Canada’s 20 best-selling vehicles, representing 8% of available nameplates, accounted for more than half of all new vehicle sales in August 2013. For the first time this year, something other than a pickup truck cracked the top two: Honda’s Civic outsold Chrysler Canada’s Ram pickup by a 322-unit margin.
The Civic and Ford F-Series, Canada’s best-selling vehicle line in August and always, accounted for more than one out of every ten new vehicle sales last month.
Four pickup trucks are present on this list of the 30 best-selling vehicles in Canada, all in the top 10. (The fifth-ranked truck, Toyota’s Tacoma, ranked 41st overall.) There are ten SUVs and crossovers and 14 cars. That leaves two minivans, and they’re the same vans.
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The Chrysler brand, long the purveyor of a niche upmarket van in Canada, has been pushing the Town & Country to far greater heights this year.
The Town & Country ended August as Canada’s second-best-selling minivan, 2618 sales back of its Dodge Grand Caravan twin but 205 sales ahead of the third-best-selling minivan, the Toyota Sienna. The 32nd-ranked Sienna leads the T&C by 1219 sales through the first two-thirds of 2013.
Compared with the July edition of this list, the Nissan Sentra, Hyundai Sonata, and Kia Sorento have been knocked off. Replacing that trio: Ford’s surging Fiesta, the aforementioned Chrysler minivan, and Nissan’s smaller Versa.
You can always select a make and model at GCBC’s Sales Stats page to find historical monthly and yearly sales figures from both Canada and the United States. Pertinent links are clickable at the bottom of this post, but you can also find related links at the Best Sellers page. Below, the 30 best-selling vehicles in Canada from August 2013.
August 2014 – September 2013 – July 2013 – August 2012
Updated at 1:45 PM AT on 10.01.2013 with updated numbers from Ford for the F-Series.
Rank
|
Vehicle
|
August
2013 |
%
Change |
Year
To Date |
YTD % Change |
#1
|
Ford F-Series
|
12,736 | + 10.0% | 84,557 | + 13.7% |
#2
|
Honda Civic
|
7213 | + 24.7% | 41,836 | – 1.4% |
#3
|
Dodge Ram
|
6891 | + 23.6% | 56,795 | + 19.5% |
#4
|
Hyundai Elantra
|
5018 | + 17.8% | 39,290 | + 15.0% |
#5
|
GMC Sierra
|
4205 | + 5.4% | 31,601 | + 5.0% |
#6
|
Ford Escape
|
4161 | – 10.4% | 29,615 | + 3.4% |
#7
|
Dodge Grand Caravan
|
4006 | – 27.0% | 33,033 | – 14.8% |
#8
|
Toyota Corolla
|
3955 | + 6.3% | 29,659 | + 3.1% |
#9
|
Mazda 3
|
3916 | – 7.0% | 26,893 | – 4.3% |
#10
|
Chevrolet Silverado
|
3659 | – 3.5% | 26,077 | + 4.5% |
#11
|
Chevrolet Cruze
|
3315 | + 15.7% | 22,726 | + 1.8% |
#12
|
Honda CR-V
|
2895 | – 6.4% | 22,741 | – 3.2% |
#13
|
Toyota RAV4
|
2768 | + 0.5% | 22,179 | + 29.2% |
#14
|
Volkswagen Jetta
|
2708 | + 7.0% | 20,292 | + 19.3% |
#15
|
Ford Focus
|
2630 | + 15.6% | 18,668 | – 3.3% |
#16
|
Hyundai Santa Fe Sport *
|
2566 | + 48.8% | 17,604 | + 16.9% |
#17
|
Dodge Journey
|
2551 | + 6.1% | 19,812 | – 1.7% |
#18
|
Mazda CX-5
|
1939 | + 130% | 12,415 | + 60.8% |
#19
|
Hyundai Accent
|
1927 | – 11.3% | 13,956 | – 21.5% |
#20
|
Chevrolet Equinox
|
1908 | + 2.6% | 13,511 | – 7.6% |
#21
|
Ford Fusion
|
1899 | + 56.8% | 15,246 | + 25.8% |
#22
|
Jeep Wrangler
|
1737 | – 11.0% | 14,141 | – 0.8% |
#23
|
Nissan Rogue
|
1610 | + 55.3% | 11,094 | + 5.0% |
#24
|
Nissan Versa
|
1527 | + 78.4% | 7354 | – 16.2% |
#25
|
Ford Edge
|
1505 | + 11.0% | 12,250 | – 11.2% |
#26
|
Honda Accord
|
1419 | + 71.2% | 12,087 | + 139% |
#27
|
Kia Rio
|
1392 | – 19.7% | 11,643 | + 19.2% |
#28
|
Chrysler Town & Country
|
1388 | + 689% | 7149 | + 118% |
#29
|
Toyota Camry
|
1364 | – 6.6% | 11,972 | – 9.1% |
#30
|
Ford Fiesta
|
1294 | + 84.3% | 6845 | – 25.4% |
Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
* Total Santa Fe sales up 75.5% to 3027 in August; up 29.8% to 19,551 YTD.
RECOMMENDED READING
Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In Canada – August 2014
Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In Canada – September 2013
Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In Canada – July 2013
Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In Canada – August 2012
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings – August 2013 YTD
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada – August 2013
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada – August 2013
Top 13 Best-Selling Trucks In Canada – August 2013 YTD