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Although their leader is selling at an increasingly rapid rate, compact cars are selling less and less often in Canada. Through the first three months of 2014, the compact segment led by Honda's Civic is down 4.5%. Subcompact cars, led by the slowly-improving Hyundai Accent, are down 2.2% in 2014.
Honda Canada is on pace to sell more than 70,000 Civics for the first time since 2008. One would assume it would be difficult for the Civic to grab more market share with a refreshed Volkswagen Jetta arriving for the 2015 model year, facelifted Chevrolet Cruzes and Ford Focuses likewise debuting for MY2015, and the still-fresh, all-new 2014 Mazda 3. But the Civic is generating more extra sales compared with 2013's Q1 than the second-ranked Hyundai Elantra is losing.
At least in the present, Honda Canada isn't worried about the 3, a car many would argue is best-in-class. 3 sales are dropping, not rising.
Civic sales are increasing alongside an increasingly less common Accord. Honda has sold an extra 1120 Civics so far this year, but 278 fewer Accords. In March, Accord sales dropped by 67 units; Civic sales increased by 14 units.
Honda's control in the subcompact category is not what you'd actually call control. Fit sales are rising in advance of the new 2015's arrival, but only 8.4% of the subcompact cars sold in Canada are Hondas. So far this year, the Fit ranks seventh in the category. The Accord leads all midsize cars.
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 compact cars, subcompacts, city cars, warm hatches, and urban crossovers 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 • March 2015 • April 2014 • February 2014 • March 2013
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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Honda Canada is on pace to sell more than 70,000 Civics for the first time since 2008. One would assume it would be difficult for the Civic to grab more market share with a refreshed Volkswagen Jetta arriving for the 2015 model year, facelifted Chevrolet Cruzes and Ford Focuses likewise debuting for MY2015, and the still-fresh, all-new 2014 Mazda 3. But the Civic is generating more extra sales compared with 2013's Q1 than the second-ranked Hyundai Elantra is losing.
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At least in the present, Honda Canada isn't worried about the 3, a car many would argue is best-in-class. 3 sales are dropping, not rising.
Civic sales are increasing alongside an increasingly less common Accord. Honda has sold an extra 1120 Civics so far this year, but 278 fewer Accords. In March, Accord sales dropped by 67 units; Civic sales increased by 14 units.
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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 compact cars, subcompacts, city cars, warm hatches, and urban crossovers 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 • March 2015 • April 2014 • February 2014 • March 2013
Compact | March 2014 | March 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acura ILX * | 256 | 284 | -9.9% | 482 | 653 | -26.2% |
Buick Verano | 615 | 437 | 40.7% | 1137 | 948 | 19.9% |
Chevrolet Cruze | 3846 | 2571 | 49.6% | 6916 | 6579 | 5.1% |
Dodge Dart | 406 | 1041 | -61.0% | 1740 | 1998 | -12.9% |
Ford Focus | 1722 | 1946 | -11.5% | 3900 | 4734 | -17.6% |
Honda Civic | 6021 | 6007 | 0.2% | 12,407 | 11,287 | 9.9% |
Hyundai Elantra | 4361 | 4844 | -10.0% | 10,373 | 11,337 | -8.5% |
Kia Forte | 1006 | 545 | 84.6% | 2280 | 1605 | 42.1% |
Mazda 3 | 3663 | 4848 | -24.4% | 8286 | 8851 | -6.4% |
Mitsubishi Lancer | 604 | 787 | -23.3% | 1398 | 1725 | -19.0% |
Nissan Sentra | 1421 | 1485 | -4.3% | 3148 | 3162 | -0.4% |
Subaru Impreza | 785 | 844 | -7.0% | 1942 | 1854 | 4.7% |
Suzuki SX4 | --- | 116 | -100% | --- | 414 | -100% |
Toyota Corolla | 4321 | 3158 | 36.8% | 9162 | 7881 | 16.3% |
Toyota Matrix | 631 | 948 | -33.4% | 1359 | 2242 | -39.4% |
Volkswagen Golf | 188 | 1190 | -84.2% | 719 | 2497 | -71.2% |
Volkswagen Jetta | 2207 | 3001 | -26.5% | 6179 | 7024 | -12.0% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 32,053 | 34,052 | -5.9% | 71,428 | 74,791 | -4.5% |
Subcompact | March 2014 | March 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet Sonic | 808 | 886 | -8.8% | 1576 | 2146 | -26.6% |
Ford Fiesta | 469 | 537 | -12.7% | 1564 | 1618 | -3.3% |
Honda Fit | 787 | 631 | 24.7% | 1455 | 1357 | 7.2% |
Hyundai Accent | 1906 | 1835 | 3.9% | 3885 | 3764 | 3.2% |
Kia Rio | 1032 | 1820 | -43.3% | 2657 | 3565 | -25.5% |
Mazda 2 | 222 | 687 | -67.7% | 506 | 1655 | -69.4% |
Mitsubishi Mirage | 233 | --- | --- | 799 | --- | --- |
Nissan Versa | 1546 | 742 | 108% | 2991 | 1924 | 55.5% |
Toyota Prius C | 161 | 233 | -30.9% | 401 | 477 | -15.9% |
Toyota Yaris | 716 | 591 | 21.2% | 1484 | 1197 | 24.0% |
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Total | 7880 | 7962 | -1.0% | 17,318 | 17,703 | -2.2% |
City Car | March 2014 | March 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet Spark | 172 | 155 | 11.0% | 629 | 782 | -19.6% |
Mitsubishi i MiEV | 12 | 26 | -53.8% | 24 | 35 | -31.4% |
Scion iQ | 28 | 61 | -54.1% | 93 | 152 | -38.8% |
Smart Fortwo | 320 | 111 | 188% | 458 | 205 | 123% |
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Total | 532 | 353 | 50.7% | 1204 | 1174 | 2.6% |
Sporty Hatchbacks | March 2014 | March 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fiat 500 * | 577 | 855 | -32.5% | 1379 | 1594 | -13.5% |
Hyundai Veloster * | 292 | 403 | -27.5% | 619 | 941 | -34.2% |
Mini Cooper * | 223 | 374 | -40.4% | 358 | 669 | -46.5% |
Scion tC * | 87 | 102 | -14.7% | 182 | 211 | -13.7% |
Volkswagen Beetle * | 144 | 234 | -38.5% | 356 | 449 | -20.7% |
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Total | 1323 | 1968 | -32.8% | 2894 | 3864 | -25.1% |
Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers | March 2014 | March 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buick Encore * | 390 | 195 | 100% | 1264 | 219 | 477% |
Chevrolet HHR | ||||||
Chevrolet Trax * | 729 | 643 | 13.4% | 1448 | 1231 | 17.6% |
Dodge Caliber | --- | --- | --- | --- | 3 | -100% |
Fiat 500L | 376 | --- | --- | 568 | --- | --- |
Kia Soul | 776 | 596 | 30.2% | 1819 | 1331 | 36.7% |
Mercedes-Benz B-Class * | 301 | 363 | -17.1% | 693 | 742 | -6.6% |
Mini Countryman * | 145 | 115 | 26.1% | 412 | 36 | 12.6% |
Mitsubishi RVR * | 434 | 732 | -40.7% | 1224 | 1889 | -35.2% |
Nissan Cube | 3 | 19 | -84.2% | 11 | 50 | -78.0% |
Nissan Juke * | 382 | 360 | 6.1% | 811 | 785 | 3.3% |
Scion xB | 50 | 62 | -19.4% | 131 | 148 | -11.5% |
Scion xD | 24 | 32 | -25.0% | 72 | 78 | -7.7% |
Subaru XV Crosstrek * | 611 | 473 | 29.2% | 1349 | 1247 | 8.2% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 4221 | 3590 | 17.6% | 9802 | 7759 | 26.3% |
* 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.
RECOMMENDED READING
Small Car Sales In Canada - March 2015 YTD
Small Car Sales In Canada - April 2014 YTD
Small Car Sales In Canada - February 2014 YTD
Small Car Sales In Canada - March 2013 YTD
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - March 2014
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - March 2014 YTD
Midsize Car Sales In Canada - March 2014 YTD
- Small Car Sales In Canada - March 2015 Ytd
Canadian sales of compact cars are down 7% this year but didn't slow quite as noticeably in March as in the prior two months. March volume of compacts, led by the Honda Civic's 8% decline to 5554 units, slid 3%, a loss of around 1000 units....
- Gcbc's Most Popular Auto Sales Figures - April 2014
No vehicle sales page was viewed more often on GoodCarBadCar during the month of April than the Fiat 500L's. In fact, the 500L's sales page was viewed nearly 50% more often than the second-ranked Ford F-Series' sales page. The top ten most...
- Top 20 Best-selling Cars In Canada - March 2014
The Subaru Impreza Was Canada's 21st-Best-Selling Car In March 2014In March 2014, after taking a month off but never letting go of the year-to-date lead, the Honda Civic was once again the best-selling car in Canada. And not just by a little bit....
- Small Car Sales In Canada - February 2014 Ytd
The Hyundai Elantra was Canada's top-selling small car and thus Canada's best-selling car overall in February 2014 in spite of its 5.9% drop from 3537 sales at this time last year. Elantra sales were down 9% in January. Over the last six months,...
- Small Car Sales In Canada - January 2014
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