US car sales data minicar segment - Left-Lane.com https://carsalesbase.com/category/car-sales-us/us-by-segment/minicar-segment-us/ Automotive Industry analysis, opinions and data Sun, 16 Oct 2022 15:15:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3 https://carsalesbase.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-sign_carsalesbase-100x100.png US car sales data minicar segment - Left-Lane.com https://carsalesbase.com/category/car-sales-us/us-by-segment/minicar-segment-us/ 32 32 US car sales analysis 2022 Q1-Q3 – Minicars https://carsalesbase.com/us-minicars-2022-q3/ https://carsalesbase.com/us-minicars-2022-q3/#respond Mon, 17 Oct 2022 13:44:50 +0000 https://carsalesbase.com/?p=69435 Sales of minicars continue to plummet in the US, with sales down 36% in the first three quarters of 2022, in an overall market down 13%. Manufacturers have been struggling with getting cars out of their factories due to worldwide microship supply issues, and they’ve been prioritizing production of high-margin models over their smallest models. However, the segment recovers in the third quarter with sales up 20% in a stable overall market as supplies are coming back online. The share […]

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]]> https://carsalesbase.com/us-minicars-2022-q3/feed/ 0 US car sales analysis 2022-H1 – Minicars https://carsalesbase.com/us-minicars-2022-h1/ https://carsalesbase.com/us-minicars-2022-h1/#respond Tue, 19 Jul 2022 20:06:38 +0000 https://carsalesbase.com/?p=69030 The minicars segment continues to quickly lose market share in the US, with sales down 52% in the first half of 2022, in an overall market down 18%. As manufacturers are struggling with getting cars out of their factories due to worldwide microship supply issues, they’re prioritizing production of high-margin models over their smallest models. As a result, the share of minicars has halved to just 0.3% of the total passenger car market in the United States, with just over 20,500 […]

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]]> https://carsalesbase.com/us-minicars-2022-h1/feed/ 0 US car sales analysis 2022-Q1 – Minicars https://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-analysis-2022-q1-minicars/ https://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-analysis-2022-q1-minicars/#respond Mon, 18 Apr 2022 15:21:33 +0000 https://carsalesbase.com/?p=68726 Minicars continue to lose market share in the US, with sales down 61% in the first quarter of 2022, in an overall market down 16%. Even record gas prices have been unable to reverse this trend, as worldwide supply shortages of microchips have left manufacturers scrambling to get vehicles out of their factories. And when they do, they prioritize high-margin products and not the smallest cars in their line-up, which have the slimmest margins. As a result, the share of […]

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]]> https://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-analysis-2022-q1-minicars/feed/ 0 US car sales analysis 2021 – Minicars https://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-analysis-2021-minicars/ https://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-analysis-2021-minicars/#respond Mon, 17 Jan 2022 11:00:42 +0000 https://carsalesbase.com/?p=68299 Minicar sales in the US are falling behind the overall market in the 2021, at -7% vs +3%. In Q4, sales of minicars were only half of the number in the same period the year before, in an overall market down 21%. One reason for this decline is simple: worldwide supply shortages of semiconductors have plagued the industry and reduced production of new vehicles. Manufacturers have prioritized the production of high margin products, while minicars are generally the lowest margin […]

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]]> https://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-analysis-2021-minicars/feed/ 0 US car sales analysis 2021 Q1-Q3 – Minicars https://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-analysis-2021-q1-q3-minicars/ https://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-analysis-2021-q1-q3-minicars/#respond Thu, 14 Oct 2021 08:04:55 +0000 https://carsalesbase.com/?p=67816 Minicar sales in the US are falling behind the overall market in the third quarter of 2021, at -39% vs -13%. Year-to-date, the minicar segment is now up 11% in an overall market up 13%. It’s still the smallest segment in absolute terms, by a large margin. Nearly 55,000 minicars were sold in the first nine months of 2021, which is 0.5 percent of the total passenger car market in the United States. Of the three surviving nameplates, two outpace […]

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]]> https://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-analysis-2021-q1-q3-minicars/feed/ 0 US car sales analysis 2021 first half – Minicars https://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-analysis-2021-first-half-minicars/ https://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-analysis-2021-first-half-minicars/#respond Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:06:44 +0000 https://carsalesbase.com/?p=67415 Minicar sales in the US continue to beat the overall market in the first half of 2021, at +43% vs +29%. That also makes it the best performing car segment so far this year, as it also was in 2020. However, it’s also still the smallest segment in absolute terms, by a large margin. Just over 42,000 minicars were sold in the first six months of 2021, which is 0.5 percent of the total passenger car market in the United […]

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]]> https://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-analysis-2021-first-half-minicars/feed/ 0 US car sales analysis 2021-Q1 – Minicars https://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-analysis-2021-q1-minicars/ https://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-analysis-2021-q1-minicars/#respond Wed, 28 Apr 2021 08:09:53 +0000 https://carsalesbase.com/?p=67149 Minicar sales in the US beat the overall market in the first quarter of 2021, at +27% vs +12%. That also makes it the best performing car segment so far this year, as it also was in 2020. However, it’s also still the smallest segment in absolute terms, by a large margin. Just over 22,000 minicars were sold in Q1 of 2021, which is 0.6 percent of the total passenger car market in the United States. All three surviving nameplates […]

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]]> https://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-analysis-2021-q1-minicars/feed/ 0 US car sales analysis 2020 – Minicars https://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-analysis-2020-minicars/ https://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-analysis-2020-minicars/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2021 09:53:12 +0000 https://carsalesbase.com/?p=66703 Sales of minicars in the US move with the overall market in 2020, at -13% vs -14%. That actually makes it the best performing car segment this year, although it’s also still the smallest segment in absolute terms, by a large margin. Just under 69,400 minicars were sold in 2020, which is half a percent of the total passenger car market in the United States. This is also the lowest sales for the segment since 2011, when the Mini Cooper […]

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]]> https://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-analysis-2020-minicars/feed/ 1 US car sales analysis 2020 Q1-Q3 – Minicars https://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-analysis-2020-q1-q3-minicars/ https://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-analysis-2020-q1-q3-minicars/#respond Wed, 14 Oct 2020 09:54:10 +0000 https://carsalesbase.com/?p=66151 In the first three quarters of 2020 the minicar segment continues to outperform the overall US car market, with deliveries down 15% compared to an 18% decline for the entire market. However, this is not a homogenous performance across the segment, with one nameplate in the black and all three others in the red by double digits. Only the Chevrolet Spark manages to find more buyers in the first 9 months of 2020 than in the same period a year […]

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]]> https://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-analysis-2020-q1-q3-minicars/feed/ 0 US car sales analysis 2020 first half – Minicars https://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-analysis-2020-h1-minicars/ https://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-analysis-2020-h1-minicars/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2020 15:05:22 +0000 https://carsalesbase.com/?p=65738 In the first half of 2020 the minicar segment manages to outperform the overall US car market, with deliveries down 21% compared to a 24% decline for the entire market. However, this is not a homogenous performance across the segment, with one nameplate in the black and all three others in the red by double digits. Thanks to a very strong first quarter, the Chevrolet Spark manages to sell more in the first half of 2020 than in the same […]

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