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

[xintersecty]

one thing that gets on my nerves is how you can go on other car fourms and read about how people get a aveo rental and complain about it not being fast or having a cheap feel, i didnt know people expected GM to make a 12k sports car

I drove an auto as a rental in Austin while a job interview. I liked it and when gas went to 4 bucks, I was driving 60 miles one way commute. I bought my 2006 Aveo slightly used for 9.5K in 2007. I am very happy with the car. It's gotten me back and forth to Iowa several times and now my insane but regualar weekend commute of 600 miles.

Rentals are a good way to exposed to new cars. I drove a nisson something or another in April on a trip to Vermont. I really did not like the car handled corrections from wind gusts.

[AveoSS]

I disagree. I as u know, I have a Versa and a Aveo and in my opinion the Versa is way better, I think its not great looking but neither is the Aveo Sedan, Lets see... Versa: 1.8L engine, way more precise 6 speed(not five) manual, chain driven cams(not belt that breaks at 60k and destroy the engine), tons of more room, way firmer ride, its very easy to see if I'm wrong, go to the trunk of the Versa and push down, quite stiff, than try the Aveo, its got a very soft butt), better materials in the interior, nicer trim on the dash, more comfortable, better stereo and speakers, more trunk room, EQUAL LENGHT CV's!, front air dan goes all the way under the engine to reduce drag and buffeting, black body clading all the way around(looks cool to me), btw I get better mileage of my Versa(but to be fair, in the Versa I fell/drive slow. I drive the Aveo quite hard so that is probably the reason I get lower mileage) the bad? Yeah! its a bitch to do any major work, its is a very complex engine but so is Honda/Toyota. Ugly? Yeah! not my cup of tea as far as design but could be worst, it could look like the 'RAT' car the Soul, or have the stupid looking center dash of the Yaris. The Aveo? much better looking(hatch), easier and simpler to work(thanks GM Daewoo), cheaper parts, great potencial to be customized, smaller so takes less room in my garage, has that EURO look inside and out that is simple but functional.
Yeah, u guys steped on my toes on this... I have the Aveo in the house, I would not trade it for the wife's Nissan, but would I trade it for a Fit? Hell, yeah. Would I pay the extra cost for a Fit? Hell, no! For now it is the perfect car for me.
Last but not least 'Beauty is on the eye of the beholder'!
Disclaimer: the opinions shown in my post do not reflect the opinions of other Versa/Aveo owners and or the members of this forum, items listed may or may not be acurate, any similarity to people, events or locations is pure coinsidence. Lol
Now, that is a bad ass Versa!

[MetroMPG]

Another sales tidbit:

Aveo was the #6 out of 10 best selling cars in the US last month from American nameplates. (Feel free to debate how American it is )

From: Top 10 Best-Selling American Cars In America - October 2010 - GOOD CAR BAD CAR


#1 Ford Fusion ... 17,362
#2 Chevrolet Impala ... 12,839
#3 Ford Focus ... 12,396
#4 Chevrolet Malibu ... 12,353
#5 Chevrolet Cruze/Cobalt ... 7019
#6 Chevrolet Aveo ... 6038
#7 Ford Taurus ... 5520
#8 Ford Mustang ... 5317
#9 Chrysler 300 ... 5211
#10 Chevrolet Camaro ... 5013

[petrified.rabbit]

i dislike how the cruze and cobalt are combined. how many of each individually did they sale?

(is cruze living up to those terrible commercials about how great it is?)
Also is that all american overall? As in does that include trucks and SUVs?

[AveoSS]

Thanks for the sales figures Rabbit, its surprising how uninformed most americans are since most people think imports out sale domestics by a long range. The original Cruze 1st generation came out in 2001 to 2007 and was build by Suzuki under GM license, the 2nd generation 2008(the one we are getting now) and up is produced by Daewoo in Korean (so is the AVEO and SPARK). Now the Cruze is also being produced in India, China, Australia as well as Ohio in the USA. Prove that KOREA do and can produce quality vehicles...
The current model Cruze is espetacular in quality and has being sold in japan since 2008 and so far it has no reliability issues.
Honda, Toyota and Nissan will have a run for its money with the Cruze and the Spark!
By they way I also read the Cobalt is on the way out, GM do not need two compacts competing in the same segment...
As far as the Aveo same old 'yes'/'no'!

[MetroMPG]

Sales are in for November, and the Aveo is still selling mid-pack in the U.S. against other subcompacts. Remind me again why GM is dumping this nameplate?

Car ... Nov. sales ... 2010 sales to date

Nissan Versa            6,724    89,504
Kia Soul                5,582    60,743
Honda Fit               4,180    49,494
Hyundai Accent          4,052    49,191
Ford Fiesta             3,473    18,061
Chevrolet Aveo          3,262    44,586
Toyota Yaris            2,154    36,654
MINI Cooper/S Hardtop   2,030    44,586
Suzuki SX4              1,140    10,380
Nissan Cube             1,003    21,883
Kia Rio                   966    23,675
Scion xD                  810    9,286
Mazda2                    462    2,187
MINI Cooper S/Clubman     459    7,640
MINI Cooper S/Convertible 297    6,594
Smart ForTwo              211    5,357

source: November 2010 subcompact sales

[MetroMPG]

Post 1 updated with December's info.

For all of 2010...

• Aveo pulled in the #5 overall spot in the subcompact segment, according to subcompactculture.com:

So which were the top five subcompact sellers in 2010?

1. Nissan Versa: 99,705
2. Kia Soul: 67,110
3. Honda Fit: 54,354
4. Hyundai Accent: 51,975
5. Chevrolet Aveo: 48,623

... and the bottom five sellers:

1. Smart ForTwo: 5,927
2. MINI Cooper S/Convertible: 7,022
3. MINI Cooper S/Clubman: 8,389
4. Scion xD: 10,110
5. Suzuki SX4: 11,606

source / more info: December 2010 subcompact sales: The finale

• And because I'm a nerd for the stats, here's what seven years worth of U.S. Aveo & G3 sales looks like:

• Final 2010 tidbit: December 2010's numbers puts the grand total past the 400,000 mark. Total Aveos/G3 sold in the U.S. stands at 401,510.

[thehunterooo]

will be interesting to see how the sonic sells, should pass these already solid numbers

[MetroMPG]

Even if they'd kept the name, I think sales probably would have gone up. We'll never know!!

[thehunterooo]

i meant the new model aveo/sonic should do better with the changes made to the car, but idk why they are changing the name