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Old 06-06-2018, 10:19 AM   #239 (permalink)
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Normie indicator? Mirage sales way up



I wonder if Mirage sales reflect normie response to gas prices... It's North America's most efficient non-hybrid car, and one of the cheapest to buy.

Last month's sales surpassed 3000 for only the 6th time since the current model was re-introduced to the U.S. in 2014. That's a 32% year-over-year increase for May.

On the other hand, sales of almost all other small cars & econoboxes fell, year-over-year:
  • Fiat 500: 264 sales (OUCH!) (down from 1240 year over year)
  • Chevrolet Sonic: 1187 (down from 2143) *
  • Chevrolet Spark: 638 (up from 357, but 2017's May figure was during a stop-sale & recall. Down from 3495 in May 2016) *
    (* Not sure how reliable these GM figures are -- got them from Chevrolet US car sales figures -- but GM stopped releasing monthly sales info in April.)
  • Toyota Prius C: 818 (down from 1121)
  • Toyota Yaris: 139 OUCH! (down from 852)
  • Toyota iA (Yaris sedan AKA Mazda 2 sedan): 2,861 (down from 3,444)
  • Mini Cooper: 926 (down from 983)
  • Hyundai Accent: 2,471 (down from 5,773 -- and this is with a brand new model for 2018)
  • Nissan Versa (sedan + Note): 6,576 (down from 9,006)
  • Honda Fit 4,976 (down from 5,105)
Noteworthy: more than a few of these cars are being cancelled in the U.S., as buyers flock to CUV's / crossovers / SUV's: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tch-36518.html



A couple of other small cars increased sales, year-over-year in May:
  • Kia Rio: 2,181 (up from 1187 -- brand new model for 2018)
  • Ford Fiesta 5,110 (up from 4,181)
That last one's ironic, considering Ford has axed the Fiesta and the rest of its car line-up.

Also noteworthy: Prius liftback sales continued to plunge, though Toyota is selling a record number of RAV4 hybrids these days.
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