Mini USA 2012 Q1 Sales Chart

Although U.S. sales at BMW's Mini brand slid 3.6% in March, the first quarter of 2012 has been kinder to Mini than the first quarter of 2011. Of course, Mini's had a little help from new models this year. The Coupe and Roadster have delivered 990 extra sales to Mini this year that weren't available a year ago.

Mini sales, of course, have risen by more than 990 units. Sales of the regular, original Mini two-door hatch are up 5.4% so far this year. The Mini Convertible and Clubman have struggled, falling 3.5% and 19.3%, respectively, in the first three months of 2012. 

Nevertheless, even in March, the Convertible was more than three times more likely than the Roadster to find a buyer in March 2012. The Roadster is the car with the lower price of entry, but it's also the car with fewer seats.

The chart below shows how much emphasis BMW continues to place on the Mini they first brought to market more than a decade ago. 48% of Mini's U.S. sales in the first quarter came from the so-called Hardtop. Of the remaining sales, 56% have occurred on the Countryman's side of the showroom. The next-best-selling model is the Clubman, which at first glance indicates that even Mini buyers require their cars to be spacious. Relatively speaking. 

As a whole, Mini was responsible for 19% of BMW of North America LLC's U.S. sales volume during the first three months of 2012. BMW 3-Series sales totalled 24,698 in that time frame, the 5-Series reached 12,709 units, and the X5 was responsible for 8675 sales.

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Top 255 Best-Selling Vehicles In America - March 2012 YTD - Every Vehicle Ranked

Don't you find it the least bit interesting that, in the first three months of 2012, the Chevrolet Suburban has been about as popular as Mini's Cooper range? Forgetting history for just a moment, it strikes me that basically the same number of people (and fleet buyers?) walk into Chevrolet dealers looking for Suburbans as Mini dealers looking for either a regular Cooper, Clubman, Convertible, Roadster, or Coupe. 

Making it even stranger is the fact that the Toyota Avalon - about as different from a Mini as it is different from a Suburban - has been equally successful this year. The Suburban also ranks just ahead of three small crossovers: Kia's Sportage, the Nissan Juke, and Jeep's Compass.

It's not that the aligning sales figures for these three vehicles are particularly meaningful in and of themselves. But they most certainly manifest the divergent tastes of American car buyers. The Mini-to-Compass group starts after the jump at the 91st line. Only a little further down the line you'll spot the Fiat 500 in the 99th spot and the Hyundai Veloster in 100th.

In all, there are 255 vehicles listed in this All Vehicle Rankings post. Scrolling from the Ford F-Series all the way down to the Suzuki Reno (seriously?), you'll see increasingly popular cars and trucks like the Toyota Camry and Dodge Ram, brand new nameplates like the Buick Verano and Mazda CX-5, and disappearing vehicles like the Chevrolet HHR and Honda Element. 

The first dropdown menu on GoodCarBadCar's Sales Stats page provides access to a database in which monthly and yearly sales figures for these vehicles are available for perusal. The tremendously lengthy table below ranks vehicles by their U.S. volume through the first quarter of 2012. Specific March 2012 best seller lists for cars, trucks, SUVs, overall vehicles, and luxury vehicles can, not surprisingly, be found under the Best Sellers banner. Don't forget to use your Command+F (or Cntrl+F for Windows users) function in order to find a specific model in the overwhelming list below.

Rank	Vehicle	March 2012 YTD	March 2011 YTD	% Change
#1	Ford F-Series	143,827	126,627	+ 13.6%
#2	Toyota Camry	105,405	76,821	+ 37.2%
#3	Nissan Altima	96,360	69,551	+ 38.5%
#4	Chevrolet Silverado	95,368	92,455	+ 3.4%
#5	Honda Civic	77,169	64,968	+ 18.8%
#6	Honda CR-V	74,587	57,433	+ 29.9%
#7	Toyota Corolla/Matrix	68,428	76,675	- 10.8%
#8	Dodge Ram	67,464	52,739	+ 27.9%
#9	Ford Focus	66,043	37,071	+ 78.2%
#10	Ford Fusion	63,949	65,023	- 1.7%
#11	Honda Accord	61,132	66,195	- 7.6%
#12	Toyota Prius Family	60,859	42,779	+ 42.3%
#13	Ford Escape	58,604	55,953	+ 4.7%
#14	Chevrolet Malibu	58,550	48,745	+ 20.1%
#15	Chevrolet Cruze	57,083	50,205	+ 13.7%
#16	Hyundai Sonata	55,195	51,878	+ 6.4%
#17	Chevrolet Equinox	51,577	43,230	+ 19.3%
#18	Chevrolet Impala	50,377	49,541	+ 1.7%
#19	Hyundai Elantra	44,401	41,203	+ 7.8%
#20	Nissan Rogue	40,299	35,024	+ 15.1%
#21	Toyota RAV4	39,865	39,840	+ 0.1%
#22	Volkswagen Jetta	38,766	41,021	- 5.5%
#23	Jeep Grand Cherokee	37,503	26,115	+ 43.6%
#24	Kia Optima	35,380	15,554	+ 128%
#25	Nissan Versa	35,195	30,335	+ 16.0%
#26	GMC Sierra	34,672	33,945	+ 2.1%
#27	Dodge Grand Caravan	34,462	27,928	+ 23.4%
#28	Mazda 3	33,710	25,559	+ 31.9%
#29	Ford Explorer	33,645	29,490	+ 14.1%
#30	Ford Edge	32,908	31,444	+ 4.7%

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	Kia Soul	32,574	22,057	+ 47.7%
#32	Toyota Tacoma	32,119	25,163	+ 27.6%
#33	Nissan Sentra	31,763	39,988	- 20.6%
#34	Chrysler 200	31,638	12,207	+ 159%
#35	Jeep Wrangler	29,772	22,887	+ 30.1%
#36	Chrysler Town & Country	27,734	23,927	+ 15.9%
#37	Honda Odyssey	27,657	26,352	+ 5.0%
#38	Subaru Outback	27,060	25,429	+ 6.4%
#39	Toyota Highlander	26,056	25,957	+ 0.4%
#40	Kia Sorento	26,011	27,828	- 6.5%
#41	Honda Pilot	25,341	24,535	+ 3.3%
#42	BMW 3-Series	24,698	19,138	+ 29.1%
#43	Volkswagen Passat	24,539	217	+ 11,208%
#44	Toyota Sienna	24,200	25,598	- 5.5%
#45	Subaru Impreza	23,929	11,370	+ 111%
#46	Dodge Charger	22,505	14,311	+ 57.3%
#47	GMC Terrain	22,196	19,860	+ 11.8%
#48	Chevrolet Camaro	21,924	19,972	+ 9.8%
#49	Chevrolet Sonic/Aveo	21,905	8214	+ 167%
#50	Jeep Liberty	21,799	15,155	+ 43.8%
#51	Chevrolet Traverse	21,691	26,368	- 17.7%
#52	Dodge Avenger	21,629	11,748	+ 84.1%
#53	Toyota Tundra	20,434	20,614	- 0.9%
#54	Ford Mustang	20,133	15,419	+ 30.6%
#55	Chrysler 300	19,966	5379	+ 271%
#56	Kia Forte	18,504	18,167	+ 1.9%
#57	Hyundai Accent	18,484	14,487	+ 27.6%
#58	Dodge Journey	18,133	14,180	+ 27.9%
#59	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	18,107	15,193	+ 19.2%
#60	Lexus RX	17,887	21,048	- 15.0%
#61	Mazda 6	17,885	9231	+ 93.7%
#62	Nissan Maxima	17,490	14,285	+ 22.4%
#63	GMC Acadia	17,149	19,688	- 12.9%
#64	Subaru Forester	16,874	19,769	- 14.6%
#65	Jeep Patriot	15,965	13,207	+ 20.9%
#66	Ford Fiesta	15,522	20,327	- 23.6%
#67	Infiniti G	15,316	16,825	- 9.0%
#68	Nissan Murano	15,143	14,514	+ 4.3%
#69	Ford Taurus	14,899	14,470	+ 3.0%
#70	Hyundai Santa Fe	14,535	14,392	+ 1.0%
#71	Nissan Frontier	14,106	10,932	+ 29.0%
#72	Ford Ranger	13,929	12,461	+ 11.8%
#73	Mercedes-Benz E-Class	13,873	15,074	- 8.0%
#74	Chevrolet Tahoe	13,833	17,193	- 19.5%
#75	Buick LaCrosse	13,478	12,939	+ 4.2%
#76	Cadillac SRX	13,292	13,959	- 4.8%
#77	BMW 5-Series	12,709	13,053	- 2.6%
#78	Honda Fit	12,625	15,469	- 18.4%
#79	Subaru Legacy	12,117	10,220	+ 18.6%
#80	Cadillac CTS	12,074	14,299	- 15.6%
#81	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	11,480	7200	+ 59.4%
#82	Hyundai Tucson	11,049	10,713	+ 3.1%
#83	Dodge Durango	11,046	8322	+ 32.7%
#84	Buick Enclave	10,950	14,445	- 24.2%
#85	Kia Rio	10,703	4885	+ 119%
#86	Dodge Challenger	10,524	9742	+ 8.0%
#87	Acura MDX	10,199	11,085	- 8.0%
#88	Toyota Yaris	10,169	6610	+ 53.8%
#89	Chevrolet Colorado	10,056	7371	+ 36.4%
#90	Toyota 4Runner	10,054	11,958	- 15.9%
#91	Mini Cooper	10,048	9040	+ 11.2%
#92	Toyota Avalon	10,043	6477	+ 55.1%
#93	Chevrolet Suburban	9892	7685	+28.7%
#94	Kia Sportage	9888	11,704	- 15.5%
#95	Nissan Juke	9442	10,169	- 7.1%
#96	Jeep Compass	9107	7393	+ 23.2%
#97	Volkswagen Golf	9036	7582	+ 19.2%
#98	Acura TSX	8994	7545	+ 19.2%
#99	Fiat 500	8850	500	+ 1670%
#100	Hyundai Veloster	8781	-----	-----
#101	Audi A4	8686	8681	+ 0.1%
#102	BMW X5	8675	7694	+ 12.8%
#103	Toyota Venza	8634	8115	+ 6.4%
#104	Lexus ES350	8548	8545	+ 0.04%
#105	Ford Expedition	8422	9082	- 7.3%
#106	Acura TL	8417	8034	+ 4.8%
#107	Hyundai Genesis	8232	6888	+ 19.5%
#108	Nissan Pathfinder	8210	6712	+ 22.3%
#109	Mazda CX-7	7279	8121	- 10.4%
#110	Mazda 2	7264	3849	+ 88.7%
#111	Volkswagen Tiguan	7247	5681	+ 27.6%
#112	Chevrolet Captiva Sport	7220	-----	-----
#113	Buick Regal	7100	9683	- 26.7%
#114	Lincoln MKZ	7081	6487	+ 9.2%
#115	Ford Flex	6807	6823	- 0.2%
#116	BMW X3	6653	5710	+ 16.5%
#117	Lexus IS	6622	7029	- 5.8%
#118	Lincoln MKX	6427	5449	+ 17.9%
#119	GMC Yukon	6117	7564	- 19.1%
#120	Mazda CX-9	6030	8565	- 29.6%
#121	Mercedes-Benz GLK	6028	5441	+ 10.8%
#122	Audi Q5	5970	5206	+ 14.7%
#123	Volvo S60	5943	4241	+ 40.1%
#124	Chevrolet Avalanche	5494	4466	+ 23.0%
#125	Mitsubishi Galant	5385	7509	- 28.3%
#126	Cadillac Escalade	5277	6443	- 18.1%
#127	Dodge Caliber	5238	9607	- 45.5%
#128	Scion tC	5233	5494	- 4.8%
#129	Mercedes-Benz GL-Class	5154	4943	+ 4.3%
#130	Lexus GS	5048	1103	+ 358%
#131	Nissan Armada	5037	4942	+ 1.9%
#132	Kia Sedona	5000	4266	+ 17.2%
#133	Nissan Quest	4986	2336	+ 113%
#134	Buick Verano	4980	-----	-----
#135	Lexus CT200h	4890	2199	+ 122%
#136	Scion xB	4865	4743	+ 2.6%
#137	Volkswagen Beetle	4673	1027	+ 355%
#138	Nissan Titan	4613	4818	- 4.3%
#139	Nissan Xterra	4601	4039	+ 13.9%
#140	Mitsubishi Lancer	4165	4322	- 3.6%
#141	Volkswagen CC	4155	6043	- 31.2%
#142	Mitsubishi Outlander Sport	4136	3756	+ 10.1%
#143	Mini Countryman	4132	3301	+ 25.2%
#144	Mazda CX-5	3986	-----	-----
#145	Mazda 5	3941	7124	- 44.7%
#146	Chevrolet Volt	3915	1210	+ 224%
#147	Volvo XC60	3873	3519	+ 10.1%
#148	Honda Ridgeline	3830	2974	+ 28.8%
#149	Audi A5	3711	3584	+ 3.5%
#150	GMC Yukon XL	3648	4816	- 24.3%
#151	Audi A6	3581	1912	+ 87.3%
#152	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	3576	3196	+ 11.9%
#153	Infiniti QX56	3516	3039	+ 15.7%
#154	BMW 7-Series	3380	2762	+ 22.4%
#155	Honda Crosstour	3353	5439	- 37.3%
#156	Suzuki SX4	3341	2836	+ 17.8%
#157	Lincoln MKS	3287	2229	+ 47.5%
#158	Toyota Sequoia	3231	3060	+ 5.6%
#159	Toyota FJ Cruiser	3079	3621	- 15.0%
#160	GMC Canyon	3064	2224	+ 37.8%
#161	Infiniti FX	3039	3122	- 2.7%
#162	Chevrolet Corvette	2932	2839	+ 3.3%
#163	Porsche Cayenne	2905	3032	- 4.2%
#164	Acura RDX	2898	3634	- 20.3%
#165	Infiniti M	2799	3258	- 14.1%
#166	Dodge Nitro	2665	6055	- 56.0%
#167	Volvo XC90	2582	2304	+ 12.1%
#168	Mercedes-Benz S-Class	2559	2440	+ 4.9%
#169	Scion xD	2550	2522	+ 1.1%
#170	Scion iQ	2523	-----	-----
#171	Lexus GX460	2521	3424	- 26.4%
#172	Volkswagen Touareg	2302	1419	+ 62.2%
#173	Honda Insight	2297	6058	- 62.1%
#174	smart fortwo	2264	1267	+ 78.7%
#175	Volkswagen Routan	2207	2742	- 19.5%
#176	Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	2180	-----	-----
#177	Land Rover Range Rover	2149	2547	- 15.6%
#178	Lincoln Navigator	2117	1935	+ 9.4%
#179	BMW 1-Series	2094	2383	- 12.1%
#180	Nissan Cube	2077	6944	- 70.1%
#181	Nissan 370Z	2065	2112	- 2.2%
#182	Mitsubishi Outlander	2053	2204	- 6.9%
#183	Audi A7	2025	-----	-----
#184	Porsche 911	2004	1450	+ 38.2%
#185	Land Rover LR4	1981	1964	+ 0.9%
#186	Audi Q7	1955	2237	- 12.6%
#187	Porsche Panamera	1867	1700	+ 9.8%
#188	Hyundai Veracruz	1809	1809	0.0%
#189	Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class	1757	448	+ 292%
#190	Nissan LEAF	1733	452	+ 283%
#191	BMW 6-Series	1697	255	+ 566%
#192	Audi A3	1687	1677	+ 0.6%
#193	Ford Crown Victoria	1672	14,620	- 88.6%
#194	Lexus LS	1663	2381	- 30.2%
#195	Jaguar XF	1550	887	+ 74.7%
#196	Lincoln MKT	1485	1257	+ 18.1%
#197	Mazda MX-5 Miata	1454	1316	+ 10.5%
#198	Volkswagen Eos	1448	1307	+ 10.8%
#199	Suzuki Kizashi	1431	1994	- 28.2%
T200	Honda CR-Z	1365	3670	- 62.8%
T200	Suzuki Grand Vitara	1365	1380	- 1.1%
#202	Volvo XC70	1346	1206	+ 11.6%
#203	Lexus LX570	1338	897	+ 49.2%
#204	Jaguar XJ	1224	1255	- 2.5%
#205	Volvo C70	1134	1099	+ 3.2%
#206	Mercedes-Benz SLK	1091	541	+ 102%
#207	Audi A8	1065	1371	- 22.3%
#208	BMW X6	1033	1037	- 0.4%
#209	Infiniti EX35	1010	1592	- 36.6%
#210	Hyundai Equus	928	728	+ 27.5%
#211	Buick Lucerne	828	7672	- 89.2%
#212	Volvo S80	798	921	- 13.4%
#213	Land Rover LR2	773	560	+ 38.0%
#214	Volvo C30	692	684	+ 1.2%
#215	BMW Z4	610	584	+ 4.5%
#216	Subaru Tribeca	588	669	- 12.1%
#217	Lexus HS250h	563	699	- 19.5%
#218	Jaguar XK	554	359	+ 54.3%
#219	Audi TT	547	436	+ 25.5%
#220	Infiniti JX35	540	-----	-----
#221	Mitsubishi Eclipse	462	772	- 40.2%
#222	Toyota Land Cruiser	441	521	- 15.4%
#223	Lincoln Town Car	439	2650	- 83.4%
#224	Mercedes-Benz R-Class	437	675	- 35.3%
#225	Suzuki Equator	416	468	- 11.1%
#226	Mazda Tribute	412	595	- 30.8%
#227	Dodge Dakota	376	4085	- 90.8%
#228	Chevrolet Caprive PPV	368	-----	-----
#229	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	286	255	+ 12.2%
#230	Porsche Cayman	282	326	- 13.5%
T231	Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	270	545	- 50.5%
T231	Mitsubishi Endeavor	270	1604	- 83.2%
#233	Mercedes-Benz G-Class	261	290	- 10.0%
#234	Audi R8	243	279	- 12.9%
#235	Cadillac DTS	236	4457	- 94.7%
#236	Nissan GT-R	226	338	- 33.1%
#237	Mercedes-Benz CL-Class	210	299	- 29.8%
#238	Acura ZDX	198	543	- 63.5%
#239	Hyundai Azera	159	522	- 69.5%
#240	Mitsubishi i MiEV	136	-----	-----
#241	Porsche Boxsster	101	499	- 79.8%
#242	Acura RL	99	527	- 81.2%
#243	Cadillac STS	87	1353	- 93.6%
#244	Mazda RX-8	62	199	- 68.8%
#245	Volvo S40	50	1233	- 95.9%
#246	Dodge Viper	20	84	- 76.2%
#247	Lexus LFA	14	17	- 17.6%
#248	Chevrolet HHR	9	21,213	- 99.96%
#249	Mercedes-Benz B-Class	7	2	+ 250%
#250	Suzuki XL7	7	23	- 69.6%
#251	Chevrolet Cobalt	3	642	- 99.5%
#252	Honda Element	3	3606	- 99.9%
#253	Lexus SC430	2	14	- 85.7%
T254	Honda FCX	1	-----	-----
T254	Suzuki Forenza/Reno	1	1	0.0%
-----	Total	3,402,479	3,003,165	+ 13.3%
-----	---------------------------------	-------	-----	-----
-----	Commercial Vans	64,910	56,959	+ 14.0%
-----	---------------------------------	-------	-----	-----
-----	Overall Market	3,467,389	3,060,124	+ 13.3%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC

Red font indicates year-over-year sales decline

Sales data for brands such as Maserati, Ferrari, Lotus, Lamborghini, Bentley, Rolls-Royce etc. are unfortunately not broken down by model

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