December 2012 subcompact sales

Last month's top sellers were also some of the smallest. The Scion iQ had a big jump of 132.3% vs. December of 2011. The Mazda2 also had a big jump, and the Fiat 500 had a good sized nudge, too.

The CR-Z was the big loser last month, down almost 57%, likely due to supply issues. The Yaris, which was redesigned for 2012, also had a bad month (again) down almost 56%.

For the year, the Kia Soul was the top seller on the chart with more than 115,000 units sold. The Nissan Sentra was a close second with 113,327 units. In third was the newcomer, Chevy Sonic with 81,247. The slowest seller of 2012 was the niche-market MINI Coupe, selling just 2,880 units.

Make/Model	Dec. '12 vs. Dec. '11	Units, Dec. '12	YTD Dec. '12 vs. Dec. '11	YTD
Scion iQ	+132.3%	576	+3480.2%	8879
Mazda2	+121.1%	2967	+38.0%	19315
Fiat 500	+59.0%	3707	+121.0%	43772
Ford Fiesta	+52.8%	5612	-17.2%	56775
Nissan Cube	+45.1%	589	-47.0%	7667
Smart ForTwo	+40.3%	996	+92.2%	10009
MINI Countryman	+12.3%	2224	+25.9%	21012
MINI Cooper/S Hardtop	+9.0%	3011	+4.3%	29278
Kia Rio	+8.7%	2343	+100.3%	40275
MINI Cooper/S Convertible	+8.7%	325	-3.0%	4813
MINI Cooper/S Clubman	+7.0%	445	-15.7%	5769
Nissan Versa	+6.4%	10618	+13.6%	113327
Chevrolet Sonic	+4.3%	5990	+414.9%	81247
Nissan Juke	-9.5%	2739	+1.3%	36358
Hyundai Veloster	-9.7%	1976	+275.5%	34862
Scion xD	-23.1%	677	+12.4%	10756
Kia Soul	-25.4%	7177	+13.2%	115778
Honda Fit	-28.4%	3680	-16.7%	49346
MINI Coupe	-29.6%	178	+202.2%	2880
Hyundai Accent	-44.8%	2933	+9.7%	61004
Toyota Yaris	-55.7%	1999	-6.5%	30590
Honda CR-Z	-56.9%	243	-63.0%	4192
Chevrolet Spark	--	2229	--	12385
MINI Roadster	--	273	--	2371

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Numbers reflect sales in the United States.