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Sporty Car Sales In America December 2014 Year End

In 2014, for the fifth consecutive year, General Motors sold more Chevrolet Camaros in the United States than Ford sold Mustangs. The gap expanded slightly but remained slim: just 3662 units, up from 3381 units in 2013. 

 But the Mustang, buoyed by a new generation that became available toward the end of the year, was the dominant muscle car during the latter part of 2014, outselling the Camaro in November and December by wide margins.

 But December was a strong month for their segment overall, as the Mustangs 66% year-over-year improvement partnered with the Dodge Challengers 72% leap and the 32% jump in Camaro sales. Dodge needed best-ever December sales for the Challenger to record its sixth consecutive year-over-year year-end improvement in 2014, and demand for the Challenger did indeed reach that level. The trio combined for a 55% improvement last month, equal to 7463 units. 

• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - December & 2014 Year End
• U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - December & 2014 Year End

The Camaro was Americas 26th-best-selling car in calendar year 2014; the Mustang 29th; the Challenger 45th. In December, the Mustang ranked 21st; the Camaro 31st; the Challenger 42nd.

For every 11 Camaros, Mustangs, and Challengers sold in America in 2014, consumers also picked up one 4C, TT, Z4, F-Type, SLK, Boxster, or Cayman. This group of European sports cars combined for a marginal 0.2% improvement in 2014 thanks almost completely to the F-Type. Sales of the soon-to-be-replaced TT slid 44%, the Z4 was down 13%, the SLK slid slightly, and the Boxster/Cayman duo fell 8%. 

USA sports car sales chart 2014
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Subarus Impreza-based WRX/STi lineup outsold Subarus BRZ and its twin, the Scion FR-S, by 3926 units. Lexus sold their first 1922 RCs in the final two months of 2014. Volkswagens Golf-based GTI shot up 30%, year-over-year. BMW reported 555 i8 sales. Viper volume rose to the highest level in six years, yet it wasnt high enough. 

 But 2014 was the year of the Corvette. 34,839 copies of Chevrolets iconic sports car were sold to Americans last year, the highest total since 2006, more than the number of 4Cs, TTs, Z4s, F-Types, SLKs, Boxsters, Caymans, R8s, ELRs, GT-Rs, 911s, and Vipers combined.

 You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly U.S. auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBCs Sales Stats page. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank sports cars, coupes, and GTs any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

 Click Column Headers To Sort • January 2015 • November 2014 • December 2013
American Muscle
December
2014
December
2013
%
Change
2014
2013
%
Change
Chevrolet Camaro
6628
501532.2%86,297 80,5677.1%
Dodge Challenger
4938
287271.9%51,611 51,4620.3%
Ford Mustang
9511
572766.1%82,63577,1867.1%
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Total
21,077
13,61454.8%220,543 209,215 5.4%

Euro Sports Cars
December
2014
December
2013
%
Change
2014
2013
%
Change
Alfa Romeo 4C
67
------91------
Audi TT
12
159-92.5%11582053-43.6%
BMW Z4
168
191-12.0%21512480-13.3%
Jaguar F-Type
448
185142%4112 225082.8%
Mercedes-Benz SLK
384
393-2.3%4737 4757-0.4%
Porsche Boxster
144
262-45.0%3875 4570-15.2%
Porsche Cayman
198
277-28.5%3417 33831.0%
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Total
1421
1467-3.1%19,541 19,493 0.2%

Other Sporty Cars
December
2014
December
2013
%
Change
2014
2013
%
Change
Audi A5
1292
1384-6.6%16,62018,664-11.0%
BMW 1-Series & 2-Series *^
724
1039-30.3%734572201.7%
Chevrolet Corvette
3552
300518.2%34,83917,291 101%
Honda CR-Z
224
384-41.7%3562 4550 -21.7%
Infiniti Q60 & G37 Coupe/Convertible *
658
46242.4%77409806-21.1%
Lexus RC
1042
------1922 ------
Mazda MX-5 Miata
378
27637.0%4745 5780-17.9%
Mazda RX-8
---
------1 10.0%
Mitsubishi Eclipse
---
--------- 109 -100%
Nissan 370Z
446
469-4.9%7199 65619.7%
Scion FR-S
834
1029-19.0%14,062 18,327 -23.3%
Subaru BRZ
416
705-41.0%7504 8587-12.6%
Subaru Impreza WRX *
2816
168067.6%25,492 17,96941.9%
Volkswagen Eos
204
222-8.1%34114178-18.4%
Volkswagen GTI *
1789
97683.3%17,362 13,31030.4%
Volkswagen Golf R *
---
22-100%15 1598-99.1%
Volvo C70
1
195-99.5%7793234-75.9%
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---
--------- --- ---
Total
14,376
11,84821.3%152,598 137,185 11.2%

Warm Hatches
December
2014
December
2013
%
Change
2014
2013
%
Change
Fiat 500 *
2302
2324-0.9%33,70835,834 -5.9%
Hyundai Veloster *
1685
3047-44.7%27,59830,711 -10.1%
Mini Cooper *
4545
388716.9%31,38541,915 -25.2%
Scion tC *
1128
1143-1.3%17,947 19,094 -6.0%
Volkswagen Beetle *
2270
2819-19.5%29,18243,134 -32.3%
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---
--------- --- ---
Total
11,930
13,220-9.8%139,820 170,688 -18.1%

Premium Sporty Cars
December
2014
December
2013
%
Change
2014
2013
%
Change
Audi R8
64
70-8.6%735813-9.6%
BMW i8
158
------555------
Cadillac ELR
118
61867%13106217%
Dodge Viper
89
5561.8%76059128.6%
Jaguar XK
88
105-16.2%1452 13467.9%
Lexus LFA
1
10.0%17 23-26.1%
Mercedes-Benz CL-Class
14
45-68.9%221476-53.6%
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
539
565-4.6%50307007-28.2%
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
6
44-86.4%232 451-48.6%
Nissan GT-R
156
78100%1436123616.2%
Porsche 911
776
828-6.3%10,433 10,442-0.1%
Porsche 918 Spyder
39
------96 ------
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Total
2048
179714.0%22,277 22,391 -0.5%
Source: Automakers & ANDC
* indicates a vehicle which is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ BMW USA, not GoodCarBadCar, has chosen to combine sales figures of the 1-Series and 2-Series.
Clearly GoodCarBadCar is not suggesting that the cars in the two tables above are all direct competitors. Establishing categories among cars as unique as even the Audi TT and Porsche Boxster has never pleased a single reader, so cars have been lumped together so you can simply see how buyers looking for sports cars, roadsters, hot hatches, convertibles, GTs, and wanna-be sports cars spend their money. Greater categorization of cars would only lead to problems that automakers create by not isolating model-specific sales figures: we dont know how many M3s BMW has sold or how many Civics are Si models, for example. The numbers we do have are listed above. The BMW 6-Series has been removed from the premium list because we dont use this space as a showcase for sedans (unless automakers release data for high-end sporting models like the Lexus ISF, as Toyota Canada does) and the 6-Series lineup now relies heavily on a sedan variant. GoodCarBadCar is always open to hearing about the ways you would break down segments, so feel free to get in touch. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts. Sales data for brands such as Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus, Rolls-Royce etc. are unfortunately not broken down by model. ANDC estimates say sales for those brands in 2014 were 1224, 2100, 708, 172, and 900, respectively. Tesla, unfortunately, doesnt release model-specific monthly U.S. sales data, but HybridCars.com estimates 1900 December Tesla sales, 16,550 in 2014.

 RECOMMENDED READING
Sporty Car Sales In America - January 2015
Sporty Car Sales In America - November 2014 YTD
Sporty Car Sales In America - December 2013 & Year End
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - December 2014
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - December 2014 & Year End
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