Small Car Sales In Canada - April 2014 YTD

Canadian sales of subcompact cars, not even including the new-to-market Nissan Micra which we've included in the city car group, jumped 43% in April 2014. That equals a 3630-unit increase that was powered by every single car in the category.

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• All 245 Vehicles Ranked By April 2014 YTD Canadian Sales
• All 140 Cars Ranked By April 2014 YTD Canadian Sales

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One month does not make a trend, but subcompact car sales are up 12% year-to-date after falling 11% in the first one-third of 2013. (Compared with the first four months of 2012, subcompact sales in 2014 are up 0.2% with help from the Mitsubishi Mirage, a car that wasn't on sale at this time two years ago.)

However, Canadians registered fewer new subcompacts in the last four months then they did compacts in the month of April alone. Compact sales are down 4% this year and slid more than 2% in April. 

The Toyota Corolla led all small cars in April 2014, and all cars overall. Combined with the Hyundai Elantra, Honda Civic, and Mazda 3, the Corolla and its three closest rivals accounted for 52% of the overall compact car market. Not since May 2013 have the four best-selling cars all topped 4000 units.

The Chevrolet Cruze, Dodge Dart, and Ford Focus combined for a 4.1% year-over-year April increase and grabbed 20.2% of the compact market, up from 18.9% a year ago. 

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• Small Car Sales In Canada - May 2014 YTD
• Small Car Sales In Canada - March 2014 YTD
• Small Car Sales In Canada - April 2013 YTD
• Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - April 2014
• Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - April 2014 YTD
• Midsize Car Sales In Canada - April 2014 YTD

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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 types 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 2014 • March 2014 • April 2013

Compact	April 2014	April 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	%  Change
Acura ILX *	301	298	1.0%	783	951	-17.7%
Buick Verano	724	829	-12.7%	1861	1777	4.7%
Chevrolet Cruze	3900	3264	19.5%	10,816	9843	9.9%
Dodge Dart	617	1081	-42.9%	2357	3079	-23.4%
Ford Focus	2877	2757	4.4%	6777	7491	-9.5%
Honda Civic	4643	5424	-14.4%	17,050	16,711	2.0%
Hyundai Elantra	4681	5535	-15.4%	15,054	16,872	-10.8%
Kia Forte	1206	1258	-4.1%	3486	2863	21.8%
Mazda 3	4239	3281	29.0%	12,525	12,132	3.0%
Mitsubishi Lancer	661	933	-29.2%	2059	2658	-22.5%
Nissan Sentra	1200	1433	-16.3%	4348	4595	-5.4%
Subaru Impreza	1088	1050	3.6%	3030	2904	4.3%
Suzuki SX4	---	167	-100%	---	581	-100%
Toyota Corolla	5620	4654	20.8%	14,782	12,535	17.9%
Toyota Matrix	801	1424	-43.8%	2160	3666	-41.1%
Volkswagen Golf	253	1289	-80.4%	972	3786	-74.3%
Volkswagen Jetta	3761	2814	33.7%	9940	9838	1.0%
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Total	36,572	37,491	-2.5%	108,000	112,282	-3.8%

Subcompact	April 2014	April 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Sonic	1202	982	22.4%	2778	3128	-11.2%
Ford Fiesta	1099	869	26.5%	2663	2487	7.1%
Honda Fit	1635	751	118%	3090	2108	46.6%
Hyundai Accent	2383	2071	15.1%	6268	5835	7.4%
Kia Rio	1880	1790	5.0%	4537	5355	-15.3%
Mazda 2	354	263	34.6%	860	1918	-55.2%
Mitsubishi Mirage	577	---	---	1376	---	---
Nissan Versa	1824	773	136%	4815	2697	78.5%
Toyota Prius C	290	255	13.7%	691	732	-5.6%
Toyota Yaris	872	732	19.1%	2356	1929	22.1%
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Total	12,116	8486	42.8%	29,434	26,189	12.4%

City Car	April 2014	April 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Spark	155	185	-16.2%	784	967	-18.9%
Mitsubishi i MiEV	10	24	-58.3%	34	59	-42.4%
Nissan Micra	201	---	---	201	---	---
Scion iQ	56	49	14.3%	149	201	-25.9%
Smart Fortwo	102	114	-10.5%	560	319	75.5%
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Total	524	372	40.9%	1728	1546	11.8%

Sporty Hatchbacks	April 2014	April 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500 *	808	825	-2.1%	2187	2419	-9.6%
Hyundai Veloster *	508	434	17.1%	1127	1375	-18.0%
Mini Cooper *	272	389	-30.1%	630	1058	-40.5%
Scion tC *	134	142	-5.6%	316	353	-10.5%
Volkswagen Beetle *	288	393	-26.7%	644	842	-23.5%
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Total	2010	2183	-7.9%	4904	6047	-18.9%

Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers	April 2014	April 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	481	675	-28.7%	1745	894	95.2%
Chevrolet Trax *	855	908	-5.8%	2303	2139	7.7%
Dodge Caliber	---	---	---	---	3	-100%
Fiat 500L	450	---	---	1018	---	---
Kia Soul	1040	726	43.3%	2859	2057	39.0%
Mercedes-Benz B-Class *	199	300	-33.7%	892	1042	-14.4%
Mini Countryman *	148	111	33.3%	560	477	17.4%
Mitsubishi RVR *	613	898	-31.7%	1837	2787	-34.1%
Nissan Cube	1	11	-90.9%	12	61	-80.3%
Nissan Juke *	477	421	13.3%	1288	1206	6.8%
Scion xB	72	81	-11.1%	203	229	-11.4%
Scion xD	23	36	-36.1%	95	114	-16.7%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	740	508	45.7%	2089	1755	19.0%
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Total	5099	4675	9.1%	14,901	12,764	16.7%

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.