While the 2015 Toyota Corolla remains the sales leader in November 2014 and for the entire year, the 2015 Dodge Dart improved the most over November of last year. Dodge’s compact sedan has struggled to make a big sales impression since its introduction. It brought an old name into the new segment. However, it sold 9,012 units in November, which is an improvement of 39%. This is at a time when the fuel prices have dropped and consumer focus is shifting to crossovers and trucks.
The other standouts were the recently refreshed 2015 VW Jetta and the mildly face-lifted 2015 Chevy Cruze. The Cruze is now firmly in third place, while the Jetta jumped into the fifth place for the month. Honda Civic has recently struggled, but firmly holds the second place. Hyundai Elantra continues to struggle and show double digit losses for the month and the year. The Subaru Impreza had a very poor month in comparison to last year.
Compact Sedan – November 2014
| Nov 2014 # | Nov ’14 / ’13 % | YTD 2014 # | YTD ’14 / ’13 % | |
| Toyota Corolla | 25,609 | 14.2% | 309,373 | 10.6% |
| Honda Civic | 23,060 | -12.3% | 300,644 | -2.1% |
| Chevrolet Cruze | 22,857 | 25.6% | 255,260 | 11.0% |
| Ford Focus | 14,862 | -2.5% | 204,751 | -6.5% |
| VW Jetta | 14,268 | 31.8% | 126,782 | -0.6% |
| Hyundai Elantra | 14,002 | -16.4% | 203,163 | -10.2% |
| Nissan Sentra | 13,530 | 16.0% | 167,875 | 41.9% |
| Dodge Dart | 9,012 | 39.0% | 76,977 | -1.0% |
| Mazda3 | 7,761 | 0.1% | 95,266 | -1.8% |
| KIA Forte | 5,047 | 14.1% | 64,030 | 3.5% |
| Subaru Impreza | 2,589 | -31.3% | 52,188 | -3.2% |
Check out this TFLcar video comparison of the compact sedans:
Andre Smirnov is a life-long automotive enthusiast, software engineer, writer, and reporter. He has been writing and reporting at TFLcar since 2011. When not working or spending time with the family – you can find him tinkering in the garage or scouring the internet and other media for various automotive, mechanical, and computer related information.
