Small Car Sales In Canada - February 2016 YTD

As Canadian passenger car volume continued its decline in February 2016, Canadian sales of compact cars jumped 9%, a gain of more than 1600 units.

The gain among compact cars, led by the Hyundai Elantra in February and the Honda Civic on a perennial and year-to-date basis, more than made up for the losses among subcompact cars. 

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - February 2016 YTD
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - February 2016 YTD

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Almost every subcompact nameplate posted declining sales on a year-over-year basis. Only the Ford Fiesta and Toyota Yaris, which together generated less than a quarter of Canada's subcompact volume in February, managed to sell more often in February 2016 than in February 2015.

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But the strength of compact cars is a noteworthy event given the 5% drop in overall car sales last month. 

Despite sharp declines from the Mazda 3 and Volkswagen Jetta – as well as declining Dart, Focus, Impreza, Corolla, and Golf sales – the segment produced a major improvement because of the class-leading Hyundai Elantra's 74% uptick, a 124% jump in Kia Forte sales, and double-digit gains from the Nissan Sentra, Mitsubishi Lancer, Chevrolet Cruze, and Buick Verano. 

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 • March 2016 • January 2016 • February 2015

Compact	February 2016	February 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	%  Change
Acura ILX *	147	136	8.1%	273	196	39.3%
Buick Verano *	307	243	26.3%	571	464	23.1%
Chevrolet Cruze	1945	1563	24.4%	3401	2936	15.8%
Dodge Dart	111	137	-19.0%	222	595	-62.7%
Ford Focus	907	913	-0.7%	1732	1687	2.7%
Honda Civic	2868	2615	9.7%	6576	4904	34.1%
Hyundai Elantra	3793	2180	74.0%	5886	5263	11.8%
Kia Forte	971	434	124%	1421	897	58.4%
Mazda 3	1450	1989	-27.1%	2731	3677	-25.7%
Mitsubishi Lancer	566	346	63.6%	1035	654	58.3%
Nissan Sentra	1277	1071	19.2%	1998	1857	7.6%
Scion iM	203	---	---	353	---	---
Subaru Impreza	570	583	-2.2%	1273	1186	7.3%
Toyota Corolla	2543	2633	-3.4%	4717	5060	-6.8%
Toyota Matrix	---	157	-100%	---	295	-100%
Volkswagen Golf	1070	1383	-22.6%	2164	2581	-16.2%
Volkswagen Jetta	1073	1767	-39.3%	2244	3429	-34.6%
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Total	19,801	18,150	9.1%	36,597	35,681	2.6%

Subcompact	February 2016	February 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Sonic	210	346	-39.3%	416	551	-24.5%
Ford Fiesta	275	270	1.9%	567	580	-2.2%
Honda Fit	490	728	-32.7%	1049	1554	-32.5%
Hyundai Accent	679	934	-27.3%	1559	1603	-2.7%
Kia Rio	487	574	-15.2%	980	1085	-9.7%
Mazda 2	23	51	-54.9%	27	146	-81.5%
Nissan Versa	476	622	-23.5%	892	1194	-25.3%
Toyota Prius C	267	539	-50.5%	382	685	-44.2%
Toyota Yaris	527	472	11.7%	925	870	6.3%
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Total	3434	4536	-24.3%	6797	8268	-17.8%

City Car	February 2016	February 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Spark	117	68	72.1%	187	148	26.4%
Mitsubishi Mirage	125	180	-30.6%	243	413	-41.2%
Nissan Micra	707	758	-6.7%	1352	1437	-5.9%
Scion iQ	---	7	-100%	2	19	-89.5%
Smart Fortwo	192	43	347%	217	73	197%
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Total	1141	1056	8.0%	2001	2090	-4.3%

Warm Hatches	February 2016	February 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500 *	65	146	-55.5%	115	294	-60.9%
Hyundai Veloster *	75	88	-14.8%	148	382	-61.3%
Mini Cooper *	281	314	-10.5%	506	497	1.8%
Scion tC *	45	56	-19.6%	89	107	-16.8%
Volkswagen Beetle *	139	136	2.2%	213	212	0.5%
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Total	605	740	-18.2%	1071	1492	-28.2%

Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers	February 2016	February 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	196	256	-23.4%	380	483	-21.3%
Chevrolet Trax *	427	269	58.7%	804	536	50.0%
Fiat 500L	33	219	-84.9%	51	319	-84.0%
Fiat 500X *	21	---	---	46	---	---
Honda HR-V *	489	---	---	1214	---	---
Kia Soul	536	966	-10.7%	1198	1341	-10.7%
Mazda CX-3 *	639	---	---	1166	---	---
Mercedes-Benz B-Class *	168	109	54.1%	302	254	18.9%
Mini Countryman *	55	60	-8.3%	98	111	-11.7%
Mitsubishi RVR *	397	317	25.2%	751	632	18.8%
Nissan Cube	---	---	---	---	1	-100%
Nissan Juke *	233	275	-15.3%	574	486	18.1%
Scion xB	10	61	-83.6%	34	112	-69.6%
Scion xD	---	7	-100%	---	13	-100%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	510	362	40.9%	1041	848	22.8%
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Total	3714	2901	28.0%	7659	5136	49.1%

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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