There is an obvious downturn in the midsize sedan sales. All of the biggest players are down, and most are down by double-digits.
The Toyota Camry is still in the lead, but it decreased -10.4% when compared to April of last year. There is a shuffle of spots behind it. The Honda Accord takes the second place with 27,251 units sold (it was down -20.1% in April). The Ford Fusion is still in third, but the Nissan Altima fell down to fourth position.
There are several standouts. The redesigned Chrysler 200 picks up even more momentum over the outgoing model and remains in fifth place. The Subaru Legacy hopped over the Mazda6 and slots into tenth place for the month of April. Both, the Legacy and the Mazda6 show very strong growth.
Midsize Sedan – April 2015
| Apr 2015 # | Apr ’15 / ’14 % | YTD 2015 # | YTD ’15 / ’14 % | |
| Toyota Camry | 34,066 | -10.4% | 134,571 | 1.7% |
| Honda Accord | 27,251 | -20.1% | 95,896 | -15.4% |
| Ford Fusion | 24,954 | -5.6% | 96,424 | -7.3% |
| Nissan Altima | 22,108 | -11.6% | 108,983 | -4.6% |
| Chrysler 200 | 18,850 | 348.0% | 68,002 | 96.0% |
| Hyundai Sonata | 17,914 | -12.6% | 62,604 | 3.1% |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 17,430 | -12.6% | 59,831 | -12.1% |
| Kia Optima | 13,666 | -6.3% | 50,129 | -3.8% |
| VW Passat | 6,623 | -28.9% | 27,031 | -19.5% |
| Subaru Legacy | 5,276 | 68.8% | 19,647 | 68.4% |
| Mazda6 | 4,995 | 30.9% | 21,395 | 28.4% |
For a closer look at the US’ perennial best seller, check out this fun TFLcar comparison between the 2015 Toyota Camry V6 and the Camry Hybrid.
Andre Smirnov is a life-long automotive enthusiast, writer, reporter, and software engineer. He has been writing and reporting at TFL since 2011.
