The biggest players are down in the midsize sedan segment. The Toyota Camry and Honda Accord continue to decline in June 2015.
The Toyota Camry is still in the lead, but it decreased -8.0% when compared to June of last year. The Nissan Altima is still in second place as it shows a significant improvement of 12.7%.
The 2015 Chrysler 200 continues as the best improved midsize sedan as it jumps into the fifth place over the declining Chevy Malibu. The Mazda6 and Subaru Legacy are picking up momentum and getting closer to the declining VW Passat.
Midsize Sedan – June 2015
| June 2015 # | June ’15 / ’14 % | YTD 2015 # | YTD ’15 / ’14 % | |
| Toyota Camry | 37,408 | -8.0% | 215,816 | -3.0% |
| Nissan Altima | 29,418 | 12.7% | 172,031 | -2.5% |
| Honda Accord | 27,477 | -15.0% | 155,746 | -15.9% |
| Ford Fusion | 25,409 | -8.0% | 153,158 | -7.5% |
| Chrysler 200 | 18,560 | 153.0% | 106,569 | 136.0% |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 15,228 | -5.6% | 96,520 | -6.7% |
| Hyundai Sonata | * | % | * | % |
| Kia Optima | * | % | * | % |
| VW Passat | 6,984 | -3.3% | 42,195 | -15.2% |
| Mazda6 | 5,332 | 11.2% | 32,307 | 20.0% |
| Subaru Legacy | 4,526 | 44.6% | 29,173 | 63.4% |
For a closer look at the US’ perennial best seller sedan, check out this fun TFLcar comparison between the 2015 Toyota Camry V6 and the Camry Hybrid.
Andre Smirnov is a life-long automotive enthusiast, writer, reporter, and software engineer. He has been writing and reporting at TFL since 2011.
