Small Car Sales In Canada - October 2016 YTD

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Canadian sales of compact cars plunged 9% in October, a rate of decline far sharper than the segment experienced through the first three-quarters of 2016. 

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

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Led by the Honda Civic – which produced a 2% year-over-year uptick in October – compacts nevertheless slid by nearly 2800 units compared with October 2015. Subcompact cars, meanwhile, fell 27%. 

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The Civic wasn't the only small car to post improved October sales. Helped along like the Civic by the inclusion of a new hatchback model, formerly the Scion iM, Toyota Corolla volume grew 21%. The Kia Forte jumped 8%. Upmarket rivals from Acura and Buick, the ILX and Verano, posted improvements, as well.

Among subcompacts, however, every single member of the segment sold less often this year than last. The class-leading Hyundai Accent was down 8%. Every one of its rivals posted worse year-over-year percentage drops.

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. Mobile users can now thumb across the tables for full-width access.

Click Column Headers To Sort • November 2016 • September 2016 • October 2015

Compact	October 2016	October 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	%  Change
Acura ILX *	221	185	19.5%	2039	2068	-1.4%
Buick Verano	681	549	24.0%	6470	5487	17.9%
Chevrolet Cruze	2460	2740	-10.2%	21,634	27,139	-20.3%
Dodge Dart	100	183	-45.4%	1213	2758	-56.0%
Ford Focus	1088	1989	-45.3%	14,213	18,424	-22.9%
Honda Civic	6397	6272	2.0%	56,783	55,881	1.6%
Hyundai Elantra	3039	4035	-24.7%	43,457	41,957	3.6%
Kia Forte	946	875	8.1%	10,730	10,325	3.9%
Mazda 3	2333	2788	-16.3%	23,588	30,414	-22.4%
Mitsubishi Lancer	446	523	-14.7%	5676	5147	10.3%
Nissan Sentra	749	1180	-36.5%	12,895	13,032	-1.1%
Scion iM	12	275	-95.6%	2547	529	381%
Subaru Impreza	1032	1080	-4.4%	10,102	9962	1.4%
Toyota Corolla	3907	3236	20.7%	40,175	42,208	-4.8%
Toyota Matrix	---	---	---	---	295	-100%
Volkswagen Golf	1591	1630	-2.4%	17,448	17,329	0.7%
Volkswagen Jetta	1850	2078	-11.0%	18,958	24,651	-23.1%
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Total	26,852	29,618	-9.3%	287,928	307,606	-6.4%

Subcompact	October 2016	October 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Sonic	137	430	-68.1%	3676	5038	-27.0%
Ford Fiesta	184	450	-59.1%	2771	4746	-41.6%
Honda Fit	508	613	-17.1%	6524	8108	-19.5%
Hyundai Accent	1360	1470	-7.5%	17,827	17,339	2.8%
Kia Rio	527	818	-35.6%	6961	8759	-20.5%
Mazda 2	---	10	-100%	27	746	-96.4%
Nissan Versa	490	628	-22.0%	6373	8111	-21.4%
Toyota Prius C	247	270	-8.5%	2544	2826	-10.0%
Toyota Yaris	656	921	-28.8%	6824	7120	-4.2%
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Total	4109	5610	-26.8%	53,527	62,793	-14.8%

City Car	October 2016	October 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Spark	384	68	465%	3218	1437	124%
Mitsubishi Mirage	237	249	-4.8%	2629	3015	-12.8%
Nissan Micra	703	880	-20.1%	8781	10,285	-14.6%
Scion iQ	---	25	-100%	2	235	-99.1%
Smart Fortwo	65	69	-5.8%	1400	621	125%
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Total	1389	1291	7.6%	16,030	15,593	2.8%

Warm Hatches	October 2016	October 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500 *	117	147	-20.4%	864	2733	-68.4%
Hyundai Veloster *	151	170	-11.2%	1655	2676	-38.2%
Mini Cooper *	589	610	-3.4%	5064	4593	10.3%
Scion tC *	29	91	-68.1%	834	1002	-16.8%
Volkswagen Beetle *	114	213	-46.5%	2096	2170	-3.4%
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Total	1000	1231	-18.8%	10,513	13,174	-20.2%

Tall Hatchbacks  & Crossovers	October 2016	October 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	626	475	31.8%	4619	4117	12.2%
Chevrolet Trax *	868	904	-4.0%	7647	6749	13.3%
Fiat 500L	38	65	-41.5%	268	1858	-85.6%
Fiat 500X *	42	64	-34.4%	678	505	34.3%
Honda HR-V *	1063	1746	-39.1%	9581	7173	33.6%
Kia Soul	1232	1236	-0.3%	10,911	11,715	-6.9%
Mazda CX-3 *	779	1020	-23.6%	8042	5373	49.7%
Mercedes-Benz B-Class *	172	231	-25.5%	2131	1964	8.5%
Mini Countryman *	56	200	-72.0%	645	1200	-46.3%
Mitsubishi RVR *	586	578	1.4%	5278	4976	6.1%
Nissan Cube	---	---	---	---	2	-100%
Nissan Juke *	363	383	-5.2%	3903	3895	0.2%
Scion xB	---	62	-100%	47	883	-94.7%
Scion xD	---	---	---	---	27	-100%
Subaru Crosstrek *	1070	812	31.8%	8234	7108	15.8%
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Total	6895	7776	-11.3%	61,984	57,545	7.7%

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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