2019 Canada Large Car Sales Analysis
Report Updated: With December 2019 Data on January 8th, 2020
Top Level Canada Reports: By Manufacturer / By Brand / By Model / Best Sellers
Large car sales looked extremely poor in 2019. In the month of December, the segment saw sales drop. When you look at the year as a whole, the segment was down significantly.
When you look at just the month of December, you’ll see that the segment was down by about 320 sales. When you look at the segment in terms of the year as a whole, you’ll see that it has dropped by about 3,700 sales.
The Dodge Charger was the leader in terms of sales overall for the year. The model was down for both the month of December and the year as a whole. Actually, every model was down in 2019. In December, only the Chrysler 300 and the Kia K900 escaped seeing sales drop.
We expect the segment to continue its downward trajectory in 2020. Large car sales have struggled in the last several years.
Data will trickle in throughout the day with the numbers being finalized by EOD. GCBC is also happy to announce that we will be adding quarterly sales reports and comparisons in addition to monthly sales comparisons beginning this quarter. We will also be adding monthly sales tables and charts to the mix as well.
Note: FCA US LLC will end its practice of reporting U.S. and Canada sales on a monthly basis following June results. FCA US and FCA Canada will report monthly sales for May and June. The first quarterly report will occur on October 1, 2019, covering the months of July, August, and September.
Canada Best Selling Large Cars Last Month
This data table looks at last month’s total large luxury car sales volumes in Canada by model. We compare Canadian market large luxury car model sales for last month with the same month last year. We also include the year to date sales numbers and compare with the same year to date numbers from last year. With both monthly and YTD sales numbers we have a growth rate column so you can better gauge an individual large luxury car models sales success in the Canadian market.
| Model | Month | Month LY | Change | YTD | YTD LY | YTD Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysler 300 | 41 | 14 | 192.86 | 2,699 | 3,512 | -23.15 |
| Toyota Avalon | 21 | 23 | -8.70 | 405 | 626 | -35.30 |
| Kia Cadenza | 1 | 7 | -85.71 | 21 | 83 | -74.70 |
| Dodge Charger | 45 | 63 | -28.57 | 4,615 | 4,918 | -6.16 |
| Chevrolet Impala | 74 | 188 | -60.64 | 2,983 | 3,903 | -23.57 |
| Kia K900 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | -100.00 |
| Buick LaCrosse | 14 | 32 | -56.25 | 514 | 664 | -22.59 |
| Nissan Maxima | 53 | 185 | -71.35 | 971 | 1,357 | -28.45 |
| Ford Taurus | 4 | 62 | -93.55 | 1,951 | 2,812 | -30.62 |
| ∑ = 253 | ∑ = 574 | ∑ = 14,159 | ∑ = 17,879 |
Canada Quarterly Large Car Sales Numbers
This data table looks at quarterly sales performance for the large luxury car segment in Canada. It includes all major large luxury car models sold in the Canadian market. We compare last quarter’s large luxury car Canadian sales at the model level with the same large luxury car model sales quarter last year. We also include a growth rate too so you can see which large luxury car models are growing and which ones are declining. The quarterly view of large luxury car sales at the model level often gives you a better picture of what is happening than monthly because it takes out some of the month to month noise.
Canada Large Car Sales by Month (All Models)
This sales data table looks at monthly sales performance for the large luxury car segment in the Canada on a month to month basis for the entire year so far. It includes all major large luxury car models sold in the Canadian market and you can see that the monthly large luxury car sales trends clearly. Seeing the individual large luxury car model sales performance in this way gives you a good sense of the momentum (good or bad).