Small Car Sales In Canada - February 2017

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Canadian compact car sales dipped only slightly in February 2017, falling 1% in a car market that – outside the compact arena – was down 5%. Compact cars, led by the surging Honda Civic, formed 52% of Canada's passenger car market in February; 51% year-to-date.

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - February 2017 YTD
Canada Car Sales By Model - February 2017 YTD

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Though consumers are quickly fleeing cars and heading for the hills in SUVs and crossovers, compact cars have not been nearly as sorely afflicted as midsize cars. Much of the credit goes to the top tier candidates, and not just the Civic. Toyota Corolla sales are up 27% this year, for instance, and Mazda 3 sales are rebounding modestly, as well.

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Midsize cars, on the other hand, are down 12% in Canada this year, and subcompact cars have fallen by a third, tumbling 33% to only 4588 units through the end of February. 

That's a loss of 2209 sales in just two months for nine cars. The Civic and Corolla, on their own, have each easily outsold the whole Canadian compact car category.

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.

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Compact	Feb. 2017	Feb. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	%  Change
Acura ILX *	128	147	-12.9%	233	273	-14.7%
Buick Verano	273	307	-11.1%	577	571	1.1%
Chevrolet Cruze	1535	1945	-21.1%	2671	3401	-21.5%
Dodge Dart	56	112	-50.0%	235	225	4.4%
Ford Focus	845	907	-6.8%	1668	1732	-3.7%
Honda Civic	3921	2868	36.7%	7251	6576	10.3%
Hyundai Elantra	2659	3793	-29.9%	4334	5886	-26.4%
Kia Forte	818	971	-15.8%	1392	1421	-2.0%
Mazda 3	1555	1450	7.2%	2994	2731	9.6%
Mitsubishi Lancer	361	566	-36.2%	742	1035	-28.3%
Nissan Sentra	1025	1277	-19.7%	1831	1998	-8.4%
Scion iM	---	203	-100%	1	353	-99.7%
Subaru Impreza	940	570	64.9%	1744	1273	37.0%
Toyota Corolla	3469	2543	36.4%	5996	4717	27.1%
Volkswagen Golf	1091	1070	2.0%	2307	2164	6.6%
Volkswagen Jetta	972	1073	-9.4%	1736	2244	-22.6%
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Total	19,648	19,802	-0.8%	35,712	36,600	-2.4%

Subcompact	Feb. 2017	Feb. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Sonic	146	210	-30.5%	510	416	22.6%
Ford Fiesta	120	275	-56.4%	211	567	-62.8%
Honda Fit	175	490	-64.3%	302	1049	-71.2%
Hyundai Accent	548	679	-19.3%	1411	1559	-9.5%
Kia Rio	234	487	-52.0%	475	980	-51.5%
Mazda 2	---	23	-100%	---	27	-100%
Nissan Versa	466	476	-2.1%	1018	892	14.1%
Toyota Prius C	85	267	-68.2%	166	382	-56.5%
Toyota Yaris	248	527	-52.9%	495	925	-46.5%
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Total	2022	3434	-41.1%	4588	6797	-32.5%

City Car	Jan. 2017	Jan. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Spark	188	117	60.7%	331	187	77.0%
Mitsubishi Mirage	135	125	8.0%	233	243	-4.1%
Nissan Micra	354	707	-49.9%	813	1352	-39.9%
Scion iQ	---	---	---	---	2	-100%
Smart Fortwo	34	192	-82.3%	50	217	-77.0%
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Total	711	1141	-37.7%	1427	2001	-28.7%

Warm Hatches	Jan. 2017	Jan. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500 *	92	68	35.3%	273	119	129%
Hyundai Veloster *	192	75	156%	229	148	54.7%
Mini Cooper *	370	281	31.7%	639	506	26.3%
Scion tC *	14	45	-68.9%	28	89	-68.5%
Volkswagen Beetle *	208	139	49.6%	376	213	76.5%
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Total	876	608	44.1%	1545	1075	43.7%

Tall Hatchbacks  & Crossovers	Jan. 2017	Jan. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	472	196	141%	813	380	114%
Chevrolet Trax *	477	427	11.7%	858	804	6.7%
Fiat 500L	---	33	-100%	18	52	-65.4%
Fiat 500X *	13	21	-38.1%	125	46	172%
Honda HR-V *	982	489	101%	1832	1214	50.9%
Kia Soul	667	536	24.4%	1194	1198	-0.3%
Mazda CX-3 *	518	639	-18.9%	986	1166	-15.4%
Mercedes-Benz B-Class *	176	168	4.8%	347	302	14.9%
Mini Countryman *	5	55	-90.9%	7	98	-92.9%
Mitsubishi RVR *	402	397	1.3%	687	751	-8.5%
Nissan Juke *	182	233	-21.9%	325	574	-43.4%
Scion xB	---	10	-100%	---	34	-100%
Subaru Crosstrek *	430	510	-15.7%	832	1041	-20.1%
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Total	4324	3714	16.4%	8024	7660	4.8%

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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