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Canadian sales of Hyundai's Elantra fell 5% in March 2013. That wasn't enough for the Honda Civic, despite an 1163-unit victory over the Elantra in March, to take the year-to-date lead. The Elantra remains ahead in the small car sales race, and consequently the overall passenger car sales race, by 50 units.
Canada's six best-selling cars are present in this post. Another five of Canada's 20 top-selling cars are labelled as small cars, as well. Together, those eleven cars were responsible for 21% of the new vehicles sold in Canada in March 2013. The next nine best-selling small cars - Dart, Matrix, Sonic, 500, Impreza, Lancer, Versa, Mazda 2, Fit - accounted for another 5% of new vehicle sales.
This a post which includes the most car-like small crossovers. Nissan's consumer website lists the Juke with SUVs and crossovers, for example. But in Nissan's monthly sales release, the Juke is listed with the company's cars. The XV Crosstrek is very clearly a jacked-up Impreza, and given its tweener status, we list it with both small SUVs and the small cars seen here.
Defining cars as the Automotive News Data Center does, new car sales in Canada fell 4.5% in March. Light trucks, which includes the Mitsubishi RVR, Chevrolet Trax, Subaru XV Crosstrek, Nissan Juke, Buick Encore, and Mini Countryman, posted 2.7% gains. Thank the Ford F-Series' for 1568 extra units: light truck sales increased by just 2210.
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.
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Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
* indicates a vehicle which is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown.
Mini volume apparently takes into account all variants except the Countryman .
GCBC isn't here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better, right? 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 - March 2013
Canada's six best-selling cars are present in this post. Another five of Canada's 20 top-selling cars are labelled as small cars, as well. Together, those eleven cars were responsible for 21% of the new vehicles sold in Canada in March 2013. The next nine best-selling small cars - Dart, Matrix, Sonic, 500, Impreza, Lancer, Versa, Mazda 2, Fit - accounted for another 5% of new vehicle sales.
Every Vehicle Ranked By March 2013 & YTD Canadian Sales
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Defining cars as the Automotive News Data Center does, new car sales in Canada fell 4.5% in March. Light trucks, which includes the Mitsubishi RVR, Chevrolet Trax, Subaru XV Crosstrek, Nissan Juke, Buick Encore, and Mini Countryman, posted 2.7% gains. Thank the Ford F-Series' for 1568 extra units: light truck sales increased by just 2210.
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 - March 2014 - April 2013 - February 2013 - March 2012
Compact | March 2013 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Acura ILX * | 284 | ----- | 653 | ----- |
Buick Verano * | 437 | - 28.6% | 948 | + 5.3% |
Chevrolet Cruze | 2571 | - 22.2% | 6579 | - 2.5% |
Dodge Dart | 1041 | ----- | 1998 | ----- |
Ford Focus | 1946 | - 22.6% | 4734 | - 9.3% |
Honda Civic | 6007 | - 0.5% | 11,287 | - 21.2% |
Hyundai Elantra | 4844 | - 5.2% | 11,337 | + 4.4% |
Kia Forte | 545 | - 61.3% | 1605 | - 46.1% |
Mazda 3 | 4848 | + 24.8% | 8851 | + 9.9% |
Mercedes-Benz B-Class * | 363 | ----- | 742 | + 74,100% |
Mitsubishi Lancer | 787 | - 9.4% | 1725 | - 5.4% |
Nissan Sentra | 1485 | + 48.9% | 3162 | + 21.2% |
Subaru Impreza | 844 | - 29.8% | 1854 | - 37.4% |
Suzuki SX4 | 116 | - 49.8% | 414 | - 31.6% |
Toyota Corolla | 3158 | - 21.5% | 7881 | - 12.0% |
Toyota Matrix | 948 | - 18.7% | 2242 | - 19.7% |
Volkswagen Golf | 1190 | - 6.8% | 2497 | - 9.5% |
Volkswagen Jetta | 3001 | + 54.7% | 7024 | + 40.6% |
Subcompact | March 2013 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet Sonic | 886 | + 5.5% | 2146 | + 16.9% |
Ford Fiesta | 537 | - 52.5% | 1618 | - 27.2% |
Honda Fit | 631 | + 33.4% | 1357 | + 40.5% |
Hyundai Accent | 1835 | - 5.7% | 3764 | - 22.6% |
Kia Rio | 1820 | + 71.5% | 3565 | + 52.2% |
Mazda 2 | 687 | + 48.4% | 1655 | - 14.9% |
Nissan Versa | 742 | - 45.2% | 1924 | - 31.3% |
Toyota Prius C | 233 | - 29.0% | 477 | + 45.4% |
Toyota Yaris | 591 | - 35.5% | 1197 | - 46.5% |
Small Car | March 2013 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet Spark | 155 | ----- | 782 | ----- |
Mitsubishi i MiEV | 26 | + 85.7% | 35 | - 23.9% |
Scion iQ | 61 | - 46.5% | 152 | - 42.2% |
Smart Fortwo | 111 | + 42.3% | 205 | - 14.2% |
Sporty Hatches | March 2013 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fiat 500 * | 855 | - 29.2% | 1594 | - 22.7% |
Hyundai Veloster * | 403 | + 21.4% | 941 | - 16.9% |
Mini Cooper * | 374 | - 0.5% | 669 | - 12.3% |
Scion tC * | 102 | - 37.8% | 211 | - 42.2% |
Volkswagen Beetle * | 234 | + 3.5% | 449 | + 23.7% |
Tall Boxes & Crossovers | March 2013 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Buick Encore * | 195 | ----- | 219 | ----- |
Chevrolet HHR | ----- | - 100% | 1 | - 99.0% |
Chevrolet Trax * | 643 | ----- | 1231 | ----- |
Dodge Caliber | ----- | - 100% | 3 | - 98.6% |
Kia Soul | 596 | - 14.9% | 1331 | - 15.3% |
Mini Countryman * | 115 | + 10.6% | 366 | + 44.1% |
Mitsubishi RVR * | 732 | + 5.8% | 1889 | + 7.6% |
Nissan Cube | 19 | - 50.0% | 50 | - 41.9% |
Nissan Juke * | 360 | - 18.2% | 785 | - 10.6% |
Scion xB | 62 | - 44.6% | 148 | - 47.0% |
Scion xD | 32 | - 53.6% | 78 | - 60.0% |
Subaru XV Crosstrek * | 473 | ----- | 1247 | ----- |
* indicates a vehicle which is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown.
Mini volume apparently takes into account all variants except the Countryman .
GCBC isn't here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better, right? 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 - March 2013
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - March 2013
Midsize Car Sales In Canada - March 2013
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- Small Car Sales In America - March 2013
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