Midsize Car Sales In America December 2014 And 2014 Year End

As the U.S. auto industry collectively reported a 6% year-over-year increase in sales volume in calendar year 2014, midsize car sales increased, as well. 

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• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - December & 2014 Year End
• U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - December & 2014 Year End

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Barely.

Americas core group of volume-brand midsize cars combined for a 1% improvement in 2014, equal to a scant 27,245-unit improvement.

But Americas favourite midsize cars - their favourite cars, full stop - earned greater market share as their sales increased at a far quicker rate. The best-selling Toyota Camry was up 5% to 428,606 units, the Camrys highest total since 2008. Americas second-best-selling car, the Honda Accord, was up 6% to its highest total since 2007. Nissan set an Altima U.S. sales record with a 5% year-over-year gain. The fourth-ranked Ford Fusion was up 4%; the fifth-ranked Hyundai Sonata jumped 7%. 

Combined, those five top sellers were up 5% to 1,676,420 units in 2014, increasing their share of the midsize market to 69% from 66% in 2013.

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 midsize 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 • January 2015 • November 2014 • December 2013

Midsize Car	December 2014	December 2013	% Change	2014	2013	% Change
Buick Regal	1811	1747	3.7%	22,560	18,685	20.7%
Chevrolet Malibu	16,817	15,493	8.5%	188,519	200,594	-6.0%
Chrysler 200	16,229	5652	187%	117,363	122,480	-4.2%
Dodge Avenger	455	4950	-90.8%	51,705	93,842	-44.9%
Ford Fusion	23,166	24,408	-5.1%	306,860	295,280	3.9%
Honda Accord	31,589	32,321	-2.3%	388,374	366,678	5.9%
Hyundai Sonata	17,924	14,479	23.8%	216,936	203,648	6.5%
Kia Optima	11,827	9474	24.8%	159,020	155,893	2.0%
Mazda 6	4323	4365	30.3%	53,224	43,637	22.0%
Mitsubishi Galant	---	15	-100%	122	1441	-91.5%
Nissan Altima	32,331	24,816	30.3%	335,644	320,723	4.7%
Subaru Legacy	5457	2939	85.7%	52,270	42,291	23.6%
Suzuki Kizashi	---	---	---	---	1602	-100%
Toyota Camry	31,618	29,964	5.5%	428,606	408,484	4.9%
Volkswagen Passat	8257	9254	-10.8%	96,649	109,652	-11.9%
Volkswagen CC	623	909	-31.5%	9995	15,672	-36.2%
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Total	202,427	180,786	12.0%	2,427,847	2,400,602	1.1%

Hybrids & Electrics	December 2014	December 2013	% Change	2014	2013	% Change
Chevrolet Volt	1490	2392	-37.7%	18,805	23,094	-18.6%
Ford C-Max	1962	2028	-3.3%	27,595	35,210	-21.6%
Honda Insight	311	418	-25.6%	3965	4802	-17.4%
Mitsubishi i MiEV	12	11	9.1%	196	1029	-81.0%
Nissan LEAF	3102	2529	22.7%	30,200	22,610	33.6%
Toyota Prius	9291	10,800	-14.0%	136,040	157,260	-13.5%
Toyota Prius Sedan ^	8799	9881	-11.0%	122,776	145,172	-15.4%
Toyota Prius Plug-In ^	492	919	-46.5%	13,264	12,088	9.7%
Toyota Prius V	2284	2110	8.2%	30,762	34,989	-12.1%
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Total	18,452	20,288	-9.0%	247,563	278,994	-11.3%

Tall Wagons  & Crossovers	December 2014	December 2013	% Change	2014	2013	% Change
Honda Crosstour *	863	1360	-36.5%	11,802	16,847	-29.9%
Subaru Outback *	14,772	11,002	34.3%	138,790	118,049	17.6%
Toyota Venza *	2419	2148	12.6%	29,991	35,846	-16.3%
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Total	18,054	14,510	24.4%	180,583	170,742	5.8%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* indicates a vehicle that is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ Prius breakdown by variant
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. This explains why youll see the Outback and Venza listed with midsize SUVs, too... because readers have wanted it both ways. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.

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