The redesigned 2014 Toyota Corolla remains the hot tickets in the compact sedan segment. It grew an impressive 21.2% in July over the same month of last year. It’s also the biggest seller year-to-date (YTD). The Honda Civic declined in July, but remains positive for the year and sits comfortably in second place. It’s still within striking distance of the Corolla for the number one spot.
The Nissan Sentra was again the best growing sedan for the segment (53.7% in July), as it nearly took fifth place from the Ford Focus. Dodge Dart was the remaining sedan to grow in double-digit percent  numbers (at 23.0%). Hyundai Elantra, Chevy Cruze, and Kia Forte had an especially rough month.
Compact Sedan – July 2014
| July 2014 # | July ’14 / ’13 % | YTD 2014 # | YTD ’14 / ’13 % | |
| Toyota Corolla | 30,833 | 21.2% | 205,187 | 11.9% |
| Honda Civic | 30,038 | -10.9% | 197,135 | 3.1% |
| Hyundai Elantra | 22,213 | -7.3% | 134,710 | -10.3% |
| Chevrolet Cruze | 20,926 | -17.8% | 166,264 | 4.5% |
| Ford Focus | 17,724 | 5.7% | 138,680 | -8.5% |
| Nissan Sentra | 17,579 | 53.7% | 111,477 | 43.1% |
| VWÂ Jetta | 11,008 | -0.6% | 76,756 | -5.9% |
| Mazda3 | 9,381 | 1.6% | 61,529 | -0.7% |
| Dodge Dart | 7,483 | 23.0% | 45,450 | -11.0% |
| KIA Forte | 5,556 | -23.5% | 43,517 | 4.5% |
| Subaru Impreza | 5,368 | -4.4% | 36,467 | 3.7% |
Check out this TFLcar video comparison of the compact sedans:
Andre Smirnov is a life-long automotive enthusiast, software engineer, writer, and reporter. He has been writing and reporting at TFLcar since 2011. When not working or spending time with the family – you can find him tinkering in the garage or scouring the internet and other media for various automotive, mechanical, and computer related information.
