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Canadian sales of subcompact cars tumbled 31% in April 2015, a loss of 3548 sales compared with April 2014.
Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - April 2015 YTD
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - April 2015 YTD
This wasn't simply an issue of certain vehicles declining so sharply that the improvements among others were overwhelmed. No, every single car in the core subcompact category – Sonic, Fiesta, Fit, Accent, Rio, 2, Versa, Prius C, and Yaris – posted noteworthy year-over-year sales declines.
Many of their bigger brethren did not fare poorly. Sales of the Chevrolet Cruze, Honda Civic, Hyundai Elantra, and Nissan Sentra increased, as did sales of the Buick Verano, Subaru Impreza, and Volkswagen Golf.
But the subcompact group, from the best-selling Hyundai Accent to the about-to-be-replaced Mazda 2, suffered decreases. Perhaps April 2014's strong showing was simply not worthy of comparison. Sales at this time a year ago jumped 43%. Except even in comparison with April from two years ago, sales last month fell 6%.
The decline among these conventional subcompacts plus sliding Fiat 500, Hyundai Veloster, Chevrolet Spark, and Mitsubishi Mirage – among others - pulled the Canadian passenger car market back from what could have been an impressive month. Car sales in Canada were up 3% in April 2015, but other volume categories posted massive upticks. Full-size, volume brand cars were up 61%; midsize cars rose 17%. Even the compact category that struggled so in the first-quarter of 2015 was up 2% last month.
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 • May 2015 • March 2015 • April 2014
Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
* indicates a vehicle which is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown.
This post was updated at 11:44 AM on 05.13.2015 with correct YTD YOY % figures for the Mini Cooper.
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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Small Car Sales In Canada - April 2015 YTD
Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - April 2015 YTD
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - April 2015 YTD
This wasn't simply an issue of certain vehicles declining so sharply that the improvements among others were overwhelmed. No, every single car in the core subcompact category – Sonic, Fiesta, Fit, Accent, Rio, 2, Versa, Prius C, and Yaris – posted noteworthy year-over-year sales declines.
Many of their bigger brethren did not fare poorly. Sales of the Chevrolet Cruze, Honda Civic, Hyundai Elantra, and Nissan Sentra increased, as did sales of the Buick Verano, Subaru Impreza, and Volkswagen Golf.
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The decline among these conventional subcompacts plus sliding Fiat 500, Hyundai Veloster, Chevrolet Spark, and Mitsubishi Mirage – among others - pulled the Canadian passenger car market back from what could have been an impressive month. Car sales in Canada were up 3% in April 2015, but other volume categories posted massive upticks. Full-size, volume brand cars were up 61%; midsize cars rose 17%. Even the compact category that struggled so in the first-quarter of 2015 was up 2% last month.
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 • May 2015 • March 2015 • April 2014
Compact | April 2015 | April 2014 | % Change | 2015 YTD | 2014 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acura ILX * | 281 | 301 | -6.6% | 683 | 783 | -12.8% |
Buick Verano * | 780 | 724 | 7.7% | 1679 | 1861 | -9.8% |
Chevrolet Cruze | 4175 | 3900 | 7.1% | 9210 | 10,816 | -14.8% |
Dodge Dart | 231 | 617 | -62.6% | 1306 | 2357 | -44.6% |
Ford Focus | 2303 | 2877 | -20.0% | 5606 | 6777 | -17.3% |
Honda Civic | 5634 | 4643 | 21.3% | 16,092 | 17,050 | -5.6% |
Hyundai Elantra | 4736 | 4681 | 1.2% | 14,292 | 15,054 | -5.1% |
Kia Forte | 1169 | 1206 | -3.1% | 2929 | 3486 | -16.0% |
Mazda 3 | 4233 | 4239 | -0.1% | 11,610 | 12,525 | -7.3% |
Mitsubishi Lancer | 543 | 661 | -17.9% | 1643 | 2059 | -20.2% |
Nissan Sentra | 1510 | 1200 | 25.8% | 4798 | 4348 | 10.3% |
Subaru Impreza | 1293 | 1088 | 18.8% | 3460 | 3030 | 14.2% |
Toyota Corolla | 5456 | 5620 | -2.9% | 14,483 | 14,782 | -2.0% |
Toyota Matrix | --- | 801 | -100% | 295 | 2160 | -86.3% |
Volkswagen Golf | 1995 | 253 | 689% | 6546 | 972 | 573% |
Volkswagen Jetta | 2996 | 3761 | -20.3% | 9437 | 9940 | -5.1% |
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Total | 37,335 | 36,572 | 2.1% | 104,069 | 108,000 | -3.6% |
Subcompact | April 2015 | April 2014 | % Change | 2015 YTD | 2014 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet Sonic | 948 | 1202 | -21.1% | 2027 | 2778 | -27.0% |
Ford Fiesta | 439 | 1099 | -60.1% | 1308 | 2663 | -50.9% |
Honda Fit | 1181 | 1635 | -27.8% | 3682 | 3090 | 19.2% |
Hyundai Accent | 2310 | 2383 | -3.1% | 5531 | 6268 | -11.8% |
Kia Rio | 1055 | 1880 | -43.9% | 3417 | 4537 | -24.7% |
Mazda 2 | 141 | 354 | -60.2% | 427 | 860 | -50.3% |
Nissan Versa | 913 | 1824 | -49.9% | 2954 | 4815 | -38.7% |
Toyota Prius C | 220 | 290 | -24.1% | 1063 | 691 | 53.8% |
Toyota Yaris | 784 | 872 | -10.1% | 2340 | 2356 | -0.7% |
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Total | 7991 | 11,539 | -30.7% | 22,749 | 28,058 | -18.9% |
City Car | April 2015 | April 2014 | % Change | 2015 YTD | 2014 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet Spark | 45 | 155 | -71.0% | 268 | 784 | -65.8% |
Mitsubishi Mirage | 488 | 577 | -15.4% | 1281 | 1376 | -6.9% |
Nissan Micra | 1240 | 201 | 517% | 3690 | 201 | 1736% |
Scion iQ | 23 | 56 | -58.9% | 72 | 149 | -51.7% |
Smart Fortwo | 66 | 102 | -35.3% | 191 | 560 | -65.9% |
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Total | 1862 | 1091 | 70.7% | 5502 | 3070 | 79.2% |
Warm Hatches | April 2015 | April 2014 | % Change | 2015 YTD | 2014 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fiat 500 * | 345 | 808 | -57.3% | 864 | 2187 | -60.5% |
Hyundai Veloster * | 308 | 508 | -39.4% | 1075 | 1127 | -4.6% |
Mini Cooper * | 551 | 287 | 92.0% | 1438 | 691 | 108% |
Scion tC * | 114 | 134 | -14.9% | 336 | 316 | 6.3% |
Volkswagen Beetle * | 398 | 288 | 38.2% | 851 | 644 | 32.1% |
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Total | 1716 | 2025 | -15.3% | 4564 | 4965 | -8.1% |
Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers | April 2015 | April 2014 | % Change | 2015 YTD | 2014 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buick Encore * | 437 | 481 | -9.1% | 1291 | 1745 | -26.0% |
Chevrolet Trax * | 813 | 855 | -4.9% | 1797 | 2303 | -22.0% |
Fiat 500L | 264 | 450 | -41.3% | 857 | 1018 | -15.8% |
Kia Soul | 1142 | 1040 | 9.8% | 3612 | 2859 | 26.3% |
Mercedes-Benz B-Class * | 233 | 199 | 17.1% | 663 | 892 | -25.7% |
Mini Countryman * | 111 | 133 | -16.5% | 297 | 499 | -40.5% |
Mitsubishi RVR * | 463 | 613 | -24.5% | 1522 | 1837 | -17.1% |
Nissan Cube | --- | 1 | -100% | 2 | 12 | -83.3% |
Nissan Juke * | 458 | 477 | -4.0% | 1408 | 1288 | 9.3% |
Scion xB | 156 | 72 | 117% | 366 | 203 | 80.3% |
Scion xD | --- | 23 | -100% | 27 | 95 | -71.6% |
Subaru XV Crosstrek * | 797 | 740 | 7.7% | 2333 | 2089 | 11.7% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 4874 | 5084 | -4.1% | 14,175 | 14,840 | -4.5% |
* indicates a vehicle which is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown.
This post was updated at 11:44 AM on 05.13.2015 with correct YTD YOY % figures for the Mini Cooper.
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 - May 2015 YTD
Small Car Sales In Canada - March 2015 YTD
Small Car Sales In Canada - April 2015 YTD
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - April 2015
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - April 2015 YTD
- Midsize Car Sales In Canada - April 2015 Ytd
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- Small Car Sales In America - April 2015 Ytd
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- Small Car Sales In Canada - March 2015 Ytd
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- Small Car Sales In Canada - February 2015 Ytd
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- Small Car Sales In Canada - January 2015
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