Showing posts with label US Niche Car Sales. Show all posts
Showing posts with label US Niche Car Sales. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Niche Car Sales And Niche SUV And Truck Sales In America - September 2010

The 2010 Toyota Prius was very nearly one of America's best-selling cars in September 2010, falling about 800 units shy of the Chevrolet Impala. News has surfaced which shows Toyota is more intent than ever on expanding the Prius brand, an act which should have benefits on sales of the original Prius model. The Prius's main competitor, meanwhile, sold once for every six or seven Prii sold in September.

In other uncategorized vehicle segment news, the Kia Soul continues to walk all over the Scion xB and Nissan Cube. Could the 2011 Nissan Juke throw a wrench into this trio? Who knows what the Nissan Juke can do? It's so.... weird and so.... wonderful. The Volkswagen Passat CC continues to out-sell the "regular" Volkswagen Passat sedan and wagon; by better than 3-to-1 in September. The 2011 Volkswagen Passat has been unveiled, but what North America receives isn't totally nailed down.

Jacked up off the ground, niche-market vehicles like the Toyota FJ Cruiser and Jeep Wrangler fared well in September 2010. U.S. sales of the FJ Cruiser were up 245% last month; Wrangler sales jumped by 1763 units. BMW X6 sales doubled compared with September 2009's Sales Stats, but in contrast with the BMW X5, America's best-selling European SUV, well, there's no comparison. Smart buyers are chose the more intelligent vehicle 6.5 times for every misguided X6 purchase.
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Thursday, September 9, 2010

Niche Car Sales And Niche SUV And Truck Sales In America - August 2010

If you want a unique vehicle, I'm not sure the Jeep Wrangler is the best bet anymore. Sure, it's a whole lot different than the run-of-the-mill Toyota Camry or garden variety Ford F-150, but the Wrangler is - among SUVs at least - almost as ubiquitous. Slightly restyled recently, the 2011 Jeep Wrangler is still a GoodCarBadCar.net favourite, but a 37% sales increase in August might mean your neighbour has one, too. And that doesn't make you unique.

Cash For Clunkers, which ran last summer, was designed to, among other things, support the sales growth of fuel-efficent cars. Family cars don't get much more fuel-efficient than the Toyota Prius. We weren't surprised to see August 2009 sales of the Toyota Prius, therefore, jump 47% from August 2008 levels. Now we can't say we're surprised to see Toyota suffer through a 37.5% decline in Prius sales. Still immensely popular in the United States, the Prius's most current sales figures reflect artificially inflated August 2008 results. Even so, Prius sales were lower  last month than they were in August of 2008, too. 

Get info on the Sales Stats for the Wrangler, Prius, and many other niche market vehicles in the Graphs below.
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

NICHE CAR SALES AND NICHE SUV & TRUCK SALES IN AMERICA - JULY 2010

Combined U.S. sales of the Volkswagen Passat and Passat wagon failed to reach 1,000 in July 2010. Volkswagen's Passat spin-off model, the Mercedes-Benz CLS-inspired Passat CC, tallied 3,394 sales in the United States in July 2010. That's like Jeter hitting 600 home runs before A-Rod. 

In other Niche Car Sales news, the Kia Soul was the Korean automotive brand's number two model in July, out in front of the Kia Forte but behind the 2011 Kia Sorento. While overall BMW's Mini brand was down 11-2% in July, sales of the regular Mini Cooper and Cooper S hatchbacks were up 2.9% to 3,125. Blame the Mini Convertible (down 32.8% to 573) and Mini Clubman (-36.1% to 628) for family problems.

Among SUVs and trucks, the Wrangler brought the bacon home for Jeep in July. Only the Grand Cherokee came close to the Wrangler in overall sales. Jeep Wrangler sales were up 121% in July and are up 5% to 56,192 year-to-date. While you're amazed that only 210 residents of the United States acquired Hummers in July, The Good Car Guy is wondering how Hummer found 210 buyers in the span of one month. Similarly the Acura ZDX: is 578 Acura ZDX sales a low figure or, given its dreadfulness, rather lofty?

Details on the Passat CC, Soul, Mini, Wrangler, Hummer, and ZDX are in the Graphs below along with numerous other niche market vehicles.
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Monday, July 5, 2010

U.S. SALES OF MINIVANS, NICHE SUVs AND TRUCKS, NICHE CARS - JUNE 2010

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With no help from General Motors or Ford, sales of domestic minivans don't measure up to the total put together by Asian minivans. On the other hand, you can safely say that Chrysler's minivan duo, the Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country, hold a gigantic percentage of the American minivan pie. June 2010 Sales Stats of minivans are below.

The Jeep Wrangler set a torrid sales pace in 2010, continuing on from May. An increase of 86% over June 2009 speaks volumes about the desire buyers still have for traditional sport-utility vehicles when they're done right, although June 2009 wasn't exactly the best auto sales month on record. Sales of niche SUVs and trucks like the Wrangler can be seen in the Graph below.

Whethers its price, ugliness, or relatively ordinary fuel economy harming its chances, buyers aren't very interested in the Honda Insight. June 2010 sales of the Toyota Prius in America were more than seven times stronger than Honda put up with the Insight. Other niche cars can be seen with the Prius and Insight in the bottom Graph.

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Related From GoodCarBadCar.net
Truck Sales & Minivan Sales In America - June 2011
Niche Car Sales & Niche SUV & Truck Sales In America - July 2010
Minivan Sales In The USA - July 2010
Niche SUV & Truck Sales In America - May 2010
Niche Car Sales In America - May 2010
U.S. Minivan Sales - June 2010
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Monday, June 14, 2010

SALES OF NICHE CARS IN THE USA - MAY 2010

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Available now in three bodystyles, the Mini Cooper is part of BMW's route around CAFE and EU CO2 emissions control while also bringing BMW a huge source of small car profitability. With a few engines, one platform, and one undying style ethos, the Mini range is a gold mine. Soon, the Mini Countryman will sell at a faster rate than any of us thought possible and Mini will be on its way to mainstream.

But you'd never guess based on Mini's 4,233 sales in April. BMW's own 3-Series sells at more than twice the pace. America's current best-selling car, the Honda Accord, crossed the 30,000-unit threshold in May. What's 4,233 sales in a month? Nothing.... right? Remember that automakers earn a lot of profit off options, and few vehicles leave the factory as optioned-up as a Mini Cooper.
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

SALES OF NICHE CARS IN THE USA - APRIL 2010

What's wrong with the 2010 Honda Insight? Fuel efficiency doesn't reach the levels attained by the Toyota Prius, true. But the Insight is $3,000 less expensive than the Prius. Surely a $3,000 price advantage brings with it high-volume sales in the hybrid market? Er.... no. Apparently not.

The Graph below showcases thirteen vehicles for which other GoodCarBadCar.net Sales Stats Graphs don't really fit. Although the title, "Niche Car Sales" implies a lack of success the same way "cult movie classic" means nobody ever watched it, the Toyota Prius is actually a very decent seller. Some months the Prius even cracks in to the Top 10 Best-Selling Cars In America list. One would expect the Prius's success to rub off on its most direct competitor, but the Honda Insight is madly undesirable. In fact, The Good Car Guy placed the 2010 Honda Insight in The Bad 8 v3.0 despite initial excitement at the early Insight concept and the old Honda Insight's place in GoodCarBadCar.net's 100 Favourite Cars.

One subsegment in this Niche Car Sales group is the Boxy Bunch, led by the Chevrolet HHR and Kia Soul. Supposedly appealing to a youthful crowd, Toyota's Scion division hasn't fared well lately. Nor has the Nissan Cube caught on as anticipated.
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