	+ 293%
#34	Volkswagen Golf	2758	2702	+ 2.1%
#35	GMC Terrain	2669	2549	+ 4.7%
#36	Nissan Sentra	2608	3276	- 20.4%
#37	Toyota Venza	2605	2633	- 1.1%
#38	Toyota Sienna	2583	2143	+ 20.5%
#39	Kia Optima	2496	94	+ 2555%
#40	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	2419	2090	+ 15.7%
#41	Jeep Grand Cherokee	2404	2131	+ 12.8%
#42	Kia Rio	2343	1539	+ 52.2%
#43	Toyota Yaris	2238	1566	+ 42.9%
#44	BMW 3-Series	2229	2106	+ 5.8%
#45	Ford Fiesta	2223	2439	- 8.9%
#46	Chevrolet Impala	2148	2207	- 2.7%
#47	Ford Ranger	2104	3596	- 41.5%
#48	Fiat 500	2061	426	+ 384%
#49	Toyota Tacoma	2038	1747	+ 16.7%
#50	Mazda 2	1944	1958	- 0.7%
#51	Chevrolet Sonic/Aveo	1926	1274	+ 51.2%
#52	Jeep Patriot	1922	1935	- 0.7%
#53	Honda Odyssey	1874	2063	- 9.2%
#54	Mitsubishi Lancer	1823	1272	+ 43.3%
#55	Mazda CX-5	1809	-----	-----
#56	Ford Explorer	1802	1717	+ 5.0%
#57	Mitsubishi RVR	1756	1880	- 6.6%
#58	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	1716	845	+ 103%
#59	Kia Sportage	1588	1221	+ 30.1%
#60	Audi A4	1578	1340	+ 17.8%
#61	Kia Soul	1572	2090	- 24.8%
#62	Volkswagen Passat	1570	435	+ 261%
#63	Chevrolet Orlando	1563	-----	-----
#64	Subaru Outback	1556	1508	+ 3.2%
#65	Dodge Charger	1522	623	+ 144%
#66	Mazda 5	1512	1823	- 17.1%
#67	Toyota Tundra	1473	1523	- 3.3%
#68	Subaru Forester	1438	1939	- 25.8%
#69	Audi Q5	1436	1286	+ 11.7%
#70	Nissan Murano	1396	1152	+ 21.2%
T71	Jeep Compass	1386	1228	+ 12.9%
T71	Lexus RX	1386	1598	- 13.3%
#73	Honda Accord	1371	1264	+ 8.5%
#74	Toyota Highlander	1323	1362	- 2.9%
#75	Volkswagen Tiguan	1312	1215	+ 8.0%
#76	Mitsubishi Outlander	1267	1532	- 17.3%
#77	Chrysler 300	1253	294	+ 393%
#78	Mazda CX-7	1250	1371	- 8.8%
#79	Chevrolet Malibu	1245	2447	- 49.1%
#80	Mercedes-Benz GLK	1209	1019	+ 18.6%
#81	Infiniti G	1159	851	+ 36.2%
#82	BMW X1	1138	-----	-----
#83	Hyundai Veloster	1133	-----	-----
#84	Honda Pilot	1008	802	+ 25.7%
#85	Acura MDX	973	1058	- 8.0%
#86	Dodge Avenger	970	1290	- 24.8%
#87	Honda Fit	966	580	+ 66.6%
#88	Toyota Prius v	942	-----	-----
#89	Kia Rondo	913	1157	- 21.1%
#90	Buick Verano	900	-----	-----
#91	Nissan Juke	878	981	- 10.5%
#92	Mercedes-Benz CLS & E-Class	876	758	+ 15.6%
#93	Dodge Durango	852	286	+ 198%
#94	BMW X5	850	887	- 4.2%
#95	GMC Acadia	840	1017	- 17.4%
#96	Acura TL	829	585	+ 41.7%
#97	Lincoln MKX	779	1103	- 29.4%
#98	Buick LaCrosse	766	673	+ 13.8%
#99	Mini Cooper	763	556	+ 37.2%
#100	Ford Mustang	758	445	+ 70.3%
#101	Mazda 6	726	879	- 17.4%
#102	Cadillac CTS	722	784	- 7.9%
#103	BMW X3	708	897	- 21.1%
#104	Nissan Frontier	706	403	+ 75.2%
#105	Toyota 4Runner	704	675	+ 4.3%
#106	Nissan Pathfinder	690	667	+ 3.4%
#107	Nissan Maxima	678	505	+ 34.3%
#108	Chevrolet Avalanche	675	827	- 18.4%
#109	Buick Regal	672	500	+ 34.4%
#110	Nissan Titan	667	546	+ 22.2%
#111	Chevrolet Traverse	662	1175	- 43.7%
#112	Cadillac SRX	621	670	- 7.3%
#113	Chevrolet Camaro	613	587	+ 4.4%
#114	Suzuki SX4	605	570	+ 6.1%
#115	BMW 5-Series	594	744	- 20.2%
#116	Chrysler Town & Country	585	698	- 16.2%
#117	Buick Enclave	582	631	- 7.8%
#118	Chevrolet Colorado	550	649	- 15.3%
#119	GMC Canyon	537	525	+ 2.3%
#120	Subaru Legacy	524	645	- 18.8%
#121	Ford Taurus	509	538	- 5.4%
#122	Ford Flex	508	517	- 1.7%
#123	Honda Ridgeline	490	281	+ 74.4%
#124	Dodge Challenger	488	510	- 4.3%
#125	Acura RDX	479	547	- 12.4%
#126	Toyota Prius	477	585	- 18.5%
#127	Suzuki Grand Vitara	462	553	- 16.5%
#128	Hyundai Veracruz	459	244	+ 88.1%
#129	Audi A5	448	474	- 5.5%
#130	Mazda Tribute	443	653	- 32.2%
#131	Lexus IS	424	456	- 7.0%
#132	Volkswagen Touareg	420	436	- 7.0%
#133	Volvo XC60	418	421	- 0.7%
#134	Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	402	-----	-----
#135	Hyundai Genesis Coupe	393	331	+ 18.7%
#136	Jeep Liberty	392	363	+ 8.0%
#137	Buick Lucerne	389	576	- 32.5%
#138	Chevrolet Tahoe	387	277	+ 39.7%
#139	Mercedes-Benz GL-Class & G-Class	384	363	+ 5.8%
T140	Audi Q7	382	335	+ 14.0%
T140	Volvo S60	382	256	+ 49.2%
#142	Audi A3	378	227	+ 66.5%
#143	Lexus CT200h	376	221	+ 70.1%
#144	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	369	330	+ 11.8%
#145	Scion tC	365	234	+ 56.0%
#146	Volkswagen Beetle	363	131	+ 177%
#147	Mazda CX-9	342	305	+ 12.1%
#148	Lexus ES350	338	374	- 9.6%
#149	GMC Yukon	332	233	+ 42.5%
#150	Toyota Prius C	328	-----	-----
T151	Ford Expedition	283	295	- 4.1%
T151	Porsche Cayenne	283	425	- 33.4%
#153	Scion xB	279	277	+ 0.7%
#154	Infiniti EX35	274	318	- 13.8%
#155	Acura TSX	271	265	+ 2.3%
#156	Nissan Xterra	267	325	- 17.8%
#157	Scion iQ	263	-----	-----
#158	Mini Countryman	254	204	+ 24.5%
#159	Cadillac Escalade	245	270	- 9.3%
#160	Chevrolet Suburban	244	178	+ 37.1%
#161	smart fortwo	239	282	- 15.2%
#162	Honda Crosstour	233	232	+ 0.4%
#163	Audi A6	230	100	+ 130%
#164	Toyota Sequoia	228	209	+ 9.1%
#165	Dodge Caliber	222	1135	- 80.4%
#166	Lincoln MKZ	221	308	- 28.2%
#167	Lexus GS	218	44	+ 396%
#168	BMW 1-Series	217	313	- 30.7%
#169	Audi A7	216	-----	-----
#170	GMC Yukon XL	211	183	+ 15.3%
#171	Volvo XC70	205	159	+ 28.9%
#172	Hyundai Genesis	202	101	+ 100%
#173	Toyota FJ Cruiser	200	176	+ 13.6%
T174	BMW X6	196	245	- 20.0%
T174	Infiniti FX	196	199	- 1.5%
#176	Scion xD	195	117	+ 66.7%
#177	Nissan Armada	177	167	+ 6.0%
#178	Nissan Quest	173	195	- 11.3%
#179	Volvo XC90	169	96	+ 76.0%
#180	Suzuki Kizashi	168	212	- 20.8%
#181	Volkswagen Routan	150	152	- 1.3%
T182	Mazda MX-5 Miata	143	72	+ 98.6%
T182	Volkswagen Eos	143	99	+ 44.4%
#184	Land Rover LR4	140	154	- 9.1%
#185	Chevrolet Volt	134	-----	-----
#186	Lincoln MKS	133	107	+ 24.3%
#187	BMW 7-Series	131	98	+ 33.7%
#188	Mercedes-Benz SLK	127	32	+ 297%
#189	Volvo C30	126	173	- 27.2%
#190	Porsche 911	119	97	+ 22.7%
T191	Mercedes-Benz S-Class & CL-Class	116	147	- 21.1%
T191	Kia Sedona	116	321	- 63.9%
T193	Nissan 370Z	114	84	+ 35.7%
T193	Toyota Avalon	114	84	+ 35.7%
#195	Mercedes-Benz R-Class	110	99	+ 11.1%
#196	Land Rover Range Rover	106	87	+ 21.8%
#197	Chevrolet HHR	104	340	- 69.4%
#198	Lincoln MKT	102	121	- 15.7%
#199	Infiniti QX56	98	134	- 26.9%
T200	Jaguar XF	91	90	+ 1.1%
T200	Porsche Panamera	91	79	+ 15.2%
T202	BMW 6-Series	88	2	+ 4300%
T202	Lincoln Navigator	88	87	+ 1.1%
T202	Subaru Tribeca	88	101	- 12.9%
#205	Nissan Cube	86	131	- 34.4%
T206	Mitsubishi Endeavor	85	66	+ 28.8%
T206	Audi TT	85	73	+ 16.4%
#208	Toyota Land Cruiser	84	42	+ 100%
#209	Land Rover LR2	83	112	- 25.9%
#210	Lexus GX460	82	114	- 28.1%
#211	Infiniti M	79	105	- 24.8%
#212	Mitsubishi Eclipse	73	99	- 26.3%
#213	Nissan LEAF	68	-----	-----
#214	BMW Z4	63	35	+ 80.0%
T215	Lexus HS250h	57	93	- 38.7%
T215	Lexus LX570	57	41	+ 39.0%
#217	Chevrolet Corvette	53	53	0.0%
#218	Honda CR-Z	50	153	- 67.3%
#219	Jaguar XJ	49	43	+ 14.0%
#220	Mitsubishi i MiEV	46	-----	-----
#220	Dodge Nitro	45	115	- 60.9%
#222	Acura ZDX	42	28	+ 50.0%
#223	Audi A8	40	53	- 24.5%
#224	Volvo C70	38	16	+ 138%
#225	Porsche Cayman	37	18	+ 106%
#226	Honda Insight	31	94	- 67.0%
T227	Ford Crown Victoria	30	568	- 94.7%
T227	Audi R8	30	25	+ 20.0%
#229	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	29	26	+ 11.5%
#230	Nissan GT-R	27	3	+ 800%
#231	Hyundai Equus	25	20	+ 25.0%
#232	Dodge Dakota	24	349	- 93.1%
#233	Lexus LS	20	35	- 42.9%
#234	Mazda RX-8	19	22	- 13.6%
#235	Acura CSX	18	369	- 95.1%
#236	Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	17	32	- 46.9%
#237	Volvo S80	15	66	- 77.3%
#238	Jaguar XK	14	33	- 57.6%
#239	Porsche Boxster	10	33	- 69.7%
#240	Saab 9-3	6	11	- 45.5%
#241	Acura RL	5	18	- 72.2%
T242	Dodge Viper	4	8	- 50.0%
T242	Kia Borrego	4	34	- 88.2%
T244	Honda Element	3	89	- 96.6%
T244	Saab 9-5	3	9	- 66.7%
T246	Cadillac DTS	2	67	- 97.0%
T246	Cadillac STS	2	4	- 50.0%
T248	Lexus LFA	1	-----	-----
T248	Mercedes-Benz B-Class	1	721	- 99.9%
-----	Total	356,334	329,605	+ 8.1%
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-----	Commercial Vans	6162	4799	+ 28.4%
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-----	Overall Market	362,496	334,404	+ 8.4%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
Red font indicates year-over-year sales decline
ales data for brands such as Maserati, Ferrari, Lotus, Lamborghini, Bentley, Rolls-Royce etc. are unfortunately not broken down by model

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