Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada – September 2015

Further cementing its position as Canada’s best-selling car in an 18th consecutive year, the Honda Civic outsold its nearest rival by 1902 units in September 2015.

The Civic’s massive September – Honda Canada’s fifth consecutive month with more than 6000 Civic sales – pulled the year-to-date lead over the second-ranked Toyota Corolla to an insurmountable 10,637 units.

Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – September 2015 YTD
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model – September 2015 YTD

Overall car sales plunged 6% in Canada in September 2015, a loss of approximately 4000 sales compared with September 2014. Both the Civic and September’s second-ranked car, the Hyundai Elantra, posted year-over-year September improvements.

These were exceptions to the rule. Among Canada’s 20 most popular cars last month, a list which includes the typically much slower-selling Buick Verano, only half the cars posted year-over-year improvements in September.

The sharpest decreases were recorded by the Hyundai Accent, Volkswagen Golf, and Mazda 3. Don’t interpret too much based purely on the declines of the Jetta and Golf – Volkswagen’s TDI scandal only came to the forefront of the news in the last ten days of the month, and by no means are all Golfs and Jettas powered by diesel engines. October’s figures will provide a clearer VW picture.

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Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these best-selling cars can always be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBC’s Sales Stats page, and for those not viewing the mobile version of this site, near the top right of this page, as well. GoodCarBadCar has already published the list of Canada’s best-selling trucks in September and will shortly publish a list of Canada’s most popular SUVs and crossovers.

September 2016 • October 2015 • August 2015 • September 2014

Rank	Best-Selling Car	September 2015	September 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
#1	Honda Civic	6942	6886	0.8%	49,609	51,936	-4.5%
#2	Hyundai Elantra	5040	3562	41.5%	37,922	40,060	-5.3%
#3	Toyota Corolla	4371	4409	-0.9%	38,972	39,035	-0.2%
#4	Chevrolet Cruze	2872	3229	-11.1%	24,399	26,178	-6.8%
#5	Mazda 3	2864	3849	-25.6%	27,626	33,016	-16.3%
#6	Ford Focus	2163	1934	11.8%	16,435	17,882	-8.1%
#7	Volkswagen Jetta	2088	2381	-12.3%	22,573	25,216	-10.5%
#8	Toyota Camry	1495	1297	15.3%	13,690	12,008	14.0%
#9	Volkswagen Golf	1436	2073	-30.7%	15,699	8061	94.8%
#10	Nissan Sentra	1328	1550	-14.3%	11,852	11,596	2.2%
#11	Kia Soul	1307	1019	28.3%	10,479	7927	32.2%
#12	Hyundai Sonata	1302	1535	-15.2%	11,187	10,611	5.4%
#13	Hyundai Accent	1287	2419	-46.8%	15,869	18,741	-15.3%
#14	Honda Accord	1150	1465	-21.5%	10,771	13,483	-20.1%
#15	Nissan Micra	1138	969	17.4%	9405	5096	84.6%
#16	Ford Fusion	1116	1455	-23.3%	12,576	14,508	-13.3%
#17	Subaru Outback	1078	936	15.2%	7399	5812	27.3%
#18	Subaru Impreza	1062	885	20.0%	8882	7918	12.2%
#19	Nissan Versa	990	772	28.2%	7483	11,294	-33.7%
#20	Buick Verano	950	874	8.7%	4938	5634	-12.4%