The biggest players are down in the midsize sedan segment continue to decline in May 2015, and most are down by double-digits.
The Toyota Camry is still in the lead, but it decreased -11.6% when compared to May of last year. There is shuffling of spots behind it. The Nissan Altima regains second place for the month.
There are several standouts. The redesigned Chrysler 200 improved the most for the month asndddsjpicks up even more momentum over the outgoing model, but the Chevy Malibu picked up the fifth place along the route.
The Mazda6 regained its lead over the Subaru Legacy.
Midsize Sedan – May 2015
| May 2015 # | May ’15 / ’14 % | YTD 2015 # | YTD ’15 / ’14 % | |
| Toyota Camry | 43,837 | -11.6% | 178,408 | -1.9% |
| Honda Accord | 32,373 | -18.3% | 128,269 | -16.1% |
| Ford Fusion | 31,325 | -7.5% | 127,749 | -7.4% |
| Nissan Altima | 33,630 | -6.7% | 142,613 | -5.1% |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 21,461 | 11.3% | 81,292 | -7.0% |
| Chrysler 200 | 20,007 | 537.0% | 88,009 | 133.0% |
| Hyundai Sonata | * | % | * | % |
| Kia Optima | 16,349 | -2.9% | 66,478 | -3.6% |
| VW Passat | 8,180 | -8.7% | 35,211 | -17.3% |
| Mazda6 | 5,580 | 2.2% | 26,975 | 21.9% |
| Subaru Legacy | 5,000 | 63.8% | 24,647 | 67.4% |
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.
