Historically, since auto manufacturers have switched the quarterly reporting news outlets are estimating monthly sales figures based on the quarterly figure. Here at GCBC, our approach was to take the quarterly number, divide that number by total selling days for the quarter and multiply that number against the total sales days in that month. This led to an averaged out number across each month.

COVID-19 has presented a pretty unique challenge for us. For this quarter, we anticipated sales to dramatically decrease in March. Fortunately, there are still a couple of brands reporting on a monthly basis. Those companies showed roughly a 17% drop from February to March in overall sales. We decided to use that figure as our benchmark to estimate the monthly sales numbers for those reporting quarterly.

You will notice in the monthly sales tables, the numbers will be reflected to represent a steep dropoff in March sales figures which will likely spill over into the next quarter as well.

For those brands that continue to report on monthly basis (Subaru, Volvo, Mazda, Honda, Acura, Hyundai, Kia, Genesis, Mitsubishi, etc), we will still update individual model, brand and manufacturer pages on a monthly basis.

Canada Best Selling Midsize Cars Last Month

This data table looks at last month’s total midsize car sales volumes in Canada by model. We compare Canadian market midsize 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 midsize car models sales success in the Canadian market.

Model	Month	Month LY	Change	YTD	YTD LY	YTD Change
Mazda 6	70	121	-42.15	235	329	-28.57
Honda Accord	256	1,121	-77.16	1,292	2,306	-43.97
Nissan Altima	83	304	-72.70	375	827	-54.66
Volkswagen Arteon	21	13	61.54	81	13	523.08
Chevrolet Bolt	247	216	14.35	969	484	100.21
Toyota Camry	503	1,544	-67.42	2,307	3,393	-32.01
Honda Clarity FCV	27	60	-55.00	257	237	8.44
Ford Fusion	605	1,047	-42.22	2,376	2,413	-1.53
Honda Insight	26	41	-36.59	123	100	23.00
Hyundai Ioniq	334	280	19.29	1,179	587	100.85
Nissan Leaf	152	128	18.75	679	504	34.72
Subaru Legacy	74	170	-56.47	265	399	-33.58
Chevrolet Malibu	207	582	-64.43	811	1,307	-37.95
Toyota Mirai	2	10	-80.00	3	31	-90.32
Kia Optima	87	210	-58.57	201	342	-41.23
Volkswagen Passat	133	108	23.15	523	265	97.36
Toyota Prius Family	440	779	-43.52	1,591	1,470	8.23
Buick Regal	29	61	-52.46	114	137	-16.79
Hyundai Sonata	237	349	-32.09	578	806	-28.29
Kia Stinger	39	129	-69.77	161	250	-35.60
Chevrolet Volt	1	369	-99.73	4	828	-99.52
	∑ = 3,573	∑ = 7,642		∑ = 14,124	∑ = 17,028

Canada Quarterly Midsize Car Sales Numbers

This data table looks at quarterly sales performance for the midsize car segment in Canada. It includes all major midsize car models sold in the Canadian market. We compare last quarter’s midsize car Canadian sales at the model level with the same midsize car model sales quarter last year. We also include a growth rate too so you can see which midsize car models are growing and which ones are declining. The quarterly view of midsize 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.

Model	Q1 2020	Q1 2019	Year To Date	Year to Date Previous Year	Change
Buick Regal	114	137	114	137	-16.8
Chevrolet Bolt	969	484	969	484	100.2
Chevrolet Malibu	811	1,307	811	1,307	-37.9
Chevrolet Volt	4	828	4	828	-99.5
Chrysler 200	0	0	0	0	0.0
Ford C-Max	0	0	0	0	0.0
Ford Fusion	2,376	2,413	2,376	2,413	-1.5
Honda Accord	1,292	2,306	1,292	2,306	-44.0
Honda Clarity FCV	257	237	257	237	8.4
Honda Insight	123	100	123	100	23.0
Hyundai Ioniq	1,179	587	1,179	587	100.9
Hyundai Sonata	578	806	578	806	-28.3
Kia Optima	201	342	201	342	-41.2
Kia Stinger	161	250	161	250	-35.6
Mazda 6	235	329	235	329	-28.6
Nissan Altima	375	827	375	827	-54.7
Nissan Leaf	679	504	679	504	34.7
Subaru Legacy	265	399	265	399	-33.6
Toyota Camry	2,307	3,393	2,307	3,393	-32.0
Toyota Mirai	3	31	3	31	-90.3
Toyota Prius Family	1,591	1,470	1,591	1,470	8.2
Volkswagen Arteon	81	13	81	13	523.1
Volkswagen Passat	523	265	523	265	97.4

Canada Midsize Car Sales by Month (All Models)

This sales data table looks at monthly sales performance for the midsize car segment in Canada on a month to month basis for the entire year so far. It includes all major midsize car models sold in the Canadian market and you can see that the monthly midsize car sales trends clearly. Seeing the individual midsize car model sales performance in this way gives you a good sense of the momentum (good or bad).