Chevy Aveo U.S. sales 2011 / 2012

Annnnd they're off!

2011 is the final model year for sales of the Aveo in North America before being redesigned and renamed "Sonic" for the 2012 model year. (The redesigned car will still be called Aveo in many other world markets.)

It'll be interesting to see what happens with the 2011 numbers... with the combination of incentives to move out this "final" year, plus climbing gas prices.

So far the 2011 numbers are pretty underwhelming compared to previous years.

See also: http://www.aveoforum.com/forum/f107/...0-sales-10186/

2011 U.S. sales...

2739 - Jan - up 34.1% vs. Jan 2010 (2043)
2760 - Feb - up 33.9% vs. Feb 2010 (2062)
2715 - Mar
4645 - Apr
4538 - May
3869 - June
3349 - July
2596 - Aug
1271 - Sept
65 - Oct
30 - Nov
24 - Dec
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2383- avg
28601 - total

2012 U.S. sales...

Jan - 12
Feb - 17
Mar - 9
Apr - 6
May - 5
Jun - 3
Jul - 2
Aug - 1
Sept - 2
Oct - 2
Nov - 1
Dec - 3
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66 - total

2013 U.S. sales...

Jan - 0
Feb -
Mar -
Apr -
May -
Jun -
Jul -
Aug -
Sept -
Oct -
Nov -
Dec -
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0 - total


Source: General Motors | Investor Information and News | GM.com

How many Aveos have been sold in America since the 2004 model year?

From... http://www.aveoforum.com/forum/f107/...tml#post145302

Here's everything up to the end of last year.

http://www.aveoforum.com/forum/attac...-2003-2010-jpg

• Final 2010 tidbit: December 2010's numbers puts the grand total past the 400,000 mark. Total Aveos/G3 sold in the U.S. stands at 401,510.

You do know that any 2011 Chevrolet Aveos not sold will be rebadged as 2012 Chevrolet Aveo Classic. Courtesy of my local Dealer who Told me this tidbit of information. Which I can say I am the future owner of a 2012 Aveo

Really??

I wonder if there are other examples of GM doing that...

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Originally Posted by MetroMPG

Really??

I wonder if there are other examples of GM doing that...

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Yes they have the 1997-2003 Chevrolet Malibu was rebadged as 2004 Malibu Classic and the 2004-2007 Malibu was rebadged as a 2008 Malibu Classic as well as the 2011 Chevrolet Cobalt Classic.

Ohhh what "classic" solution. Like "classic" choke or something like that... So will be rebadged as a Sonic/Aveo Classic?

VW did something similar in Canada recently (not sure about the US): You could buy the previous generation Golf/Jetta badged as the "City Golf / City Jetta" alongside the newly redesigned versions of those cars.

But that was a multiple year marketing strategy to give them a cheaper car to sell. It wasn't just a way to get rid of the remaining stock of an outgoing model.

I dont think it is legal in the US to change a production year of a car once it has been established.
Especially the way the emissions laws are written. as a country though, the manufacturer places sticked of production dates, and has to match guidelines of vin number etc when the ar is built to a production year..
However they do often sell left overs for a year or so, until availability is gone, I know you can find new, never titled cars that are 2-3 years old very easily, and very much marked down.

That "classic" might be a ploy by a dealership though. i know some states used to allow a car to be "new" the first time it was titled, i once saw a 1956 chevy nomad that sold for the first time in 1972... it was listed as a 1972 nomad on the title.

the city golf and city jetta where manufactured in the years they were being sold as. JUST as in japan they still has the mk2 (85-91 north american model) jetta available as a new car, and in Africa they still sell the mk1 rabbit (74-84 model in the us)..

March, April, May & June...

No big surprises in the numbers in these months.

April & May were well above the previous year (4645 vs. 2777, and 4538 vs. 3888 ), which would seem to say that gas prices and/or incentives are kicking in to have some effect.

But June was down quite a bit compared to 2010: 3869 vs. 5728.

The clock continues ticking down in North America!

I wonder how sales of the next gen Aveo are doing in the rest of the world. Numbers aren't as easy to come by as the U.S. stats for some reason.

Dun dun dun........

https://spreadsheets.google.com/spre...x=69vdj3qe18a5

(img from Google Spreadsheet)

you should add 2009 for good measure :P

is that also "the end" of the aveo shown? I know more are on the lots, but there are no more being built correct? as korea is already making the "sonic"?

Yeah, 2009 was an interesting year. Added.

2011 model year is the end of the Aveo for North America, but sales will probably dribble on at least through the first part of 2012. The Sonic won't be on dealer lots until later this year, as far as I know.

I'm going to see if I can find any sales stats of the next gen Aveo (Sonic, here). It's already available in other parts of the world...

I contacted my local dealer and they advised the Sonic started production August 1st 2011 and it is being built in Orion Twp Michigan. I asked when the Sonic will be available at the showroom and they said "early October". I have to say....I am excited for the release!

The end is near!

September 2011 was the worst month of Aveo sales in the U.S. Evar! 1271 cars.

Also, apparently GM started selling Sonics in August (280 cars) and they sold 1426 in September, so that's probably having an influence.

Or maybe they timed production runs perfectly, and they're just running out of 2011 Aveos.

The writing is on the wall: 65 Aveos sold in October.

(See also: The end is near!!! Good luck finding a new Aveo for sale in North America now )

30 sold in November. Woohoo!!

What's interesting is that so far the Sonic's first few months of U.S. sales are lower than the Aveo's were when it was first introduced:

- Sonic: 4500 sold last month.
- Aveo: ~5-6k a month when it was introduced

Then again, the Aveo was primarily sold on its low, low price. Nissan Versa now wears that crown, and has the sales figures to prove it (regularly at/near the top of the subcompact charts).

Also, when the Aveo was first introduced in North America, there was much less competition in the segment. The Sonic is on a much more crowded field.

So, it's a bit of an apples to oranges situation. The numbers aren't really comparable.

I dont care who buys what! I cant get another new one than I'll buy a used one! "Sticks tongue out at the Nissan Versa!"

24 Aveos sold in the U.S. in December!

It'd be nice if I could find some Europe/Asia Aveo stats, but I don't think they release them on a regular schedule like in the US.

Anyway, they sold 5700 Sonics last month, which is decent. It'll be interesting to see if surpasses Aveo sales "peaks" when it was new in '04.

5700 sold, 4873 recalled.. i think even the lowly korean built aveo has better stats than that..

Haha! Good one.

haha I have been seeing a lot of cruzes around, but only one sonic (besides the select few at the dealership).

I'm not going to start a "2012" sales thread...

I figured they would just drop the Aveo stats from their sales figures once 2012 started, but apparently not.

GM sold 50% fewer Aveos in the US in January 2012 than the previous month! 12 vs. 24! :D

How many more months will it last???

Reminds me of a brain teaser: You are in a room that is 20 feet wide, and you are standing at one side of the room. Once every minute you move 50% of the way from your current position toward the opposite wall. (So the first move takes you 10 feet; the second move takes you 5...) How many minutes will it take to reach the opposite wall?

Also: I wonder if GM is going to give someone a prize for buying the last "new" Aveo in the US. :)

Or, maybe it's time to go out and buy the last 6 remaining new Aveos. Surely they'll be valuable collector cars in 30 years. Barrett Jackson, here I come!

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Originally Posted by thehunterooo

haha I have been seeing a lot of cruzes around, but only one sonic (besides the select few at the dealership).

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I've seen a few new Sonics at my local dealership but at my house the Aveos outnumber the Cruzes 2 to 1!

Aveo sales were up 42% in February compared to January!!!

(17 cars vs. 12 :-P )

As the last of our First Gen and Second Gen Aveos fade in to automotive history.........

Still going! 9 Aveos sold in March!

http://www.retrojunkie.com/gif/bunny.gif

6 sold in April. They must be just about out of these now...

5! Five Aveos sold in the U.S. in May.

That's a record low. I can't believe they're still dragging this out...

Funny: Aveo sales numbers made the Washington Post! :D

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As for more mainstream models, Chevy moved a scant 5 Aveos last month, which isn’t surprising given how much better the car’s replacement (the Chevrolet Sonic) is. In fact, price is the only reason we can think of to shop an Aveo, and even then it would have to be a once-in-a-lifetime bargain.

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May 2012 Car Sales: The Best-Selling (And Worst-Selling) Vehicles - The Washington Post

Whos buying Sonics except maybe my wife? LOL!

I think it's appropriate to post this image again:

http://www.retrojunkie.com/gif/bunny.gif

Aveos sold in the U.S. in June 2012: THREE! Yup, 3.

What else was selling in low volume at GM last month?

• 21 - Lucerne
• 22 - Caddy STS
• 7 - Cobalt
• 11 - HHR

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Originally Posted by MetroMPG

I think it's appropriate to post this image again:

http://www.retrojunkie.com/gif/bunny.gif

Aveos sold in the U.S. in June 2012: THREE! Yup, 3.

What else was selling in low volume at GM last month?

• 21 - Lucerne
• 22 - Caddy STS
• 7 - Cobalt
• 11 - HHR

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and I notice a pattern: all of the low volume sellers are models about to be (or already have been) put out to pasture!

TWO (2!) Aveos sold in the U.S. last month (July).

And I feel like The Count from Sesame Street. TWO! TWO Aveos, HA HA HA HAAAAAA.....

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kgBi8HEJK_...me-street2.jpg

Can't get much lower than this: 1 (one!) Aveo sold in the U.S. last month (August).

The last one? :) Probably not.

** (2 sold in September, vs. 1 in August.)

2 more Aveos sold in October!

I've run out of Energizer bunny jokes. Maybe zombie jokes are more appropriate now?