Small Car Sales In Canada - July 2016 YTD

In a rare Civic-besting performance, the Hyundai Elantra was Canada's best-selling compact car and thus the best-selling car overall in July 2016.

Elantra volume increased by a modest 1.5% as the new Honda Civic faced a sharp 16% decline. The margin of victory? A modest 150 units. 

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

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Together, the Civic and Elantra owned 34% of Canada's compact car market in the first seven months of 2016. The majority of their rivals have reported fewer sales this year than last, but Civic volume is up by 2602 units and Elantra sales have increased by 3242 units.

Canadian sales of subcompact cars plunged 24% to 5422 units in July. The Elantra and Civic both outsold the entire subcompact category. 

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Every member of the group, from the top-selling Hyundai Accent to the increasingly rare Chevrolet Sonic, posted declining year-over-year volume. 

Canadian passenger car volume tumbled 11% in July 2016. These core groups of compact and subcompact cars accounted for 62% of the sector's sales.

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. Mobile users can now thumb across the tables for full-width access.

Click Column Headers To Sort • August 2016 • June 2016 • July 2015

Compact	July 2016	July 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	%  Change
Acura ILX *	176	231	-23.8%	1280	1384	-7.5%
Buick Verano	541	520	4.0%	4504	3499	28.7%
Chevrolet Cruze	2437	2980	-18.2%	13,805	18,756	-26.4%
Dodge Dart	109	217	-49.8%	938	2193	-57.2%
Ford Focus	2757	1967	40.2%	10,377	12,396	-16.3%
Honda Civic	5465	6367	-15.7%	38,558	35,956	7.2%
Hyundai Elantra	5615	5534	1.5%	31,126	27,884	11.6%
Kia Forte	964	961	0.3%	7419	7717	-3.9%
Mazda 3	2356	3147	-25.1%	16,512	21,660	-23.8%
Mitsubishi Lancer	463	534	-13.3%	4221	3585	17.7%
Nissan Sentra	1494	1397	6.9%	9989	9282	7.6%
Scion iM	76	---	---	2461	---	---
Subaru Impreza	1027	1049	-2.1%	6861	6895	-0.5%
Toyota Corolla	3846	4485	-14.2%	28,216	30,283	-6.8%
Toyota Matrix	---	---	---	---	295	-100%
Volkswagen Golf	1944	2014	-3.5%	12,737	12,430	2.5%
Volkswagen Jetta	2287	2631	-13.1%	13,036	17,684	-26.3%
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Total	31,557	34,034	-7.3%	202,040	211,899	-4.6%

Subcompact	July 2016	July 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Sonic	201	462	-56.5%	3043	3787	-19.6%
Ford Fiesta	252	613	-58.9%	2164	3045	-28.9%
Honda Fit	673	674	-0.1%	4749	6348	-25.2%
Hyundai Accent	2142	2373	-9.7%	12,310	12,660	-2.8%
Kia Rio	747	809	-7.7%	5163	6048	-14.6%
Mazda 2	---	70	-100%	27	685	-96.1%
Nissan Versa	570	1019	-44.1%	4606	5774	-20.2%
Toyota Prius C	216	384	-43.8%	1844	2061	-10.5%
Toyota Yaris	621	707	-12.2%	4895	4824	1.5%
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Total	5422	7111	-23.7%	38,801	45,232	-14.2%

City Car	July 2016	July 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Spark	411	387	6.2%	1858	1113	66.9%
Mitsubishi Mirage	184	302	-39.1%	1921	2137	-10.1%
Nissan Micra	803	1127	-28.7%	6177	7151	-13.6%
Scion iQ	---	32	-100%	2	157	-98.7%
Smart Fortwo	53	77	-31.2%	653	447	46.1%
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Total	1451	1925	-24.6%	10,611	11,005	-3.6%

Warm Hatches	July 2016	July 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500 *	88	294	-70.1%	608	1896	-67.9%
Hyundai Veloster *	171	323	-47.1%	1204	2089	-42.4%
Mini Cooper *	566	451	25.5%	3369	3112	8.3%
Scion tC *	98	108	-9.3%	638	713	-10.5%
Volkswagen Beetle *	105	210	-50.0%	1664	1631	2.0%
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Total	1028	1386	-25.8%	7483	9441	-20.7%

Tall Hatchbacks  & Crossovers	July 2016	July 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	388	514	-24.5%	3027	2789	8.5%
Chevrolet Trax *	713	693	2.9%	5210	3998	30.3%
Fiat 500L	29	30	-3.3%	210	1734	-87.9%
Fiat 500X *	61	251	-75.7%	561	274	105%
Honda HR-V *	993	1936	-48.7%	6509	2639	147%
Kia Soul	1077	1537	-29.9%	6998	7875	-11.1%
Mazda CX-3 *	855	1010	-15.3%	5557	2531	120%
Mercedes-Benz B-Class *	321	167	92.2%	1583	1256	26.0%
Mini Countryman *	74	124	-40.3%	462	654	-29.4%
Mitsubishi RVR *	457	584	-21.7%	3467	3265	6.2%
Nissan Cube	---	---	---	---	2	-100%
Nissan Juke *	399	394	1.3%	2657	2702	-1.7%
Scion xB	---	77	-100%	47	655	-92.8%
Scion xD	---	---	---	---	27	-100%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	840	789	6.5%	5307	4767	11.3%
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Total	6207	8106	-23.4%	41,595	35,168	18.3%

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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