2015 Dodge Dart is Most Improved Compact Sedan in November 2014 [Sales]

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While theĀ 2015 Toyota Corolla remains the sales leader in November 2014 and for the entire year, the 2015 Dodge Dart improved the most over November of last year. Dodge’s compact sedan has struggled to make a big sales impression since its introduction. It brought anĀ old name into the new segment. However, it sold 9,012 units in November, which is an improvement of 39%. This is at a time when the fuel prices have dropped and consumer focus is shifting to crossovers and trucks.

The other standouts were the recently refreshed 2015 VW Jetta and the mildly face-lifted 2015 Chevy Cruze. The Cruze is now firmly in third place, while the Jetta jumped into the fifth place for the month. Honda Civic has recently struggled, but firmly holds the second place. Hyundai Elantra continues to struggle and show double digit losses for the month and the year. The Subaru Impreza had a very poor month in comparison to last year.

Compact Sedan – NovemberĀ 2014

NovĀ 2014 # NovĀ ’14 / ’13 % YTD 2014 # YTD ’14 / ’13 %
ToyotaĀ Corolla 25,609 14.2% 309,373 10.6%
HondaĀ Civic 23,060 -12.3% 300,644 -2.1%
Chevrolet Cruze 22,857 25.6% 255,260 11.0%
FordĀ Focus 14,862 -2.5% 204,751 -6.5%
VWĀ Jetta 14,268 31.8% 126,782 -0.6%
Hyundai Elantra 14,002 -16.4% 203,163 -10.2%
NissanĀ Sentra 13,530 16.0% 167,875 41.9%
Dodge Dart 9,012 39.0% 76,977 -1.0%
Mazda3 7,761 0.1% 95,266 -1.8%
KIA Forte 5,047 14.1% 64,030 3.5%
SubaruĀ Impreza 2,589 -31.3% 52,188 -3.2%

Check out this TFLcar video comparison of the compact sedans:

Andre SmirnovAndre 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 ā€“ you can find him tinkering in the garage or scouring the internet and other media for various automotive, mechanical, and computer related information.