Nissan Altima overtakes Toyota Camry and Honda Accord for the #1 sales sport after February 2014. Â The Altima was one of three mid-size sedans which had year-over-year growth last month. Â Nissan sedan grew 11.3% and crushed all other opponents with 30,849 units sold.
Honda Accord fell to third place, Ford Fusion remained in fourth. Â Chevrolet Malibu showed significant improvement in sales and remained comfortably in fifth. Â Further down, Kia Optima narrowly took the sixth spot away from the Hyundai Sonata. Â Volkswagen Passat fell to ninth spot, while Dodge Avenger took eighth.
Mazda6 continued its great momentum from last calendar year with huge 46.0% growth in February. Â It still has a long way to go to catch up, but it’s making progress.
Mid-size Sedan – February 2014
| Feb 2014 # | Feb ’14 / ’13 % | YTD 2014 # | YTD ’14 / ’13 % | |
| Nissan Altima | 30,849 | 11.3% | 53,364 | 8.5% |
| Toyota Camry | 28,998 | -7.3% | 52,330 | -17.2% |
| Honda Accord | 24,662 | -12.1% | 45,226 | -12.9% |
| Ford Fusion | 23,898 | -14.3% | 44,615 | -11.3% |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 17,448 | 17.8% | 29,270 | -4.5% |
| Chrysler 200 | 12,046 | 5.0% | 22,958 | 13.0% |
| KIA Optima | 11,226 | % | 21,205 | % |
| Hyundai Sonata | 11,190 | % | 21,005 | % |
| Dodge Avenger | 8,189 | -18.0% | 12,984 | -34.0% |
| VW Passat | 6,997 | -7.1% | 13,233 | -19.3% |
| Mazda6 | 3,945 | 46.0% | 7,117 | 46.8% |
| Subaru Legacy* | 2,575 | -31.2% | 5,310 | -23.4% |
* Subaru Outback is not counted in Legacy sales.
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Andre Smirnov is a life-long automotive enthusiast, writer, reporter, and software engineer. He has been writing and reporting at TFL since 2011. When not working or spending time with the family – you can find him tinkering in the garage or simply ‘going for a drive’.
