August 2012 Small, Midsize, And Large Car Sales In America

Small Car Sales Chart
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Although Toyota's only been selling them for six months, the Prius C has racked up 44 more sales than the brand's Yaris subcompact has all eight months of 2012. Base prices in the Yaris hatchback range extend from $14,115 to $16,400. The Prius C starts at $18,950. Year-to-date, the Prius C accounts for 13.8% of all Prius sales.

Neither of the two Toyota subcompacts were by any means the most popular small cars in America in August 2012. Not only did Toyota's own Corolla (including the Matrix) sell seven times for every Prius C, the Honda Civic and Chevrolet Cruze both sold more often than the Corolla. This always seems slightly more impressive coming from Chevrolet where the sedan goes it alone. Honda sells both a Civic sedan and a Civic Coupe; Toyota obviously sells the Corolla sedan and Matrix hatchback. Cruze sales are down substantially this year despite the overall industry's 15% growth.

Midsize Car Sales Chart

Toyota's presence in the larger midsize sector is indisputably vast. America's best-selling car doesn't control the midsize sedan segment - no car comes close to doing so - but the Camry's consistent leaderboard-topping is an impressive thing to behold. 41% of the Toyota brand's passenger car sales in August were Camry-derived. Sales of the best-selling car in America are up 37% in 2012.

Every Vehicle Ranked By August 2012 U.S. Sales

Large Car Sales Chart

Toyota's strength in the small and midsize sectors is not repeated in the large mainstream segment. Where Chevrolet makes hay selling Impalas at bargain basement prices and Chrysler and Dodge do well with strong styling statements, where Nissan somehow manages to sell a car that costs so much more than an Altima and almost as much as an Infiniti G, where Buick continues to sell more LaCrosses than Veranos, Toyota does not sell many Avalons at all. 

Will the unusual design of the next Avalon change all this? Possibly, but this isn't a fast-changing segment.

As always, historical monthly and yearly sales figures for all these vehicles can be accessed through the first dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats home or, for non-mobile users, near the top right of this page. After the jump you'll find detailed August U.S. sales results for small, midsize, and large cars. Not all are perceived to be direct rivals. The three accompanying charts, which you can click for a larger view, rank vehicles by August volume, rather than alphabetically.

Small Car	August 2012	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Buick Verano	5200	-----	25,104	-----
Chevrolet Sonic/Aveo	8704	+ 235%	57,280	+ 108%
Aveo	1	- 99.96%	59	- 99.8%
Chevrolet Cruze	25,975	+ 19.1%	154,813	- 8.6%
Chevrolet HHR	-----	- 100%	169,427	- 99.9%
Chevrolet Spark	2630	-----	4090	-----
Dodge Caliber	332	- 89.7%	9834	- 64.9%
Dodge Dart	3045	-----	4019	-----
Fiat 500	4150	+ 33.6%	28,566	+ 158%
Ford Fiesta	4176	- 28.4%	39,561	- 25.7%
Ford Focus	19,073	+ 35.3%	166,950	+ 31.5%
Honda Civic	24,897	+ 106%	212,483	+ 38.3%
Honda Fit	5020	+ 26.8%	33,918	- 21.5%
Hyundai Accent	5398	+ 2.1%	47,125	+ 30.0%
Hyundai Elantra	17,989	+ 19.5%	134,270	+ 0.5%
Kia Forte	7300	+ 9.3%	54,316	- 5.1%
Kia Rio	3602	+ 447%	29,644	+ 118%
Kia Soul	10,191	+ 48.0%	83,889	+ 16.5%
Mazda 2	917	- 33.9%	11,973	+ 21.0%
Mazda 3	11,120	+ 18.0%	79,674	+ 13.4%
Mini Cooper	3668	+ 48.7%	30,289	+ 9.9%
Mitsubishi i MiEV	37	-----	403	-----
Mitsubishi Lancer	1583	- 25.4%	11,442	- 21.1%
Nissan Cube	634	+ 6.0%	5297	- 59.9%
Nissan Sentra	10,623	+ 31.8%	76,495	- 6.6%
Nissan Versa	9186	+ 7.2%	77,556	+ 29.7%
Scion iQ	548	-----	6189	-----
Scion xB	1879	+ 5.3%	13,793	+ 19.3%
Scion xD	1004	+ 33.9%	7483	+ 13.0%
smart fortwo	753	+ 85.9%	6281	+ 91.0%
Subaru Impreza	5400	+ 60.7%	57,580	+ 108%
Suzuki SX4	1003	- 15.1%	8558	+ 1.7%
Toyota Corolla/Matrix	24,311	+ 48.1%	199,677	+ 16.9%
Toyota Prius C	3428	-----	22,744	-----
Toyota Yaris	1458	+ 31.1%	22,700	+ 59.9%
Volkswagen Beetle	3451	-----	18,944	+ 1718%
Volkswagen Golf	4268	+ 31.9%	29,158	+ 18.9%
Volkswagen Jetta	15,446	+ 6.5%	112,278	- 7.9%

Midsize Car	August 2012	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Buick Regal	2072	- 45.8%	18,684	- 36.3%
Chevrolet Malibu	14,495	- 18.8%	168,277	+ 5.1%
Chevrolet Volt	2831	+ 837%	13,497	+ 326%
Chrysler 200	11,997	+ 10.5%	90,386	+ 73.1%
Dodge Avenger	7973	+ 26.2%	66,023	+ 63.4%
Ford Fusion	21,690	+ 21.0%	181,865	+ 7.7%
Honda Accord	34,848	+ 89.0%	218,665	+ 34.7%
Honda Crosstour	2020	+ 42.1%	12,857	- 0.6%
Honda Insight	341	- 64.5%	4801	- 63.4%
Hyundai Sonata	19,624	- 5.1%	158,014	+ 0.9%
Kia Optima	13,949	+ 127%	100,424	+ 103%
Mazda 6	1592	- 39.6%	28,250	+ 36.1%
Mitsubishi Galant	576	- 46.6%	11,778	- 9.2%
Nissan Altima	25,889	+ 12.5%	209,592	+ 19.0%
Nissan LEAF	685	- 49.7%	4228	- 31.5%
Subaru Legacy	3872	+ 18.4%	31,465	+ 11.6%
Subaru Outback	11,285	+ 49.0%	74,621	+ 11.1%
Suzuki Kizashi	430	- 24.6%	3974	- 20.2%
Toyota Camry	36,720	+ 21.6%	280,536	+ 37.1%
Toyota Prius	21,111	+ 122%	164,408	+ 95.9%
Prius Liftback	13,311	+ 122%	n/a	n/a
Prius C	3428	-----	22,744	-----
Prius V	3325	-----	n/a	-----
Prius Plug-In	1047	-----	6068	-----
Toyota Venza	3687	- 1.0%	27,185	+ 3.0%
Volkswagen Passat	10,090	+ 3113%	74,162	+ 4219%
Volkswagen CC	2094	- 11.7%	13,049	- 39.9%

Large Car	August 2012	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Buick LaCrosse	5593	+ 3.2%	40,486	- 0.6%
Buick Lucerne	10	- 99.3%	964	- 94.3%
Chevrolet Impala	17,066	+ 28.0%	124,920	+ 0.5%
Chrysler 300	4668	+ 64.7%	48,868	+ 158%
Dodge Charger	5419	+ 29.8%	57,622	+ 21.7%
Ford Taurus	6710	+ 34.4%	51,293	+ 18.6%
Hyundai Azera	959	+ 978%	5102	+ 284%
Nissan Maxima	5181	- 13.5%	40,403	+ 5.1%
Toyota Avalon	1761	- 26.4%	20,102	+ 8.5%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC

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