Technically, the big loser is the Chevy Aveo, but that's because the hot-selling Chevy Sonic has taken its place, and new Aveos aren't being replenished. If you don't include the Aveo, the next biggest loser is Nissan's slow-selling Cube, down nearly 80% vs. 11/10. The Honda CR-Z is also not selling so hot.
Overall sales still belong to the super-popular Kia Soul, with the Nissan Versa in second, and Ford Fiesta in third. We'll see who takes the sales trophy next month.
| Make/Model | Nov. '11 vs. Nov.'10 |
Units, Nov. '11 | YTD Nov. '11 vs. Nov. '10 |
YTD Sales |
| Toyota Yaris | +160.2% | 5604 | -23.1% | 28190 |
| Kia Rio | +123.5% | 2159 | -24.2% | 17956 |
| Smart ForTwo | +96.2% | 414 | -13.6% | 4627 |
| Mazda2 | +73.4% | 801 | +476.6% | 12610 |
| Nissan Versa | +38.2% | 9291 | +0.3% | 89791 |
| Kia Soul | +23.0% | 6865 | +52.5% | 92643 |
| MINI Cooper/S Hardtop | +17.4% | 2383 | -6.6% | 25305 |
| Hyundai Accent | +15.5% | 4682 | +2.2% | 50285 |
| Ford Fiesta | +2.3% | 3552 | +259.3% | 64901 |
| Scion xD | -8.4% | 773 | -6.4% | 8693 |
| MINI Cooper/S Convertible | -8.8% | 271 | -29.3% | 4665 |
| MINI Cooper/S Clubman | -13.3% | 398 | -15.9% | 6428 |
| Honda Fit | -24.0% | 3307 | +8.9% | 54097 |
| Nissan Juke | -25.5% | 2514 | +500.0% | 32858 |
| Suzuki SX4 | -27.0% | 829 | +8.0% | 11189 |
| Honda CR-Z | -74.4% | 305 | +145.3% | 10766 |
| Nissan Cube | -79.8% | 203 | -35.8% | 14053 |
| Chevrolet Aveo | -99.1% | 30 | -35.9% | 28577 |
| Chevrolet Sonic | -- | 4496 | -- | 10035 |
| Fiat 500 | -- | 1618 | -- | 17444 |
| MINI Crossover | -- | 1412 | -- | 14702 |
| MINI Coupe | -- | 286 | -- | 700 |
2 comments:
I think the Versa's secret is a combination of bottom-of-the-barrel price, back seat room and the fact that the Sentra's so weak that the upsell to a compact just doesn't work they way it would in, say, a Ford showroom.
-On that route, I wonder if the new Rio'll eat into Soul sales and knock it off the top.
- Nice solid month-on-month gain for the Sonic as supply ramps up. Interestingly, there are *no* LTZs in my area, although there are some LT turbos and a good selection of manual LS hatchbacks.
I feel warm and fuzzy towards Chevy between their birthday and (mentioning compacts) the expanded availability of manual trannies on the '12 Cruze.
Those 30 Aveos are likely the last.
- The Mini Coupe has nothing to offer that the original 3-door doesn't. The glaringly obvious line extension, a 5-door version of the original bodyshell, somehow continues to elude them. What the...?
Yeah, I honestly dont' know why the Versa sells so well, but I think you're on to something. It's one of the larger small cars, for sure. I saw a 2012 Versa sedan and it was quite big for what it was. The Sentra is actually up in sales, too (+35% in Nov.; +27.6% YTD). I never see them around, though.
The Sonic LTZ is kind of interesting, because, last time I checked you couldn't build one on the Chevy site. Or, at least I couldn't find how to build one. It's a very nice little car. I'll be posting my review of the Sonic LTZ shortly. I give GM credit for offering the 1.4 turbo in a small hatch.
And I also don't fully understand the appeal of the MINI coupe.
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