But that didn't happen in May 2014. Oh, the former part occurred. Canadian auto sales reached record-high levels in May, but compact car sales were down 3.4%.
• All 249 Autos Ranked By May 2014 & YTD Canadian Sales
• All 142 Cars Ranked By May 2014 YTD Canadian Sales
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Jointly, those six cars, all of which generated at least 1159 sales, were up by 3135 units, a 13.6% improvement. And yet segment-wide subcompact volume was down by 1460 units.
The good news? At Nissan, for example, where Sentra volume was down 24%, the company reported a 54% increase in Versa sales and 877 sales of the new Micra. While Elantra sales are falling at Hyundai, Accent sales are rising. Focus sales are down 14% this year; Fiesta sales are up 11%.
A couple changes in May's rankings: we've pushed the Mitsubishi Mirage from the subcompact co city car category where it's in line with the new Nissan Micra. Also, we've removed the Mitsubishi i MiEV from the city car section, where it didn't really compete with any of the cars, to display it with other hybrids and electrics in the midsize post, where it doesn't really compete with any of the 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 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 2014 • April 2014 • May 2013
Compact | May 2014 | May 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
366 | 488 | -25.0% | 1149 | 1439 | -20.2% | |
818 | 603 | 35.7% | 2679 | 2380 | 12.6% | |
3760 | 3597 | 4.5% | 14,576 | 13,440 | 8.5% | |
941 | 1134 | -17.0% | 3298 | 4213 | -21.7% | |
2435 | 3264 | -25.4% | 9212 | 10,755 | -14.3% | |
7185 | 6097 | 17.8% | 24,235 | 22,808 | 6.3% | |
5628 | 6268 | -10.2% | 20,682 | 23,140 | -10.6% | |
1168 | 1867 | -37.4% | 4654 | 4730 | -1.6% | |
4603 | 4002 | 15.0% | 17,128 | 16,134 | 6.2% | |
578 | 1083 | -46.6% | 2637 | 3741 | -29.5% | |
1303 | 1716 | -24.1% | 5651 | 6311 | -10.5% | |
1159 | 1040 | 11.4% | 4189 | 3944 | 6.2% | |
--- | 169 | -100% | --- | 750 | -100% | |
6107 | 5497 | 11.1% | 20,889 | 18,032 | 15.8% | |
900 | 1469 | -38.7% | 3060 | 5135 | -40.4% | |
562 | 1233 | -54.4% | 1534 | 5019 | -69.4% | |
3412 | 2858 | 19.4% | 13,352 | 12,696 | 5.2% | |
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Total | 40,925 | 42,385 | -3.4% | 148,925 | 154,667 | -3.7% |
Subcompact | May 2014 | May 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1021 | 1093 | -6.6% | 3799 | 4221 | -10.0% | |
1233 | 1037 | 18.9% | 3896 | 3524 | 10.6% | |
1773 | 809 | 119% | 4863 | 2917 | 66.7% | |
2704 | 2294 | 17.9% | 8972 | 8129 | 10.4% | |
1729 | 1779 | -2.8% | 6266 | 7134 | -12.2% | |
181 | 301 | -39.9% | 1041 | 2219 | -53.1% | |
1503 | 973 | 54.5% | 6318 | 3670 | 72.2% | |
452 | 396 | 14.1% | 1143 | 1128 | 1.3% | |
1089 | 1088 | 0.1% | 3445 | 3017 | 14.2% | |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 11,685 | 9770 | 19.6% | 39,743 | 35,959 | 10.5% |
City Car | May 2014 | May 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
81 | 138 | -41.3% | 865 | 1105 | -21.7% | |
286 | --- | --- | 1662 | --- | --- | |
877 | --- | --- | 1078 | --- | --- | |
53 | 34 | 55.9% | 202 | 235 | -14.0% | |
146 | 139 | 5.0% | 706 | 458 | 54.1% | |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 1443 | 311 | 364% | 4513 | 1798 | 151% |
Sporty Hatchbacks | May 2014 | May 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fiat 500 * | 676 | 801 | -15.6% | 2683 | 3220 | -11.1% |
387 | 370 | 4.6% | 1514 | 1745 | -13.2% | |
288 | 432 | -33.3% | 918 | 1490 | -38.4% | |
Scion tC * | 176 | 162 | 8.6% | 492 | 515 | -4.5% |
365 | 362 | 0.8% | 1009 | 1204 | -16.2% | |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 1892 | 2127 | -11.0% | 6616 | 8174 | -19.1% |
Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers | May 2014 | May 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
458 | 213 | 115 | 2203 | 1107 | 99.0% | |
840 | 590 | 42.4% | 3143 | 2729 | 15.2% | |
--- | --- | --- | --- | 7 | -100% | |
342 | --- | --- | 1360 | --- | --- | |
749 | 725 | 3.3% | 3608 | 2782 | 29.7% | |
222 | 213 | 4.2% | 1114 | 1255 | -11.2% | |
172 | 137 | 25.5% | 732 | 614 | 19.2% | |
606 | 723 | -16.2% | 2443 | 3510 | -30.4% | |
1 | 26 | -96.2% | 13 | 87 | -85.1% | |
420 | 408 | 2.9% | 1708 | 1614 | 5.8% | |
75 | 106 | -29.2% | 278 | 335 | -17.0% | |
49 | 54 | -9.3% | 144 | 168 | -14.3% | |
740 | 527 | 40.4% | 2829 | 2282 | 24.0% | |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 4674 | 3722 | 25.6% | 19,575 | 16,490 | 18.7% |
* 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.
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Small Car Sales In Canada - June 2014 YTD
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Midsize Car Sales In Canada - May 2014 YTD
