Sporty Car Sales In Canada January 2015

Not surprisingly, the Dodge Challenger (recently refreshed) and Ford Mustang (all-new for 2015) reported big year-over-year Canadian sales improvements in January 2015. 

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• Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - January 2015
• Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - January 2015

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Also not surprising, those big YOY improvements didnt translate to lofty numbers, as Canadians typically steer away from rear-wheel-drive, sporting car purchases in the middle of winter.

But BMW managed to sell 222 copies of their 4-Series last month, double the figure they put up one year earlier. The difference? BMW sells a four-door version of the 4-Series now (no, not the 3-Series, but the 4-Series Gran Coupe) and offers all-wheel-drive across much of the range.

As for the Mustang, a V6-engined version of which GCBC is testing this week, expect to see a massive increase in April, May, and June. That second-quarter accounted for 42% of all Canadian Mustang volume in 2014.

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 • February 2015 • December 2014 • January 2014

American Muscle	January 2015	January 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Camaro	58	66	-12.1%	58	66	-12.1%
Dodge Challenger	121	53	128%	121	53	128%
Ford Mustang	146	105	39.0%	146	105	39.0%
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Total	325	224	45.1%	325	224	45.1%

Euro Sports Cars	January 2015	January 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Alfa Romeo 4C	6	---	---	6	---	---
Audi TT	3	8	-62.5%	3	8	-62.5%
BMW Z4	4	7	-42.9%	4	7	-42.9%
Jaguar F-Type	12	21	-42.9%	12	21	-42.9%
Mercedes-Benz SLK	14	11	27.3%	14	11	27.3%
Porsche Boxster	10	8	25.0%	10	8	25.0%
Porsche Cayman	8	5	60.0%	8	5	60.0%
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Total	57	60	-5.0%	57	60	-5.0%

Other Sporty Cars	January 2015	January 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Audi A5 *	79	108	-26.9%	79	108	-26.9%
BMW 1-Series *	---	1	-100%	---	1	-100%
BMW 2-Series *	32	---	---	32	---	---
BMW 4-Series *	222	111	100%	222	111	100%
Chevrolet Corvette	21	94	-77.7%	21	94	-77.7%
Chrysler 200 Convertible *	---	10	-100%	---	10	-100%
Honda CR-Z	4	2	100%	4	2	100%
Hyundai Genesis Coupe	47	47	0.0%	47	47	0.0%
Infiniti Q60	12	18	-33.3%	12	18	-33.3%
Lexus RC	24	---	---	24	---	---
Mazda MX-5 Miata	6	48	-87.5%	6	48	-87.5%
Nissan 370Z	17	12	41.7%	17	12	41.7%
Scion FR-S	52	57	-8.8%	52	57	-8.8%
Subaru BRZ	32	42	-23.8%	32	42	-23.8%
Volkswagen Eos	19	9	111%	19	9	111%
Volvo C70	25	33	-24.2%	25	33	-24.2%
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Total	592	592	0.0%	592	592	0.0%

Warm Hatches	January 2015	January 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Fiat 500 *	148	483	-69.4%	148	483	-69.4%
Hyundai Veloster *	294	139	112%	294	139	112%
Mini Cooper *	183	67	173%	183	67	173%
Scion tC *	51	45	13.3%	51	45	13.3%
Volkswagen Beetle *	76	130	-41.5%	76	130	-41.5%
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Total	752	864	-13.0%	752	864	-13.0%

Premium Sporty Cars	January 2015	January 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Audi R8	7	3	133%	7	3	133%
Cadillac ELR	4	---	---	4	---	---
Dodge Viper	4	4	0.0%	4	4	0.0%
Jaguar XK	2	5	-60.0%	2	5	-60.0%
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	10	4	150%	10	4	150%
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	---	3	-100%	---	3	-100%
Nissan GT-R	3	2	50.0%	3	2	50.0%
Porsche 911	29	17	70.6%	29	17	70.6%
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Total	59	38	55.3%	59	38	55.3%

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.

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