The Hyundai Elantra was the best improved compact sedan in June 2015 sales. It grew an impressive 55.0%. The Dodge Dart is best improved year-over-year, but it did struggle in the month of June with a decline of -7.0%.
The Toyota Corolla continues to dominate the compact segment in the United States. Its main competitors struggled. The Honda Civic, Chevy Cruze and Ford Focus all saw double digit declines.
The Kia Forte also had a great month with 35.3% increase, as did the VW Jetta and the Mitsubishi Lancer.
Compact Sedan – June 2015
| June 2015 # | June ’15 / ’14 % | YTD 2015 # | YTD ’15 / ’14 % | |
| Toyota Corolla | 30,645 | -1.0% | 190,131 | 9.0% |
| Honda Civic | 28,727 | -11.1% | 158,301 | -5.3% |
| Hyundai Elantra | 26,613 | 55.0% | 128,698 | 14.4% |
| Chevrolet Cruze | 22,647 | -12.9% | 127,938 | -12.0% |
| Ford Focus | 22,051 | -16.0% | 117,079 | -3.2% |
| Nissan Sentra | 17,200 | 0.6% | 105,901 | 12.8% |
| VW Jetta | 10,944 | 8.3% | 64,578 | -1.8% |
| Mazda3 | 9,257 | 4.8% | 54,878 | 5.2% |
| KIA Forte | 7,907 | 35.3% | 43,182 | 13.8% |
| Dodge Dart | 6,702 | -7.0% | 49,055 | 29.0% |
| Subaru Impreza | 5,066 | -4.0% | 31,306 | 0.7% |
| Mitsubishi Lancer | 1,255 | 8.9% | 10,622 | 20.1% |
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.
