Small Car Sales In Canada - September 2014 YTD

Of the 16 compacts shown in GCBC's first small car sales list below, 20% of of the compacts sold in Canada in September 2014 were Honda Civics. As compact sales grew 4%, and as the overall passenger car market grew by 2%, Civic sales jumped 10%. 

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There were certainly Civic rivals that grew faster on a percentage year-over-year basis. Chevrolet Cruze sales were up 22%, Nissan Sentra sales jumped 57%, and Volkswagen Golf volume doubled.

The Civic's little brother, Honda's Fit, was just transitioning from second-gen to a third-generation model in September, and sales were cut in half compared with September 2013 as supply was constrained. The Fit accounted for just 5% of subcompact sales. 

Hyundai's Accent, on the other hand, is the Civic of subcompacts in Canada. The Accent's year-to-date market share stands at 25%, and together with its Kia sibling, the Rio, Hyundai-Kia market share  is up to 42% from 41% at the three-quarter mark in 2013.

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.

Click Column Headers To Sort • September 2015 • October 2014 • August 2014 • September 2013

Compact	September 2014	September 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	%  Change
Acura ILX *	219	169	29.6%	2220	2678	-17.1%
Buick Verano *	874	396	121%	5634	4498	25.3%
Chevrolet Cruze	3229	2637	22.4%	26,178	25,363	3.2%
Dodge Dart	560	683	-18.0%	6518	7509	-13.2%
Ford Focus	1934	2236	-13.5%	17,882	20,904	-14.5%
Honda Civic	6886	6262	10.0%	51,936	48,098	8.0%
Hyundai Elantra	3562	5055	-29.5%	40,060	44,345	-9.7%
Kia Forte	898	744	20.7%	9226	9161	0.7%
Mazda 3	3849	3310	16.3%	33,016	30,203	9.3%
Mitsubishi Lancer	570	528	8.0%	5045	6049	-16.6%
Nissan Sentra	1550	988	56.9%	11,596	11,495	0.9%
Subaru Impreza	885	876	1.0%	7918	7635	3.7%
Suzuki SX4	---	113	-100%	---	1391	-100%
Toyota Corolla	4409	4459	-1.1%	39,035	34,118	14.4%
Toyota Matrix	551	659	-16.4%	5939	9122	-34.9%
Volkswagen Golf	2073	1030	101%	8061	9507	-15.2%
Volkswagen Jetta	2381	3006	-20.8%	25,216	23,298	8.2%
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Total	34,430	33,151	3.9%	295,480	295,374	0.1%

Subcompact	September 2014	September 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Sonic	554	808	-31.4%	6345	7573	-16.2%
Ford Fiesta	701	1153	-39.2%	7371	7998	-7.8%
Honda Fit	381	799	-52.3%	7652	5975	28.1%
Hyundai Accent	2419	1837	31.7%	18,741	15,793	18.7%
Kia Rio	1280	1363	-6.1%	12,092	13,006	-7.0%
Mazda 2	184	266	-30.8%	1836	3257	-43.6%
Nissan Versa	772	1406	-45.1%	11,294	8760	28.9%
Toyota Prius C	201	260	-22.7%	2101	2347	-10.5%
Toyota Yaris	791	495	59.8%	6801	6042	12.6%
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Total	7283	8387	-13.2%	74,233	70,751	4.9%

City Car	September 2014	September 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Spark	135	261	-48.3%	1341	2018	-33.5%
Mitsubishi Mirage	247	81	205%	3260	81	3925%
Nissan Micra	969	---	---	5096	---	---
Scion iQ	24	32	-25.0%	280	387	-27.6%
Smart Fortwo	247	435	-43.2%	1725	1676	2.9%
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Total	1622	809	100%	11,702	4162	181%

Sporty Hatchbacks	September 2014	September 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500 *	307	455	-32.5%	4779	5803	-17.6%
Hyundai Veloster *	262	361	-27.4%	2803	3894	-28.0%
Mini Cooper *	104	280	-62.9%	1911	3012	-36.6%
Scion tC *	118	159	-25.8%	972	1176	-17.3%
Volkswagen Beetle *	171	148	15.5%	1616	1953	-17.3%
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Total	962	1403	-31.4%	12,081	15,838	-23.7%

Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers	September 2014	September 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	593	327	81.3%	4345	2503	73.6%
Chevrolet Trax *	1054	548	92.3%	6601	5507	19.9%
Dodge Caliber	---	---	---	---	7	-100%
Fiat 500L	133	134	-0.7%	2053	580	254%
Kia Soul	1019	669	52.3%	7927	6053	31.0%
Mercedes-Benz B-Class *	222	250	-11.2%	2121	2426	-12.6%
Mini Countryman *	266	289	-8.0%	1607	1391	15.5%
Mitsubishi RVR *	911	681	33.8%	4960	5834	-15.0%
Nissan Cube	---	16	-100%	15	156	-90.4%
Nissan Juke *	296	353	-16.1%	2968	3125	-5.0%
Scion xB	50	68	-26.5%	520	656	-20.7%
Scion xD	18	25	-28.0%	230	301	-23.6%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	672	573	17.3%	5366	4405	21.8%
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Total	5234	3933	33.1%	38,713	32,944	17.5%

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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