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Honda Canada sold more Civics in May 2015 than at any time since March 2011 and therefore grew the car's lead as Canada's best-selling car to 3138 units heading into June.
The Civic accounted for nearly 9%, nearly three-quarters of Honda car sales, and 47% of overall Honda brand sales.
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - May 2015 YTD
Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - May 2015 YTD
But even with the Civic's growth - and the Volkswagen Golf's massive surge - Canadian compact car sales slid 2% in May 2015 and are down 3% so far this year.
Subcompact car sales have taken an even harder hit. Sales of the Hyundai Accent-led subcompact category plunged 25% in May 2015, and the Accent was the only subcompact to post a year-over-year Canadian sales improvement.
Canadians are, of course, buying small cars. But many of those small cars are now called crossovers. Because the Mazda CX-3, for example, is slightly elevated, offers all-wheel-drive, and has black strips around its wheelwells, it's not a car nor does it appeal to the same buyer as the Mazda 2. In its first (abbreviated) month on the market, Mazda sold 717 CX-3s. The Mazda 2 hasn't sold that well since February 2012.
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 • June 2015 • April 2015 • May 2014
Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
* 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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- Small Car Sales In Canada - September 2015 Ytd
Canada's top-selling car, the Honda Civic, posted a modest 1% increase in September 2015, enough to generate 1900 more sales than the next-best-selling Hyundai Elantra. Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - September 2015 YTD Canada Car Sales Rankings...
- Small Car Sales In Canada - August 2015 Ytd
Honda Canada's Civic continued in August 2015 its reign over Canada's compact car segment and the passenger car category as a whole. The Civic produced one out of every ten Canadian car sales last month and one out of every five compact car sales....
- 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....
- Small Car Sales In Canada - February 2015 Ytd
February 2015 was the second consecutive month that the Honda Civic did not lead the Canadian compact car segment, the top seller of which is routinely Canada's top-selling passenger car overall. • Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model...
- Small Car Sales In Canada - January 2014
Although Canadian passenger car sales dipped in the always low month of January, many of the cars that were capable of selling better in January 2014 than January 2013 were small. Canada's best-selling car, the Honda Civic, led all compacts with...
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Small Car Sales In Canada - May 2015 YTD
The Civic accounted for nearly 9%, nearly three-quarters of Honda car sales, and 47% of overall Honda brand sales.
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - May 2015 YTD
Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - May 2015 YTD
But even with the Civic's growth - and the Volkswagen Golf's massive surge - Canadian compact car sales slid 2% in May 2015 and are down 3% so far this year.
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Canadians are, of course, buying small cars. But many of those small cars are now called crossovers. Because the Mazda CX-3, for example, is slightly elevated, offers all-wheel-drive, and has black strips around its wheelwells, it's not a car nor does it appeal to the same buyer as the Mazda 2. In its first (abbreviated) month on the market, Mazda sold 717 CX-3s. The Mazda 2 hasn't sold that well since February 2012.
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 • June 2015 • April 2015 • May 2014
Compact | May 2015 | May 2014 | % Change | 2015 YTD | 2014 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acura ILX * | 257 | 366 | -29.8% | 940 | 1149 | -18.2% |
Buick Verano * | 587 | 818 | -28.2% | 2266 | 2679 | -15.4% |
Chevrolet Cruze | 3718 | 3760 | -1.1% | 12,928 | 14,576 | -11.3% |
Dodge Dart | 453 | 941 | -51.9% | 1759 | 3298 | -46.7% |
Ford Focus | 2618 | 2435 | 7.5% | 8224 | 9212 | -10.7% |
Honda Civic | 7467 | 7185 | 3.9% | 23,559 | 24,235 | -2.8% |
Hyundai Elantra | 4733 | 5628 | -15.9% | 19,025 | 20,682 | -8.0% |
Kia Forte | 2226 | 1168 | 90.6% | 5155 | 4654 | 10.8% |
Mazda 3 | 3381 | 4603 | -26.5% | 14,991 | 17,128 | -12.5% |
Mitsubishi Lancer | 711 | 578 | 23.0% | 2354 | 2637 | -10.7% |
Nissan Sentra | 1596 | 1303 | 22.5% | 6394 | 5651 | 13.1% |
Subaru Impreza | 1344 | 1159 | 16.0% | 4804 | 4189 | 14.7% |
Toyota Corolla | 5938 | 6107 | -2.8% | 20,421 | 20,889 | -2.2% |
Toyota Matrix | --- | 900 | -100% | 295 | 3060 | -90.4% |
Volkswagen Golf | 2021 | 562 | 260% | 8567 | 1534 | 458% |
Volkswagen Jetta | 3043 | 3412 | -10.8% | 12,480 | 13,352 | -6.5% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 40,093 | 40,925 | -2.0% | 144,162 | 148,925 | -3.2% |
Subcompact | May 2015 | May 2014 | % Change | 2015 YTD | 2014 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet Sonic | 721 | 1021 | -29.4% | 2748 | 3799 | -27.7% |
Ford Fiesta | 596 | 1233 | -51.7% | 1904 | 3896 | -51.1% |
Honda Fit | 1074 | 1773 | -39.4% | 4756 | 4863 | -2.2% |
Hyundai Accent | 2804 | 2704 | 3.7% | 8335 | 8972 | -7.1% |
Kia Rio | 1043 | 1729 | -39.7% | 4460 | 6266 | -28.8% |
Mazda 2 | 105 | 181 | -42.0% | 532 | 1041 | -48.9% |
Nissan Versa | 1031 | 1503 | -31.4% | 3985 | 6318 | -36.9% |
Toyota Prius C | 336 | 452 | -25.7% | 1399 | 1143 | 22.4% |
Toyota Yaris | 1069 | 1089 | -1.8% | 3409 | 3445 | -1.0% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 8779 | 11,685 | -24.9% | 31,528 | 39,743 | -20.7% |
City Car | May 2015 | May 2014 | % Change | 2015 YTD | 2014 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet Spark | 365 | 81 | 351% | 633 | 865 | -26.8% |
Mitsubishi Mirage | 326 | 286 | 14.0% | 1607 | 1662 | -3.3% |
Nissan Micra | 1278 | 877 | 45.7% | 4968 | 1078 | 361% |
Scion iQ | 29 | 53 | -45.3% | 101 | 202 | -50.0% |
Smart Fortwo | 116 | 146 | -20.5% | 307 | 706 | -56.5% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 2114 | 1443 | 46.5% | 7616 | 4513 | 68.8% |
Warm Hatches | May 2015 | May 2014 | % Change | 2015 YTD | 2014 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fiat 500 * | 503 | 676 | -25.6% | 1367 | 2863 | -52.3% |
Hyundai Veloster * | 419 | 387 | 8.3% | 1494 | 1514 | -1.3% |
Mini Cooper * | 685 | 308 | 122% | 2123 | 999 | 113% |
Scion tC * | 127 | 176 | -27.8% | 463 | 492 | -5.9% |
Volkswagen Beetle * | 327 | 365 | -10.4% | 1178 | 1009 | 16.7% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 2061 | 1912 | 7.8% | 6625 | 6877 | -3.7% |
Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers | May 2015 | May 2014 | % Change | 2015 YTD | 2014 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buick Encore * | 450 | 458 | -1.7% | 1741 | 2203 | -21.0% |
Chevrolet Trax * | 806 | 840 | -4.0% | 2603 | 3143 | -17.2% |
Fiat 500L | 712 | 342 | 108% | 1569 | 1360 | 15.4% |
Fiat 500X * | 4 | --- | --- | 4 | --- | --- |
Kia Soul | 1074 | 749 | 43.4% | 4686 | 3608 | 29.9% |
Mazda CX-3 * | 717 | --- | --- | 717 | --- | --- |
Mercedes-Benz B-Class * | 250 | 222 | 12.6% | 913 | 1114 | -18.0% |
Mini Countryman * | 129 | 152 | -15.1% | 426 | 651 | -34.6% |
Mitsubishi RVR * | 577 | 606 | -4.8% | 2099 | 2443 | -14.1% |
Nissan Cube | --- | 1 | -100% | 2 | 13 | -84.6% |
Nissan Juke * | 486 | 420 | 15.7% | 1894 | 1708 | 10.9% |
Scion xB | 129 | 75 | 72.0% | 495 | 278 | 78.1% |
Scion xD | --- | 49 | --- | 27 | 144 | -81.3% |
Subaru XV Crosstrek * | 893 | 740 | 20.7% | 3226 | 2829 | 14.0% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 6227 | 4654 | 33.8% | 20,402 | 19,494 | 4.7% |
* 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 - June 2015 YTD
Small Car Sales In Canada - April 2015 YTD
Small Car Sales In Canada - May 2014 YTD
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - May 2015
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - May 2015 YTD
Midsize Car Sales In Canada - May 2015 YTD
- Small Car Sales In Canada - September 2015 Ytd
Canada's top-selling car, the Honda Civic, posted a modest 1% increase in September 2015, enough to generate 1900 more sales than the next-best-selling Hyundai Elantra. Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - September 2015 YTD Canada Car Sales Rankings...
- Small Car Sales In Canada - August 2015 Ytd
Honda Canada's Civic continued in August 2015 its reign over Canada's compact car segment and the passenger car category as a whole. The Civic produced one out of every ten Canadian car sales last month and one out of every five compact car sales....
- 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....
- Small Car Sales In Canada - February 2015 Ytd
February 2015 was the second consecutive month that the Honda Civic did not lead the Canadian compact car segment, the top seller of which is routinely Canada's top-selling passenger car overall. • Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model...
- Small Car Sales In Canada - January 2014
Although Canadian passenger car sales dipped in the always low month of January, many of the cars that were capable of selling better in January 2014 than January 2013 were small. Canada's best-selling car, the Honda Civic, led all compacts with...