The Honda Civic was the best-selling car in Canada in 2013, the sixteenth consecutive year Honda has topped the passenger car leaderboard in Canada with the Civic.
Honda Canada doesn’t sell as many Civics as they used to. 2013 Civic volume was down 12% from 2008 levels. But the Civic controlled 3.7% of the Canadian new vehicle market; more than 8% of the passenger car market.
We’ve already covered the subject of Canada’s five top cars, the Civic, Elantra, Corolla, Mazda 3, and Cruze. Canada’s top midsize car was the eighth-ranked Ford Fusion. The Fusion was joined by four of its midsize rivals – Camry, Accord, Sonata, and Altima – on this list of Canada’s 25 best-selling cars.
Canada’s top-selling subcompact, the ninth-ranked Hyundai Accent, was joined by four of its subcompact rivals – Rio, Versa, Fiesta, Fit – in the top 25.
There is but one premium brand car in the top 25, the 15th-ranked BMW 3-Series. BMW has also sold 546 4-Series (otherwise called the 3-Series two-door) over the last three months.
Car sales in Canada were barely more than level in 2013 even as overall auto sales – fuelled by crossovers and pickup trucks – pushed the industry to its highest ever level.
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, will soon publish a list of Canada’s best-selling SUVs in 2013, and has also posted December-specific editions.
2014 Year End • 2012 Year End • 2011 Year End • 2010 Year End
Rank
|
Best-Selling Car
|
2013
|
2012
|
% Change |
#1
|
Honda Civic
|
64,063 | 64,962 | -1.4% |
#2
|
Hyundai Elantra
|
54,760 | 50,940 | 7.5% |
#3
|
Toyota Corolla
|
44,449 | 40,906 | 8.7% |
#4
|
Mazda 3
|
40,466 | 39,295 | 3.0% |
#5
|
Chevrolet Cruze
|
33,184 | 32,629 | 1.7% |
#6
|
Volkswagen Jetta
|
30,413 | 26,904 | 13.0% |
#7
|
Ford Focus
|
25,781 | 27,936 | -7.7% |
#8
|
Ford Fusion
|
20,145 | 16,698 | 20.6% |
#9
|
Hyundai Accent
|
18,884 | 22,581 | -16.4% |
#10
|
Toyota Camry
|
18,245 | 18,203 | 0.2% |
#11
|
Honda Accord
|
17,165 | 9930 | 72.9% |
#12
|
Kia Rio
|
15,601 | 13,949 | 11.8% |
#13
|
Hyundai Sonata
|
14,519 | 14,572 | -0.4% |
#14
|
Nissan Sentra
|
14,407 | 11,008 | 30.9% |
#15
|
BMW 3-Series
|
12,507 | 11,234 | 11.3% |
#16
|
Nissan Versa
|
12,297 | 12,476 | -1.4% |
#17
|
Volkswagen Golf
|
11,871 | 13,298 | -10.7% |
#18
|
Chrysler 200
|
11,666 | 14,125 | -17.4% |
#19
|
Kia Forte
|
11,400 | 14,856 | -23.3% |
#20
|
Toyota Matrix
|
10,689 | 12,982 | -17.7% |
#21
|
Nissan Altima
|
10,488 | 12,793 | -18.0% |
#22
|
Subaru Impreza
|
9911 | 11,212 | -11.6% |
#23
|
Dodge Dart
|
9870 | 3460 | 185% |
#24
|
Ford Fiesta
|
9851 | 11,817 | -16.6% |
#25
|
Honda Fit
|
9512 | 4736 | 101% |
Source: Automakers & ANDC
RECOMMENDED READING
Top 25 Best-Selling Cars In Canada – 2014 Year End
Top 25 Best-Selling Cars In Canada – 2012 Year End
Top 25 Best-Selling Cars In Canada – 2011 Year End
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada – December 2013
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings – 2013 Year End
Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In Canada – 2013 Year End
Top 13 Best-Selling Trucks In Canada – 2013 Year End
Top 25 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada – 2013 Year End