Chart Of The Day: July Midsize Sedan Sales

by Edward Niedermeyer

Published: August 5th, 2010

chart of the day july midsize sedan sales

Of the “Big Six” midsize sedans, Malibu is starting to emerge as a consistent number three to the Camry/Accord’s established one-two positioning. Fusion and Altima have swapped spots, and the Sonata is stuck at 17k units due to production capacity constraints. Meanwhile, the Impala is only just holding off… the Prius? Crazier still, the Prius/Impala 14k volume level is about double of the next best-selling mid-to-large sedan nameplates (Buick LaCrosse, Nissan Maxima, Dodge Charger are all in the 6k-7k level). Extended one-month chart after the jump…

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Rain on Aug 09, 2010

The Sonata has excellent exterior styling. It looks like a very expensive 4-door coupe, Mercedes-like.

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ZCD2.7T on Aug 09, 2010

What about a similar chart, but with fleet sales EXCLUDED? I've always been more interested in what actual private consumers buy than what Hertz/Avis/Enterprise, etc. buy....

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