Small Car Sales In Canada - September 2016 YTD

Canadian compact car sales plunged 11% in September 2016, a far sharper decline for the segment than the overall passenger car market experienced.

Through the first three-quarters of 2016, compact car sales are down 6% in a car market that's fallen 8%. 

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

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But in September, with plunging compact sales reported by the Buick Verano, Dodge Dart, Ford Focus, Mazda 3, and Nissan Sentra, the compact category's 11% drop was significantly worse than the 7% drop experienced by the overall car market.

Those nameplates weren't the only ones to decline, either. Canada's two top-selling cars, the Honda Civic and Hyundai Elantra, both fell 12%, year-over-year. 

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Both the Civic and Elantra are selling more often this year than last, through nine months, but Civic volume has declined in three consecutive months.

Meanwhile, subcompact car sales fell 10% in September 2016 despite a 39% increase in sales of the Hyundai Accent, Canada's top-selling subcompact.

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.

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Compact	September 2016	September 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	%  Change
Acura ILX *	265	250	6.0%	1818	1883	-3.5%
Buick Verano	578	950	-39.2%	5789	4938	17.2%
Chevrolet Cruze	2929	2872	2.0%	19,174	24,399	-21.4%
Dodge Dart	94	180	-47.8%	1113	2575	-56.8%
Ford Focus	1309	2163	-39.5%	13,125	16,435	-20.1%
Honda Civic	6091	6942	-12.3%	50,386	49,609	1.6%
Hyundai Elantra	4449	5040	-11.7%	40,418	37,922	6.6%
Kia Forte	1142	795	43.6%	9784	9450	3.5%
Mazda 3	2251	2864	-21.4%	21,255	27,626	-23.1%
Mitsubishi Lancer	502	516	-2.7%	5230	4624	13.1%
Nissan Sentra	975	1328	-26.6%	12,146	11,852	2.5%
Scion iM	24	254	-90.6%	2535	254	898%
Subaru Impreza	1046	1062	-1.5%	9070	8882	2.1%
Toyota Corolla	4280	4371	-2.1%	36,268	38,972	-6.9%
Toyota Matrix	---	---	---	---	295	-100%
Volkswagen Golf	1553	1436	8.1%	15,857	15,699	1.0%
Volkswagen Jetta	1887	2088	-9.6%	17,108	22,573	-24.2%
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Total	29,375	33,111	-11.3%	261,076	277,988	-6.1%

Subcompact	September 2016	September 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Sonic	276	485	-43.1%	3539	4608	-23.2%
Ford Fiesta	212	622	-65.9%	2587	4296	-39.8%
Honda Fit	670	581	15.3%	6016	7495	-19.7%
Hyundai Accent	1784	1287	38.6%	16,467	15,869	3.8%
Kia Rio	662	839	-21.1%	6434	7941	-19.0%
Mazda 2	---	22	-100%	27	736	-96.3%
Nissan Versa	672	990	-32.1%	5883	7483	-21.4%
Toyota Prius C	225	191	17.8%	2297	2556	-10.1%
Toyota Yaris	639	711	-10.1%	6168	6199	-0.5%
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Total	5140	5728	-10.3%	49,418	57,183	-13.6%

City Car	September 2016	September 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Spark	596	128	366%	2834	1369	107%
Mitsubishi Mirage	226	287	-21.3%	2392	2766	-13.5%
Nissan Micra	921	1138	-19.1%	8078	9405	-14.1%
Scion iQ	---	18	-100%	2	210	-99.0%
Smart Fortwo	400	39	926%	1335	552	142%
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Total	2143	1610	33.1%	14,641	14,302	2.4%

Warm Hatches	September 2016	September 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500 *	60	386	-84.5%	747	2586	-71.1%
Hyundai Veloster *	91	203	-55.2%	1504	2506	-40.0%
Mini Cooper *	550	467	17.8%	4475	3983	12.4%
Scion tC *	69	103	-33.0%	805	911	-11.6%
Volkswagen Beetle *	176	143	23.1%	1982	1957	1.3%
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Total	946	1302	-27.3%	9513	11,943	-20.3%

Tall Hatchbacks  & Crossovers	September 2016	September 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	470	447	5.1%	3993	3642	9.6%
Chevrolet Trax *	779	986	-21.0%	6779	5845	16.0%
Fiat 500L	8	26	-69.2%	230	1793	-87.2%
Fiat 500X *	38	78	-51.3%	636	441	44.2%
Honda HR-V *	1093	1076	1.6%	8518	5427	57.0%
Kia Soul	1267	1307	-3.1%	9679	10,479	-7.6%
Mazda CX-3 *	819	916	-10.6%	7263	4353	66.9%
Mercedes-Benz B-Class *	194	265	-26.8%	1959	1733	13.0%
Mini Countryman *	58	191	-69.6%	589	1000	-41.1%
Mitsubishi RVR *	553	505	9.5%	4692	4398	6.7%
Nissan Cube	---	---	---	---	2	-100%
Nissan Juke *	449	443	1.4%	3540	3512	0.8%
Scion xB	---	70	-100%	47	821	-94.3%
Scion xD	---	---	---	---	27	-100%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	904	758	19.3%	7164	6296	13.8%
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Total	6632	7068	-6.2%	55,089	49,769	10.7%

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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