March proved to be a mixed bag for subcompacts. The Kia Rio proved to be the biggest seller, with sales up more than 117%. The mechanical twin, the Hyundai Accent, also sold well, as did the Nissan Versa, Kia Soul, Suzuki SX4, and Toyota Yaris. The Juke was up slightly, too.The biggest loser, yet again, was the lowly Nissan Cube; its sales down more than 69% from last year. The Mazda2 stumbled this month, but is still up healthily for 2012.
In terms of YTD sales, Nissan's Versa is still at the top. MINI's Cooper/S Convertible—a niche vehicle—sold the fewest units.
It should be noted that Chevrolet's Sonic is selling quite well for its first year. Also, Fiat moved quite a few 500s in March, too. With the recent spike in gas prices, I wouldn't be surprised to see numbers up in the next couple of months, however. Onto the big board!
| Make/Model | Mar. '12 vs. Feb.'11 | Units, Mar. '12 | YTD Mar. '12 vs. Mar. '11 | YTD |
| Kia Rio | +117.8% | 4509 | +119.1% | 10703 |
| Hyundai Accent | +45.3% | 8337 | +27.6% | 18484 |
| Nissan Versa | +40.7% | 15587 | +16.0% | 35195 |
| Kia Soul | +35.7% | 13607 | +47.7% | 32574 |
| Suzuki SX4 | +28.0% | 1368 | +18.0% | 3341 |
| Toyota Yaris | +25.6% | 3547 | +53.8% | 10169 |
| Nissan Juke | +1.9% | 4165 | -7.1% | 9442 |
| Scion xD | -0.8% | 1080 | +1.1% | 2550 |
| MNI Cooper/S Hardtop | -7.4% | 2817 | +5.4% | 6828 |
| MINI Cooper/S Convertible | -8.2% | 493 | -3.5% | 982 |
| MINI Cooper Countryman | -8.7% | 1579 | +25.2% | 4132 |
| Ford Fiesta | -33.6% | 6502 | -23.6% | 15522 |
| MINI Cooper/S Clubman | -36.1% | 497 | -19.3% | 1248 |
| Honda Fit | -36.8% | 4559 | -20.9% | 12625 |
| Mazda2 | -38.7% | 1533 | +88.7% | 7264 |
| Honda CR-Z | -69.3% | 536 | -63.8% | 1365 |
| Nissan Cube | -69.4% | 929 | -70.1% | 2077 |
| Chevrolet Sonic | -- | 8251 | -- | 21863 |
| Fiat 500 | -- | 3712 | -- | 8850 |
| Scion iQ | -- | 1285 | -- | 2523 |
| Smart ForTwo | -- | 999 | -- | 2264 |
| MINI Coupe | -- | 336 | -- | 736 |
| MINI Roadster | -- | 144 | -- | 254 |
1 comment:
lol, I'll never understand the "Gas price is high, buy high MPG cars!!!" and "Wait, gas is lower, who cares?!" mentality that's in the USA. I'd like to think it's just because there are some really good car dealers out there, not that so many in the US only buy decent (smaller) cars when the gas is "high". (A relative term at this point.)
Also, I've seen a number of "new" Jukes on the road in my home town! They look pretty snazy.... though it's strange being in a Fit and feeling like the Juke is on the small side. XD
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