January wasn't a great start to 2014's subcompact sales, and unfortunately, the news didn't get much better for February.
There were some standouts, such as the Buick Encore, which was up 92.7% compared to February 2013. The Nissan Juke was also up to the tune of 83.7%. The Nissan Versa has taken an early lead as the top-selling subcompact for '14, though the Kia Soul is very close on its bumper.
The biggest loser in February was the MINI Cooper/S Hardtop. However, this is likely due to the fact that a new MINI is coming out soon, so dealers are probably down on inventory. Scion's iQ was also down quite a bit selling only about half of what was sold in 2013.
Other interesting things of note: The Chevy Spark was down quite a bit. Just a slump, or has the hot-selling A-segment car peaked? The Mitsubishi Mirage continues to sell fairly well, moving 1170 units. Here's the rest of the data.
6 comments:
Andy, should we be seeing the chart below the text, or have you stopped doing that? It was kinda nice to see but i can appreciate it being a PITA to put together. :-)
Hmmm ... I can see it.
Make that "...close on _its_ bumper" (no apostrophe). And I'm surprised at the Mirage sales numbers, considering how few Mitusbishi dealers there are.
Good catch, "Unknown." Missed that, but "it's" fixed now. ;-)
Why have you stopped including Smart in this chart? Is it NOT a subcompact? Please update ASAP!
Total oversight; sorry about that.
Smart ForTwo was up 20.2%, sold 941 models in Feb. '14. YTD sales are up 15.7% to 1,462.
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