Sporty Car Sales In Canada - October 2014 YTD

In BMW Canada's best ever Mini brand sales month, the Countryman was not responsible for massive volume generation. All the other Minis, the core Hardtop model most of all, combined for 627 sales in October 2014.

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• Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2014 YTD
• Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - October 2014 YTD

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So, is the Mini fast enough to be part of a post which also showcases the Porsche 918 Spyder, Chevrolet Corvette, and Lexus ISF? Well, it's not slow. And even in new three-cylinder turbo form, it's fun. And on this continent, it's not the conventional small car purchase. Typically, it competes in  a niche category where "fun" and "style" are key, where practicality is set aside and paying slightly more isn't the worst thing in the world. 

Yet in October the numbers weren't tiny, the Mini Cooper range wasn't just a bit player in a niche market. The Mini was Canada's 33rd-best-selling car lineup in October 2014, up from 46th in October 2013. 

The Mini outsold conventional subcompacts like the Nissan Versa and conventional sporting cars like the Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Challenger, and Ford Mustang combined. 

Will Mini sales remain at this level? No. But is the new, roomier, more efficient car more enticing to value-minded Canadian consumers despite the fact that it's lost its element of surprise? Yes.

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 sports cars, coupes, GTs, roadsters, and convertibles 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 • October 2015 • November 2014 • September 2014 • October 2013

American Muscle	October 2014	October 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Camaro	112	78	43.6%	2742	2042	34.3%
Dodge Challenger	90	36	150%	1421	1431	-0.7%
Ford Mustang	172	228	-24.6%	4563	4799	-4.9%
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Total	374	342	9.4%	8726	8272	5.5%

Euro Sports Cars	October 2014	October 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Audi TT	9	29	-69.0%	275	336	-18.2%
BMW Z4	27	10	170%	168	227	-26.0%
Jaguar F-Type	18	14	28.6%	384	200	92.0%
Mercedes-Benz SLK	46	22	109%	350	334	4.8%
Porsche Boxster	15	16	-6.3%	326	357	-8.7%
Porsche Cayman	24	23	4.3%	240	214	12.1%
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Total	139	114	21.9%	1743	1668	4.5%

Other Sporty Cars	October 2014	October 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Audi A5 *	127	211	-39.8%	1932	2042	-5.4%
BMW 1-Series *	---	23	-100%	2	595	-99.7%
BMW 2-Series *	223	---	---	790	---	---
BMW 4-Series *	328	191	71.7%	2827	191	1380%
Chevrolet Corvette	50	76	-34.2%	1079	224	382%
Chrysler 200 Convertible *	---	4	-100%	14	606	-97.7%
Honda CR-Z	6	1	500%	89	57	56.1%
Hyundai Genesis Coupe	141	121	16.5%	1432	1691	-15.3%
Infiniti Q60 & G37 Coupe/Convertible *	25	25	0.0%	381	461	-17.4%
Lexus ISC *	12	8	50.0%	127	193	-34.2%
Lexus ISF *	1	5	-8.0%	18	34	-47.1%
Mazda MX-5 Miata	18	20	-10.0%	498	523	-4.8%
Mitsubishi Eclipse	---	---	---	---	3	---
Nissan 370Z	28	29	-3.4%	371	427	-13.1%
Scion FR-S	121	130	-6.9%	1455	1687	-13.8%
Subaru BRZ	43	88	-51.1%	852	999	-14.7%
Volkswagen Eos	21	22	-4.5%	405	472	-14.2%
Volvo C70	---	2	-100%	---	119	-100%
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Total	1144	956	19.7%	12,272	10,324	18.9%

Warm Hatches	October 2014	October 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500 *	337	381	-11.5%	5116	6184	-17.3%
Hyundai Veloster *	336	325	3.4%	3139	4219	-25.6%
Mini Cooper *	627	286	119%	2538	3298	-23.0%
Scion tC *	85	122	-30.3%	1057	1298	-18.6%
Volkswagen Beetle *	116	130	-10.8%	1732	2083	-16.9%
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Total	1501	1244	20.7%	13,582	17,082	-20.5%

Premium Sporty Cars	October 2014	October 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Audi R8	6	6	0.0%	106	102	3.9%
Cadillac ELR	5	---	---	36	---	---
Dodge Viper	10	1	900%	97	36	169%
Jaguar XK	3	9	-66.7%	76	88	-13.6%
Lexus LFA	---	---	---	1	1	0.0%
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	16	11	45.5%	314	371	-15.4%
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	1	11	-90.9%	37	61	-39.3%
Nissan GT-R	6	6	0.0%	115	116	-0.9%
Porsche 911	70	30	133%	718	567	26.6%
Porsche 918 Spyder	---	---	---	5	---	---
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Total	117	74	58.1%	1505	1342	12.1%

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. 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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