Small Car Sales In Canada - March 2014 YTD

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Although their leader is selling at an increasingly rapid rate, compact cars are selling less and less often in Canada. Through the first three months of 2014, the compact segment led by Honda's Civic is down 4.5%. Subcompact cars, led by the slowly-improving Hyundai Accent, are down 2.2% in 2014.

Honda Canada is on pace to sell more than 70,000 Civics for the first time since 2008. One would assume it would be difficult for the Civic to grab more market share with a refreshed Volkswagen Jetta arriving for the 2015 model year, facelifted Chevrolet Cruzes and Ford Focuses likewise debuting for MY2015, and the still-fresh, all-new 2014 Mazda 3. But the Civic is generating more extra sales compared with 2013's Q1 than the second-ranked Hyundai Elantra is losing. 

• All 242 Vehicles Ranked By March 2014 YTD Canadian Sales
• All 148 Cars Ranked By March 2014 YTD Canadian Sales

At least in the present, Honda Canada isn't worried about the 3, a car many would argue is best-in-class. 3 sales are dropping, not rising.

Civic sales are increasing alongside an increasingly less common Accord. Honda has sold an extra 1120 Civics so far this year, but 278 fewer Accords. In March, Accord sales dropped by 67 units; Civic sales increased by 14 units.

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Honda's control in the subcompact category is not what you'd actually call control. Fit sales are rising in advance of the new 2015's arrival, but only 8.4% of the subcompact cars sold in Canada are Hondas. So far this year, the Fit ranks seventh in the category. The Accord leads all midsize cars. 

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 compact cars, subcompacts, city cars, warm hatches, and urban crossovers 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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Compact	March 2014	March 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	%  Change
Acura ILX *	256	284	-9.9%	482	653	-26.2%
Buick Verano	615	437	40.7%	1137	948	19.9%
Chevrolet Cruze	3846	2571	49.6%	6916	6579	5.1%
Dodge Dart	406	1041	-61.0%	1740	1998	-12.9%
Ford Focus	1722	1946	-11.5%	3900	4734	-17.6%
Honda Civic	6021	6007	0.2%	12,407	11,287	9.9%
Hyundai Elantra	4361	4844	-10.0%	10,373	11,337	-8.5%
Kia Forte	1006	545	84.6%	2280	1605	42.1%
Mazda 3	3663	4848	-24.4%	8286	8851	-6.4%
Mitsubishi Lancer	604	787	-23.3%	1398	1725	-19.0%
Nissan Sentra	1421	1485	-4.3%	3148	3162	-0.4%
Subaru Impreza	785	844	-7.0%	1942	1854	4.7%
Suzuki SX4	---	116	-100%	---	414	-100%
Toyota Corolla	4321	3158	36.8%	9162	7881	16.3%
Toyota Matrix	631	948	-33.4%	1359	2242	-39.4%
Volkswagen Golf	188	1190	-84.2%	719	2497	-71.2%
Volkswagen Jetta	2207	3001	-26.5%	6179	7024	-12.0%
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Total	32,053	34,052	-5.9%	71,428	74,791	-4.5%

Subcompact	March 2014	March 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Sonic	808	886	-8.8%	1576	2146	-26.6%
Ford Fiesta	469	537	-12.7%	1564	1618	-3.3%
Honda Fit	787	631	24.7%	1455	1357	7.2%
Hyundai Accent	1906	1835	3.9%	3885	3764	3.2%
Kia Rio	1032	1820	-43.3%	2657	3565	-25.5%
Mazda 2	222	687	-67.7%	506	1655	-69.4%
Mitsubishi Mirage	233	---	---	799	---	---
Nissan Versa	1546	742	108%	2991	1924	55.5%
Toyota Prius C	161	233	-30.9%	401	477	-15.9%
Toyota Yaris	716	591	21.2%	1484	1197	24.0%
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Total	7880	7962	-1.0%	17,318	17,703	-2.2%

City Car	March 2014	March 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Spark	172	155	11.0%	629	782	-19.6%
Mitsubishi i MiEV	12	26	-53.8%	24	35	-31.4%
Scion iQ	28	61	-54.1%	93	152	-38.8%
Smart Fortwo	320	111	188%	458	205	123%
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Total	532	353	50.7%	1204	1174	2.6%

Sporty Hatchbacks	March 2014	March 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500 *	577	855	-32.5%	1379	1594	-13.5%
Hyundai Veloster *	292	403	-27.5%	619	941	-34.2%
Mini Cooper *	223	374	-40.4%	358	669	-46.5%
Scion tC *	87	102	-14.7%	182	211	-13.7%
Volkswagen Beetle *	144	234	-38.5%	356	449	-20.7%
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Total	1323	1968	-32.8%	2894	3864	-25.1%

Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers	March 2014	March 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	390	195	100%	1264	219	477%
Chevrolet HHR
Chevrolet Trax *	729	643	13.4%	1448	1231	17.6%
Dodge Caliber	---	---	---	---	3	-100%
Fiat 500L	376	---	---	568	---	---
Kia Soul	776	596	30.2%	1819	1331	36.7%
Mercedes-Benz B-Class *	301	363	-17.1%	693	742	-6.6%
Mini Countryman *	145	115	26.1%	412	36	12.6%
Mitsubishi RVR *	434	732	-40.7%	1224	1889	-35.2%
Nissan Cube	3	19	-84.2%	11	50	-78.0%
Nissan Juke *	382	360	6.1%	811	785	3.3%
Scion xB	50	62	-19.4%	131	148	-11.5%
Scion xD	24	32	-25.0%	72	78	-7.7%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	611	473	29.2%	1349	1247	8.2%
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Total	4221	3590	17.6%	9802	7759	26.3%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* 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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