Compact sedans are doing better than their bigger relatives – Mid-size April 2015 sales. The 2015 Toyota Corolla continues to dominate the compact segment in the United States. Its main competitors struggled. The Honda Civic had a relatively good month with a 2.8% improvement, but the Chevy Cruze and Ford Focus declined when compared to last year.
The Hyundai Elantra had a successful month and jumped into third place.
The Dodge Dart showed the best improvement at 42.0% for the month and 52.0% year-to-date (YTD).
The Nissan Sentra, Mazda3 and Mitsubishi Lancer all grew significantly.
Compact Sedan – April 2015
| Apr 2015 # | Apr ’14 / ’13 % | YTD 2015 # | YTD ’15 / ’14 % | |
| Toyota Corolla | 31,990 | 10.1% | 122,718 | 14.9% |
| Honda Civic | 28,380 | 2.8% | 95,102 | -3.7% |
| Hyundai Elantra | 21,911 | 8.3% | 78,653 | 7.1% |
| Chevrolet Cruze | 20,947 | -3.7% | 81,539 | -6.2% |
| Ford Focus | 18,100 | -5.3% | 71,094 | 0.1% |
| Nissan Sentra | 17,059 | 21.2% | 68,085 | 24.1% |
| VW Jetta | 11,440 | 5.4% | 40,984 | -6.0% |
| Dodge Dart | 8,571 | 42.0% | 33,686 | 52.0% |
| Mazda3 | 8,006 | -6.8% | 35,310 | 8.2% |
| KIA Forte | 7,183 | -5.8% | 26,691 | 7.2% |
| Subaru Impreza | 5,311 | -2.4% | 20,597 | 2.2% |
| Mitsubishi Lancer | 1,865 | 30.2% | 7,904 | 26.0% |
Check out this TFLcar video comparison of the Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, and Honda Civic:
Andre Smirnov is a life-long automotive enthusiast, software engineer, writer, and reporter. He has been writing and reporting at TFLcar since 2011.
