Monday, March 16, 2015

Sporty Car Sales In Canada October 2014 YTD

In BMW Canadas best ever Mini brand sales month, the Countryman was not responsible for massive volume generation. All the other Minis, the core Hardtop model most of all, combined for 627 sales in October 2014.

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

Canada sports car sales chart October 2014
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So, is the Mini fast enough to be part of a post which also showcases the Porsche 918 Spyder, Chevrolet Corvette, and Lexus ISF? Well, its not slow. And even in new three-cylinder turbo form, its fun. And on this continent, its not the conventional small car purchase. Typically, it competes in  a niche category where "fun" and "style" are key, where practicality is set aside and paying slightly more isnt the worst thing in the world. 

 Yet in October the numbers werent tiny, the Mini Cooper range wasnt just a bit player in a niche market. The Mini was Canadas 33rd-best-selling car lineup in October 2014, up from 46th in October 2013. 

 The Mini outsold conventional subcompacts like the Nissan Versa and conventional sporting cars like the Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Challenger, and Ford Mustang combined. 

Will Mini sales remain at this level? No. But is the new, roomier, more efficient car more enticing to value-minded Canadian consumers despite the fact that its lost its element of surprise? Yes.

 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 sports cars, coupes, GTs, roadsters, and convertibles 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
American Muscle
October
2014
October
2013
%
Change
2014
YTD
2013
YTD
%
Change
Chevrolet Camaro
112
7843.6%2742 204234.3%
Dodge Challenger
90
36150%1421 1431-0.7%
Ford Mustang
172
228-24.6%45634799-4.9%
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Total
374
3429.4%8726 8272 5.5%

Euro Sports Cars
October
2014
October
2013
%
Change
2014
YTD
2013
YTD
%
Change
Audi TT
9
29-69.0%275336-18.2%
BMW Z4
27
10170%168227-26.0%
Jaguar F-Type
18
1428.6%384 20092.0%
Mercedes-Benz SLK
46
22109%350 3344.8%
Porsche Boxster
15
16-6.3%326 357-8.7%
Porsche Cayman
24
234.3%240 21412.1%
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Total
139
11421.9%1743 1668 4.5%

Other Sporty Cars
October
2014
October
2013
%
Change
2014
YTD
2013
YTD
%
Change
Audi A5 *
127
211-39.8%19322042-5.4%
BMW 1-Series *
---
23-100%2595-99.7%
BMW 2-Series *
223
------790------
BMW 4-Series *
328
19171.7%28271911380%
Chevrolet Corvette
50
76-34.2%1079224 382%
Chrysler 200 Convertible *
---
4-100%14606 -97.7%
Honda CR-Z
6
1500%89 57 56.1%
Hyundai Genesis Coupe
141
12116.5%14321691-15.3%
Infiniti Q60 & G37 Coupe/Convertible *
25
250.0%381461-17.4%
Lexus ISC *
12
850.0%127193-34.2%
Lexus ISF *
1
5-8.0%18 34-47.1%
Mazda MX-5 Miata
18
20-10.0%498 523-4.8%
Mitsubishi Eclipse
---
--------- 3 ---
Nissan 370Z
28
29-3.4%371 427-13.1%
Scion FR-S
121
130-6.9%1455 1687 -13.8%
Subaru BRZ
43
88-51.1%852 999-14.7%
Volkswagen Eos
21
22-4.5%405472-14.2%
Volvo C70
---
2-100%---119-100%
---
---
--------- --- ---
Total
1144
95619.7%12,272 10,324 18.9%

Warm Hatches
October
2014
October
2013
%
Change
2014
YTD
2013
YTD
%
Change
Fiat 500 *
337
381-11.5%51166184 -17.3%
Hyundai Veloster *
336
3253.4%31394219 -25.6%
Mini Cooper *
627
286119%25383298 -23.0%
Scion tC *
85
122-30.3%1057 1298 -18.6%
Volkswagen Beetle *
116
130-10.8%17322083 -16.9%
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Total
1501
124420.7%13,582 17,082 -20.5%

Premium Sporty Cars
October
2014
October
2013
%
Change
2014
YTD
2013
YTD
%
Change
Audi R8
6
60.0%1061023.9%
Cadillac ELR
5
------36------
Dodge Viper
10
1900%9736169%
Jaguar XK
3
9-66.7%76 88-13.6%
Lexus LFA
---
------1 10.0%
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
16
1145.5%314371-15.4%
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
1
11-90.9%37 61-39.3%
Nissan GT-R
6
60.0%115116-0.9%
Porsche 911
70
30133%718 56726.6%
Porsche 918 Spyder
---
------5 ------
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---
--------- --- ---
Total
117
7458.1%1505 1342 12.1%
Source: Automakers & ANDC
^ Mini sales include everything except the Countryman.
* also included 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 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 two 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 dont 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 - November 2014 YTD
Sporty Car Sales In Canada - September 2014 YTD
Sporty Car Sales In Canada - October 2013 YTD
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - October 2014
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - October 2014 YTD
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