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The 10 least-sold new cars in Canada for 2015
By John LeBlanc
Originally published: 1 day ag
12 months of record sales of new cars and trucks in Canada. As automakers trumpet their best sellers for 2015, though, among the nearly 300 new vehicle models on sale last year there are plenty of models that sit way, way down on the sales charts. Excluding discontinued and exotic models, here are the 10 rarest new vehicles sold in Canada last year*:
10th place – Alfa Romeo 4C (122 sold)
The 2016 Alfa Romeo 4C is a lightweight little sprinter.
Clayton Seams, Driving
With only two units registered as sold in 2014, the $65,995 Alfa Romeo 4C sports car’s 6,000 per cent rise in sales in 2015 looks amazing. But that still only adds up to just 122 examples finding buyers in Canada last year. Mainly because of the limited production capacity of the rear-wheel-drive, two-seater’s carbon-fibre chassis, we don’t expect to see a similar jump in 4C sales in 2016, keeping the sports car a rare vehicle in Canada.
9th place – BMW Z4 (121 sold)
The current Z4 (pictured here) has been around since 2009, but BMW hopes to have a new model out by the end of the decade.
Handout, BMW
We’re starting to see spy shots of the next-generation BMW Z4 sports car, a vehicle that is reportedly sharing a platform developed with Toyota that will also spawn a reborn Supra, seen in concept form as the FT-1 at the 2014 Detroit auto show. In the meantime, sales of the current, second-generation, rear-wheel-drive, BMW two-seater are in reverse gear. In 2015, BMW saw sales of its $56,200 roadster drop over 30 per cent, from 173 units moved the year before.
8th place – Mitsubishi i-MiEV (121 sold)
Mitsubishi i-MiEV
Graeme Fletcher, Postmedia News
While General Motors was getting all kinds of attention at this year’s Detroit auto show for the debut of its new 2017 Chevrolet Bolt — a subcompact electric car priced for the masses — maybe the U.S. automaker should look at the sales figures (or lack thereof) of the $27,998 Mitsubishi i-MiEV. Although sales are up 11 per cent compared to 2014, with only 121 of the Mitsu electric cars sold last year, the i-MiEV remains a rare commodity in Canada.
7th place – Dodge Viper (110 sold)
The future isn’t exactly bright for the Dodge Viper.
Handout, Dodge
Since its arrival in the early 1990s, the rear-wheel-drive Dodge Viper supercar was never designed to be a big seller. That certainly was the case in 2015, where only 110 Vipers were sold in Canada — granted, a 2.8 per cent gain over the previous year. It will be interesting to watch sales of the Dodge supercar in 2016, though. The base price has been raised over $30,000, to $115,495, and future Fiat Chrysler Automobiles product plans suggest the 645-hp, V10 Viper may end production in 2017.
6th place – Audi R8 (89 sold)
2015 Audi R8 Spyder V10 5.2L.
David Booth, Driving
Let’s be clear: this top 10 list is by no means a measure of the quality or desirability of the vehicles noted. Take for instance Audi’s superlative R8. With fewer than 90 units sold last year in Canada, the Audi R8 won’t end up on any year-end bestseller lists. Yet with an all-new, second-generation model arriving for 2016, the two-seat, mid-mounted V10 engine, all-wheel-drive R8 continues to be a supercar-for-the-masses, if a relatively rare one.
5th place – Volvo S80 (62 sold)
Volvo S80
Handout, Volvo
First seen in 2006, the Volvo S80 is not only the oldest vehicle in the Swedish automaker’s lineup (sales were down 8.8 per cent to only 62 copies sold in 2015), the front-wheel-drive, five-passenger mid-size luxury sedan was also one of the rarest new vehicles sold in Canada in 2015. But fear notVolvo fans: the S80’s replacement, the all-new S90 is expected to exponentially increase Volvo’s share in a segment led by the BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class.
4th place – Honda CR-Z (55 sold)
2016 Honda CR-Z
Handout, Honda
You have to give Japan’s Honda some credit for its doggedness. Since its arrival for 2011, the front-wheel-drive, two-passenger $22,890 CR-Z hybrid has been about as popular as snow in July. Sales peaked in the CR-Z’s first full year on sale, with 517 units sold in Canada, but have been dropping ever since. Yet Honda has been loyal to the gas-electric hybrid sports coupe’s few fans. Despite sales being down 45 per cent in 2015 compared to the previous year, the CR-Z remains on sale.
3rd place – Hyundai Equus (37 sold)
The one thing that would make the Equus a luxury game-changer, especially in snowy Canada, is the addition of all-wheel-drive.
Brian Harper, Driving
The $63,900 rear-wheel-drive Hyundai Equus full-size luxury sedan — a rival for the likes of the Audi A8, BMW 7 Series and Mercedes-Benz S-Class, but for tens of thousands of dollars less — continued to be a hard sell in Canada last year. Sales were down more than 43 per cent in 2015 from the 65 copies sold in 2014. Perhaps Hyundai’s decision to create a separate Genesis brand, and replacing the Equus with the all-new G9, will spur on sales.
2nd place – Kia K900 (36 sold)
Kia K900
Graeme Fletcher, Driving
Although it’s roomy, feature-laden and comes with a well-built cabin, as well as a comfortable and quiet ride and a powerful V8, like its Hyundai cousin, the $49,995 Kia K900 rear-wheel-drive full-size luxury sedan — the Korean automaker’s first-ever flagship sedan — is a rare sight on Canadian roads. Only 36 examples were sold during 2015, its first full year on sale. Hot tip: Hyundai will offer all-wheel-drive on its future Genesis G9; perhaps Kia should do the same with its luxury sedan.
1st place – Cadillac ELR (25 sold)
The ELR looks pretty futuristic, but the shape of the grille and headlights are distinctly Cadillac styling cues
Russell Purcell, Driving
Here’s an indication GM is having a hard time selling its $78,250 front-drive, 2+2, two-door Cadillac ELR plug-in hybrid sports coupe: we’re well into the 2016 model year, and the U.S. automaker is still hawking original 2014 ELR models. Albeit, not many of them. During 2014, only 44 ELRs were sold in Canada, making it the rarest new vehicle in the land. And with a drop of more than 43 per cent per cent last year, to only 25 units moved, the Cadillac hybrid coupe remained the rarest “new” vehicle sold in Canada in 2015.
*Sources: DesRosiers & Associates and automaker supplied data. Based on retail sales in Canada between January 1 and December 31, 2015. Discontinued or vehicles introduced during 2015 are not included.
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At top, the Honda CR-Z, bottom left, Kia K900, and Cadillac ELR.
Supplied, Driving
By John LeBlanc
Originally published: 1 day ag
12 months of record sales of new cars and trucks in Canada. As automakers trumpet their best sellers for 2015, though, among the nearly 300 new vehicle models on sale last year there are plenty of models that sit way, way down on the sales charts. Excluding discontinued and exotic models, here are the 10 rarest new vehicles sold in Canada last year*:
10th place – Alfa Romeo 4C (122 sold)
The 2016 Alfa Romeo 4C is a lightweight little sprinter.
Clayton Seams, Driving
With only two units registered as sold in 2014, the $65,995 Alfa Romeo 4C sports car’s 6,000 per cent rise in sales in 2015 looks amazing. But that still only adds up to just 122 examples finding buyers in Canada last year. Mainly because of the limited production capacity of the rear-wheel-drive, two-seater’s carbon-fibre chassis, we don’t expect to see a similar jump in 4C sales in 2016, keeping the sports car a rare vehicle in Canada.
9th place – BMW Z4 (121 sold)
The current Z4 (pictured here) has been around since 2009, but BMW hopes to have a new model out by the end of the decade.
Handout, BMW
We’re starting to see spy shots of the next-generation BMW Z4 sports car, a vehicle that is reportedly sharing a platform developed with Toyota that will also spawn a reborn Supra, seen in concept form as the FT-1 at the 2014 Detroit auto show. In the meantime, sales of the current, second-generation, rear-wheel-drive, BMW two-seater are in reverse gear. In 2015, BMW saw sales of its $56,200 roadster drop over 30 per cent, from 173 units moved the year before.
8th place – Mitsubishi i-MiEV (121 sold)
Mitsubishi i-MiEV
Graeme Fletcher, Postmedia News
While General Motors was getting all kinds of attention at this year’s Detroit auto show for the debut of its new 2017 Chevrolet Bolt — a subcompact electric car priced for the masses — maybe the U.S. automaker should look at the sales figures (or lack thereof) of the $27,998 Mitsubishi i-MiEV. Although sales are up 11 per cent compared to 2014, with only 121 of the Mitsu electric cars sold last year, the i-MiEV remains a rare commodity in Canada.
7th place – Dodge Viper (110 sold)
The future isn’t exactly bright for the Dodge Viper.
Handout, Dodge
Since its arrival in the early 1990s, the rear-wheel-drive Dodge Viper supercar was never designed to be a big seller. That certainly was the case in 2015, where only 110 Vipers were sold in Canada — granted, a 2.8 per cent gain over the previous year. It will be interesting to watch sales of the Dodge supercar in 2016, though. The base price has been raised over $30,000, to $115,495, and future Fiat Chrysler Automobiles product plans suggest the 645-hp, V10 Viper may end production in 2017.
6th place – Audi R8 (89 sold)
2015 Audi R8 Spyder V10 5.2L.
David Booth, Driving
Let’s be clear: this top 10 list is by no means a measure of the quality or desirability of the vehicles noted. Take for instance Audi’s superlative R8. With fewer than 90 units sold last year in Canada, the Audi R8 won’t end up on any year-end bestseller lists. Yet with an all-new, second-generation model arriving for 2016, the two-seat, mid-mounted V10 engine, all-wheel-drive R8 continues to be a supercar-for-the-masses, if a relatively rare one.
5th place – Volvo S80 (62 sold)
Volvo S80
Handout, Volvo
First seen in 2006, the Volvo S80 is not only the oldest vehicle in the Swedish automaker’s lineup (sales were down 8.8 per cent to only 62 copies sold in 2015), the front-wheel-drive, five-passenger mid-size luxury sedan was also one of the rarest new vehicles sold in Canada in 2015. But fear notVolvo fans: the S80’s replacement, the all-new S90 is expected to exponentially increase Volvo’s share in a segment led by the BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class.
4th place – Honda CR-Z (55 sold)
2016 Honda CR-Z
Handout, Honda
You have to give Japan’s Honda some credit for its doggedness. Since its arrival for 2011, the front-wheel-drive, two-passenger $22,890 CR-Z hybrid has been about as popular as snow in July. Sales peaked in the CR-Z’s first full year on sale, with 517 units sold in Canada, but have been dropping ever since. Yet Honda has been loyal to the gas-electric hybrid sports coupe’s few fans. Despite sales being down 45 per cent in 2015 compared to the previous year, the CR-Z remains on sale.
3rd place – Hyundai Equus (37 sold)
The one thing that would make the Equus a luxury game-changer, especially in snowy Canada, is the addition of all-wheel-drive.
Brian Harper, Driving
The $63,900 rear-wheel-drive Hyundai Equus full-size luxury sedan — a rival for the likes of the Audi A8, BMW 7 Series and Mercedes-Benz S-Class, but for tens of thousands of dollars less — continued to be a hard sell in Canada last year. Sales were down more than 43 per cent in 2015 from the 65 copies sold in 2014. Perhaps Hyundai’s decision to create a separate Genesis brand, and replacing the Equus with the all-new G9, will spur on sales.
2nd place – Kia K900 (36 sold)
Kia K900
Graeme Fletcher, Driving
Although it’s roomy, feature-laden and comes with a well-built cabin, as well as a comfortable and quiet ride and a powerful V8, like its Hyundai cousin, the $49,995 Kia K900 rear-wheel-drive full-size luxury sedan — the Korean automaker’s first-ever flagship sedan — is a rare sight on Canadian roads. Only 36 examples were sold during 2015, its first full year on sale. Hot tip: Hyundai will offer all-wheel-drive on its future Genesis G9; perhaps Kia should do the same with its luxury sedan.
1st place – Cadillac ELR (25 sold)
The ELR looks pretty futuristic, but the shape of the grille and headlights are distinctly Cadillac styling cues
Russell Purcell, Driving
Here’s an indication GM is having a hard time selling its $78,250 front-drive, 2+2, two-door Cadillac ELR plug-in hybrid sports coupe: we’re well into the 2016 model year, and the U.S. automaker is still hawking original 2014 ELR models. Albeit, not many of them. During 2014, only 44 ELRs were sold in Canada, making it the rarest new vehicle in the land. And with a drop of more than 43 per cent per cent last year, to only 25 units moved, the Cadillac hybrid coupe remained the rarest “new” vehicle sold in Canada in 2015.
*Sources: DesRosiers & Associates and automaker supplied data. Based on retail sales in Canada between January 1 and December 31, 2015. Discontinued or vehicles introduced during 2015 are not included.
