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Rabu, 20 Oktober 2010

Subcompact Car Sales And Compact Car Sales In Canada - September 2010

Hyundai's market share dominance in the subcompact car category in Canada each and every month, in September most obviously here, isn't enough to overcome the Honda Civic in Canada's overall small car arena. Even when the Accent's sales totals were paired with the Hyundai Elantras for September, Hyundai only tallies 5206 sales. Honda meanwhile, sold nearly 6000 Civics plus a few hundred Fit hatchbacks. Toyota, on the other hand, threw down with its Corolla/Matrix tandem. Even then, however, when paired with the Toyota Yaris, Toyota's small car trio couldn't even out-sell the Civic. 

What about Mazda? The new 2011 Mazda 2 is starting to collect itself, but the Mazda 3 had a rough month in September 2010. Sales of Mazda's most popular vehicle were down 12%. Together, the Mazda 2 and Mazda 3 grabbed only 4350 customers. 

This speaks volumes about the Honda Civic's continued dominance in Canada, extending its year-to-date lead over the Mazda 3 by a couple thousand units in September 2010. But it should be pointed out that Honda Civic sales in Canada fell 16% in September. Perhaps discounts up to $7000 on 2010 Chevrolet Cobalts ate away slightly; perhaps September 2009 was an almighty month. At that time, September 2009 sales of the Honda Civic in Canada were up 32% over September 2008 levels. Honda's September 2010 sales level for the Civic has both September 2008 and September 2007 beat.

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Rabu, 22 September 2010

Subcompact Car Sales And Compact Car Sales In Canada - August 2010

Lacking in safety features and aging faster than Liza Minnelli, the Hyundai Accent still has no trouble out-selling its direct rivals, including the all-new to North America 2011 Ford Fiesta. Dealers say they could sell more Fiestas if only they had more to sell, but could Ford Canada have sold an extra 1766 in August to unseat the Accent? Doubtful. Ford surely isn't worried. The average Fiesta transaction price is certainly thousands higher than what Hyundai's getting for the Accent.

Hyundai isn't struggling in the larger segments, either. The 2011 Sonata was the only non-small car to place in Canada's Top 10 Best-Selling Cars list and the Elantra finished ahead of the Toyota Corolla, as well. Keep this in mind: if Toyota called the Matrix the "Corolla Touring" you wouldn't even see the split in Corolla/Matrix sales (joined in the Graph below, separated for Canada Best Sellers lists, always joined for U.S. Sales Stats). And if Hyundai called the Elantra Touring by some other name, the two cars wouldn't be joined and the Elantra sedan would have only possessed 2350 sales in August 2010 in Canada. 


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Senin, 23 Agustus 2010

COMPACT CAR SALES AND SUBCOMPACT CAR SALES IN CANADA - JULY 2010

Very few people would argue with the man who makes a point about the 2010 Honda Fit being superior to the 2010 Hyundai Accent. More refined, more fun to drive, roomier, and at least as fuel efficient, the Fit is by no means handsome but stands out from the pack. The Accent, a car The Good Car Guy recommends with alarming frequency, is pleasant enough and warrantied up to the hilt. Plus, it's ridiculously inexpensive and frequently available with low, low, low financing. 

The Good Car Guy would go so far as to say that, barring a little more knowledge of the Ford Fiesta and Mazda 2, the Honda Fit is best-in-class. Yet over the 31 days of last month, July 2010, Canadians acquired 2733 Hyundai Accents and only 477 Honda Fits. There is but one explanation for this frequent phenomenon: price. To find a Honda Fit with air-conditioning and an automatic transmission, you must spend at least $16,980. Over at the local Hyundai dealership, you can have air-con and an auto trans for $13,949. Hyundai will finance that car interest-free for five years or at 0.99% for six or seven years. At Honda, you're more likely to be charged 5.9% interest.

Why are we making this point? There are no automotive categories more price-sensitive than the subcompact segment. Dearborn's Blue Oval, like Honda, has priced their car, the 2011 Ford Fiesta, far beyond the best-selling car in the class. Air-conditioning isn't even an option on the base sedan. Will Ford's Canadian sales volume of the Fiesta rise beyond this early hurricane-afflicted, basement-dwelling 386? For sure, but it won't be up in Versa/Accent territory until Ford drops the price.

As for compacts, the sway of price isn't quite as substantial. Deeply discounted Chevrolet Cobalts and Ford Focuses sold well in July 2010, but the best cars in the class, Honda's Civic and the Mazda 3, continued to sell well with weaker promotions. Details on every single subcompact and compact car competing in the Canadian marketplace are in the Graphs below.
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