Large Car Sales In America - March 2017

U.S. sales of full-size cars continued their nosedive in March 2017, plunging 11% despite a big increase from the Chevrolet SS and modest improvements from the Nissan Maxima and Buick LaCrosse.

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U.S. Vehicle Sales By Model - April 2017 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - March 2017 YTD

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For the SS, GM's 20% off incentives in March rose volume to an all-time high of 1217 units, a paltry total, but one that helps GM clear out stock of the discontinued, Aussie-built, V8-engined, rear-wheel-drive sedan. 

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The class leader in March, and through the first-quarter of 2017, was the Dodge Charger, sales of which are down 15% so far this year. 

Together, the Charger and its corporate Chrysler 300 partner accounted for 32% of the sales from the category in March. 

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 GCBC's Sales Stats page. This table is sortable, so you can rank large cars any which way you like. Mobile users can now thumb across the table for full-width access. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

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Large Car	March 2017	March 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	%

Change

Buick LaCrosse

2330

22752.4%4985 8975 -44.5%

Chevrolet Impala

8885

11,465-22.5%22,022 30,554 -27.9%

Chevrolet SS

1217

286326%1529 539 184%

Chrysler 300

4969

6172-19.5%15,06317,141 -12.1%

Dodge Charger

8236

8798-6.4%22,319 26,345 -15.3%

Ford Taurus

4641

5182-10.4%12,686 13,456 -5.7%

Hyundai Azera

380

508-25.2%952 1355 -29.7%

Kia Cadenza

437

593-26.3%1125 1552 -27.5%

Nissan Maxima

6961

65885.7%15,597 16,225 -3.9%

Toyota Avalon

3483

4643-25.0%8596 12,201 -29.5%

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Total

41,539

46,510-10.7%104,874 128,343 -18.3%Source: Automakers
* Hyundai USA, not GoodCarBadCar, chooses to combine sales figures for the Genesis sedan and Genesis Coupe, forcing us to include the Genesis with these volume-brand cars on pricing grounds before we even get to the "brand status" issue.
GCBC isn't here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.

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