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.

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - September 2015 YTD
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - September 2015 YTD

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The Civic will end 2015 as Canada's most popular car for the 18th consecutive year. As Honda Canada launches the tenth-generation model for model year 2016, sales of the current model are likely to spike in clear-out mode just as the new model arrives to entice more buyers with a big marketing campaign. 

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During the first three quarters of 2015, however, the Civic and most of its rivals sold less often than they did during the same period last year. Granted, most are fading faster than the Civic, which isn't losing market share. 

Exceptions are obviously rare: sales of the Kia Forte and Nissan Sentra are up 2%, total Subaru Impreza volume is up 12%, and the Volkswagen Golf posted a 95% increase.

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 • September 2016 • October 2015 • August 2015 • September 2014

Compact	September 2015	September 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	%  Change
Acura ILX *	250	219	14.2%	1883	2220	-15.2%
Buick Verano *	950	874	8.7%	4938	5634	-12.4%
Chevrolet Cruze	2872	3229	-11.1%	24,399	26,178	-6.8%
Dodge Dart	180	560	-67.9%	2575	6518	-60.5%
Ford Focus	2163	1934	11.8%	16,435	17,882	-8.1%
Honda Civic	6942	6886	0.8%	49,609	51,936	-4.5%
Hyundai Elantra	5040	3562	41.5%	37,922	40,060	-5.3%
Kia Forte	795	898	-11.5%	9450	9226	2.4%
Mazda 3	2864	3849	-25.6%	27,626	33,016	-16.3%
Mitsubishi Lancer	516	570	-11.2%	4624	5045	-8.3%
Nissan Sentra	1328	1550	-14.3%	11,852	11,596	2.2%
Scion iM	254	---	---	254	---	---
Subaru Impreza	1062	885	20.0%	8882	7918	12.2%
Toyota Corolla	4371	4409	-0.9%	38,972	39,035	-0.2%
Toyota Matrix	---	551	-100%	295	5939	-95.0%
Volkswagen Golf	1436	2073	-30.7%	15,699	8061	94.8%
Volkswagen Jetta	2088	2381	-12.3%	22,573	25,216	-10.5%
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Total	33,111	34,430	-3.8%	277,988	295,480	-5.9%

Subcompact	September 2015	September 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Sonic	485	554	-12.5%	4608	6345	-27.4%
Ford Fiesta	622	701	-11.3%	4296	7371	-41.7%
Honda Fit	581	381	52.5%	7495	7652	-2.1%
Hyundai Accent	1287	2419	-46.8%	15,869	18,741	-15.3%
Kia Rio	839	1280	-34.5%	7941	12,092	-34.3%
Mazda 2	22	184	-88.0%	736	1836	-59.9%
Nissan Versa	990	772	28.2%	7483	11,294	-33.7%
Toyota Prius C	191	201	-5.0%	2556	2101	21.7%
Toyota Yaris	711	791	-10.1%	6199	6801	-8.9%
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Total	5728	7283	-21.4%	57,183	74,233	-23.0%

City Car	September 2015	September 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Spark	128	135	-5.2%	1369	1341	2.1%
Mitsubishi Mirage	287	247	16.2%	2766	3260	-15.2%
Nissan Micra	1138	969	17.4%	9405	5096	84.6%
Scion iQ	18	24	-25.0%	210	280	-25.0%
Smart Fortwo	39	247	-84.2%	552	1725	-68.0%
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Total	1610	1622	-0.7%	14,302	11,702	22.2%

Warm Hatches	September 2015	September 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500 *	386	307	25.7%	2586	4779	-45.9%
Hyundai Veloster *	203	262	-22.5%	2506	2803	-10.6%
Mini Cooper *	467	149	213%	3983	2103	89.4%
Scion tC *	103	118	-12.7%	911	972	-6.3%
Volkswagen Beetle *	143	171	-16.4%	1957	1616	21.1%
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Total	1302	1007	29.3%	11,943	12,273	-2.7%

Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers	September 2015	September 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	447	593	-24.6%	3642	4345	-16.2%
Chevrolet Trax *	986	1054	-6.5%	5845	6601	-11.5%
Fiat 500L	26	133	-80.5%	1793	2053	-12.7%
Fiat 500X *	78	---	---	441	---	---
Honda HR-V *	1076	---	---	5427	---	--
Kia Soul	1307	1019	28.3%	10,479	7927	32.2%
Mazda CX-3 *	916	---	---	4353	---	---
Mercedes-Benz B-Class *	332	222	49.6%	1800	2121	-15.1%
Mini Countryman *	191	221	-13.6%	1000	1415	-29.3%
Mitsubishi RVR *	505	911	-44.6%	4398	4960	-11.3%
Nissan Cube	---	---	---	2	15	-86.7%
Nissan Juke *	443	296	49.7%	3512	2968	18.3%
Scion xB	70	50	40.0%	821	520	57.9%
Scion xD	---	18	-100%	27	230	-88.3%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	758	672	12.8%	6296	5366	17.3%
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Total	7135	5189	37.5%	49,836	38,521	29.4%

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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