Canadian sales of compact cars plunged 15% in May 2016, but the best-selling Honda Civic shot up 10% to 8240 units, the Civic’s first month above the 8K mark in over five years.
As a result, the tenth-gen Civic’s Canadian market share improved from 18.6% in May 2015 to 23.6% in May 2016, a startling improvement for an already dominant car.
Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – May 2016 YTD
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model – May 2016 YTD
The Mitsubishi Lancer, Nissan Sentra, Volkswagen Golf, and discontinued Buick Verano were the only other compacts to post year-over-year sales gains.
Detroit’s trio of entrants – Cruze, Dart, Focus – combined for a 52% decline to 3255 total sales, shy of the totals achieved by three of their individual rivals: Civic, Corolla, Elantra.
medianet_width=’300′; medianet_height= ‘250’; medianet_crid=’717379412′; Among subcompacts, every entrant aside from the Chevrolet Sonic posted notable declines. For the Sonic, perhaps overachieving because of limited availability of Chevrolet’s new Cruze, sales rose to a 13-month high.
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May 2016’s auto sales figures were skewed somewhat by a quirk in the calendar. The auto sales calendar in May didn’t begin until May 3, shortening the month by two days.
As a result, the daily selling rate for a car like, for instance, the Hyundai Elantra, rose 3%, though “May 2016” volume fell 5%.
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.
Click Column Headers To Sort • June 2016 • April 2016 • May 2015
|
Compact
|
May
2016 |
May
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
YTD |
2015
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
159
|
257 | -38.1% | 944 | 940 | 0.4% | |
|
837
|
587 | 42.6% | 3234 | 2266 | 42.7% | |
|
1574
|
3718 | -57.7% | 9465 | 12,928 | -26.8% | |
|
174
|
453 | -61.6% | 742 | 1759 | -57.8% | |
|
1507
|
2618 | -42.4% | 6098 | 8224 | -25.9% | |
|
8240
|
7467 | 10.4% | 26,961 | 23,559 | 14.4% | |
|
4510
|
4733 | -4.7% | 20,695 | 19,025 | 8.8% | |
|
1119
|
2226 | -49.7% | 5099 | 5155 | -1.1% | |
|
2861
|
3381 | -15.4% | 11,324 | 14,991 | -24.5% | |
|
734
|
711 | 3.2% | 3157 | 2354 | 34.1% | |
|
1645
|
1596 | 3.1% | 6336 | 6394 | -0.9% | |
|
493
|
— | — | 2164 | — | — | |
|
1127
|
1344 | -16.1% | 4701 | 4804 | -2.1% | |
|
5385
|
5938 | -9.3% | 19,377 | 20,421 | -5.1% | |
|
—
|
— | — | — | 295 | -100% | |
|
2259
|
2021 | 11.8% | 9003 | 8567 | 5.1% | |
|
2233
|
3043 | -26.6% | 9056 | 12,480 | -27.4% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
34,857
|
40,093 | -15.0% | 138,356 | 144,162 | -4.2% |
|
Subcompact
|
May
2016 |
May
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
YTD |
2015
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
912
|
721 | 26.5% | 2458 | 2748 | -10.6% | |
|
322
|
596 | -46.0% | 1676 | 1904 | -12.0% | |
|
795
|
1074 | -26.0% | 3395 | 4756 | -28.6% | |
|
2766
|
2804 | -1.4% | 8142 | 8335 | -2.3% | |
|
698
|
1043 | -33.1% | 3267 | 4460 | -26.7% | |
|
—
|
105 | -100% | 27 | 532 | -94.9% | |
|
981
|
1031 | -4.8% | 3154 | 3985 | -20.9% | |
|
305
|
336 | -9.2% | 1030 | 1399 | -26.4% | |
|
890
|
1069 | -16.7% | 3538 | 3409 | 3.8% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
7669
|
8779 | -14.5% | 26,687 | 31,528 | -18.1% |
|
City Car
|
May
2016 |
May
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
YTD |
2015
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
400
|
365 | 9.6% | 1111 | 633 | 75.5% | |
|
435
|
326 | 33.4% | 1481 | 1607 | -7.8% | |
|
934
|
1278 | -26.9% | 4400 | 4968 | -11.4% | |
|
—
|
29 | -100% | 2 | 101 | -98.0% | |
|
34
|
116 | -70.7% | 569 | 307 | 85.3% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
1803
|
2114 | -17.2% | 7563 | 7616 | -0.7% |
|
Warm Hatches
|
May
2016 |
May
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
YTD |
2015
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fiat 500 *
|
140
|
503 | -72.2% | 442 | 1367 | -67.7% |
|
308
|
419 | -26.5% | 781 | 1494 | -47.7% | |
|
713
|
685 | 4.1% | 2286 | 2123 | 7.7% | |
|
Scion tC *
|
121
|
127 | -4.7% | 436 | 463 | -5.8% |
|
358
|
327 | 9.5% | 1382 | 1178 | 17.3% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
1640
|
2061 | -25.75% | 5327 | 6625 | -24.4% |
|
Tall Hatchbacks
& Crossovers |
May
2016 |
May
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
YTD |
2015
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
490
|
450 | 8.9% | 2000 | 1741 | 14.9% | |
|
821
|
806 | 1.9% | 3598 | 2603 | 38.2% | |
|
42
|
712 | -94.1% | 159 | 1569 | -89.9% | |
|
165
|
4 | 4025% | 414 | 4 | 10,250% | |
|
1065
|
— | — | 4231 | — | — | |
|
1138
|
1074 | 6.0% | 4566 | 4686 | -2.6% | |
|
848
|
717 | 18.3% | 3919 | 717 | 447% | |
|
219
|
250 | -12.4% | 1010 | 913 | 10.6% | |
|
61
|
129 | -52.7% | 332 | 426 | -22.1% | |
|
497
|
577 | -13.9% | 2555 | 2099 | 21.7% | |
|
—
|
— | — | — | 2 | -100% | |
|
394
|
486 | -18.9% | 1848 | 1894 | -2.4% | |
|
—
|
129 | -100% | 47 | 495 | -90.5% | |
|
—
|
— | — | — | 27 | -100% | |
|
857
|
893 | -4.0% | 3581 | 3226 | 11.0% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
6597
|
6227 | 5.6% | 28,260 | 20,40 | 27.8% |
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.
RECOMMENDED READING
Small Car Sales In Canada – June 2016
Small Car Sales In Canada – April 2016
Small Car Sales In Canada – May 2015
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada – May 2016
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings – May 2016
Midsize Car Sales In Canada – May 2016