Small Car Sales In Canada - August 2016 YTD

Canadian sales of compact cars tumbled 10% in August 2016 as segment leaders from Honda, Hyundai, Toyota, Mazda, Chevrolet, and Volkswagen all lost volume compared with August 2015.

Year-to-date, the Honda Civic and Hyundai Elantra, Canada's two best-selling cars that were both launched as all-new models for 2016, own 35% of the Canadian compact car market, up from 31% a year ago. 

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

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A former top Honda Civic rival, the Mazda 3, has seen its share of the segment fall from 11% two years ago to 8% this year.

Subcompact cars took a slightly harder hit in August. Sales of the Hyundai Accent-led category fell 12%, or 746 units, despite a huge uptick in sales of the category leader. Year-to-date, the Accent and its Kia Rio partner own 46% of the subcompact category.

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Among niche small cars, Mini Cooper sales are on the rise but retro hatches from Fiat and Volkswagen, the 500 and Beetle, are in decline. Fiat 500 volume is down by seven-tenths. 

Among city cars, Chevrolet Spark sales are surging along with sales of the Smart Fortwo, but Nissan Micra and Mitsubishi Mirage volume is in decline.

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 • September 2016 • July 2016 • August 2015

Compact	August 2016	August 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	%  Change
Acura ILX *	273	249	9.6%	1553	1633	-4.9%
Buick Verano	707	489	44.6%	5211	3988	30.7%
Chevrolet Cruze	2440	2771	-11.9%	16,245	21,527	-24.5%
Dodge Dart	81	199	-59.3%	1019	2395	-57.5%
Ford Focus	1439	1876	-23.3%	11,816	14,272	-17.2%
Honda Civic	5737	6711	-14.5%	44,295	42,667	3.8%
Hyundai Elantra	4843	4998	-3.1%	35,969	32,882	9.4%
Kia Forte	1223	938	30.4%	8642	8655	-0.2%
Mazda 3	2492	3102	-19.7%	19,004	24,762	-23.3%
Mitsubishi Lancer	507	523	-3.1%	4728	4108	17.5%
Nissan Sentra	1182	1242	-4.8%	11,171	10,524	6.1%
Scion iM	50	---	---	2511	---	---
Subaru Impreza	1163	925	25.7%	8024	7820	2.6%
Toyota Corolla	3772	4318	-12.6%	31,988	34,601	-7.6%
Toyota Matrix	---	---	---	---	295	-100%
Volkswagen Golf	1567	1833	-14.5%	14,304	14,263	0.3%
Volkswagen Jetta	2185	2801	-22.0%	15,221	20,485	-25.7%
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Total	29,661	32,975	-10.0%	231,701	244,877	-5.4%

Subcompact	August 2016	August 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Sonic	220	336	-34.5%	3263	4123	-20.9%
Ford Fiesta	211	629	-66.5%	2375	3674	-35.4%
Honda Fit	597	566	5.5%	5346	6914	-22.7%
Hyundai Accent	2373	1922	23.5%	14,683	14,582	0.7%
Kia Rio	609	1054	-42.2%	5772	7102	-18.7%
Mazda 2	---	29	-100%	27	714	-96.2%
Nissan Versa	605	719	-15.9%	5211	6493	-19.7%
Toyota Prius C	228	304	-25.0%	2072	2365	-12.4%
Toyota Yaris	634	664	-4.5%	5529	5488	0.7%
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Total	5477	6223	-12.0%	44,278	51,455	-14.0%

City Car	August 2016	August 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Spark	380	128	197%	2238	1241	80.3%
Mitsubishi Mirage	245	342	-28.4%	2166	2479	-12.6%
Nissan Micra	980	1116	-12.2%	7157	8267	-13.4%
Scion iQ	---	35	-100%	2	192	-99.0%
Smart Fortwo	282	66	327%	935	513	82.3%
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Total	1887	1687	11.9%	12,498	12,692	-1.5%

Warm Hatches	August 2016	August 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500 *	88	296	-70.3%	687	2200	-68.8%
Hyundai Veloster *	209	214	-2.3%	1413	2303	-38.6%
Mini Cooper *	556	404	37.6%	3925	3516	11.6%
Scion tC *	98	95	3.2%	736	808	-8.9%
Volkswagen Beetle *	142	183	-22.4%	1806	1814	-0.4%
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Total	1093	1192	-8.3%	8567	10,641	-19.5%

Tall Hatchbacks  & Crossovers	August 2016	August 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	496	406	22.2%	3523	3195	10.3%
Chevrolet Trax *	790	861	-8.2%	6000	4859	23.5%
Fiat 500L	12	33	-63.6%	222	1767	-87.4%
Fiat 500X *	37	89	-58.4%	598	363	64.7%
Honda HR-V *	916	1712	-46.5%	7425	4351	70.7%
Kia Soul	1414	1297	9.0%	8412	9172	-8.3%
Mazda CX-3 *	887	906	-2.1%	6444	3437	87.5%
Mercedes-Benz B-Class *	182	212	-14.2%	1765	1468	20.2%
Mini Countryman *	69	155	-55.5%	531	809	-34.4%
Mitsubishi RVR *	672	628	7.0%	4139	3893	6.3%
Nissan Cube	---	---	---	---	2	-100%
Nissan Juke *	434	367	18.3%	3091	3069	0.7%
Scion xB	---	96	-100%	47	751	-93.7%
Scion xD	---	---	---	---	27	-100%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	953	771	23.6%	6260	5538	13.0%
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Total	6862	7533	-8.9%	48,457	42,701	13.5%

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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