Sporty Car Sales In Canada - February 2017

Canadian sales of American muscle cars jumped 25% in February 2017 and are up 30% so far this year. 

While the same trio of cars – Chevrolet Camaro, better-selling Dodge Challenger, top-selling Ford Mustang – are down 22% in the United States through 2017's first two months, year-over-year, thanks to declines from each model, Canadian sales of each model are on the upswing.

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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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However, January and February are the weakest months on the auto sales calendar across the industry, and they are particularly weak months for rear-wheel-drive pony cars. Ford, for instance, generated only 7% of its annual Mustang sales in 2016 out of the first two months of the year; 48% of annual Mustang volume in Q2.

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Meanwhile, compared with the first one-sixth of 2016, the Alfa Romeo 4C, Audi TT, dying BMW Z4, Jaguar F-Type, Mercedes-Benz SLC, Porsche Boxster, and Porsche Cayman all failed to grow their sales in early 2017. 

Not all tiny sports cars are plunging, however. The Mazda MX-5 Miata, even with 63 buyers veering toward its Fiat 124 Spider twin, is up 60% so far this year. Combined sales of the MX-5 and 124 Spider are up by 119 units already this year.

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. Mobile users can now thumb across the tables for full-width access. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • January 2017 • February 2016

American Muscle	Feb. 2017	Feb. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Camaro	128	106	20.8%	216	202	6.9%
Dodge Challenger	167	163	2.5%	403	242	66.5%
Ford Mustang	403	289	39.4%	636	521	22.1%
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Total	698	558	25.1%	1255	965	30.1%

Euro Sports Cars	Feb. 2017	Feb. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Alfa Romeo 4C	1	6	-83.3%	1	8	-87.5%
Audi TT	25	48	-47.9%	35	65	-46.2%
BMW Z4	---	5	-100%	4	6	-33.3%
Jaguar F-Type	22	34	-35.3%	38	65	-41.5%
Mercedes-Benz SLC/SLK	11	25	-56.0%	20	37	-45.9%
Porsche Boxster	3	8	-62.5%	11	19	-42.1%
Porsche Cayman	14	18	-22.2%	26	26	0.0%
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Total	76	144	-47.2%	135	226	-40.3%

Misc. Sporty Cars	Feb. 2017	Feb. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Audi A5 *	36	73	-50.7%	63	130	-51.5%
BMW 2-Series *	139	136	2.2%	237	227	4.4%
Chevrolet Corvette	28	27	3.7%	60	55	9.1%
Fiat 124 Spider	21	---	---	63	---	---
Honda CR-Z	2	2	0.0%	6	5	20.0%
Hyundai Genesis Coupe	19	48	-60.4%	37	73	-49.3%
Infiniti Q60 *	81	5	1520%	133	12	1008%
Lexus RC	21	10	110%	34	42	-19.0%
Mazda MX-5 Miata	73	79	-7.6%	150	94	59.6%
Nissan 370Z	32	41	-22.0%	61	59	3.4%
Scion FR-S/Toyota 86	36	50	-28.0%	72	86	-16.3%
Subaru BRZ	50	32	56.3%	73	52	40.4%
Subaru Impreza WRX/STi *	282	204	38.2%	487	457	6.6%
Volkswagen Eos	---	11	-100%	---	24	-100%
Volkswagen GTI *	107	143	-25.2%	212	278	-23.7%
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Total	927	861	7.7%	1688	1594	5.9%

Premium Sporty Cars	Feb. 2017	Feb. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Acura NSX	---	---	---	1	---	---
Audi R8	13	1	1200%	19	1	1800%
Bentley Continental GT	5	6	-16.7%	6	7	-14.3%
Cadillac ELR	---	3	-100%	---	4	-100%
Dodge Viper	6	4	50.0%	6	6	0.0%
Maserati GranTurismo	3	4	-25.0%	6	7	-14.3%
Mercedes-AMG GT	12	10	20.0%	31	21	47.6%
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	20	7	186%	35	16	119%
Nissan GT-R	5	11	-54.5%	12	21	-42.9%
Porsche 911	37	35	5.7%	69	67	3.0%
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Total	101	81	24.7%	185	150	23.3%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
* 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 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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Sporty Car Sales In Canada - January 2017

The Dodge Challenger was Canada's top-selling sports coupe in January 2017, but don't expect the muscle-bound, Canadian-built beast to remain on top for long.

January is far from the highest-volume month on the Canadian auto sales calendar. Indeed, it's the lowest-volume month. In 2016, only 3% of the Mustangs sold in Canada left dealers in January; slightly less than 3% of the Challenges. 

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - January 2017
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - January 2017

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Thus, the fact that Dodge's venerable Challenger produced three more sales than the always-dominant Mustang in January does not mean the Challenger is on its way to a sales victory in 2017. The Mustang outsold the Challenger and Camaro combined last year.

However, it was prudent to expect that with a new all-wheel-drive option on the table, the Dodge Challenger could make real headway in the winter months.

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Nevertheless, the improvements for numerous sports cars was healthy in January. The Mazda MX-5 Miata generated more January 2017 sales than in each of the previous three Januarys combined. Mercedes-AMG GT sales rose to a four-month high. The Infiniti Q60 reported its fifth consecutive year-over-year monthly improvement.

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. Mobile users can now thumb across the tables for full-width access. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • February 2017 • December 2016 • January 2016

American Muscle	Jan. 2017	Jan. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Camaro	88	96	-8.3%	88	96	-8.3%
Dodge Challenger	236	79	199%	236	79	199%
Ford Mustang	233	232	0.4%	233	232	0.4%
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Total	557	407	36.9%	557	407	36.9%

Euro Sports Cars	Jan. 2017	Jan. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Alfa Romeo 4C	---	2	-100%	---	2	-100%
Audi TT	10	17	-41.2%	10	17	-41.2%
BMW Z4	4	1	300%	4	1	300%
Jaguar F-Type	16	31	-48.4%	16	31	-48.4%
Mercedes-Benz SLC/SLK	9	12	-25.0%	9	12	-25.0%
Porsche Boxster	8	11	-27.3%	8	11	-27.3%
Porsche Cayman	12	8	50.0%	12	8	50.0%
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Total	59	82	-28.0%	59	82	-28.0%

Misc. Sporty Cars	Jan. 2017	Jan. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Audi A5 *	27	57	-52.6%	27	57	-52.6%
BMW 2-Series *	98	91	7.7%	98	91	7.7%
Chevrolet Corvette	32	28	14.3%	32	28	14.3%
Fiat 124 Spider	42	---	---	42	---	---
Honda CR-Z	4	3	33.3%	4	3	33.3%
Hyundai Genesis Coupe	18	25	-28.0%	18	25	-28.0%
Infiniti Q60 *	52	7	643%	52	7	643%
Lexus RC	13	32	-59.4%	13	32	-59.4%
Mazda MX-5 Miata	77	15	413%	77	15	413%
Nissan 370Z	29	18	61.1%	29	18	61.1%
Scion FR-S/Toyota 86	36	36	0.0%	36	36	0.0%
Subaru BRZ	23	20	15.0%	23	20	15.0%
Subaru Impreza WRX/STi *	205	253	-19.0%	205	253	-19.0%
Volkswagen Eos	---	13	-100%	---	13	-100%
Volkswagen GTI *	105	135	-22.2%	105	135	-22.2%
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Total	761	733	3.8%	761	733	3.8%

Premium Sporty Cars	Jan. 2017	Jan. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Acura NSX	1	---	---	1	---	---
Audi R8	6	---	---	6	---	---
Bentley Continental GT	1	1	0.0%	1	1	0.0%
Cadillac ELR	---	1	-100%	---	1	-100%
Dodge Viper	---	2	-100%	---	2	-100%
Maserati GranTurismo	3	3	0.0%	3	3	0.0%
Mercedes-AMG GT	19	11	72.7%	19	11	72.7%
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	15	9	66.7%	15	9	66.7%
Nissan GT-R	7	10	-30.0%	7	10	-30.0%
Porsche 911	32	32	0.0%	32	32	0.0%
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Total	84	69	21.7%	84	69	21.7%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
* 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 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.

RECOMMENDED READING
Sporty Car Sales In Canada - February 2017
Sporty Car Sales In Canada - December 2016
Sporty Car Sales In Canada - January 2016
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - January 2017
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - January 2017

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