Aveo vs. other subcompacts: U.S. 2010 sales

[MetroMPG]

Chevy Aveo U.S. sales, 2010: (For Pontiac G3 lovers, see its total sales run here)

For 2011 sales, see: http://www.aveoforum.com/forum/f107/...-2011-a-11525/

2043 - Jan
2062 - Feb
3979 - Mar
2777 - Apr
3888 - May
5728 - June
4238 - July
4019 - Aug
6552 - Sept
6038 - Oct
3262 - Nov
4037 - Dec
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4052 - avg
48,623 - total

Found some interesting info comparing the car to other subcompacts: http://www.subcompactculture.com/2010/0 ... sales.html

March 2010 subcompact sales are mixed. However, for the most part, if you were up, you were way up. The Soul was up more than 300% vs. 3/09, the Versa continues to go skyward, too. Aveo and Rio sales are looking strong, as well.

It breaks down Jan-March 2010 subcompact sales in the US by various metrics. Interesting to compare the Aveo to the other cars to see how well/badly various cars are selling and how much they've changed from last year....

Total 2010 sales, Jan - Mar

31,334 ......... Nissan Versa
15,288 ......... Hyundai Accent
12,513 ......... Toyota Yaris
10,292 ......... Honda Fit
9,183 ......... Nissan Cube
8,728 ......... MINI Cooper
8,084 ......... Chevrolet Aveo
6,578 ......... Kia Soul
6,578 ......... Kia Rio
3,160 ......... Suzuki SX4
2,182 ......... Scion xD
1,337 ......... Smart ForTwo


Comparing March 2010 sales vs. March 2009

+309.80% ......... Kia Soul
+105.10% ......... Nissan Versa
+ 67.40% ......... Chevrolet Aveo
+ 50.40% ......... Kia Rio
+ 00.10% ......... MINI Cooper
- 15.30% ......... Honda Fit
- 23.30% ......... Toyota Yaris
- 27.60% ......... Hyundai Accent
- 28.60% ......... Scion xD
- 61.20% ......... Smart ForTwo
- 74.00% ......... Suzuki SX4
- ......... Nissan Cube

What I want to know is ... how the heck is Nissan moving so many Versas!!?

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EDIT: updated with April stats....

Total 2010 sales, Jan - Apr

37,933 ......... Nissan Versa
18,278 ......... Hyundai Accent
16,375 ......... Toyota Yaris
16,074 ......... Kia Soul
14,991 ......... Honda Fit
12,571 ......... MINI Cooper
11,339 ......... Nissan Cube
10,861 ......... Chevrolet Aveo (2777 cars in April)
9,598 ......... Kia Rio
4,141 ......... Suzuki SX4
2,945 ......... Scion xD
2,077 ......... Smart ForTwo


Comparing April 2010 sales vs. April 2009

+61.80% ......... Kia Soul
+43.90% ......... Nissan Versa
+28.70% ......... Chevrolet Aveo
+14.20% ......... Honda Fit
+5.10% ......... MINI Cooper
-5.00% ......... Suzuki SX4
-10.70% ......... Kia Rio
-13.30% ......... Scion xD
-42.40% ......... Hyundai Accent
-49.40% ......... Smart ForTwo
-52.40% ......... Toyota Yaris
-- ......... Nissan Cube

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EDIT: updated with May stats....

Total 2010 sales, Jan - May

47,775 ......... Nissan Versa
22,463 ......... Hyundai Accent
22,208 ......... Kia Soul
20,577 ......... Toyota Yaris
19,374 ......... Honda Fit
14,749 ......... Chevrolet Aveo
13,634 ......... Nissan Cube
11,932 ......... Kia Rio
10,047 ......... MINI Cooper/S
5,026 ......... Suzuki SX4
3,896 ......... MINI Clubman/S
3,860 ......... Scion xD
2,861 ......... MINI Convertible/S
2,772 ......... Smart ForTwo

Comparing May 2010 sales vs. May 2009

+681.30% ......... Nissan Cube
+165.60% ......... Kia Soul
+81.00% ......... Nissan Versa
+64.2 ......... MINI Convertible/S
+52.5% ......... Chevrolet Aveo (3888 vs. 2067)
+28.70% ......... Kia Rio
-2.5% ......... MINI Clubman/S
-9% ......... MINI Cooper/S
-9.40% ......... Hyundai Accent
-18.90% ......... Scion xD
-19.10% ......... Honda Fit
-37.80% ......... Toyota Yaris
-47.00% ......... Suzuki SX4
-62.80% ......... Smart ForTwo


Comparing June 2010 sales vs. June 2009

+158.4% ......... Chevrolet Aveo (5728 vs. 2211)


Comparing July 2010 sales vs. July 2009

-14.6% ......... Chevrolet Aveo (4238 vs. 4961) (percentage decline exaggerated due to Cash for Aveos effect)


Comparing Aug 2010 sales vs. Aug 2009

-68.4% ......... Chevrolet Aveo (12733 vs. 4019) (percentage decline exaggerated due to Cash for Aveos effect)

Comparing Sept 2010 sales vs. Sept 2009

+243.8% ......... Chevrolet Aveo (6552 vs. 1906) (percentage increase exaggerated due to Cash for Aveos effect - sales drop hangover after end of program)

Comparing Oct 2010 sales vs. Oct 2009

+313.8% ......... Chevrolet Aveo (6038 vs. 1459) (percentage increase exaggerated due to Cash for Aveos effect - sales drop hangover after end of program)

Comparing Nov 2010 sales vs. Nov 2009

+47.5% ......... Chevrolet Aveo (3262 vs. 2212)

Comparing Dec 2010 sales vs. Dec 2009

+20.2% ......... Chevrolet Aveo (4037 vs. 3359)

[Thymeclock]

What I want to know is ... how the heck is Nissan moving so many Versas!!?

It might depend on where they are being sold. (Personally, I dislike virtually everything about Nissans.)

Interestingly, I see very few Aveos where I live - and when I do see one it often has out-of-state plates on it.

[petrified.rabbit]

is the nissan versa the only nissan under $20k yet?

i think brand loyalty with the rising prices (not many people i know can actually afford an "average" price new car..

especially when most of them bought their last new car 7-8 years ago when 15k was close to "average"

[MetroMPG]

I wonder if it could be fleet sales to rental companies too.

I've read that GM / Ford / Chrysler are trying to wean themselves off massive fleet sales. Maybe Nissan's filling the void.

[Bigs]

Ah man, the Versa? It's fugly. I would never buy that thing... Also the ratings aren't the greatest.

But advertising helps Nissan. I'm actually getting really tired of seeing their Versa commercials.

[Thymeclock]

Ah man, the Versa? It's fugly. I would never buy that thing... Also the ratings aren't the greatest..

IMHO all Nissans are not only extremely ugly but also not easy to do routine maintenance on. That's two strikes against them. Maybe poor fuel economy is strike three.

Ever seen a Nissan Cube? It's the most turd-like blob imaginable on 4 wheels! It's at least as ugly as the Pontiac Aztek, which possibly was the ugliest car of it's time.

I'm amazed that anyone would actually buy one...

[MetroMPG]

I kind of like the Cube. Funky.

Aerodynamic as the proverbial barn door, but interesting.

Friends of mine just got one (only the 2nd one in this town of 21000), and people actually go up to it and press their faces against the glass to look inside. (When it's parked!)

If it wasn't a CVT, I would have asked them to try it out already.

[reddemonx92]

Is the new sentra under 20k?
But i agree the versa isnt the best lookin nissan they made. The cube is dumb.. why does it have the fur circle on the dash?

[serega12]

Is the new sentra under 20k?
But i agree the versa isnt the best lookin nissan they made. The cube is dumb.. why does it have the fur circle on the dash?

I don't know if the fur would come stock with the car (maybe they're trying to copy the car from the F&F Tokyo drift... the one that bow-wow was driving... with the furry steering wheel and everything too.

I'm personally not very impressed with the asymmetrical rear window design (i.e. one of the posts is missing altogether to supposedly provide the driver with a "better" view or at least that's the only reason I could really see behind it). I can only imagine what it would do to a passenger in the rear that's sitting in the corner with no post in case of a rollover collision...

I think I checked out versa when I was shopping for a new DD, but the used one I looked at was way overpriced IMO, so I didn't even really consider it.

[MetroMPG]

The post is actually there in the back corner of the Cube - it's just got glass over it to make it look like a wrap-around window.