Small Car Sales In Canada - April 2016 YTD

Canadian sales of compact cars fell 3.5% in April 2016, a year-over-year loss of more than 1300 units. 

Yet Canadian sales of the best-selling car, Honda's new tenth-generation Civic, jumped 10% to 6202 units. The Civic's market share jumped from 15.1% in April 2015 to 17.2% in April 2016 as many of its chief rivals – Hyundai Elantra, Mazda 3, Volkswagen Jetta, Chevrolet Cruze, Ford Focus, Nissan Sentra – lost sales.

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - April 2016 YTD
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - April 2016 YTD

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The story is not all that different among subcompacts. Canadian sales of subcompact cars tumbled 10% despite significant growth from the the segment leader, Hyundai's Accent, sales of which grew 10%, year-over-year. 

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For the Accent, April 2016 marked just the fifth month in the last four years in which Hyundai Canada sold more than 2500 Accents. 

Honda Canada has now sold more than 6000 Civics in 12 of the last 24 months.

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 • May 2016 • March 2016 • April 2015

Compact	April 2016	April 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	%  Change
Acura ILX *	297	281	5.7%	785	683	14.9%
Buick Verano	1125	780	44.2%	2397	1679	42.8%
Chevrolet Cruze	2196	4175	-47.4%	7891	9210	-14.3%
Dodge Dart	123	231	-46.8%	568	1306	-56.5%
Ford Focus	1542	2303	-33.0%	4591	5606	-18.1%
Honda Civic	6202	5634	10.1%	18,721	16,092	16.3%
Hyundai Elantra	4607	4736	-2.7%	16,185	14,292	13.2%
Kia Forte	1512	1169	29.3%	3980	2929	35.9%
Mazda 3	3275	4233	-22.6%	8463	11,610	-27.1%
Mitsubishi Lancer	763	543	40.5%	2423	1643	47.5%
Nissan Sentra	1159	1510	-23.2%	4691	4798	-2.2%
Scion iM	692	---	---	1671	---	---
Subaru Impreza	1412	1293	9.2%	3574	3460	-11.9%
Toyota Corolla	5641	5456	3.4%	13,992	14,483	-3.4%
Toyota Matrix	---	---	----	---	295	-100%
Volkswagen Golf	2542	1995	27.4%	6744	6546	3.0%
Volkswagen Jetta	2912	2996	-2.8%	6823	9437	-27.7%
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Total	36,000	37,335	-3.5%	103,499	104,069	-0.5%

Subcompact	April 2016	April 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Sonic	694	948	-26.8%	1546	2027	-23.7%
Ford Fiesta	431	439	-1.8%	1354	1308	3.5%
Honda Fit	819	1181	-30.7%	2600	3682	-29.4%
Hyundai Accent	2549	2310	10.3%	5376	5531	-2.8%
Kia Rio	858	1055	-18.7%	2569	3417	-24.8%
Mazda 2	---	141	-100%	27	427	-93.7%
Nissan Versa	649	913	-28.9%	2173	2954	-26.4%
Toyota Prius C	217	220	-1.4%	725	1063	-31.8%
Toyota Yaris	975	784	24.4%	2648	2340	13.2%
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Total	7192	7991	-10.0%	19,018	22,749	-16.4%

City Car	April 2016	April 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Spark	289	45	542%	711	268	165%
Mitsubishi Mirage	352	488	-27.9%	1046	1281	-18.3%
Nissan Micra	930	1240	-25.0%	3466	3690	-6.1%
Scion iQ	---	23	-100%	2	72	-97.2%
Smart Fortwo	55	66	-16.7%	535	191	180%
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Total	1626	1862	-12.7%	5760	5502	4.7%

Warm Hatches	April 2016	April 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500 *	75	345	-78.3%	302	864	-65.0%
Hyundai Veloster *	208	308	-32.5%	473	1075	-56.0%
Mini Cooper *	627	551	13.8%	1573	1438	9.4%
Scion tC *	123	114	7.9%	315	336	-6.3%
Volkswagen Beetle *	452	398	13.6%	1024	851	20.3%
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Total	1485	1716	-13.5%	3687	4564	-19.2%

Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers	April 2016	April 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	767	437	75.5%	1510	1291	17.0%
Chevrolet Trax *	954	813	17.3%	2777	1797	54.5%
Fiat 500L	31	264	-88.3%	117	857	-86.3%
Fiat 500X *	124	---	---	249	---	---
Honda HR-V *	1135	---	---	3166	---	---
Kia Soul	1369	1142	19.9%	3428	3612	-5.1%
Mazda CX-3 *	1054	---	---	3071	---	---
Mercedes-Benz B-Class *	239	233	2.6%	791	663	19.3%
Mini Countryman *	118	111	6.3%	271	297	-8.8%
Mitsubishi RVR *	783	463	69.1%	2058	1522	35.2%
Nissan Cube	---	---	---	---	2	-100%
Nissan Juke *	457	458	-0.2%	1454	1408	3.3%
Scion xB	---	156	-100%	47	366	-87.2%
Scion xD	---	---	---	---	27	-100%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	895	797	12.3%	2724	2333	16.8%
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Total	7926	4874	62.6%	21,663	14,175	52.8%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
* 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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