Thursday, March 19, 2015

Large Car Sales In America October 2014 YTD

In an improved passenger car market – sales rose 3% across the category – the large, volume-brand car category slid 8% in October 2014, brought down by the Chevrolet Impala, Dodge Charger, Hyundai Azera, Kia Cadenza, and the Ford Taurus most especially.

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

USA large car sales chart October 2014
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Civilian Taurus volume fell 40% to 3019 units. Impala volume was 3.5 times stronger. Ford also sold 756 Taurus Police Interceptors, though that figure represents a 24% decline. (Ford Explorer Police Interceptor sales jumped 20% to 2041 units in October.)

 From the low end to the high end, October simply wasnt a great month for these big cars. Model year changeovers can impact the totals achieved by a car like the Dodge Charger, refreshed for MY2015, but sales slid 11%, the third month in the last five in which Charger volume has fallen. 

Meanwhile, the Chevrolet SS experienced its second-lowest full month total since arriving a year ago. Only September, when 111 were sold, was worse. GM dealers are sitting on a relative glut of SS inventory. There are nearly 600 in stock right now, according to Cars.com, and Automotive News says GM had a 195-day supply at the beginning of October 2014.

 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. This table is 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 • November 2014 • September 2014 • October 2013
Large Car
October
2014
October
2013
%
Change
2014
YTD
2013
YTD
%
Change
Buick LaCrosse
4071
38505.7%41,351 42,695 -3.1%
Buick Lucerne
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--------- 9 -100%
Chevrolet Impala
10,607
11,713-9.4%117,769 132,746 -11.3%
Chevrolet SS
115
111,400%2281 1 228,000%
Chrysler 300
4935
45428.7%44,51948,728 -8.6%
Dodge Charger
6967
7864-11.4%79,108 81,206 -2.6%
Ford Taurus
3775
6027-37.4%55,469 69,648 -20.4%
Hyundai Azera
287
512-43.9%6263 9617 -34.9%
Hyundai Genesis *
2325
194419.6%24,638 27,061 -9.0%
Kia Cadenza
608
1111-45.3%8237 6869 19.9%
Nissan Maxima
4188
39835.1%43,937 40,179 9.4%
Toyota Avalon
5279
51482.5%55,304 58,943 -6.2%
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Total
43,157
46,695-7.6%478,876 517,702 -7.5%
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 - November 2014 YTD
Large Car Sales In America - September 2014 YTD
Large Car Sales In America - October 2013 YTD
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - October 2014
Midsize Car Sales In America - October 2014 YTD
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - October 2014 YTD
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