Dec. Micra sales & 2015 round-up
747 Micras last month. That's a low number compared to other months, but appears to be consistent with sales of other subcompacts this year.
Total Micra sales: 11,909 Micras in 2015 and 19,724 overall including 2014 (partial year).
Nissan overall: 2015 was a great year in Canada for the company:
Quote:
Nissan today announced total Canadian sales for December of 9,476 units, an increase of 16.5 per cent and a December record, marking 29 months of consecutive sales growth. For calendar year 2015, the Nissan Group set an all-time record with 129,976 total Canadian sales, an increase of 12.6 per cent over 2014.
source: http://nissannews.com/en-CA/nissan/c...canadian-sales
How did Micra compare to other small cars in 2015 (2014)?
- Hyundai Accent ... 19,371 (23,173)
- Nissan Micra ... 11,909 (7815 (8.5 months sales))
- Kia Rio ... 9761 (13,952)
- Nissan Versa (sedan & Note) ... 9120 (13,314)
- Honda Fit ... 9088 (11,732)
- Toyota Yaris ... 8196 (8530)
- Ford Fiesta ... 5646 (9312)
- Mini Cooper ... 5638 (3278* (estimated; missing Dec. sales))
- Mitsubishi Mirage ... 3361 (4048)
- Toyota Prius C ... 3029 (2776)
- Fiat 500 ... 2955 (5566)
- Chevrolet Spark ... 1561 (1577)
- Mazda 2 ... 761 -- cancelled this year -- (2449)
- Smart ForTwo ... 716 (2550)
- Scion iQ ... 277 -- cancelled this year -- (315)
Source: http://www.goodcarbadcar.net
WOW. Micra is in 2nd place!
We already knew that subcompact car sales were cratering this year. But those numbers paint a harsh picture for almost every model ... except for Micra, Mini and Prius C.