Small Car Sales In Canada October 2014 YTD

During a month in which the Chrysler 200 led all midsize cars in terms of Canadian sales volume, Dodge Dart sales slid 14% to just 549 units. 

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• Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2014 YTD
• Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - October 2014 YTD

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The core compact sector accounted for 48% of Canadian new car sales in October 2014. Midsize cars attracted just 15% of car buyers. Yet in Chrysler Canadas stores, midsize cars generated 53% of car sales in October, while the Dart produced just 16% of the automakers October car volume.

This tells two stories. The first? Chrysler 200 sales are strong because its a nice new car, but also because its priced ridiculously low. Really, truly, very low. Second? The 200 clearly eats into the Darts territory, not that the Dart has ever been capable of broadly expanding its borders. 

In a category where the class-leading Honda Civic averages more than 5700 monthly sales in Canada, Dodge has only sold more than 1000 Darts on six occasions in the 29 months in which its been on the market, and only once this year. 

Yet the Chrysler Group was Canadas largest seller of automobiles in October 2014, ahead of the Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Toyota, and Hyundai-Kia. Pickup trucks, SUVs, crossovers, and minivans accounted for 84% of the companys sales last month. Cars, including the Civic and surging Fit - Canadas second-best-selling subcompact in October - bring in two-thirds of the Honda brands volume.

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 GCBCs 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 • November 2014 • September 2014 • October 2013

Compact	October 2014	October 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	%  Change
Acura ILX *	192	156	23.1%	2412	2834	-14.9%
Buick Verano *	713	522	36.6%	6347	5020	26.4%
Chevrolet Cruze	2843	3127	-9.1%	29,021	28,490	1.9%
Dodge Dart	549	641	-14.4%	7067	8150	-13.3%
Ford Focus	1698	1872	-9.3%	19,580	22,776	-14.0%
Honda Civic	5917	6852	-13.6%	57,853	54,950	5.3%
Hyundai Elantra	3907	4021	-2.8%	43,967	48,366	-9.1%
Kia Forte	1173	814	44.1%	10,399	9975	4.3%
Mazda 3	3169	3821	-17.1%	36,185	34,024	6.4%
Mitsubishi Lancer	771	577	33.6%	5816	6626	-12.2%
Nissan Sentra	1372	1178	16.5%	12,968	12,673	2.3%
Subaru Impreza	840	899	-6.6%	8758	8534	2.6%
Suzuki SX4	---	40	-100%	---	1431	-100%
Toyota Corolla	4067	4312	-5.7%	43,102	38,430	12.2%
Toyota Matrix	625	668	-6.4%	6564	9790	-33.0%
Volkswagen Golf	1543	858	79.8%	9604	10,365	-7.3%
Volkswagen Jetta	2235	3267	-31.6%	27,451	26,565	3.3%
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Total	31,614	33,625	-6.0%	327,094	328,999	-0.6%

Subcompact	October 2014	October 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Sonic	566	729	-22.4%	6911	8302	-16.8%
Ford Fiesta	683	794	-14.0%	8054	8792	-8.4%
Honda Fit	1427	891	60.2%	9079	6866	32.2%
Hyundai Accent	1819	1393	30.6%	20,560	17,186	19.6%
Kia Rio	1134	1174	-3.4%	13,226	14,180	-6.7%
Mazda 2	294	266	10.5%	2130	3523	-39.5%
Nissan Versa	607	1424	-57.4%	11,901	10,184	16.9%
Toyota Prius C	256	235	8.9%	2357	2582	-8.7%
Toyota Yaris	804	699	15.0%	7605	6741	12.8%
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Total	7590	7605	-0.2%	81,823	78,356	4.4%

City Car	October 2014	October 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Spark	126	217	-41.9%	1467	2235	-34.4%
Mitsubishi Mirage	301	209	44.0%	3561	290	1128%
Nissan Micra	967	---	---	6063	---	---
Scion iQ	16	48	-66.7%	296	435	-32.0%
Smart Fortwo	217	232	-6.5%	1942	1908	1.8%
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Total	1627	706	130%	13,329	4868	174%

Warm Hatches	October 2014	October 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500 *	337	381	-11.5%	5116	6184	-17.3%
Hyundai Veloster *	336	325	3.4%	3139	4219	-25.6%
Mini Cooper *	627	286	119%	2538	3298	-23.0%
Scion tC *	85	122	-30.3%	1057	1298	-18.6%
Volkswagen Beetle *	116	130	-10.8%	1732	2083	-16.9%
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Total	1501	1244	20.7%	13,582	17,082	-20.5%

Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers	October 2014	October 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Buick Encore *	420	445	-5.6%	4765	2948	61.6%
Chevrolet HHR	---	---	---	---	6	-100%
Chevrolet Trax *	851	627	35.7%	7452	6134	21.5%
Dodge Caliber	---	---	---	---	7	-100%
Fiat 500L	136	134	1.5%	2189	714	207%
Kia Soul	781	648	20.5%	8708	6701	30.0%
Mercedes-Benz B-Class *	225	291	-22.7%	2346	2717	-13.7%
Mini Countryman *	175	231	-24.2%	1782	1622	9.9%
Mitsubishi RVR *	733	585	25.3%	5693	6419	-11.3%
Nissan Cube	---	15	-100%	15	171	-91.2%
Nissan Juke *	264	382	-30.9%	3232	3507	-7.8%
Scion xB	61	67	-9.0%	581	723	-19.6%
Scion xD	11	25	-56.0%	241	326	-26.1%
Subaru XV Crosstrek *	654	662	-1.2%	6020	5067	-18.8%
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Total	4311	4112	4.8%	43,024	37,062	16.1%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* indicates a vehicle which is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown.
GCBC isnt 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 youll 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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