The Kia K900 lands at #249 in the US.
* See the Top 261 best-selling models and Top 40 brands by clicking on the title! *
As is the tradition on BSCB, after exploring US March sales we now go into the First Quarter results in detail to try and extract longer-term trends. Thanks to a strong March score (+6%), the US market as a whole is up 1.4% on 2013 to 3.74 million units. Brand-wise, below an unchanged podium – Ford, Chevrolet, Toyota, all declining – the big change is the access of Nissan in 4th spot thanks to sales up a very robust 11% to 323,745, passing Honda down 5% to 287,406. Jeep is up a huge 45% and goes from #10 brand one year ago to #7 this year! Subaru is up 22% to break into the Top 10 at #10, Ram is up 27% to #12, BMW up 12%, Lexus up 15%, Lincoln up 36% and Maserati up 331%.
It’s tough being at the top as far as the models ranking is concerned: 7 in the Top 10 lose ground year-on-year, including the Chevrolet Silverado down 8% in 2nd place. The Ford F-Series is for its part up 3% to 173,358 units, while the Ram Pick-up is up a fantastic 25% to 96,906 sales, going from #8 at the same time last year to #3. In spite of sales down 6%, the Toyota Camry remains the most popular passenger car in the country, shaking off the Nissan Altima (+3%) thanks to a strong month of March.
US Nissan Rogue sales are up 47% so far in 2014.
Other great performers inside the Top 20 include the Chevrolet Cruze up 12% thanks to its new diesel offering, the Toyota RAV4 up 28% and the Nissan Rogue up a splendid 47% thanks to the new model to reach a record 50,448 sales in 16th position. Reversely, the Honda Accord is down 14% and 4 spots to #8 and the Ford Focus down 16% to #16. Further down, the Subaru Forester takes off: up 67% to a record 35,390 units, the Mazda CX-5 and Nissan Frontier are both up 47% to #43 and #64 respectively, the Subaru XV Crosstrek is up 58% to #67, Nissan Juke up 71% to #75 and Acura MDX up 67% to #79.
The analysis continues below.
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Full First Quarter 2014 Analysis, Top 261 models and Top 40 brands Ranking Tables below.
The Jeep Cherokee is by very far the most successful all-new model over the period, ranking 27th with 36,096 and one of seven newcomers inside the Top 200, along with the Infiniti Q50 at #100, the Mercedes CLA at #126, Mitsubishi Mirage at #165, Fiat 500L at #180, Kia Cadenza at #185 and Ram ProMaster at #188. Notice also the Volvo V60 at #203, the Cadillac ELR at #246 and the Kia K900 making its very first appearance in the US ranking at #249.
USA First Quarter 2014 – brands:
Pos
Carmaker
2014
/13
2013
Pos
FY13
1
Ford
558,657
-4%
580,917
1
1
2
Chevrolet
452,683
-4%
469,704
2
2
3
Toyota
441,455
-3%
456,327
3
3
4
Nissan
323,745
11%
290,905
5
5
5
Honda
287,406
-5%
302,698
4
4
6
Hyundai
160,013
-3%
164,330
6
6
7
Jeep
145,839
45%
100,951
10
9
8
Dodge
145,224
-9%
158,751
7
7
9
Kia
133,006
5%
126,932
8
8
10
Subaru
112,388
22%
92,527
12
11
11
GMC
104,468
0%
104,927
9
10
12
Ram
100,993
27%
79,354
14
13
13
Volkswagen
87,323
-11%
98,178
11
12
14
Mazda
78,058
0%
78,283
15
17
15
Mercedes
77,238
6%
73,021
16
14
16
Chrysler
72,483
-9%
79,684
13
16
17
BMW
72,377
12%
64,902
17
15
18
Lexus
65,085
15%
56,740
18
18
19
Buick
52,898
11%
47,620
19
19
20
Cadillac
39,588
-7%
42,712
20
20
21
Acura
37,948
9%
34,953
21
21
22
Audi
35,228
3%
34,186
22
22
23
Infiniti
31,221
14%
27,376
23
23
24
Lincoln
21,603
36%
15,899
26
24
25
Mitsubishi
19,840
24%
15,996
25
27
26
Scion
14,457
-12%
16,377
24
25
27
Volvo
13,698
-9%
15,107
27
28
28
Land Rover
13,079
5%
12,419
29
29
29
Fiat
11,425
19%
9,612
31
30
30
Porsche
10,136
5%
9,650
30
31
31
Mini
8,657
-38%
14,055
28
26
32
Tesla
6,016
0%
5,990
32
32
33
Jaguar
4,715
32%
3,585
34
33
34
Maserati
2,368
331%
549
37
36
35
Smart
2,237
2%
2,193
35
34
36
Bentley
650
13%
574
36
37
37
Ferrari
517
4%
498
38
38
38
Rolls Royce
225
6%
64
40
40
39
Lamborghini
177
4%
171
39
39
40
Suzuki
0
-100%
5,946
33
35
-
Others
873
3%
852
-
-
USA First Quarter 2014 – models:
Pos
Model
2014
/13
2013
Pos
FY13
1
Ford F-Series
173,358
3%
168,843
1
1
2
Chevrolet Silverado
107,747
-8%
116,649
2
2
3
Ram Pick-up
96,906
25%
77,594
8
5
4
Toyota Camry
94,283
-6%
100,830
3
3
5
Nissan Altima
89,285
3%
86,952
5
7
6
Toyota Corolla
77,737
-3%
80,244
7
9
7
Ford Fusion
77,578
-4%
80,558
6
11
8
Honda Accord
76,407
-14%
88,427
4
4
9
Ford Escape
71,305
-2%
72,983
9
10
10
Honda Civic
71,096
-2%
72,259
10
6
11
Honda CR-V
67,648
3%
65,374
11
8
12
Chevrolet Cruze
65,185
17%
55,731
14
12
13
Chevrolet Equinox
56,073
-5%
58,869
13
14
14
Hyundai Elantra
53,237
-2%
54,546
15
13
15
Toyota RAV4
53,064
28%
41,413
20
16
16
Ford Focus
51,903
-16%
61,898
12
15
17
Nissan Rogue
50,448
47%
34,296
28
23
18
Chevrolet Malibu
48,136
-2%
49,179
16
18
19
Ford Explorer
46,068
-5%
48,649
17
19
20
GMC Sierra
42,213
3%
40,796
21
20
21
Jeep Grand Cherokee
40,838
23%
33,133
29
21
22
Nissan Sentra
40,789
24%
33,002
30
29
23
Hyundai Sonata
40,253
-15%
47,285
18
17
24
Kia Optima
37,515
-3%
38,813
24
27
25
VW Jetta
37,368
0%
37,495
25
22
26
Chevrolet Impala
36,858
-17%
44,343
19
26
27
Jeep Cherokee
36,096
new
0
-
132
28
Toyota Highlander
35,747
21%
29,528
34
32
29
Subaru Forester
35,390
67%
21,144
56
36
30
Toyota Tacoma
35,229
-11%
39,467
22
24
31
Jeep Wrangler
34,674
9%
31,846
32
28
32
Nissan Versa
34,603
-12%
39,287
23
43
33
Ford Edge
33,238
5%
31,534
33
30
34
Kia Soul
32,668
13%
29,013
37
41
35
Dodge Grand Caravan
32,025
21%
26,490
43
35
36
Chrysler 200
30,489
-17%
36,885
27
37
37
Chrysler Town & Country
28,994
8%
26,765
42
38
38
Subaru Outback
28,926
3%
28,101
39
42
39
Toyota Prius
28,814
-23%
37,334
26
25
40
Honda Odyssey
27,832
6%
26,233
45
31
41
Ford Econoline
27,607
0%
27,639
40
34
42
Toyota Tundra
27,402
16%
23,580
49
44
43
Mazda CX-5
26,206
47%
17,811
63
63
44
Toyota Sienna
26,087
-10%
29,052
36
39
45
GMC Terrain
25,419
-5%
26,806
41
49
46
Dodge Charger
24,956
-4%
26,098
46
50
47
BMW 3 & 4 Series
24,405
18%
20,662
57
40
48
VW Passat
24,283
-6%
25,909
48
45
49
Chevrolet Sonic
24,233
21%
20,109
58
57
50
Mazda3
24,056
-17%
29,133
35
47
51
Hyundai Santa Fe
23,440
21%
19,446
59
54
52
Dodge Journey
23,024
0%
22,992
50
58
53
Kia Sorento
23,006
-11%
25,955
47
46
54
Chevrolet Traverse
22,362
-15%
26,412
44
51
55
Honda Pilot
22,031
-22%
28,226
38
33
56
Dodge Avenger
21,740
-32%
32,047
31
52
57
Lexus RX
21,232
-1%
21,404
55
48
58
GMC Acadia
20,582
-6%
21,822
54
53
59
Jeep Patriot
20,474
8%
18,997
61
67
60
Subaru Impreza
20,234
7%
18,951
62
66
61
Ford Mustang
19,596
13%
17,320
65
65
62
Nissan Pathfinder
19,569
-13%
22,366
53
55
63
Chevrolet Camaro
19,568
2%
19,198
60
61
64
Nissan Frontier
17,862
47%
12,178
83
73
65
Kia Forte
17,285
13%
15,342
73
72
66
Mercedes C Class
17,029
-26%
22,912
52
56
67
Subaru XV Crosstrek
16,875
58%
10,710
95
81
68
Dodge Durango
16,213
19%
13,570
78
74
69
Dodge Dart
16,074
-30%
22,965
51
60
70
Hyundai Accent
16,008
15%
13,914
76
76
71
Mercedes E Class
15,872
16%
13,689
77
71
72
Chevrolet Tahoe
15,703
-6%
16,772
68
59
73
Toyota 4Runner
15,682
20%
13,073
79
85
74
Ford Fiesta
15,598
-3%
16,028
70
69
75
Nissan Juke
15,582
71%
9,106
107
108
76
Lexus ES
15,103
-10%
16,801
67
68
77
Cadillac SRX
14,903
16%
12,856
81
79
78
Buick Enclave
14,714
-7%
15,812
71
75
79
Acura MDX
14,597
67%
8,728
111
83
80
Ford Taurus
14,594
-14%
16,984
66
62
81
Nissan Maxima
14,461
3%
14,007
75
80
82
Chevrolet Express
14,185
-9%
15,531
72
64
83
Jeep Compass
13,757
15%
12,003
85
84
84
Toyota Avalon
13,295
-24%
17,525
64
70
85
Chrysler 300
13,000
-19%
16,034
69
77
86
Chevrolet Captiva Sport
12,854
4%
12,379
82
89
87
Mazda6
12,847
17%
10,951
94
93
88
Lexus IS
11,458
121%
5,173
138
112
89
Nissan Murano
11,373
-4%
11,853
87
92
90
Hyundai Tucson
11,116
1%
11,010
93
99
91
Dodge Challenger
11,034
-24%
14,540
74
86
92
BMW 5 Series
10,952
-10%
12,139
84
78
93
Buick Verano
10,881
-5%
11,395
89
90
94
Buick Encore
10,723
116%
4,953
143
121
95
Buick LaCrosse
10,522
-7%
11,372
90
88
96
Honda Fit
10,444
-9%
11,533
88
82
97
BMW X3
10,430
45%
7,211
123
126
98
Acura RDX
10,221
12%
9,159
106
91
99
Mercedes M Class
10,134
11%
9,162
105
100
100
Infiniti Q50
10,019
new
0
-
155
101
BMW X5
9,760
-18%
11,891
86
103
102
Kia Rio
9,566
-3%
9,818
99
101
103
Chevrolet Spark
9,541
9%
8,782
110
114
104
Lincoln MKZ
9,218
145%
3,758
163
118
105
Toyota Prius C
8,833
-10%
9,865
98
97
106
Kia Sportage
8,827
19%
7,436
121
115
107
Audi Q5
8,774
7%
8,196
114
102
108
Ford Expedition
8,689
10%
7,928
117
106
109
Audi A4
8,687
-11%
9,795
100
96
110
Subaru Legacy
8,544
-25%
11,329
91
95
111
Fiat 500
8,473
-12%
9,612
103
110
112
Infiniti QX60/JX
8,424
22%
6,903
126
122
113
Mercedes GLK
8,271
10%
7,510
120
117
114
Chevrolet Corvette
8,179
178%
2,941
175
159
115
VW Beetle
8,167
-18%
10,010
97
94
116
BMW X1
7,968
47%
5,411
137
130
117
Cadillac CTS
7,659
-3%
7,862
118
119
118
Toyota Venza
7,555
-32%
11,081
92
109
119
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
7,450
37%
5,436
136
133
120
Ford Transit Connect
7,431
-29%
10,426
96
104
121
Cadillac ATS
7,318
-25%
9,750
101
107
122
Lincoln MKX
7,101
17%
6,066
132
136
123
Chevrolet Suburban
6,724
-29%
9,415
104
87
124
Hyundai Veloster
6,686
5%
6,357
129
125
125
GMC Yukon
6,516
-6%
6,917
125
129
126
Mercedes CLA Class
6,129
new
0
-
169
127
Ford Flex
6,126
13%
5,444
135
131
128
VW Tiguan
6,111
-23%
7,951
116
127
129
Buick Regal
6,058
48%
4,084
157
150
130
GMC Savana
6,057
110%
2,885
177
161
131
Toyota Prius V
6,001
-30%
8,525
112
113
132
Cadillac XTS
5,880
-18%
7,130
124
116
133
Ford C-Max
5,566
-42%
9,677
102
111
134
Nissan Xterra
5,445
11%
4,890
144
156
135
Audi A6
5,436
24%
4,375
149
141
136
Mercedes GL Class
5,418
-29%
7,618
119
128
137
Mercedes S Class
5,369
74%
3,077
172
172
138
Lexus GS
5,358
31%
4,089
155
147
139
VW Golf
5,350
-37%
8,523
113
124
140
Volvo S60
5,284
-11%
5,947
133
137
141
Infiniti G / Q60
5,248
-59%
12,916
80
105
142
Hyundai Genesis
5,236
-35%
8,113
115
120
143
Nissan LEAF
5,184
46%
3,539
164
139
144
Mazda5
4,988
-25%
6,666
128
170
145
Lexus GX
4,907
130%
2,131
189
179
146
Mazda CX-9
4,896
-46%
8,991
109
134
147
Acura TL
4,852
-29%
6,793
127
135
148
Mitsubishi Lancer
4,842
-23%
6,267
130
148
149
Range Rover Sport
4,823
24%
3,898
161
164
150
Mercedes Sprinter
4,624
21%
3,834
162
142
151
Scion tC
4,330
5%
4,139
154
149
152
Mini Countryman
4,305
-11%
4,839
145
144
153
Porsche Cayenne
4,280
2%
4,181
152
152
154
Toyota Yaris
4,144
-44%
7,335
122
143
155
Acura ILX
4,141
-26%
5,614
134
145
156
BMW 6 Series
4,127
99%
2,071
191
187
157
Audi Q7
4,089
41%
2,901
176
163
158
Scion xB
4,057
-11%
4,557
148
154
159
Lexus CT
4,000
23%
3,245
171
167
160
Mini
3,946
-56%
9,047
108
98
161
Toyota FJ Cruiser
3,912
17%
3,351
169
174
162
Honda Ridgeline
3,844
-10%
4,265
150
157
163
Mazda2
3,808
9%
3,496
165
180
164
Volvo XC60
3,789
-20%
4,752
146
146
165
Mitsubishi Mirage
3,785
new
0
-
234
166
GMC Yukon XL
3,679
-27%
5,065
141
123
167
Cadillac Escalade
3,648
-29%
5,110
140
140
168
Mitsubishi Outlander
3,613
22%
2,953
174
177
169
Chevrolet Volt
3,606
-15%
4,244
151
138
170
Audi A5
3,491
-13%
4,001
159
151
171
Nissan Armada
3,449
-12%
3,934
160
168
172
Scion FR-S
3,425
-26%
4,640
147
153
173
Nissan NV
3,389
3%
3,285
170
176
174
Infiniti QX80/QX56
3,374
0%
3,370
168
173
175
Nissan Quest
3,319
-4%
3,454
166
175
176
Nissan Titan
3,318
-35%
5,112
139
165
177
Honda Crosstour
3,318
-18%
4,029
158
160
178
Range Rover Evoque
3,176
4%
3,067
173
181
179
VW CC
2,974
-27%
4,085
156
166
180
Fiat 500L
2,952
new
0
-
198
181
Acura TSX
2,923
-30%
4,176
153
158
182
Toyota Sequoia
2,898
-14%
3,384
167
171
183
Range Rover
2,884
3%
2,790
180
178
184
Porsche 911
2,535
-7%
2,722
182
186
185
Kia Cadenza
2,495
new
0
-
191
186
Lincoln MKS
2,440
-11%
2,755
181
184
187
Nissan NV200
2,423
5055%
47
250
220
188
Ram ProMaster
2,310
new
0
-
230
189
Jaguar XF
2,296
21%
1,899
194
197
190
Smart Fortwo
2,237
2%
2,193
187
188
191
Hyundai Azera
2,118
-22%
2,709
183
182
192
Audi A7
2,106
1%
2,083
190
194
193
Subaru BRZ
2,066
16%
1,788
196
193
194
Scion xD
2,054
1%
2,032
192
189
195
Lexus LS
1,967
-31%
2,860
178
185
196
BMW 7 Series
1,882
-20%
2,338
185
183
197
Infiniti QX70/FX
1,846
-14%
2,155
188
205
198
Ram Cargo Van
1,777
1%
1,760
198
190
199
Nissan 370Z
1,734
26%
1,378
207
204
200
Infiniti Q70/M
1,593
2%
1,568
202
214
201
VW Touareg
1,565
-38%
2,524
184
195
202
Lincoln Navigator
1,561
-15%
1,827
195
192
203
Kia Sedona
1,539
177%
555
233
201
204
Mercedes CLS Class
1,483
-13%
1,695
199
196
205
Porsche Panamera
1,466
6%
1,384
206
213
206
Volvo XC90
1,366
-17%
1,651
200
203
207
Lincoln MKT
1,283
-14%
1,493
203
208
208
Volvo V60
1,259
new
0
-
-
209
Mazda MX-5
1,256
2%
1,235
212
209
210
Nissan Cube
1,248
-36%
1,951
193
211
211
Jaguar XJ
1,209
-3%
1,245
211
212
212
Acura RL/RLX
1,178
235%
352
241
215
213
Audi A8
1,174
-20%
1,462
205
206
214
Mercedes SL Class
1,145
-23%
1,484
204
202
215
Land Rover LR4
1,144
-36%
1,778
197
200
216
BMW X6
1,100
-13%
1,264
210
210
217
Honda Insight
1,066
-8%
1,161
214
217
218
Lexus LX
1,056
3%
1,026
217
219
219
Land Rover LR2
1,052
19%
886
220
229
220
Mercedes SLK
995
-12%
1,134
215
218
221
Honda CR-Z
939
-21%
1,190
213
222
222
Porsche Boxster
933
-31%
1,361
208
221
223
Porsche Cayman
922
1364%
63
249
228
224
Hyundai Equus
918
13%
814
222
226
225
Volvo XC70
910
-19%
1,120
216
216
226
BMW 1 & 2 Series
904
-30%
1,291
209
199
227
Chevrolet SS
865
new
0
-
258
228
Audi A3
863
16%
743
223
252
229
BMW Z4
849
36%
624
230
237
230
VW Routan
797
13%
704
225
240
231
Jaguar F-Type
786
new
0
-
238
232
Chevrolet Caprice PPV
779
15%
679
226
225
233
Toyota Land Cruiser
772
4%
740
224
233
234
Infiniti QX50/EX
717
55%
464
237
239
235
VW Eos
708
-28%
977
219
223
236
Volvo S80
612
19%
515
235
242
237
Mercedes G Class
608
-1%
612
231
236
238
Scion iQ
591
-41%
1,009
218
224
239
Jaguar XK
424
-4%
441
240
247
240
Volvo C70
416
-31%
600
232
232
241
Mini Paceman
406
140%
169
243
231
242
Audi TT
383
-17%
463
238
241
243
Subaru Tribeca
353
-30%
504
236
244
244
Nissan GT-R
264
-1%
268
242
248
245
Audi R8
225
35%
167
244
253
246
Cadillac ELR
180
new
0
-
270
247
SRT (Dodge) Viper
158
3850%
4
256
254
248
Mitsubishi Galant
122
-81%
649
227
245
249
Kia K900
105
new
0
-
-
250
Mercedes SLS AMG
79
-34%
119
247
256
251
Mercedes CL Class
76
-51%
155
245
255
252
Chevrolet Avalanche
68
-99%
6,259
131
162
253
Volvo C30
62
-88%
522
234
246
254
Acura ZDX
36
-64%
99
248
259
255
Mitsubishi i-MiEV
28
-96%
625
229
250
256
Chevrolet Colorado
17
-99%
2,210
186
227
257
Mercedes R Class
4
-80%
20
254
263
258
Lexus LFA
4
-56%
9
255
265
259
GMC Canyon
2
-100%
636
228
251
260
Mercedes CLK
2
n/a
0
-
-
261
Hyundai Veracruz
1
-99%
136
246
260
Source: GCBC