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True, but the new Impala has actually been a very good seller in its own right considering the class in which it competes and the significantly higher price points commanded by the new generation.
They've moved an average of 6308 units per month, which makes it a strong second place finish....well ahead the 3rd place Chrysler 300. It's spanking the Chrysler 300 (4752 units/month), Ford Taurus (4,021/month), Toyota Avalon (2,835/month), and Hyundai Azera (306/month). It's falling short of the Police-favorite Dodge Charger, which averages 7310 units per month.
Impala is also a Top Pick in Consumer's Reports (like the Cruze) as well as US News' best large sedan. This segment is being hit hard by crossvers, but so long as the Impala is kept reasonably fresh, it will be a survivor with between 60,000 and 90,000 units per year. I'm not sure if I can say the same for the Azera and Kadenza, which are slow sellers despite their very recent redesigns.
After reviewing the numbers, I can arrive at no other conclusion than to dismiss the OP as complete horse**** and typical anti-GM articles from a highly biased news contributor. The Impala is the second best selling car in the segment. It's an award winning full sized sedan that has earned glowing reviews from entities like Consumer Reports that are traditionally hard on Chevrolet products.
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Well said.
We can add even a little more.
Just go look at all the 'Car' product that does not add up to Impala YTD, and
then also the 'Car' product that exceeds it.
The stinkers include in a really really big way - Avalon and Taurus - hence we get this type of article.
One can also gain another type of perspective by looking at the actual unit count losses involved.
And lets face it, while it appears the original author does not even read his own website lists ( which we can all be grateful for although the error rate of late is increasing ) - this is no surprise given how the articles there and @ at TTAC read. Especially concerning Buick and Chevrolet of late.
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While it is nowhere near as strong a case, Impala 'does not look all that bad' even if you include the CUVs / SUVs with or without a little common sense applied.
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So..... a blanket, non qualified assertion was made that
" There Are Hardly Any Chevrolet Impala Buyers, But They Pay Well ".
OK, fine.
Now lets count up all the non GM - even bigger losers also covered under that statement.
In this way, we will have an adequate start on a list of the irrelevant (my impression ) non GM product
' with hardly any buyers '.
Of course, if the limited, narrowly focused and imo biased 'context' of Impala's 2016 YTD of 38,803 units...... was used against all other 2017 YTD / non GM product
as it is against 2017 Impala - we'd have an even bigger, more 'impressive' list.
( Happy to do that for those that desperately need it ....)
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Chevrolet Impala
25,235
Volkswagen Golf 25,164
Land Rover -
Brand 25086
Volkswagen Passat 24,415
Dodge Durango 23,086
Nissan Murano 22,753
Dodge Challenger 22,316
Nissan Frontier 21,913
Hyundai Accent 21,714
Toyota Prius * 21,571
Nissan Maxima 21,161
Jeep Patriot 21,119
Kia Sportage 21,086
Volvo -
Brand 20600
Ford Expedition 20,558
Chrysler 300 19,011
Porsche -
Brand 18247
BMW 3-Series 18,131
Toyota Yaris 17,600
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class 17,374
Ford E-Series 17,274
Subaru Legacy 17,102
Honda Fit 16,773
BMW X3 16,773
Lexus NX 16,417
Ford Fiesta 16,373 15,325
Audi Q5 16,340
Ford Taurus 16,104 All including PPV
Mercedes-Benz E-Class 15,726
BMW X5 15,472
Nissan Titan 15,328 4,281 258%
Acura MDX 15,008
Acura RDX 14,793
Jaguar -
Brand 14606 6084 140%
Mini -
Brand 13732
Ford Taurus * 13,562 Non PPV - so includes
all other fleet and retail -
Volkswagen Tiguan 13,150
Infiniti Q50 13,009
Mazda 6 12,941
Honda Ridgeline 12,910 2 645,400% :lmao:
Lexus ES 12,906
Ram ProMaster 12,748
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Less than 50 % of Impala YTD
Tesla -
Brand † 12400
Acura TLX 12,382
Toyota Yaris iA * 12,314
Mitsubishi Outlander 12,305
Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class 12,261
Jeep Compass 12,072
Audi A4 12,050
BMW 4-Series 11,962
Infiniti QX60 11,472
Toyota Avalon 11,343
Audi A4 Sedan * 11,236
Ford Explorer Police Interceptor * 11,192
Subaru Impreza WRX/STI * 10,729
Audi Q7 10,570 9
Lincoln MKX 10,345
Mini Cooper 10,098
Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class 10,006
- and less than 10,000 YTD
Ford Transit Connect 9,865
Fiat -
Brand 9770
BMW 5-Series 9,754
Mitsubishi Mirage 9,606
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 9,552
Chrysler 200 9,477
Kia Sedona 9,437
Lincoln MKZ 9,301
Nissan Armada 9,298
BMW X1 9,169
Lincoln MKC 8,637
Mazda CX-9 8,432
Audi A3 8,193
Lexus IS 7,858
Kia Niro 7,828
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 7,817
Land Rover Range Rover Sport 7,778
Infiniti QX30 7,740
Ford Flex 7,627
Toyota Corolla iM * 7,317
Volkswagen Golf GTI * 7,307
Lexus GX 7,306
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class 7,254
Porsche Macan 7,037
Land Rover Range Rover 6,949
Volvo XC90 6,917
Infiniti QX80 6,691
Jaguar F-Pace 6,618
Genesis -
Brand 6554
Hyundai Veloster 6,471
Volkswagen Golf Alltrack * 6,269
Nissan NV200 6,192
Toyota Prius Prime * 6,165
Mitsubishi Lancer 6,053
Nissan NV 5,990 6,113
Dodge Dart 5,944
Volvo XC60 5,782
Audi Q3 5,612
Infiniti QX50 5,515
Volkswagen Beetle 5,405
Toyota Yaris Hatchback * 5,286
Fiat 500 5,221
Audi A6 5,186
Land Rover Discovery Sport 5,156
Mercedes-Benz S-Class 5,139
Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class 5,077
Nissan Juke 5,074
Ford C-Max 5,063
Toyota Prius C 5,061
Less than 20 % of Impala 2017 YTD volume.
Genesis G80 5,035
Porsche Cayenne 4,897
Mazda CX-3 4,861
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 4,794
Mazda MX-5 Miata 4,701
Ram ProMaster City 4,638
Volkswagen Golf * 4,591
Maserati -
Brand 4553
Kia Rio 4,535
Toyota Sequoia 4,385
Nissan Leaf 4,350
Lincoln Continental 4,212
Infiniti Q60 4,115
Nissan Quest 4,035
Below 4,000 units YTD
Volvo S60 3,950
Volkswagen Golf SportWagen * 3,895
Volvo S60 * 3,890
Jaguar XE 3,764
Mini Countryman 3,627
Toyota Prius V 3,545
Mini Cooper 2-Door * 3,451
Infiniti QX70 3,411
Lincoln Navigator 3,191
BMW 7-Series 3,097
BMW 2-Series 3,097
Volkswagen Beetle Coupe * 3,096
Acura ILX 3,088
Porsche 911 2,958
Fiat 500X 2,724 4,386
Ford Taurus Police Interceptor * 2,542
Less than 10 % of Impala 2017 YTD volume
Lexus CT 2,486
Mini Cooper Clubman * 2,450
Mini Cooper 4-Door * 2,445
Toyota 86/Scion FR-S 2,421
Infiniti Q70 2,405
Audi A5 2,318
Volkswagen Beetle Convertible * 2,309
Lexus GS 2,292
BMW X6 2,089
Lexus RC 2,083
Maserati Ghibli 1,925
BMW i3 1,919
Lexus LX 1,895
Audi A7 1,885
Volkswagen Golf R * 1,828
Mercedes-Benz Metris 1,809
Alfa Romeo -
Brand 1783
Mini Cooper Convertible * 1,751
Volvo V60 1,748 1,487
Maserati Levante 1,726
Porsche Panamera 1,715
Jaguar XF 1,686 3,288
Hyundai Ioniq 1,648
Nissan 370Z 1,637
Kia Cadenza 1,625
Alfa Romeo Giulia 1,600
Jaguar F-Type 1,572
Volvo S90 1,525
Genesis G90 1,519
Subaru BRZ 1,431
Smart -
Brand 1426
Smart Fortwo 1,426
Fiat 124 Spider 1,426
Mercedes-Benz G-Class 1,373
Volkswagen e-Golf * 1,274
Lexus LS 1,238 1,637
Hyundai Azera 1,225
Mercedes-Benz SLC-Class 1,191
BMW X4 1,179
Audi A8 1,084
Volkswagen Touareg 1,040
Toyota Land Cruiser 1,033
BMW 6-Series 1,029
Lincoln MKT 1,008
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 994
Jaguar XJ 966
Volvo V60 * 962
Porsche Cayman 883
Audi TT 819
Hyundai Genesis 814
Audi A4 Allroad * 814
Volvo V60 CC * 786
Porsche Boxster 757
Ferrari -
Brand 734
Bentley -
Brand 720
Volkswagen CC 712
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 649
Volvo V90 CC 613
Maserati Quattroporte 555
Toyota C-HR 550
Rolls-Royce -
Brand 480
BMW Z4 455
Honda CR-Z 421
Chrysler Town & Country 418
Toyota Mirai 417
Land Rover LR4 409
Acura RLX 399
Fiat 500L 399
Mercedes-AMG GT 364
Maserati GranTurismo 347
Bentley Continental GT 330
Lamborghini -
Brand 301
Audi R8 301
Nissan GT-R 246
Dodge Viper 234
Mercedes-Benz B-Class 225
Acura NSX 224
Alfa Romeo 4C 183
BMW i8 180
Scion tC 156
Kia K900 147
Honda FCX 126
Lincoln MKS 80
Bentley Bentayga 77
Bentley Flying Spur 69
Volvo XC70 60
Volvo S60 CC * 60
Bentley Mulsanne 35
Hyundai Equus 16
Toyota Venza 11
Mini Paceman 8
Ford GT 7
Mitsubishi i MiEV 6 14
Mazda 5 6
Volvo S80 5
Honda Crosstour 3
Toyota FJ Cruiser 2
Honda Insight 2
Nissan Xterra 1
None so far in 2017. 2016 included for comparison and additional context.
Porsche 918 Spyder --- 1
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG --- 1
Acura TSX --- 2
Mazda 2 --- 3
Land Rover LR2 --- 3 -
Jaguar XK --- 3
Scion iQ --- 4
Lexus LFA --- 5
Scion xD --- 8
Nissan Cube --- 14
Ram Cargo Van --- 19
Dodge Avenger --- 31
Infiniti Q40 --- 52
Volkswagen Eos --- 381
Scion xB --- 2,418
Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen * --- 1