These Cars Saw The Biggest Sales Surges Last Year
2023 was a big year for these 15 cars even if they didn't sell in the largest numbers.
Here at Jalopnik, we like to reward improvement. Sure, more than 750,000 people bought a Ford F-Series last year, but that's not exactly news. The F-Series has been the top-selling vehicle in the U.S. for decades. Instead, let's talk about the cars that sold significantly better in 2023 than they did in 2022. In terms of raw numbers, they may not have been the biggest sellers, but compared to the previous year, these are the cars that posted the biggest gains percentage-wise in 2023.
Kia Carnival
In 2022, Kia sold 17,075 Carnivals, but that figure increased to 43,687 in 2023. That's an increase of 156 percent.
BMW X1
In 2022, BMW sold 7,104 X1s, but that figure increased to 21,043 in 2023. That's an increase of 196 percent.
Audi Q4 e-tron
In 2022, Audi sold 2,576 Q4 e-trons, but that figure increased to 8,146 in 2023. That's an increase of 216 percent.
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
In 2022, Mitsubishi sold 1,960 Outlander PHEVs, but that figure increased to 6,681 in 2023. That's an increase of 241 percent.
BMW iX
In 2022, BMW sold 4,827 iXs, but that figure increased to 17,300 in 2023. That's an increase of 258 percent.
GMC Hummer EV
In 2022, GMC sold 854 Hummer EVs, but that figure increased to 3,260 in 2023. That's an increase of 282 percent.
Toyota Sequoia
In 2022, Toyota sold 5,313 Sequoias, but that figure increased to 20,557 in 2023. That's an increase of 287 percent.
Chevrolet Trax
In 2022, Chevrolet sold 26,598 Traxes, but that figure increased to 109,383 in 2023. That's an increase of 311 percent.
Audi Q4 e-tron Sportback
In 2022, Audi sold 569 Q4 e-tron Sportbacks, but that figure increased to 2,608 in 2023. That's an increase of 358 percent.
Nissan Z
In 2022, Nissan sold 262 Zs, but that figure increased to 1,619 in 2023. That's an increase of 518 percent.
Nissan GT-R
In 2022, Nissan sold 57 GT-Rs, but that figure increased to 391 in 2023. That's an increase of 586 percent.
Toyota bZ4X
In 2022, Toyota sold 1,217 bZ4Xs, but that figure increased to 9,329 in 2023. That's an increase of 667 percent.
Subaru Solterra
In 2022, Subaru sold 919 Solterras, but that figure increased to 8,872 in 2023. That's an increase of 865 percent.
Nissan Ariya
In 2022, Nissan sold 201 Ariyas, but that figure increased to 13,462 in 2023. That's an increase of 6,598 percent.
Cadillac Lyriq
In 2022, Cadillac sold 123 Lyriqs, but that figure increased to 9,155 in 2023. That's an increase of 7,434 percent