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    Article: Subcompact car sales collapsing in Canada... except for Nissan



    As mentioned earlier, Mazda Canada reversed course this week, announcing it is cancelling plans to sell the next generation Mazda 2 (pictured above). The company made the same decision in the U.S. last year. (Related thread: Mazda updates the competition - redesigned 2016 Mazda 2)

    Why? Apparently buyers are abandoning subcompact cars particularly in favour of compact crossovers (which are usually just more expensive, tall compact hatchbacks with bigger wheels and "SUV"-like styling... not to mention worse handling, higher risk of rollovers in crashes (higher center of gravity) and worse fuel economy).

    “We took the decision [to] concentrate our resources on the CX-3, as this is the vehicle with the largest sales volume opportunity,” Mazda spokesman Greg Young said.
    Canadian subcompact sales dropping:

    Sales of subcompacts offered by other auto makers have also plunged, including:

    • the Fiat 500 sold by FCA Canada Inc.,
    • the Ford Fiesta,
    • Honda Fit,
    • Hyundai Accent,
    • Chevrolet Sonic
    • and Toyota Yaris.


    The exception is Nissan Canada Inc., whose Micra and Versa combined were up 2 per cent in the first 10 months of 2015 from year-earlier levels.
    Source: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/repor...ticle27303102/

    And it's not like Nissan doesn't have a compact crossover too (Juke).

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