Small Car Sales, Midsize Car Sales, Large Car Sales In America - February 2012

U.S. February 2012 Small Car Sales Chart
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Sales of the Honda Civic sedan and coupe shot up 42% in February 2012. This rise was great enough to make the Civic tops among small cars in America sales volume. 48,970 Civics were sold in America during the first two months of 2012. Its lead over the Toyota Corolla (and Matrix) is now at nearly 9000 units. 

The Honda Fit, with its smaller exterior dimensions but roomy cabin, was not tops among subcompacts. That honour goes to the Nissan Versa. The Fit, in fact, was fifth in the segment, behind the Chevrolet Sonic, Hyundai Accent, and Ford Fiesta. The Mazda 2 trailed all its rivals but did report a 211% year-over-year-bump. 

Among niche small cars, the Scion iQ squeaked out a victory over the smart fortwo. The Mini Cooper beat the Fiat 500 by 459 units, but did so with a much wider range of offerings. 500 sales are split between the hardtop and cabriolet. Mini sales are split between the regular Cooper (the Hardtop as they call it), the Convertible, Clubman, Coupe, and Roadster. Mini sold 2427 Hardtop Coopers in February 2012, along with 532 Clubmans, 363 Convertibles, 254 Coupes, and 110 Roadsters. 

As for the most popular American small cars, that race was won by the Ford Focus in February. Sales jumped 115% to 23,350, 1923 units ahead of the Chevrolet Cruze. The Focus's year-to-date lead over the Cruze is now at 2274 sales. On the smaller side, the Sonic beat the Ford Fiesta by more than 2000 sales in February; its two-month total is 4625 units better.

After the jump you'll find plenty of hardcore sales data for small cars, midsize cars, and large cars, along with charts you can open for a quicker glance with nothing more than a click. Monthly and yearly sales data for all these models and every other nameplate currently on sale can be accessed through the dropdown menu at the top right of this page or on GoodCarBadCar's Sales Stats home.

Small Car	February 2012	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Buick Verano	1688	-----	2483	-----
Chevrolet Sonic/Aveo	7917	+ 187%	13,645	+ 148%
Chevrolet Cruze	20,427	+ 10.1%	35,476	+ 10.2%
Chevrolet HHR	1	- 99.9%	5	- 99.9%
Dodge Caliber	1847	- 46.4%	2996	- 48.8%
Fiat 500	3227	-----	5138	-----
Ford Fiesta	5518	- 12.0%	9020	- 14.4%
Ford Focus	23,350	+ 115%	37,750	+ 89.8%
Honda Civic	27,087	+ 41.7%	48,970	+ 45.1%
Honda Fit	4227	+ 0.6%	8066	- 5.3%
Hyundai Accent	5806	+ 28.9%	10,147	+ 16.0%
Hyundai Elantra	13,820	+ 12.5%	24,720	+ 12.6%
Kia Forte	5706	+ 7.6%	10,123	- 4.8%
Kia Rio	3598	+ 94.3%	6194	+ 120%
Kia Soul	10,876	+ 62.7%	18,967	+ 57.7%
Mazda 2	2701	+ 211%	5731	+ 325%
Mazda 3	11,275	+ 39.6%	20,475	+ 56.4%
Mini Cooper	3686	+ 40.8%	5761	+ 23.0%
Mitsubishi i MiEV	44	-----	80	-----
Mitsubishi Lancer	1451	+ 16.2%	2467	+ 3.8%
Nissan Cube	687	- 69.4%	1148	- 70.6%
Nissan Sentra	10,605	- 15.8%	17,671	- 20.2%
Nissan Versa	10,190	- 3.7%	19,608	+ 1.8%
Scion iQ	864	-----	1238	-----
Scion xB	1608	+ 9.0%	2808	+ 1.3%
Scion xD	818	+ 1.4%	1470	+ 2.6%
smart fortwo	769	+ 58.9%	1265	+ 50.2%
Subaru Impreza	7256	+ 84.5%	14,187	+ 94.9%
Suzuki SX4	1214	+ 54.1%	1973	+ 11.7%
Toyota Corolla/Matrix	22,148	- 14.4%	40,136	- 13.6%
Toyota Yaris	3611	+ 85.6%	6621	+ 74.9%
Volkswagen Beetle	1303	+ 409%	2704	+ 413%
Volkswagen Golf	2753	+ 11.4%	5403	+ 20.7%
Volkswagen Jetta	12,838	+ 2.0%	23,800	- 1.0%

Midsize Car	February 2012	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Buick Regal	2636	- 28.9%	4491	- 25.6%
Chevrolet Malibu	19,987	+ 4.7%	34,663	+ 4.4%
Chevrolet Volt	1023	+ 264%	1626	+ 170%
Chrysler 200	9717	+ 224%	16,724	+ 273%
Dodge Avenger	6570	+ 89.0%	12,267	+ 112%
Ford Fusion	21,773	- 5.8%	35,387	- 5.5%
Honda Accord	20,702	- 2.4%	34,361	- 0.9%
Honda Crosstour	1070	- 37.4%	1991	- 39.0%
Honda Insight	773	- 55.1%	1265	- 61.4%
Hyundai Sonata	17,425	+ 10.8%	31,914	+ 10.1%
Kia Optima	11,558	+ 139%	20,372	+ 135%
Mazda 6	5101	+ 79.7%	10,030	+ 96.8%
Mitsubishi Galant	905	- 72.1%	2632	- 54.6%
Nissan Altima	32,953	+ 58.4%	55,310	+ 48.4%
Nissan LEAF	478	+ 613%	1154	+ 649%
Subaru Legacy	3614	+ 11.5%	6733	+ 16.7%
Subaru Outback	8762	+ 10.2%	16,174	+ 8.3%
Suzuki Kizashi	620	+ 76.6%	873	- 32.4%
Toyota Camry	34,542	+ 26.9%	62,837	+ 38.5%
Toyota Prius	20,589	+ 52.1%	32,144	+ 33.0%
* Prius Liftback	16,469	+ 21.6%	24,969	+ 3.3%
* Prius V	4083	-----	7138	-----
* Prius C	20	-----	20	-----
* Prius Plug-In	21	-----	21	-----
Toyota Venza	2670	+ 4.7%	5130	+ 3.9%
Volkswagen Passat	8189	+ 11,434%	14,507	+ 8005%
Volkswagen Passat CC	1413	- 39.3%	2828	- 23.8%

Large Car	February 2012	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Buick LaCrosse	5228	+ 20.8%	9241	+ 14.1%
Buick Lucerne	304	- 88.2%	725	- 86.5%
Chevrolet Caprice PPV	155	-----	247	-----
Chevrolet Impala	15,333	- 5.9%	31,342	- 0.4%
Chrysler 300	7670	+ 480%	12,630	+ 376%
Dodge Charger	7324	+ 125%	12,861	+ 142%
Ford Taurus	4329	- 23.0%	7776	- 8.7%
Hyundai Azera	13	- 92.2%	31	- 90.4%
Nissan Maxima	6597	+ 24.1%	10,598	+ 25.2%
Toyota Avalon	3497	+ 72.6%	6716	+ 75.8%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC 
Chrysler 200 sales are compared, year-over-year, with the 200 and Sebring. Only 17 of the Aveos and Sonics sold were Aveos.

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