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Small Car Sales In Canada - August 2014 YTD
In August 2014, for the third time in the last four months, Honda Canada's Civic volume rose beyond 7000 units.
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During that four-month span last year, Honda averaged 6281 Civic sales per month. Over the last four months, that average has risen to precisely 7000 units.
The Civic, along with the Hyundai Elantra, Toyota Corolla, and Mazda 3, controlled 56% of the compact category in August 2014, 28% of the Canadian car market.
52% of the subcompacts sold in Canada in August 2014 were Korean-badged products, Accents and Rios. Accent volume shot up 36% in August to 2616 units, its second-best month this year. The Accent's platform-sharing partner, the Kia Rio, was up 25% to 1735 sales, also its second-best month of the year, too.Another notch below, the Nissan Micra continued to perform extremely well. 870 Micras were reported sold last month, driving the Micra's five-month total up to 4127 units, 37% in excess of what the Mitsubishi Mirage has achieved in eight months.
You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canadian auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank small cars of all kinds any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.
Click Column Headers To Sort • August 2015 • September 2014 • July 2014 • August 2013 Compact | August 2014 | August 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
Acura ILX * | 266 | 293 | -9.2% | 2001 | 2509 | -20.2% |
Buick Verano * | 587 | 509 | 15.3% | 4760 | 4102 | 16.0% |
Chevrolet Cruze | 2753
| 3315 | -17.0% | 22,949 | 22,726 | 1.0% |
Dodge Dart | 660
| 710 | -7.0% | 5958 | 6826 | -12.7% |
Ford Focus | 2063
| 2630 | -21.6% | 15,948 | 18,668 | -14.6% |
Honda Civic | 7305
| 7213 | 1.3% | 45,050 | 41,836 | 7.7% |
Hyundai Elantra | 4152
| 5018 | -17.3% | 36,498 | 39,290 | -7.1% |
Kia Forte | 1185
| 933 | 27.0% | 8328 | 8417 | -1.1% |
Mazda 3 | 4203
| 3916 | 7.3% | 29,167 | 26,893 | 8.5% |
Mitsubishi Lancer | 790
| 539 | 46.6% | 4475 | 5521 | -18.9% |
Nissan Sentra | 1312
| 964 | 36.1% | 10,046 | 10,507 | -4.4% |
Subaru Impreza | 981
| 981 | --- | 7033 | 6759 | 4.1% |
Suzuki SX4 | ---
| 159 | -100.0% | --- | 1278 | -100.0% |
Toyota Corolla | 4680
| 3955 | 18.3% | 34,626 | 29,659 | 16.7% |
Toyota Matrix | 711
| 1069 | -33.5% | 5388 | 8463 | -36.3% |
Volkswagen Golf | 1762
| 1132 | 55.7% | 5988 | 8477 | -29.4% |
Volkswagen Jetta | 2757
| 2708 | 1.8% | 22,835 | 20,292 | 12.5% |
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Total | 36,167 | 36,044 | 0.3% | 261,050 | 262,223 | -0.4% |
Subcompact | August 2014 | August 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
Chevrolet Sonic | 495
| 738 | -32.9% | 5791 | 6765 | -14.4% |
Ford Fiesta | 762
| 1294 | -41.1% | 6670 | 6845 | -2.6% |
Honda Fit | 333
| 902 | -63.1% | 7271 | 5176 | 40.5% |
Hyundai Accent | 2616
| 1927 | 35.8% | 16,322 | 13,956 | 17.0% |
Kia Rio | 1735
| 1392 | 24.6% | 10,812 | 11,643 | -7.1% |
Mazda 2 | 208
| 242 | -14.0% | 1652 | 2991 | -44.8% |
Nissan Versa | 1102
| 1527 | -27.8% | 10,522 | 7354 | 43.1% |
Toyota Prius C | 226
| 321 | -29.6% | 1900 | 2087 | -9.0% |
Toyota Yaris | 937
| 702 | 33.5% | 6010 | 5547 | 8.3% |
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Total | 8414 | 9045 | -7.0% | 66,950 | 62,364 | 7.3% |
City Car | August 2014 | August 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
Chevrolet Spark | 163
| 192 | -15.1% | 1206 | 1757 | -31.4% |
Mitsubishi Mirage | 411
| --- | --- | 3013 | --- | --- |
Nissan Micra | 870
| --- | --- | 4127 | --- | --- |
Scion iQ | 17
| 37 | -54.1% | 256 | 355 | -27.9% |
Smart Fortwo | 280
| 403 | -30.5% | 1478 | 1241 | 19.1% |
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Total | 1741 | 632 | 175.5% | 10,080 | 3353 | 200.6% |
Sporty Hatchbacks | August 2014 | August 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
Fiat 500 * | 489
| 626 | -21.9% | 4472 | 5348 | -16.4% |
Hyundai Veloster * | 384
| 519 | -26.0% | 2541 | 3533 | -28.1% |
Mini Cooper * | 175
| 313 | -44.1% | 1807 | 2732 | -33.9% |
Scion tC * | 121
| 219 | -44.7% | 854 | 1017 | -16.0% |
Volkswagen Beetle * | 126
| 155 | -18.7% | 1445 | 1805 | -19.9% |
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Total | 1295 | 1832 | -29.3% | 11,119 | 14,435 | -23.0% |
Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers | August 2014 | August 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
Buick Encore * | 629
| 471 | 33.5% | 3752 | 2176 | 72.4% |
Chevrolet HHR | ---
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Chevrolet Trax * | 990
| 633 | 56.4% | 5547 | 4959 | 11.9% |
Dodge Caliber | ---
| --- | --- | --- | 7 | --- |
Fiat 500L | 130
| 220 | -40.9% | 1920 | 446 | 330.5% |
Kia Soul | 1434
| 930 | 54.2% | 6908 | 5384 | 28.3% |
Mercedes-Benz B-Class * | 272
| 300 | -9.3% | 1899 | 2176 | -12.7% |
Mini Countryman * | 231
| 139 | 66.2% | 1341 | 1102 | 21.7% |
Mitsubishi RVR * | 525
| 494 | 6.3% | 4049 | 5153 | -21.4% |
Nissan Cube | ---
| 16 | --- | 15 | 140 | -89.3% |
Nissan Juke * | 342
| 408 | -16.2% | 2672 | 2772 | -3.6% |
Scion xB | 60
| 106 | -43.4% | 470 | 588 | -20.1% |
Scion xD | 29
| 43 | -32.6% | 212 | 276 | -23.2% |
Subaru XV Crosstrek * | 586
| 521 | 12.5% | 4694 | 3832 | 22.5% |
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Total | 5228 | 4281 | 22.1% | 33,479 | 29,011 | 15.4% |
Source: Automakers & ANDC* indicates a vehicle which is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown.GCBC isn't here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better. This explains why you'll see the Encore and XV Crosstrek are listed with small SUVs, too, and the Acura ILX shown with mainstream cars is also displayed with luxury cars... because readers have wanted it both ways. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.
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