However, The Good Car Guy follows the numbers like a good FBI agent follows the money. And for August 2011, the numbers say Hyundai only sold 4 Velosters in Canada.
This, of course, ignores the fact that Hyundai dealers close to GCBC Towers didn't even have any Velosters to sell until September. And even in September there've been very few, and the few that were made available have sold rapidly. But, the Veloster is on sale, and Hyundai did only sell four. So here it is, as part of Canada's worst-selling vehicle list for non-premium vehicles and the list which includes all yet-to-be-cancelled models which are currently on sale.
GoodCarBadCar.net's monthly Worst Sellers post is more than just a simple list. It's filled by not one, not two, but three lists which tabulate Canada's worst-selling vehicles based on volume and year-over-year percentage decline. Many vehicles have excuses; many of those excuses are valid. Unless you're, say, a Dodge Dakota (sales of which slid 86.1% to 52 in August) which was formally put out to pasture by Chrysler late last month, you're most likely eligible for this list, or should we say, these lists.
Suck it up, Prius fans. Canadians don't really like your car; they certainly don't like it as much as they did last year at this time. And it doesn't help that Toyota's Canadian dealers hardly have a Prius to sell. Oooh.... aaah, the Nissan LEAF sold out. All 25 of them. And why won't Honda just take the freakin' Insight off their Canadian website?
BY PERCENTAGE DECLINE
| Rank | Vehicle | % Drop | August 2011 |
#1 | Volvo S40/V50 | -88.8 | 9 |
#2 | Honda Insight | -86.4 | 9 |
#3 | GMC Yukon | -85.9 | 78 |
#4 | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | -83.3 | 3 |
#5 | Dodge Nitro | -75.3 | 19 |
#6 | Acura ZDX | -71.1 | 11 |
#7 | Jeep Liberty | -68.9 | 98 |
#8 | Toyota Prius | -63.1 | 66 |
#9 | Honda Ridgeline | -62.4 | 158 |
#10 | Nissan Cube | -62.2 | 48 |
BY VOLUME
| Rank | Non-Premium Vehicle | August 2011 | Year-To-Date |
#1 | Hyundai Veloster | 4 | 4 |
T2 | Nissan LEAF | 9 | 25 |
T2 | Honda Insight | 9 | 220 |
#4 | Kia Borrego | 16 | 108 |
#5 | Dodge Nitro | 19 | 400 |
#6 | Honda CR-Z | 31 | 438 |
#7 | Suzuki Kizashi | 40 | 528 |
#8 | Subaru Tribeca | 41 | 292 |
T9 | Toyota Sequoia | 46 | 489 |
T9 | Nissan 370Z | 46 | 372 |
BY VOLUME - ALL VEHICLES
| Rank | Vehicle (All-Inclusive) | August 2011 | Year-To-Date |
T1 | Acura RL | 3 | 44 |
T1 | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | 3 | 84 |
#3 | Hyundai Veloster | 4 | 4 |
#4 | Nissan GT-R | 6 | 30 |
#5 | Saab 9-5 | 7 | 42 |
T6 | Nissan LEAF | 9 | 25 |
T6 | Lexus LX570 | 9 | 81 |
T6 | Audi R8 | 9 | 99 |
T6 | Honda Insight | 9 | 220 |
T6 | Volvo S80 | 9 | 292 |
T6 | Volvo S40/V50 | 9 | 557 |
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