November 2012 Small, Midsize, And Large Car Sales In Canada

Small Car Sales Chart
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39% of all Buicks and 52% of the Buick passenger cars sold in Canada in the first eleven months of 2012 were Veranos. There's a Verano Turbo parked outside GCBC Towers this week, and its 250-horsepower engine and handsome exterior have impressed.

The extent to which Buick's smallest and least expensive car has taken over as the company's dominant product in Canada remains surprising, however. Sales of the stunning Regal are down 35%, and excluding the defunct Lucerne, it is by far the lowest volume Buick in North America. The Buick Regal is now Canada's 139th-best-selling vehicle; the Verano ranks 78th.

Midsize Car Sales Chart

The Verano's dominance in Buick showrooms isn't enough to make it a competitor for high-volume mainstream compacts like GM's own Chevrolet Cruze, which sold more than five times for every single Verano sale in November 2012. Most of the inexpensive small cars the Verano outsold in November were niche cars like the Fiat 500, Toyota Prius C, and Chevrolet Spark. But the smallest Buick easily outsells the Acura ILX, Infiniti G, Acura TSX, and Lexus IS.

All 261 Vehicles Ranked By November 2012 YTD Canadian Sales

Buick has been selling Veranos in Canada for twelve months. By early 2013 we'll be able to see if Verano volume is rising or falling on a year-over-year basis. Speaking of which, huge year-over-year gains were posted in November by the Honda Fit, Kia Rio, Mitsubishi Lancer, Nissan Sentra, and Subaru Impreza. Among larger cars, Honda Accord sales shot up 240%, the Kia Optima continued its climb, and a clearout month for the Mazda 6 resulted in 767 sales.

That was enough to make the Mazda 6 Canada's seventh-best-selling midsize sedan in November 2012, as it ranked higher than the Nissan Altima, Volkswagen Passat, and Chevrolet Malibu. If Mazda could post these sorts of figures with the new third-generation 2014 Mazda 6, all would be right in the world.

Large Car Sales Chart

As always, you can click any model name in the tables visible after the jump to see historical monthly and yearly sales figures. Or you can select any make or model at GCBC's Sales Stats home. Any vehicle you can't find tabled here will be listed elsewhere - you can select from segments like commercial vans and pickup trucks at GCBC's The Tally page.

Click any of the accompanying charts for a larger view. In those charts, cars are ranked by volume - they're listed alphabetically in the tables below.

Small Car	November 2012	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Buick Verano	425	-----	4804	-----
Chevrolet Cruze	2272	+ 0.7%	30,642	- 4.3%
Chevrolet HHR	3	- 94.5%	173	- 85.1%
Chevrolet Sonic/Aveo	607	- 4.3%	8618	+ 23.3%
Chevrolet Spark	70	-----	350	-----
Dodge Caliber	-----	- 100%	280	- 94.2%
Dodge Dart	824	-----	2611	-----
Fiat 500	422	+ 24.5%	8025	+ 57.1%
Ford Fiesta	723	- 10.4%	11,344	- 8.5%
Ford Focus	2322	+ 37.3%	26,501	+ 9.4%
Honda Civic	5061	- 25.8%	58,296	+ 17.6%
Honda Fit	375	+ 352%	4379	+ 56.3%
Hyundai Accent	1125	- 14.7%	21,885	+ 4.8%
Hyundai Elantra	4107	+ 39.5%	47,768	+ 11.1%
Hyundai Veloster	363	- 27.3%	5388	+ 260%
Kia Forte	769	- 7.0%	14,416	+ 7.5%
Kia Rio	1150	+ 79.7%	13,060	+ 103%
Kia Soul	438	- 42.8%	7189	- 35.6%
Mazda 2	271	- 40.3%	4799	- 43.9%
Mazda 3	2752	- 4.1%	37,640	+ 9.2%
Mini Cooper	273	- 23.5%	4284	+ 30.8%
Mitsubishi i MiEV	8	+ 14.3%	183	+ 2514%
Mitsubishi Lancer	575	+ 71.1%	6775	+ 15.9%
Nissan Cube	20	- 56.5%	306	- 29.0%
Nissan Sentra	988	+ 47.9%	10,064	- 17.0%
Nissan Versa	711	- 39.6%	12,079	- 11.0%
Scion iQ	78	-----	967	-----
Scion xB	57	- 59.3%	1012	- 28.9%
Scion xD	78	+ 27.9%	625	- 41.8%
smart fortwo	152	+ 17.8%	2187	+ 30.8%
Subaru Impreza	844	+ 163%	10,335	+ 58.9%
Subaru XV Crosstrek	470	-----	1619	-----
Suzuki SX4	242	- 15.7%	2817	+ 2.1%
Toyota Corolla	2976	+ 4.1%	38,535	+ 13.4%
Toyota Matrix	749	- 44.8%	12,408	- 11.3%
Toyota Prius C	158	-----	2351	-----
Toyota Yaris	716	+ 0.7%	10,385	+ 44.8%
Volkswagen Beetle	96	+ 23.1%	1892	+ 571%
Volkswagen Golf	878	- 8.6%	12,672	- 3.1%
Volkswagen Jetta	2420	+ 30.5%	24,931	- 0.8%

Midsize Car	November 2012	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Buick Regal	119	- 43.9%	1672	- 34.6%
Chevrolet Malibu	483	+ 14.2%	5329	- 48.8%
Chevrolet Volt	93	+ 232%	1168	-----
Chrysler 200	846	+ 23.5%	13,504	+ 92.8%
Dodge Avenger	256	+ 53.3%	4572	+ 0.1%
Ford C-Max	58	-----	80	-----
Ford Fusion	952	- 1.1%	15,540	- 11.4%
Honda Accord	1451	+ 240%	8729	+ 18.2%
Honda Crosstour	77	+ 67.4%	950	+ 4.9%
Honda Insight	18	+ 350%	159	- 32.6%
Hyundai Sonata	888	- 12.6%	13,720	- 12.2%
Kia Optima	797	+ 111%	11,519	+ 539%
Mazda 6	767	+ 242%	4671	+ 36.9%
Nissan Altima	689	- 5.7%	12,259	+ 5.9%
Nissan LEAF	7	- 83.3%	213	+ 91.9%
Subaru Legacy	193	- 16.8%	2385	- 18.6%
Subaru Outback	621	+ 5.8%	6486	- 0.7%
Suzuki Kizashi	50	- 24.2%	643	- 8.4%
Toyota Camry	1208	- 11.7%	17,302	+ 58.1%
Toyota Prius	280	+ 146%	3241	+ 113%
Prius	266	+ 133%	3196	+ 110%
Prius Plug-In	14	-----	45	-----
Toyota Prius V	312	+ 19.5%	3835	+ 1218%
Toyota Venza	863	- 26.5%	10,505	- 12.9%
Volkswagen Passat/CC	529	+ 16.5%	7452	+ 183%

Large Car	November 2012	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Buick LaCrosse	143	- 5.9%	2276	- 13.7%
Buick Lucerne	1	- 99.2%	557	- 73.3%
Chevrolet Impala	427	+ 19.9%	7430	- 15.9%
Chrysler 300	266	- 4.7%	5508	+ 93.8%
Dodge Charger	132	- 41.1%	3731	- 6.5%
Ford Taurus	207	+ 7.8%	4714	+ 54.2%
Nissan Maxima	70	- 13.6%	1969	+ 4.6%
Toyota Avalon	21	- 50.0%	326	- 27.6%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC

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