Sporty Car Sales In Canada - January 2014

Canadians don't buy two-doors the same way as their neighbours to the south, with an emphasis on retro muscle, particularly during an especially wintry January when rear-drivers aren't at their most desirable and inventory is especially low.

January 2014 saw the BMW 4-Series and Audi A5 outselling all Detroit muscle cars in Canada, including the surging Chevrolet Corvette, sales of which shot up 623% to 94 units, far in excess of what GM Canada managed with the Camaro.

• All 248 Vehicle Ranked By January 2014 U.S. Sales
• All 143 Cars Ranked By January 2014 U.S. Sales

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The Jaguar F-Type outsold its two nearest direct rivals combined in January. The F-Type also outsold the Porsche 911, a car we previously considered to be out of the F-Type's reach. 

Until we heard the sound emanating from the F-Type, and then we realized it can challenge whatever it wants to challenge. 

The F-Type Coupe will be priced from $72,900, from $109,900 in F-Type R form. 911s start below $100K, $38,700 beyond the Boxster's basic MSRP. 

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 sporty cars, coupes, roadsters, GTs, supercars, and hot hatches any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • January 2015 • February 2014 • December 2013 • January 2013

Sporty Car	January 2014	January 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Camaro	66	87	-24.1%	66	87	-24.1%
Dodge Challenger	53	82	-35.4%	53	82	-35.4%
Ford Mustang	105	123	-14.6%	105	123	-14.6%
---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Total	224	292	-23.3%	224	292	-23.3%

Sporty Car	January 2014	January 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Audi TT	8	12	-33.3%	8	12	-33.3%
BMW Z4	7	2	250%	7	2	250%
Jaguar F-Type	21	---	---	21	---	---
Mercedes-Benz SLK	11	9	22.2%	11	9	22.2%
Porsche Boxster	8	9	-11.1%	8	9	-11.1%
Porsche Cayman	5	---	---	5	---	---
---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Total	60	32	87.5%	60	32	87.5%

Other Sporty Cars	January 2014	January 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Audi A5 *	108	77	40.3%	108	77	40.3%
BMW 1-Series *	1	94	-98.9%	1	94	-98.9%
BMW 4-Series *	111	---	---	111	---	---
Chevrolet Corvette	94	13	623%	94	13	623%
Chrysler 200 Convertible *	10	18	-44.4%	10	18	-44.4%
Honda CR-Z	2	4	-50.0%	2	4	-50.0%
Hyundai Genesis Coupe	47	46	2.2%	47	46	2.2%
Infiniti G37 Coupe/Convertible & Q60	18	23	-21.7%	18	23	-21.7%
Lexus ISC *	6	5	20.0%	6	5	20.0%
Lexus ISF *	---	1	-100%	---	1	-100%
Mazda MX-5 Miata	48	16	200%	48	16	200%
Mitsubishi Eclipse	---	1	-100%	---	1	-100%
Nissan 370Z	12	9	33.3%	12	9	33.3%
Scion FR-S	57	123	-53.7%	57	123	-53.7%
Subaru BRZ	42	41	2.4%	42	41	2.4%
Volkswagen Eos	9	29	-69.0%	9	29	-69.0%
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Total	565	500	13.0%	565	500	13.0%

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%

Premium Sporty Car	January 2014	January 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Audi R8	3	2	50.0%	3	2	50.0%
Dodge (SRT) Viper	4	---	---	4	---	---
Jaguar XK	5	1	400%	5	1	400%
Lexus LFA	---	1	-100%	---	1	-100%
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	4	22	-81.8%	4	22	-81.8%
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	3	4	-25.0%	3	4	-25.0%
Nissan GT-R	2	3	-33.3%	2	3	-33.3%
Porsche 911	17	45	-62.2%	17	45	-62.2%
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Total	38	78	-51.3%	38	78	-51.3%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
^ Mini sales include everything except the Countryman.
* also included 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, right? This explains why you'll see the Audi A5 here and 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. Clearly GoodCarBadCar is not suggesting that the cars in the two tables above are all direct competitors. Establishing categories among cars as unique as even the Audi TT and Porsche Boxster has never pleased a single reader, so cars have been lumped together so you can simply see how buyers looking for sports cars, roadsters, hot hatches, convertibles, GTs, and wanna-be sports cars spend their money. Greater categorization of cars would only lead to problems that automakers create by not isolating model-specific sales figures: we don't know how many M3s BMW has sold or how many Civics are Si models, for example. The numbers we do have are listed above. GoodCarBadCar is always open to hearing about the ways you would break down segments, so feel free to get in touch.

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