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Canada's seven best-selling cars accounted for 16% of the auto industry's February 2013 sales volume. Those seven top-selling cars were all, in a manner of speaking, small car rivals from the compact class.
Meanwhile, Canada's seven top-selling subcompact cars, many of which feature distinctly compact-like interior dimensions, were responsible for 5% of the new vehicle market's volume in February 2013. The most popular compact, Canada's first-ranked Hyundai Elantra, outsold the most popular subcompact, Hyundai's Accent, by a three to one margin.
Small cars of a wide variety, from the Fiat 500 to the Impreza-derived Subaru XV Crosstrek, put up fairly decent numbers in small-car-loving Canada, although Cinquecento volume has fallen in two consecutive months.
In other words, Canadians can choose between a huge number of different small cars and small car types. Yet with amazing frequency, Canadians choose to drive a fairly conventional car from Hyundai, Honda, Mazda, Toyota, Volkswagen, Chevrolet, or Ford, rather than a hybrid hatchback from Toyota or a retro-styled coupe from Mini or even an itty-bitty crossover from Nissan.
Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these small cars can be accessed by clicking a model name in the sortable tables below or by selecting a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page. You can rank vehicles by year-to-date volume or February sales or by year-over-year change by clicking column headers in any of the lists. Click the accompanying chart for a larger view. And feel free to make suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments.
Click Column Headers To Sort - February 2014 - March 2013 - January 2013 - February 2012
Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
* indicates a model which is also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown
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Small Car Sales In Canada - February 2012
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - February 2013
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - February 2013
Midsize Car Sales in Canada - February 2013
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Cars
Canada Small Car Sales - February 2013
Meanwhile, Canada's seven top-selling subcompact cars, many of which feature distinctly compact-like interior dimensions, were responsible for 5% of the new vehicle market's volume in February 2013. The most popular compact, Canada's first-ranked Hyundai Elantra, outsold the most popular subcompact, Hyundai's Accent, by a three to one margin.
All Vehicles Ranked By February 2013 & YTD Canadian Sales
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In other words, Canadians can choose between a huge number of different small cars and small car types. Yet with amazing frequency, Canadians choose to drive a fairly conventional car from Hyundai, Honda, Mazda, Toyota, Volkswagen, Chevrolet, or Ford, rather than a hybrid hatchback from Toyota or a retro-styled coupe from Mini or even an itty-bitty crossover from Nissan.
Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these small cars can be accessed by clicking a model name in the sortable tables below or by selecting a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page. You can rank vehicles by year-to-date volume or February sales or by year-over-year change by clicking column headers in any of the lists. Click the accompanying chart for a larger view. And feel free to make suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments.
Click Column Headers To Sort - February 2014 - March 2013 - January 2013 - February 2012
Compact | February 2013 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Acura ILX * | 179 | ----- | 369 | ----- |
Buick Verano * | 285 | + 41.8% | 511 | + 77.4% |
Chevrolet Cruze | 1872 | + 2.6% | 4008 | + 16.4% |
Dodge Dart | 510 | ----- | 957 | ----- |
Ford Focus | 1430 | + 7.2% | 2788 | + 3.0% |
Honda Civic | 2777 | - 16.0% | 5280 | - 36.0% |
Hyundai Elantra | 3537 | + 5.4% | 6493 | + 12.8% |
Kia Forte | 511 | - 47.0% | 1060 | - 32.6% |
Mazda 3 | 2345 | + 4.0% | 4003 | - 3.9% |
Mercedes-Benz B-Class * | 178 | ----- | 379 | + 37,800% |
Mitsubishi Lancer | 482 | + 0.2% | 938 | - 1.7% |
Nissan Sentra | 918 | + 1.4% | 1677 | + 4.1% |
Subaru Impreza | 532 | - 37.0% | 1010 | - 42.6% |
Suzuki SX4 | 137 | - 36.3% | 298 | - 20.5% |
Toyota Corolla | 2258 | - 12.9% | 4723 | - 4.2% |
Toyota Matrix | 621 | - 29.8% | 1294 | - 20.4% |
Volkswagen Golf | 634 | - 23.2% | 1307 | - 11.7% |
Volkswagen Jetta | 2218 | + 43.7% | 4023 | + 31.6% |
Subcompact | February 2013 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet Sonic | 659 | + 25.0% | 1260 | + 26.5% |
Ford Fiesta | 599 | + 7.3% | 1081 | - 1.1% |
Honda Fit | 390 | + 33.1% | 726 | + 47.3% |
Hyundai Accent | 1174 | - 26.3% | 1929 | - 34.0% |
Kia Rio | 945 | + 47.4% | 1745 | + 36.1% |
Mazda 2 | 683 | - 38.4% | 968 | - 34.6% |
Nissan Versa | 661 | - 16.3% | 1182 | - 18.2% |
Toyota Prius C | 138 | ----- | 244 | ----- |
Toyota Yaris | 296 | - 60.2% | 606 | - 54.2% |
Sporty Hatches | February 2013 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fiat 500 * | 411 | - 22.9% | 739 | - 13.5% |
Hyundai Veloster * | 319 | - 3.6% | 538 | - 32.8% |
Mini Cooper * | 182 | - 26.6% | 295 | - 23.8% |
Scion tC * | 56 | - 50.0% | 109 | - 45.8% |
Volkswagen Beetle * | 129 | + 69.7% | 215 | + 56.9% |
Tall Boxes & Crossovers | February 2013 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Buick Encore * | 23 | ----- | 24 | ----- |
Chevrolet HHR | ----- | - 100% | 1 | - 98.8% |
Chevrolet Trax * | 328 | ----- | 588 | ----- |
Dodge Caliber | 2 | - 86.7% | 3 | - 98.5% |
Kia Soul | 412 | - 9.5% | 735 | - 15.7% |
Mini Countryman * | 154 | + 75.0% | 251 | + 67.3% |
Mitsubishi RVR * | 578 | - 4.5% | 1157 | + 8.75 |
Nissan Cube | 18 | - 5.3% | 31 | - 35.4% |
Nissan Juke * | 246 | + 14.4% | 425 | - 3.0% |
Scion xB | 42 | - 58.0% | 86 | - 48.5% |
Scion xD | 22 | - 69.4% | 46 | - 63.5% |
Subaru XV Crosstrek * | 370 | ----- | 774 | ----- |
Small Car | February 2013 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet Spark | 540 | ----- | 627 | ----- |
Mitsubishi i MiEV | 5 | - 75.0% | 9 | - 71.9% |
Scion iQ | 45 | - 39.2% | 91 | - 38.9% |
Smart Fortwo | 60 | - 18.9% | 94 | - 41.6% |
* indicates a model which is also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown
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Small Car Sales In Canada - February 2014 YTD
Small Car Sales In Canada - March 2013
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Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - February 2013
Midsize Car Sales in Canada - February 2013
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