Canada’s seven best-selling cars accounted for 16% of the auto industry’s February 2013 sales volume. Those seven top-selling cars were all, in a manner of speaking, small car rivals from the compact class.
Meanwhile, Canada’s seven top-selling subcompact cars, many of which feature distinctly compact-like interior dimensions, were responsible for 5% of the new vehicle market’s volume in February 2013. The most popular compact, Canada’s first-ranked Hyundai Elantra, outsold the most popular subcompact, Hyundai’s Accent, by a three to one margin.
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Small cars of a wide variety, from the Fiat 500 to the Impreza-derived Subaru XV Crosstrek, put up fairly decent numbers in small-car-loving Canada, although Cinquecento volume has fallen in two consecutive months.
In other words, Canadians can choose between a huge number of different small cars and small car types. Yet with amazing frequency, Canadians choose to drive a fairly conventional car from Hyundai, Honda, Mazda, Toyota, Volkswagen, Chevrolet, or Ford, rather than a hybrid hatchback from Toyota or a retro-styled coupe from Mini or even an itty-bitty crossover from Nissan.
Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these small cars can be accessed by clicking a model name in the sortable tables below or by selecting a make and model at GCBC’s Sales Stats page. You can rank vehicles by year-to-date volume or February sales or by year-over-year change by clicking column headers in any of the lists. Click the accompanying chart for a larger view. And feel free to make suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments.
Click Column Headers To Sort – February 2014 – March 2013 – January 2013 – February 2012
|
Compact
|
February 2013
|
%
Change |
Year
To Date |
YTD
% Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
179
|
—– | 369 | —– | |
|
285
|
+ 41.8% | 511 | + 77.4% | |
|
1872
|
+ 2.6% | 4008 | + 16.4% | |
|
510
|
—– | 957 | —– | |
|
1430
|
+ 7.2% | 2788 | + 3.0% | |
|
2777
|
– 16.0% | 5280 | – 36.0% | |
|
3537
|
+ 5.4% | 6493 | + 12.8% | |
|
511
|
– 47.0% | 1060 | – 32.6% | |
|
2345
|
+ 4.0% | 4003 | – 3.9% | |
|
178
|
—– | 379 | + 37,800% | |
|
482
|
+ 0.2% | 938 | – 1.7% | |
|
918
|
+ 1.4% | 1677 | + 4.1% | |
|
532
|
– 37.0% | 1010 | – 42.6% | |
|
137
|
– 36.3% | 298 | – 20.5% | |
|
2258
|
– 12.9% | 4723 | – 4.2% | |
|
621
|
– 29.8% | 1294 | – 20.4% | |
|
634
|
– 23.2% | 1307 | – 11.7% | |
|
2218
|
+ 43.7% | 4023 | + 31.6% |
|
Subcompact
|
February
2013 |
%
Change |
Year
To Date |
YTD
% Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
659
|
+ 25.0% | 1260 | + 26.5% | |
|
599
|
+ 7.3% | 1081 | – 1.1% | |
|
390
|
+ 33.1% | 726 | + 47.3% | |
|
1174
|
– 26.3% | 1929 | – 34.0% | |
|
945
|
+ 47.4% | 1745 | + 36.1% | |
|
683
|
– 38.4% | 968 | – 34.6% | |
|
661
|
– 16.3% | 1182 | – 18.2% | |
|
138
|
—– | 244 | —– | |
|
296
|
– 60.2% | 606 | – 54.2% |
|
Sporty Hatches
|
February
2013 |
%
Change |
Year
To Date |
YTD
% Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fiat 500 *
|
411
|
– 22.9% | 739 | – 13.5% |
|
319
|
– 3.6% | 538 | – 32.8% | |
|
182
|
– 26.6% | 295 | – 23.8% | |
|
Scion tC *
|
56
|
– 50.0% | 109 | – 45.8% |
|
129
|
+ 69.7% | 215 | + 56.9% |
|
Tall Boxes & Crossovers
|
February 2013
|
%
Change |
Year To Date
|
YTD
% Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
23
|
—– | 24 | —– | |
|
—–
|
– 100% | 1 | – 98.8% | |
|
328
|
—– | 588 | —– | |
|
2
|
– 86.7% | 3 | – 98.5% | |
|
412
|
– 9.5% | 735 | – 15.7% | |
|
154
|
+ 75.0% | 251 | + 67.3% | |
|
578
|
– 4.5% | 1157 | + 8.75 | |
|
18
|
– 5.3% | 31 | – 35.4% | |
|
246
|
+ 14.4% | 425 | – 3.0% | |
|
42
|
– 58.0% | 86 | – 48.5% | |
|
22
|
– 69.4% | 46 | – 63.5% | |
|
370
|
—– | 774 | —– |
|
Small Car
|
February
2013 |
%
Change |
Year
To Date |
YTD
% Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
540
|
—– | 627 | —– | |
|
5
|
– 75.0% | 9 | – 71.9% | |
|
45
|
– 39.2% | 91 | – 38.9% | |
|
60
|
– 18.9% | 94 | – 41.6% |
Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
* indicates a model which is also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown
RECOMMENDED READING
Small Car Sales In Canada – February 2014 YTD
Small Car Sales In Canada – March 2013
Small Car Sales In Canada – January 2013
Small Car Sales In Canada – February 2012
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada – February 2013
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings – February 2013
Midsize Car Sales in Canada – February 2013