New Subaru Model Ranking, There’s More Losers Than Winners

Which are the top-performing models for Subaru of America? Here is the latest report on Subaru's hot and cold models. There are more losers than winners. 

I cover each new Subaru model every month to give customers an idea of which models are hot and which are not. Check out each model in this report and click the link to get more information on a particular model. This report features only three Subaru winners and six losers for November. 

I will start with the best-performing model and go down the list on each vehicle's ranking for the November stats. The Subaru Forester, Subaru Crosstrek, and Subaru Solterra are the only three models up in sales in November compared with November 2022.

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Subaru Forester Is On An Impressive 5-Month Run And Gets Hotter With Age.

Like in July, August, September, and October, the Subaru Forester compact SUV is again the number-one selling all-wheel-drive model for Subaru of America. Forester is on a roll before the next-gen models arrive. 

Forester was the top performer by volume in November, with 15,089 model sales and an increase of 63.8 percent over November 2022. Forester had the highest percentage of growth of any Subaru model. 

The 15,089 Forester models delivered to customers compared with 9,211 in November 2022. Forester is now up 36.1 percent in the first eleven months of 2023. Forester has 136,913 models sold in 2023, remaining in third place and inches closer to the new Crosstrek.

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It's Another Best-Ever For The All-New Subaru Crosstrek

As Subaru of America retailers get the the all-new 2024 Crosstrek, sales of the subcompact SUV are up in November, and Crosstrek is the second best seller in the lineup. Crosstrek sales were up 18.3 percent, with 14,994 models delivered to customers in November compared with 12,672 in November 2022. 

The Crosstrek is now up 1.2 percent for the year's first eleven months. Crosstrek is second in the lineup behind Outback year to date, with 143,394 models sold in 2023. Crosstrek is now just 4,116 model sales behind the Outback. 

There Are Serious Bumps In The Road Ahead For The Subaru Solterra

SOA delivered 943 compact electric SUVs to EV customers in November compared with 94 in November 2022, its first sales month. SOA has sold 7,916 models to EV customers in the first eleven months of 2023. 

The Subaru Outback, Ascent, Impreza, Legacy, WRX, and BRZ are all down in November compared with November 2022 sales. 

Subaru Outback Takes A Back Seat To Forester And Crosstrek

The 2023 Subaru Outback midsize SUV is the third-place performer in the lineup again, decreasing 18.8 percent in November, with 12,223 models sold compared with 15,069 in November 2022. Outback is now up 11.4 percent in the first eleven months of 2023. Outback still leads all other models this year, with 147,510 midsize SUVs delivered to customers in 2023.

It's Now The 5 Consecutive Month Of Subaru Ascent Sales Decline

The 2023 Subaru Ascent is the fourth best-selling SUV in the lineup, with 4,292 sales of the 3-Row SUVs in November. The Ascent sales dropped 24.3 percent compared with the 5,673 models sold in November 2022. The Ascent is down 2.1 percent in the first eleven months, with 55,547 models sold year to date.

All-New Subaru Impreza Fails To Impress Again

The Subaru Impreza compact hatchback decreased again in November after dropping in October. Impreza is the fifth best-selling model as SOA delivered 2,370 compact hatch models to customers in November compared with 2,861 sales in November 2022. Impreza is now up 13.6 percent in the first eleven months of 2023, with 32,196 compact models sold in 2023.

The Slumbering Subaru Legacy Could Have One Last Shot Or Not

After being up in October, the 2023 Subaru Legacy midsize sedan was down in November. It is the sixth best-selling model. The Legacy was down 17.2 percent in November, with 1,838 models delivered to customers compared with 2,166 sales in November 2022. The Legacy sedan is up 15.4 percent in the first eleven months, with 23,632 models sold to customers in 2023. 

Life After The STI: Will The Subaru WRX Ever Return To Dominance?

The 2023 Subaru WRX sales dropped 37.3 percent in November, with 1,305 performance models delivered to customers compared with 2,080 sales in November 2022. The WRX is up 41.5 percent in the first eleven months after a fast start at the beginning of the year. SOA has sold 23,299 sport-tuned models this year.

The 2024 Subaru BRZ Is Now Live - Build Your Sports Car Here

The 2023 BRZ sports coupe is still the bottom dweller in SOA's lineup, with 263 sales in November, compared with 312 sport coupes delivered in November 2022. BRZ dropped 15.7 percent in November but still has a 29.6 percent increase for the year, with 3,915 sport coupes delivered to customers.

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