Small Car Sales In Canada - January 2014

Although Canadian passenger car sales dipped in the always low month of January, many of the cars that were capable of selling better in January 2014 than January 2013 were small.

Canada's best-selling car, the Honda Civic, led all compacts with 3315 January sales, a 32% year-over-year increase. Compacts were down 2.4% in January 2014, but if we exclude the inordinately dreadful declines from Chevrolet (Cruze sales down 42%) and Ford (Focus sales down 18%), compacts were up 4.2%. Overall, GM car sales were down 35% last month; Ford Canada car sales slid 23%.

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With a little help from the Mitsubishi Mirage, subcompact sales grew 3.1% in January 2014. The class-leading Hyundai Accent recorded just its third year-over-year increase in the last 13 months. 

The Chevrolet Sonic and Ford Fiesta owned 30.4% of the subcompact segment in their home market in January; just 16.8% in Canada.

The Chevrolet Spark, Smart Fortwo, Scion iQ, and Mitsubishi's all-electric i MiEV combined for a narrow 12% January increase. The Fiat 500 and four of its little warm hatch rivals were up 8%. The smallest, most car-like crossovers and their front-wheel-drive-only alternatives were up 5%. 

Conversely, midsize cars were down 27% in January. Large cars from these same brands plunged 37%.

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 midsize cars any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

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Compact	January 2014	January 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	%  Change
Acura ILX *	107	190	-43.7%	107	190	-43.7%
Buick Verano	222	226	-1.8%	222	226	-1.8%
Chevrolet Cruze	1247	2136	-41.6%	1247	2136	-41.6%
Dodge Dart	919	447	106%	919	447	106%
Ford Focus	1110	1358	-18.3%	1110	1358	-18.3%
Honda Civic	3315	2503	32.4%	3315	2503	32.4%
Hyundai Elantra	2685	2956	-9.2%	2685	2956	-9.2%
Kia Forte	548	549	-0.2%	548	549	-0.2%
Mazda 3	2287	1658	37.9%	2287	1658	37.9%
Mitsubishi Lancer	378	456	-17.1%	378	456	-17.1%
Nissan Sentra	807	759	6.3%	807	759	6.3%
Subaru Impreza	615	478	28.7%	615	478	28.7%
Suzuki SX4	---	161	-100%	---	161	-100%
Toyota Corolla	2210	2465	-10.3%	2210	2465	-10.3%
Toyota Matrix	315	673	-53.2%	315	673	-53.2%
Volkswagen Golf	373	673	-44.6%	373	673	-44.6%
Volkswagen Jetta	1891	1805	4.8%	1891	1805	4.8%
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Total	19,029	19,493	-2.4%	19,029	19,493	-2.4%

Subcompact	January 2014	January 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Sonic	345	601	-42.6%	345	601	-42.6%
Ford Fiesta	381	482	-21.0%	381	482	-21.0%
Honda Fit	277	336	-17.6%	277	336	-17.6%
Hyundai Accent	970	755	28.5%	970	755	28.5%
Kia Rio	774	800	-3.3%	774	800	-3.3%
Mazda 2	137	285	-51.9%	137	285	-51.9%
Mitsubishi Mirage	234	---	---	234	---	---
Nissan Versa	719	521	38.0%	719	521	38.0%
Toyota Prius C	116	106	9.4%	116	106	9.4%
Toyota Yaris	375	310	21.0%	375	310	21.0%
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Total	4328	4196	3.1%	4328	4196	3.1%

City Car	January 2014	January 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Spark	105	87	20.7%	105	87	20.7%
Mitsubishi i MiEV	8	4	100%	8	4	100%
Scion iQ	35	46	-23.9%	35	46	-23.9%
Smart Fortwo	43	34	26.5%	43	34	26.5%
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Total	191	171	11.7%	191	171	11.7%

Sporty Hatchbacks	January 2014	January 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500 *	483	328	47.3%	483	328	47.3%
Hyundai Veloster *	139	219	-36.5%	139	219	-36.5%
Mini Cooper *	62	113	-45.1%	62	113	-45.1%
Scion tC *	45	53	-15.1%	45	53	-15.1%
Volkswagen Beetle *	130	86	51.2%	130	86	51.2%
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Total	859	799	7.5%	859	799	7.5%

Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers	January 2014	January 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	232	1	23,100%	232	1	23,100%
Chevrolet Trax *	345	260	32.7%	345	260	32.7%
Dodge Caliber	---	1	-100%	---	1	-100%
Fiat 500L	113	---	---	113	---	---
Kia Soul	346	323	7.1%	346	323	7.1%
Mercedes-Benz B-Class *	191	201	-5.0%	191	201	-5.0%
Mini Countryman *	150	97	54.6%	150	97	54.6%
Mitsubishi RVR *	297	579	-48.7%	297	579	-48.7%
Nissan Cube	4	13	-69.2%	4	13	-69.2%
Nissan Juke *	196	179	9.5%	196	179	9.5%
Scion xB	36	44	-18.2%	36	44	-18.2%
Scion xD	24	24	0.0%	24	24	0.0%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	292	404	-27.7%	292	404	-27.7%
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Total	2226	2126	4.7%	2226	2126	4.7%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* 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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