July's Fastest- and Slowest-Selling Cars
Ready for fun in the sun? Mazda Miata fans have been waiting years to get their hands on the redesigned MX-5, and they snatched it up in just eight days last month when the 2016 version finally arrived at dealers.
But it seems fans of the even faster Chevrolet Corvette didn’t care for the convertible version of that car, buying the coupe in just five days.
Related: Top 10 Best-Selling Cars: July 2015
The Corvette wasn’t the only car with minor changes for 2016 to make our list of fastest-selling cars last month. Porsche’s Macan debuted as a 2015 model, and last July the newest model from that brand sold in just eight days. This year, the 2016 model — again barely changed — sold in … just eight days.
The popularity of SUVs, with a Porsche badge or not, continues with 15 of the 20 fastest-selling cars being of that raised body style. Redesigned models like the Honda Pilot, Volvo XC90, Kia Sportage and Lincoln MKX sold quickly alongside modestly updated ones like the Audi Q5, Ford Escape and Subaru Forester.
Some of the most affordable cars on the market took the longest to sell along with a few not so affordable ones. Both body styles of Chevrolet’s Sonic compact took more than 140 days to sell versus an average of 64 days. That number is up from 62 days last month but actually down from 68 days in July 2014.
One of the slowest sellers is BMW’s 328i Gran Turismo, an unusual body style to be sure. But fans of traditional station wagons might find the better-looking – at least in our opinion — 328i Sport Wagon with some incentives since it takes a whopping 124 days to sell.
July’s Fastest-Selling Cars
- 2016 Chevrolet Corvette coupe: 5 days
- 2016 Subaru Forester: 5 days
- 2016 Audi Q5: 8 days
- 2016 Mazda Miata MX-5: 8 days
- 2016 Porsche Macan: 8 days
- 2016 Honda Pilot: 10 days
- 2016 Volvo XC90: 10 days
- 2016 Audi Q3: 11 days
- 2016 Lincoln MKX: 11 days
- 2016 Subaru WRX sedan: 12 days
- 2016 Ford Escape: 13 days
- 2016 Kia Sportage: 13 days
- 2015 Subaru Impreza sedan: 14 days
- 2015 Subaru Outback: 14 days
- 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek: 14 days
- 2015 Toyota 4Runner: 14 days
- 2015 Toyota Highlander: 14 days
- 2015 Ford Flex: 15 days
- 2015 Subaru Impreza hatchback: 15 days
- 2016 Honda HR-V: 16 days
July’s Slowest-Selling Cars
- 2015 Porsche Panamera E-Hybrid: 199 days
- 2015 Infiniti Q70L 5.6: 194 days
- 2015 Mercedes-Benz S65: 180 days
- 2015 Toyota Yaris two-door hatchback: 174 days
- 2015 Fiat 500: 167 days
- 2015 BMW 335i xDrive Gran Turismo: 145 days
- 2015 Toyota Yaris four-door hatchback: 144 days
- 2015 Kia Forte5 hatchback: 143 days
- 2015 Chevrolet Sonic sedan: 142 days
- 2015 Chevrolet Sonic hatchback 141 days
Cars.com Picks
- 2015 Mitsubishi Mirage: 132 days
- 2015 Kia K900: 130 days
- 2015 Nissan Leaf: 127 days
- 2015 BMW 328i xDrive Sport Wagon: 124 days
- 2015 Chevrolet Camaro coupe: 110 days
About the Lists
The Fastest- and Slowest-Selling Cars list reports the average number of days it takes to sell models from the day they arrive on the lot until the final paperwork is signed by a buyer. This is not a days-of-inventory list like you may find on other websites. With lots mostly clear of 2014 models, we look exclusively at 2015s and 2016s. For the fastest sellers, we only list vehicles that pass a certain threshold of sales in order to weed out limited editions, ultra-high-performance cars and others that might skew the numbers or otherwise inaccurately portray popularity. To highlight all slow sellers, slowest sellers have no such threshold.
Our Picks highlight cars that take a significant time before they’re sold and might be overlooked by shoppers. Dealers could be more motivated to sell these cars.
