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If a car can reasonably be considered small, its Canadian sales figures for April 2013 and the first four months of 2013 are listed in the tables below. Small cars are broken down into categories below, but in the accompanying chart and in the biggest table at the bottom of this post you can compare, for instance, the Volkswagen Jetta with the Scion iQ. If you like.
In April, Scion's iQ, tC, xB, and xD combined to form just 55% of Scion's Canadian sales volume. That left the FR-S, the freshest and most expensive model in the lineup, to generate 45% of the brand's output.
iQ sales have fallen on a year-over-year basis in each of the last four months and are way down from the 121-unit peak that Scion posted back in October. The iQ has been on sale in North America since December 2011. So far, Canadians and Americans have purchased or leased 11,774 iQs. During the same period, Mercedes-Benz has sold 16,289 Smart Fortwos.
Elsewhere at Toyota, three out of every ten sales produced by the whole corporation in Canada came about because of the Corolla and Matrix. It's not an invalid combination. South of the border, Toyota joins the sales results of the Corolla and its hatchback offspring. If the same thing was done in Canada, the Corolla/Matrix would have outsold the best-selling Hyundai Elantra in April (by 543 units) and would only be 671 sales behind the Elantra through four months. Remember, Hyundai sells three Elantra bodystyles.
Canada has made the Elantra more popular this year than it was in the first four months of 2012. This year's 4% gains come after 2012 marked the fourth consecutive year of Canadian Elantra sales increases. Together with the Accent and Veloster, small cars represent 24,082 of Hyundai's 41,627 sales so far this year, or 58%. Pair that trio together with the Kia Forte, Rio, and Soul and you've accounted for 34,357, or 55%, of Hyundai-Kia's Canadian volume. Those six cars account for 6.5% of the vehicles sold by Canada's auto industry this year.
You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canadian 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 Canadian small cars 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 - April 2014 - May 2013 - March 2013 - April 2012
Source: Automakers & ANDC
* indicates a vehicle which is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ includes Paceman, Cooper is unfortunately not broken down by variant
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, right? 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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Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - April 2013
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - April 2013
Midsize Car Sales In Canada - April 2013
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Small Car Sales Figures In Canada - April 2013 And Year-To-Date
In April, Scion's iQ, tC, xB, and xD combined to form just 55% of Scion's Canadian sales volume. That left the FR-S, the freshest and most expensive model in the lineup, to generate 45% of the brand's output.
iQ sales have fallen on a year-over-year basis in each of the last four months and are way down from the 121-unit peak that Scion posted back in October. The iQ has been on sale in North America since December 2011. So far, Canadians and Americans have purchased or leased 11,774 iQs. During the same period, Mercedes-Benz has sold 16,289 Smart Fortwos.
All 141 Cars Ranked By April 2013 & YTD Canadian Sales
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Canada has made the Elantra more popular this year than it was in the first four months of 2012. This year's 4% gains come after 2012 marked the fourth consecutive year of Canadian Elantra sales increases. Together with the Accent and Veloster, small cars represent 24,082 of Hyundai's 41,627 sales so far this year, or 58%. Pair that trio together with the Kia Forte, Rio, and Soul and you've accounted for 34,357, or 55%, of Hyundai-Kia's Canadian volume. Those six cars account for 6.5% of the vehicles sold by Canada's auto industry this year.
All 249 Vehicles Ranked By April 2013 & YTD Canadian Sales
You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canadian 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 Canadian small cars 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 - April 2014 - May 2013 - March 2013 - April 2012
Compact | April 2013 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Acura ILX * | 298 | ----- | 951 | ----- |
Buick Verano * | 829 | + 55.2% | 1777 | + 23.9% |
Chevrolet Cruze | 3264 | + 14.4% | 9843 | + 2.5% |
Dodge Dart | 1081 | ----- | 3079 | ----- |
Ford Focus | 2757 | + 6.4% | 7491 | - 4.1% |
Honda Civic | 5424 | - 9.7% | 16,711 | - 17.6% |
Hyundai Elantra | 5535 | + 3.0% | 16,872 | + 3.9% |
Kia Forte | 1258 | - 20.4% | 2863 | - 37.2% |
Mazda 3 | 3281 | - 14.6% | 12,132 | + 2.0% |
Mitsubishi Lancer | 933 | + 65.7% | 2658 | + 11.4% |
Nissan Sentra | 1433 | + 128% | 4595 | + 42.0% |
Subaru Impreza | 1050 | - 4.7% | 2904 | - 28.5% |
Suzuki SX4 | 167 | - 34.0% | 581 | - 32.3% |
Toyota Corolla | 4654 | + 8.8% | 12,535 | - 5.3% |
Toyota Matrix | 1424 | + 1.4% | 3666 | - 12.6% |
Volkswagen Golf | 1289 | + 1.9% | 3786 | - 5.9% |
Volkswagen Jetta | 2814 | + 17.4% | 9838 | + 33.1% |
Subcompact | April 2013 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet Sonic | 982 | + 23.8% | 3128 | + 19.0% |
Ford Fiesta | 869 | - 26.3% | 2487 | - 26.9% |
Honda Fit | 751 | + 105% | 2108 | + 58.3% |
Hyundai Accent | 2071 | - 14.8% | 5835 | - 20.0% |
Kia Rio | 1790 | + 16.8% | 5355 | + 38.2% |
Mazda 2 | 263 | - 48.4% | 1918 | - 21.8% |
Nissan Versa | 773 | - 43.7% | 2697 | - 35.4% |
Toyota Prius C | 255 | - 54.1% | 732 | - 17.2% |
Toyota Yaris | 732 | - 26.1% | 1929 | - 40.3% |
Small Car | April 2013 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet Spark | 185 | ----- | 967 | ----- |
Mitsubishi i MiEV | 24 | + 9.1% | 59 | - 13.2% |
Scion iQ | 49 | - 45.6% | 201 | - 43.1% |
Smart Fortwo | 114 | - 26.0% | 319 | - 18.8% |
Sporty Hatches | April 2013 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fiat 500 * | 825 | - 31.9% | 2419 | - 26.1% |
Hyundai Veloster * | 434 | + 12.7% | 1375 | - 9.4% |
Mini Cooper * ^ | 389 | - 17.1% | 1058 | - 14.1% |
Scion tC * | 142 | - 2.7% | 353 | - 30.9% |
Volkswagen Beetle * | 393 | - 9.0% | 842 | + 5.9% |
Tall Boxes & Crossovers | April 2013 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Buick Encore * | 675 | ----- | 894 | ----- |
Chevrolet HHR | 2 | - 60.0% | 3 | - 97.2% |
Chevrolet Trax * | 908 | ----- | 2139 | ----- |
Dodge Caliber | ----- | - 100% | 3 | - 98.7% |
Kia Soul | 726 | - 3.5% | 2057 | - 11.5% |
Mercedes-Benz B-Class * | 300 | ----- | 1042 | + 104,100% |
Mini Countryman * | 111 | - 12.6% | 477 | + 25.2% |
Mitsubishi RVR * | 898 | + 132% | 2787 | + 30.1% |
Nissan Cube | 11 | - 57.7% | 61 | - 45.5% |
Nissan Juke * | 421 | + 28.0% | 1206 | - 0.1% |
Scion xB | 81 | - 19.0% | 229 | - 39.6% |
Scion xD | 36 | - 43.8% | 114 | - 56.0% |
Subaru XV Crosstrek * | 508 | ----- | 1755 | ----- |
All Small Cars | April 2013 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Acura ILX * | 298 | ----- | 951 | ----- |
Buick Encore * | 675 | ----- | 894 | ----- |
Buick Verano | 829 | + 55.2% | 1777 | + 23.9% |
Chevrolet Cruze | 3264 | + 14.4% | 9843 | + 2.5% |
Chevrolet HHR | 2 | - 60.0% | 3 | - 97.2% |
Chevrolet Sonic | 982 | + 23.8% | 3128 | + 19.0% |
Chevrolet Spark | 185 | ----- | 967 | ----- |
Chevrolet Trax * | 908 | ----- | 2139 | ----- |
Dodge Caliber | ----- | - 100% | 3 | - 98.7% |
Dodge Dart | 1081 | ----- | 3079 | ----- |
Fiat 500 * | 825 | - 31.9% | 2419 | - 26.1% |
Ford Fiesta | 869 | - 26.3% | 2487 | - 26.9% |
Ford Focus | 2757 | + 6.4% | 7491 | - 4.1% |
Honda Civic | 5424 | - 9.7% | 16,711 | - 17.6% |
Honda Fit | 751 | + 105% | 2108 | + 58.3% |
Hyundai Accent | 2071 | - 14.8% | 5835 | - 20.0% |
Hyundai Elantra | 5535 | + 3.0% | 16,872 | + 3.9% |
Hyundai Veloster * | 434 | + 12.7% | 1375 | - 9.4% |
Kia Forte | 1258 | - 20.4% | 2863 | - 37.2% |
Kia Soul | 726 | - 3.5% | 2057 | - 11.5% |
Kia Rio | 1790 | + 16.8% | 5355 | + 38.2% |
Mazda 2 | 263 | - 48.4% | 1918 | - 21.8% |
Mazda 3 | 3281 | - 14.6% | 12,132 | + 2.0% |
Mercedes-Benz B-Class * | 300 | ----- | 1042 | + 104,100% |
Mini Cooper * ^ | 389 | - 17.1% | 1058 | - 14.1% |
Mini Countryman * | 111 | - 12.6% | 477 | + 25.2% |
Mitsubishi i MiEV | 24 | + 9.1% | 59 | - 13.2% |
Mitsubishi Lancer | 933 | + 65.7% | 2658 | + 11.4% |
Mitsubishi RVR * | 898 | + 132% | 2787 | + 30.1% |
Nissan Cube | 11 | - 57.7% | 61 | - 45.5% |
Nissan Juke * | 421 | + 28.0% | 1206 | - 0.1% |
Nissan Sentra | 1433 | + 128% | 4595 | + 42.0% |
Nissan Versa | 773 | - 43.7% | 2697 | - 35.4% |
Scion iQ | 49 | - 45.6% | 201 | - 43.1% |
Scion tC * | 142 | - 2.7% | 353 | - 30.9% |
Scion xB | 81 | - 19.0% | 229 | - 39.6% |
Scion xD | 36 | - 43.8% | 114 | - 56.0% |
Smart Fortwo | 114 | - 26.0% | 319 | - 18.8% |
Subaru Impreza | 1050 | - 4.7% | 2904 | - 28.5% |
Subaru XV Crosstrek * | 508 | ----- | 1755 | ----- |
Suzuki SX4 | 167 | - 34.0% | 581 | - 32.3% |
Toyota Corolla | 4654 | + 8.8% | 12,535 | - 5.3% |
Toyota Matrix | 1424 | + 1.4% | 3666 | - 12.6% |
Toyota Prius C | 255 | - 54.1% | 732 | - 17.2% |
Toyota Yaris | 732 | - 26.1% | 1929 | - 40.3% |
Volkswagen Beetle * | 393 | - 9.0% | 842 | + 5.9% |
Volkswagen Golf | 1289 | + 1.9% | 3786 | - 5.9% |
Volkswagen Jetta | 2814 | + 17.4% | 9838 | + 33.1% |
* indicates a vehicle which is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ includes Paceman, Cooper is unfortunately not broken down by variant
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, right? 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 - April 2014 YTD
Small Car Sales In Canada - May 2013 YTD
Small Car Sales In Canada - March 2013
Small Car Sales In Canada - April 2012
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - April 2013
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - April 2013
Midsize Car Sales In Canada - April 2013
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- Small Car Sales Figures In Canada - June 2013 Ytd
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- Small Car Sales Figures In Canada - May 2013 Ytd
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- Small Car Sales Figures In America - April 2013 And Year-to-date
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