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Monday, March 16, 2015

Large Car Sales In America August 2014 YTD

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American sales of full-size volume brand cars slid 13% in August 2014 as the majority of major players posted significant year-over-year declines.


• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - August 2014 YTD
• U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - August 2014 YTD


USA large car sales chart August 2014
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Chevrolet recorded a 26% drop in Impala volume as the newer cars move upmarket (and away from fleets) dramatically reduces its mass-market appeal. Its still the most popular car in its segment, unless you combine the FCA fraternal twins, Chryslers 300 and the Dodge Charger. Impala sales have decreased in six of the last eight months. 

Speaking of the Charger, sales are down slightly this year but jumped 10% in August after rising 7% in July. 300 sales, however, are tumbling at a fairly serious rate. 

And what of the interlopers? Americas full-size market has traditionally been controlled by American nameplates, after all, but rivals come from all over now. The Hyundai Azera and Kia Cadenza combined to fall 60% to 1033 just units in August 2014 as the Cadenza posted its second-worst full month, its worst since May of last year. Azera sales fell to their lowest level since March 2012.

You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly U.S. auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBCs Sales Stats page. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank large cars any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • September 2014 • July 2014 • August 2013
Large Car
August
2014
August
2013
%
Change
2014
YTD
2013
YTD
%
Change
Buick LaCrosse
4454
6965-36.1%33,654 34,893 -3.6%
Buick Lucerne
---
--------- 9 -100.0%
Chevrolet Impala
9802
13,274-26.2%97,937 109,571 -10.6%
Chevrolet SS
152
------2055 --- ---
Chrysler 300
4887
5909-17.3%34,82739,150 -11.0%
Dodge Charger
8211
744810.2%63,517 64,629 -1.7%
Ford Taurus
5216
8177-36.2%46,937 58,043 -19.1%
Hyundai Azera
511
898-43.1%5214 7618 -31.6%
Hyundai Genesis *
3029
29472.8%20,065 22,191 -9.6%
Kia Cadenza
522
1677-68.9%6524 4832 35.0%
Nissan Maxima
6110
376962.1%35,351 31,479 12.3%
Toyota Avalon
7040
624112.8%45,163 49,281 -8.4%
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---
--------- --- ---
Total
49,934
57,305-12.9%391,244 421,696 -7.2%
Source: Automakers
* Hyundai USA, not GoodCarBadCar, chooses to combine sales figures for the Genesis sedan and Genesis Coupe, forcing us to include the Genesis with these volume-brand cars on pricing grounds before we even get to the "brand status" issue.
GCBC isnt here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.

RECOMMENDED READING
Large Car Sales In America - September 2014 YTD
Large Car Sales In America - July 2014 YTD
Large Car Sales In America - August 2013 YTD
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - August 2014
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - August 2014 YTD
Midsize Car Sales In America - August 2014 YTD

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