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  "description": "America’s slowest-selling cars in November Photo credit: Sheila Fitzgerald / Shutterstock.com In November 2025, several vehicles lingered on dealer lots far longer than the industry average. Using data measured by market day supply—the estimated number of days it would take",
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  "publishedAt": "2025-11-06T14:02:16+00:00",
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  "tags": [
    "Audi",
    "Ford",
    "Jaguar",
    "Jeep",
    "Maserati",
    "Mercedes-Benz",
    "Mini",
    "Nissan",
    "Volvo"
  ],
  "textContent": "America’s slowest-selling cars in November\n\n\n\nPhoto credit: Sheila Fitzgerald / Shutterstock.com\n\n\n\nIn November 2025, several vehicles lingered on dealer lots far longer than the industry average. Using data measured by market day supply—the estimated number of days it would take to sell all current inventory based on the existing sales pace—these models represent the slowest-moving nameplates in the U.S. market.\n\n\n\nMarket day supply offers insight into both consumer demand and production strategy. High supply often signals misaligned production volumes, waning interest, or limited incentives. For automakers, long supply times may prompt adjustments in manufacturing, marketing, or pricing.\n\n\n\nThis slideshow highlights ten vehicles with the highest market day supply as of November 2025. While reasons vary by segment and brand, each model faces a similar challenge: finding buyers in an increasingly competitive environment.\n\n\n\nJaguar F-Pace\n\n\n\nPhoto credit: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com\n\n\n\nThe Jaguar F-Pace tops the list with a market day supply of 332 days, the highest in the U.S. for November 2025. Despite its design updates and available powertrains, the F-Pace continues to struggle with limited brand visibility and an aging product lineup in a shrinking luxury crossover segment.\n\n\n\nConsumer demand for Jaguar’s lineup has been inconsistent, with the brand’s limited dealer network and shift toward electrification leaving some shoppers uncertain about long-term support. The F-Pace competes against high-volume rivals from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Lexus, all of which offer more up-to-date infotainment systems and hybrid options.\n\n\n\nAt its current sales rate, inventory turnover for the F-Pace is extremely slow. Dealers may respond with deeper incentives, though these could further erode residual values in a segment where brand loyalty is already fragile.\n\n\n\nMaserati Grecale\n\n\n\nPhoto credit: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com\n\n\n\nThe Maserati Grecale remains one of the slowest-selling luxury crossovers in the United States, with 301 days of supply. Launched to broaden Maserati’s reach below the Levante, the Grecale has yet to establish itself in a crowded premium market dominated by German brands.\n\n\n\nWhile praised for its styling and performance, the Grecale’s pricing and reliability perceptions have limited its volume potential. Competing crossovers from Audi, BMW, and Porsche offer more advanced driver-assistance features and better dealership coverage.\n\n\n\nInventory levels suggest that Maserati’s sales expectations for the Grecale exceeded actual consumer demand. Dealers may continue to face extended holding costs, particularly for higher-trim variants with less flexible pricing.\n\n\n\nAudi A4\n\n\n\nPhoto credit: Audi\n\n\n\nThe Audi A4, once a cornerstone of the compact luxury sedan segment, now carries a 258-day market supply. Shifts in consumer preference toward crossovers have sharply reduced sedan demand across nearly all brands, and the A4 is no exception.\n\n\n\nAudi’s current generation of the A4 has seen minimal updates as the company prepares to pivot toward its electric A4 e-tron successor. The result is a model that feels dated compared to newer alternatives. Even with available incentives, dealers report slow movement on traditional internal-combustion sedans.\n\n\n\nInventory accumulation of the A4 illustrates how quickly the segment has contracted. Without significant refreshes or powertrain changes, the model will likely continue to experience extended days on lot through the end of the year.\n\n\n\nAudi A6\n\n\n\nPhoto credit: Audi\n\n\n\nThe midsize Audi A6 faces similar challenges, with 224 days of supply as of November 2025. While the A6 offers strong refinement and technology, it sits in a shrinking segment where customers increasingly opt for SUVs or electrified options.\n\n\n\nAudi has diverted much of its marketing focus to the electric A6 e-tron, leaving the conventional sedan with limited promotion. Combined with high transaction prices and modest lease incentives, this has contributed to slow turnover at dealerships.\n\n\n\nFor Audi, the A6’s inventory position highlights the broader industry transition. Even among loyal customers, interest has shifted toward electric or higher-utility models, leaving sedans like the A6 with declining showroom traffic.\n\n\n\nVolvo XC90\n\n\n\nPhoto credit: Volvo\n\n\n\nVolvo’s three-row XC90 currently holds 210 days of supply, reflecting a slowdown as the brand prepares to replace it with the all-electric EX90. The XC90 remains a well-reviewed luxury SUV but faces reduced interest as shoppers anticipate its successor.\n\n\n\nAging technology and the model’s long production cycle have further impacted sales velocity. The XC90 has been on the market since 2015 with only incremental updates, leaving it behind newer competitors from BMW and Genesis in perceived modernity.\n\n\n\nDealers continue to balance inventory while awaiting the transition to electric models. Until the EX90 reaches full production, Volvo’s showrooms are likely to see uneven demand across its SUV lineup.\n\n\n\nFord Mustang\n\n\n\nPhoto credit: Ford\n\n\n\nThe Ford Mustang shows a 201-day market supply, marking a slower sales pace for one of America’s most recognizable nameplates. Despite the arrival of the seventh-generation model, the market for traditional sports coupes remains niche.\n\n\n\nHigh interest rates and limited affordability have reduced overall sports car demand, even among enthusiasts. While the Mustang retains a dedicated following, its base trims compete against similarly priced crossovers that offer greater practicality.\n\n\n\nFord’s focus on performance variants such as the Dark Horse has not fully translated into mainstream sales volume. Dealers continue to face inventory pressure, especially for less-equipped models that move more slowly without discounts.\n\n\n\nNissan Versa sedan\n\n\n\nPhoto credit: Nissan\n\n\n\nWith 201 days of supply, the Nissan Versa is among the slowest-selling subcompact sedans in the U.S. market. The decline in entry-level sedan demand continues as consumers favor crossovers and used vehicles with more interior space.\n\n\n\nAlthough the Versa remains one of the most affordable new cars on sale, its limited availability of advanced features and modest powertrain performance have constrained interest. Many budget-conscious shoppers now migrate toward certified pre-owned vehicles offering better perceived value.\n\n\n\nThe Versa’s sales situation underscores a long-term shift in buyer priorities. While its low cost of ownership appeals to fleets and first-time buyers, that audience is shrinking, leaving dealers with slow-moving stock.\n\n\n\nMercedes-Benz SL\n\n\n\nPhoto credit: Mercedes-Benz\n\n\n\nThe Mercedes-Benz SL roadster carries 199 days of supply, reflecting subdued demand for high-end two-seat convertibles. While the latest generation introduced AMG-exclusive engineering and updated styling, pricing and niche appeal have limited its reach.\n\n\n\nLuxury buyers have increasingly redirected spending toward high-performance SUVs and electric vehicles. As a result, models like the SL serve a narrow segment focused on image and exclusivity rather than volume.\n\n\n\nDealers face challenges maintaining showroom traffic for such specialized vehicles, and inventory tends to linger without bespoke orders or incentive-driven leases. The SL remains technically impressive but commercially constrained.\n\n\n\nJeep Compass\n\n\n\nPhoto credit: Jeep\n\n\n\nThe Jeep Compass shows 198 days of supply, highlighting slow movement in the compact SUV category. Although it occupies a key position in Jeep’s lineup, the Compass faces strong competition from newer models offering greater efficiency and refinement.\n\n\n\nFrequent incentives and rental fleet sales have maintained some throughput, but retail demand remains weak. The Compass’s dated interior design and middling fuel economy contribute to its limited appeal relative to rivals like the Hyundai Tucson and Toyota Corolla Cross.\n\n\n\nJeep’s broader shift toward electrified models may eventually refresh interest in this segment. Until then, current inventory levels suggest persistent oversupply through the winter sales period.\n\n\n\nMini Hardtop 2-Door\n\n\n\nPhoto credit: Mini\n\n\n\nThe Mini Hardtop 2-Door rounds out the list with 197 days of supply, reflecting declining demand for small hatchbacks. Once a symbol of urban practicality, the Mini now competes in a market dominated by crossovers and electric vehicles.\n\n\n\nThe 2-Door’s compact size and premium pricing limit its audience, especially as consumers weigh practicality and ride comfort over style. Even with customization options and brand heritage, showroom traffic for Mini’s core model remains low.\n\n\n\nFuture demand may hinge on the upcoming electric Mini Cooper models, but for now, dealers are managing slow turnover and limited new-customer acquisition.\n\n\n\nThe broader sales picture\n\n\n\nPhoto credit: Hrach Hovhannisyan / Shutterstock.com\n\n\n\nAmerica’s slowest-selling cars in November 2025 highlight how dramatically consumer tastes have evolved. Sedans and coupes that once anchored brand identities now face diminishing relevance, while even established SUVs show signs of aging out of favor.\n\n\n\nHigh interest rates and cautious consumer spending continue to suppress new-vehicle demand. At the same time, automakers’ ongoing transition to electrified lineups has left some models in limbo between outgoing and next-generation designs. \n\n\n\nFor dealers and manufacturers alike, these vehicles underscore the importance of production alignment, incentive management, and product timing in a market where inventory costs are increasingly difficult to absorb. (Data from CarEdge)",
  "title": "The worst selling new cars: November 2025",
  "updatedAt": "2025-11-06T14:02:19+00:00"
}