Canadian sales of compact cars slid 7% in 2016 as even the top-selling car – Honda’s Civic, the best-selling car in Canada in 19 consecutive years – posted a sales loss in the first year of its all-new tenth-gen iteration.
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model – 2016 Year End
Civic market share increased, of course, as its rate of decline was far less severe than the rate of decline across the category. The sentiment is the same with the second-ranked Hyundai Elantra (up 2%) and third-ranked Toyota Corolla (down 3%.) But the Mazda 3, Chevrolet Cruze, and Volkswagen Jetta combined to lose 19,000 sales.
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Canadian sales of subcompact cars tumbled 13% in 2016 as consumers increasingly saw the benefit of spending very little more on a compact car, and getting measurably more space, greater refinement, more power, and scarcely worse fuel consumption.
The Hyundai Accent, down 1% in 2016, led the subcompact category.
Of course, across both sectors, consumers are swiftly turning to SUVs/crossovers when it comes time to acquire a new car. While car sales in Canada slid 7% in 2016, the auto industry as a whole jumped 3% to record heights. SUV/crossover volume rose 10% as utility vehicles outsold cars by a margin of 1.2-to-1.
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 • January 2017 • November 2016 • December 2015
|
Compact
|
Dec.
2016 |
Dec.
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
|
2015
|
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
187
|
267 | -30.0% | 2459 | 2551 | -3.6% | |
|
308
|
424 | -27.4% | 7244 | 6360 | 13.9% | |
|
2760
|
1706 | 61.8% | 26,824 | 31,958 | -16.1% | |
|
93
|
144 | -35.4% | 1405 | 3061 | -54.1% | |
|
1062
|
1033 | 2.8% | 16,627 | 21,101 | -21.2% | |
|
3164
|
3987 | -20.6% | 64,552 | 64,950 | -0.6% | |
|
1852
|
2054 | -9.8% | 48,875 | 47,722 | 2.4% | |
|
579
|
391 | 48.1% | 12,296 | 11,378 | 8.1% | |
|
1822
|
2078 | -12.3% | 27,689 | 34,811 | -20.5% | |
|
458
|
444 | 3.2% | 6575 | 6008 | 9.4% | |
|
511
|
887 | -42.4% | 14,281 | 14,940 | -4.4% | |
|
8
|
179 | -95.5% | 2569 | 943 | 172% | |
|
758
|
705 | 7.5% | 11,673 | 11,426 | 2.2% | |
|
2215
|
2280 | -2.9% | 45,626 | 47,198 | -3.3% | |
|
—
|
— | — | — | 295 | -100% | |
|
1041
|
1615 | -35.5% | 19,966 | 20,515 | -2.7% | |
|
636
|
1411 | -54.9% | 20,954 | 27,719 | -24.4% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
17,454
|
19,605 | -11.0% | 329,615 | 352,936 | -6.6% |
|
Subcompact
|
Dec.
2016 |
Dec.
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
|
2015
|
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
383
|
301 | 27.2% | 4404 | 5763 | -23.6% | |
|
132
|
495 | -73.3% | 3093 | 5646 | -45.2% | |
|
1184
|
455 | 160% | 8622 | 9088 | -5.1% | |
|
624
|
706 | -11.6% | 19,198 | 19,371 | -0.9% | |
|
320
|
408 | -21.6% | 7636 | 9761 | -21.8% | |
|
—
|
3 | -100% | 27 | 761 | -96.5% | |
|
436
|
443 | -1.6% | 7417 | 9120 | -18.7% | |
|
139
|
78 | 78.2% | 3135 | 3029 | 3.5% | |
|
397
|
428 | -7.2% | 7779 | 8196 | -5.1% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
3615
|
3317 | 9.0% | 61,311 | 70,735 | -13.3% |
|
City Car
|
Dec.
2016 |
Dec.
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
|
2015
|
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
185
|
53 | 249% | 3657 | 1561 | 134% | |
|
189
|
159 | 18.9% | 3112 | 3361 | -7.4% | |
|
453
|
747 | -39.4% | 9896 | 11,909 | -16.9% | |
|
—
|
24 | -100% | 2 | 277 | -99.3% | |
|
228
|
36 | 533% | 1875 | 716 | 162% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
1055
|
1019 | 3.5% | 18,542 | 17,824 | 4.0% |
|
Warm Hatches
|
Dec.
2016 |
Dec.
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
|
2015
|
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fiat 500 *
|
81
|
129 | -37.2% | 1010 | 2955 | -65.8% |
|
58
|
96 | -39.6% | 1831 | 2971 | -38.4% | |
|
350
|
441 | -20.6% | 5915 | 5638 | 4.9% | |
|
Scion tC *
|
11
|
54 | -79.6% | 868 | 1135 | -23.5% |
|
122
|
76 | 60.5% | 2402 | 2347 | 2.3% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
622
|
796 | -21.9% | 12,026 | 15,046 | -20.1% |
|
Tall Hatchbacks
& Crossovers |
Dec.
2016 |
Dec.
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
|
2015
|
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
274
|
285 | -3.9% | 5533 | 4915 | 12.6% | |
|
489
|
590 | -17.1% | 9072 | 8156 | 11.2% | |
|
18
|
69 | -73.9% | 297 | 1948 | -84.8% | |
|
29
|
56 | -48.2% | 766 | 609 | 25.8% | |
|
1240
|
779 | 59.2% | 12,371 | 8959 | 38.1% | |
|
743
|
812 | -8.5% | 12,672 | 13,335 | -5.0% | |
|
612
|
687 | -10.9% | 9354 | 6861 | 36.3% | |
|
162
|
169 | -4.1% | 2461 | 2356 | 4.5% | |
|
—
|
84 | -100% | 694 | 1412 | -50.8% | |
|
451
|
364 | 23.9% | 6196 | 5786 | 7.1% | |
|
—
|
— | — | — | 2 | -100% | |
|
214
|
271 | -21.0% | 4442 | 4473 | -0.7% | |
|
—
|
27 | -100% | 47 | 948 | -95.0% | |
|
—
|
— | — | — | 27 | -100% | |
|
673
|
599 | 12.4% | 9723 | 8422 | 15.4% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
4905
|
4792 | 2.4% | 73,628 | 68,209 | 7.9% |
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.
RECOMMENDED READING
Small Car Sales In Canada – January 2017
Small Car Sales In Canada – November 2016
Small Car Sales In Canada – December 2015
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada – December 2016
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings – December 2016
Midsize Car Sales In Canada – December & 2016 Year End