Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings – March 2019

Our Take Brand & Corporation Rankings

In terms of sales for brands in Canada, there was an even split on the number of brands that saw an increase and the brand that saw a decrease when compared to this month last year.

Ford led the way, selling over 27,000 units in total. It also saw a sales increase when compared to March of 2018 of nearly eight percent. Several brands saw notable increases in sales volume, including Honda, Dodge, Mitsubishi, Tesla, Infiniti, Cadillac, and Genesis.

There were notable decreases for the month as well. These included, Chevrolet, Ram, GMC, Jeep, Mazda, Audi, Lincoln, Jaguar, Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Fiat, and Smart.

When you look at the quarterly sales results, you see that 2019 Q1 sales are down roughly 6,600 unites over 2018 Q1. With that said, the top three brands for quarterly sales—Ford, Toyota, and Honda—all saw sales increases.

Canada Monthly Automotive Sales By Brand

Brand	Month	sold2	Change	YTD	sold4	YTD Change	Month Share	YTD Share
Acura	1,712	1,603	6.80	3,687	3,569	3.31	1.47	0.2
Alfa Romeo	67	154	-56.49	154	355	-56.62	0.06	0.0
Audi	2,814	3,404	-17.33	6,404	7,936	-19.30	2.42	0.3
BMW	3,087	3,063	0.78	7,516	8,210	-8.45	2.65	0.4
Buick	1,557	1,461	6.57	3,495	3,408	2.55	1.34	0.2
Cadillac	1,304	1,104	18.12	3,080	2,425	27.01	1.12	0.2
Chevrolet	14,343	17,633	-18.66	31,288	38,779	-19.32	12.31	1.6
Chrysler	1,042	1,039	0.29	1,944	2,725	-28.66	0.89	0.1
Dodge	5,817	5,261	10.57	14,174	13,805	2.67	4.99	0.7
Fiat	40	72	-44.44	85	142	-40.14	0.03	0.0
Ford	27,190	25,243	7.71	60,582	59,236	2.27	23.34	3.0
Genesis	115	63	82.54	281	96	192.71	0.10	0.0
GMC	7,406	9,961	-25.65	17,397	15,323	13.54	6.36	0.9
Honda	17,840	15,935	11.95	38,602	38,609	-0.02	15.31	1.9
Hyundai	10,594	9,739	8.78	24,263	21,314	13.84	9.09	1.2
Infiniti	1,375	1,205	14.11	2,890	2,855	1.23	1.18	0.1
Jaguar	611	703	-13.09	1,148	1,285	-10.66	0.52	0.1
Jeep	6,798	8,506	-20.08	17,297	22,214	-22.13	5.83	0.9
Kia	7,084	6,802	4.15	14,860	13,882	7.05	6.08	0.7
Land Rover	1,369	1,444	-5.19	2,540	2,650	-4.15	1.17	0.1
Lexus	2,216	2,086	6.23	5,131	4,546	12.87	1.90	0.3
Lincoln	725	807	-10.16	1,737	1,776	-2.20	0.62	0.1
Maserati	50	75	-33.33	141	224	-37.05	0.04	0.0
Mazda	6,250	7,048	-11.32	13,819	16,075	-14.03	5.36	0.7
Mercedes-Benz	4,271	4,569	-6.52	10,232	11,955	-14.41	3.67	0.5
Mini	551	556	-0.90	1,139	1,257	-9.39	0.47	0.1
Mitsubishi	3,753	2,636	42.37	6,945	5,558	24.96	3.22	0.3
Nissan	13,606	13,987	-2.72	28,655	30,986	-7.52	11.68	1.4
Porsche	685	657	4.26	1,552	1,485	4.51	0.59	0.1
Ram	7,920	9,458	-16.26	20,682	21,841	-5.31	6.80	1.0
Smart	11	35	-68.57	11	68	-83.82	0.01	0.0
Subaru	4,780	4,830	-1.04	10,992	11,305	-2.77	4.10	0.6
Tesla	2,350	450	422.22	7,050	1,350	422.22	2.02	0.4
Toyota	18,185	18,954	-4.06	42,934	42,211	1.71	15.61	2.2
Volkswagen	5,768	5,505	4.78	13,906	13,940	-0.24	4.95	0.7
Volvo	864	849	1.77	1,968	1,817	8.31	0.74	0.1
	∑ = 184,150			∑ = 418,581

*General Motors is now reporting quarterly. Figures displayed are the monthly average over the last 3 months.

Canada Quarterly Automotive Sales By Brand

Brand	Q1 2019	Q1 2018	Change	Year To Date	Year to Date Previous Year
Acura			0.0	16,712	19,294
Alfa Romeo			0.0	692	747
Audi			0.0	25,892	33,531
BMW			0.0	25,435	37,226
Buick			0.0	15,957	16,746
Cadillac			0.0	12,413	13,517
Chevrolet			0.0	111,741	144,601
Chrysler			0.0	2,900	6,531
Dodge			0.0	31,998	47,265
Fiat			0.0	228	388
Ford			0.0	232,194	280,612
Genesis			0.0	1,717	1,525
GMC			0.0	78,409	81,553
Honda			0.0	146,582	169,046
Hyundai			0.0	133,059	133,207
Infiniti			0.0	5,786	10,974
Jaguar			0.0	2,133	3,736
Jeep			0.0	54,876	66,897
Kia			0.0	85,342	76,612
Land Rover			0.0	8,284	10,287
Lexus			0.0	23,793	25,540
Lincoln			0.0	7,155	8,724
Maserati			0.0	360	585
Mazda			0.0	69,305	66,420
Mercedes-Benz			0.0	35,685	45,828
Mini			0.0	4,376	5,978
Mitsubishi			0.0	16,382	25,535
Nissan			0.0	82,290	123,755
Porsche			0.0	8,010	8,097
Ram			0.0	87,749	95,231
Smart			0.0	0	188
Subaru			0.0	63,859	57,524
Tesla			0.0	9,487	12,900
Toyota			0.0	196,882	211,541
Volkswagen			0.0	49,843	69,153
Volvo			0.0	9,249	10,155
	∑ = 0	∑ = 0

Canada Automotive Sales By Brand – 2019 Monthly Scorecard

Brand	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Acura	907	1,068	1,712	1,607	1,860	1661	1643	1828	2052	1727	1605	1624
Alfa Romeo	39	48	67	73	83	65	59	66	83	52	44	68
Audi	1,850	1,740	2,814	3,382	3,472	2710	2484	3166	3453	3342	3416	1702
BMW	2,088	2,341	3,087	4,627	3,803	3127	2722	3023	3959	3086	3182	2181
Buick	904	1,034	1,557	1,620	1,803	1361	1572	1644	1582	1391	1182	1096
Cadillac	816	960	1,304	1,313	1,500	1291	1296	1482	897	946	886	826
Chevrolet	7,918	9,027	14,343	14,572	16,487	9813	15187	14806	13268	12121	10420	6639
Chrysler	389	513	1,042	512	701	809	617	708	288	442	376	134
Dodge	3,183	5,174	5,817	4,988	4,051	4284	4283	4911	2502	3307	2813	1952
Fiat	36	9	40	34	59	31	34	37	43	29	24	12
Ford	15,655	17,737	27,190	28,042	31,940	29581	24670	25895	24563	20414	20311	14614
Genesis	51	115	115	151	160	166	142	143	137	133	105	107
GMC	4,662	5,329	7,406	8,101	8,725	5906	6805	8059	7875	7198	5926	5561
Honda	9,886	10,876	17,840	14,591	18,827	15278	16048	16542	14671	15415	11605	7467
Hyundai	6,366	7,303	10,594	13,160	14,156	13341	13046	13265	11918	11669	10582	7807
Infiniti	673	842	1,375	914	900	1021	845	1012	1151	751	826	664
Jaguar	190	347	611	372	292	295	275	278	323	271	216	266
Jeep	4,664	5,835	6,798	6,297	5,949	6255	5575	6397	6134	5032	4281	3680
Kia	3,548	4,228	7,084	7,438	7,913	8050	8005	7633	6216	6250	5756	4491
Land Rover	562	609	1,369	813	865	902	660	858	932	952	852	913
Lexus	1,467	1,448	2,216	2,655	2,290	2245	1904	2108	2601	2545	2281	1780
Lincoln	499	513	725	703	874	744	758	760	844	583	575	1146
Maserati	51	40	50	67	63	48	44	52	40	75	27	28
Mazda	3,745	3,824	6,250	6,311	6,380	6025	6631	6408	5843	6035	5308	3660
Mercedes-Benz	2,887	3,074	4,271	3,775	3,969	3966	3971	3966	4006	4282	4165	3496
Mini	264	324	551	591	689	498	600	496	642	558	403	362
Mitsubishi	1,442	1,750	3,753	2,273	2,171	2283	2107	2022	2376	2141	2052	1165
Nissan	7,294	7,755	13,606	10,642	13,477	13185	10215	11226	10376	9854	9358	6767
Porsche	382	485	685	889	0	926	799	808	894	793	676	760
Ram	5,880	6,882	7,920	8,898	10,199	10122	7774	8914	8470	7108	6046	7018
Smart	0	0	11	0	82	35	25	-	22	12	1	-
Subaru	3,143	3,069	4,780	5,220	5,875	5317	5159	4730	4755	5641	5164	4671
Tesla	2,350	2,350	2,350	650	650	650	650	650	650	650	650	650
Toyota	12,778	11,971	18,185	20,569	24,010	20524	19764	20286	16899	18247	16808	11500
Volkswagen	4,008	4,130	5,768	6,365	7,058	5570	6305	6858	6100	6985	5535	4471
Volvo	528	576	864	1,023	981	928	905	830	871	801	888	960
	∑ = 111,105	∑ = 123,326	∑ = 184,150	∑ = 183,238

Canada Monthly Automotive Sales By Manufacturer

Manufacturer	Month	sold2	Change	YTD	sold4	YTD Change	Month Share	YTD Share
BMW Group	3,638	3,619	0.53	8,655	9,467	-8.58	3.12	0.44
Daimler	4,282	4,604	-6.99	10,243	12,023	-14.80	3.67	0.52
FCA	21,734	24,565	-11.52	54,477	61,306	-11.14	18.65	2.74
Ford Motor Company	27,915	26,050	7.16	62,319	61,012	2.14	23.96	3.14
General Motors	24,610	30,159	-18.40	55,260	59,935	-7.80	21.12	2.78
Honda Motor Company	19,552	17,538	11.48	42,289	42,178	0.26	16.78	2.13
Hyundai Kia Auto Group	17,793	16,604	7.16	39,404	35,292	11.65	15.27	1.98
Jaguar Land Rover	1,980	2,147	-7.78	3,688	3,935	-6.28	1.70	0.19
Mazda	6,250	7,048	-11.32	13,819	16,075	-14.03	5.36	0.70
Nissan Motor Co	18,734	17,828	5.08	38,490	39,399	-2.31	16.08	1.94
Subaru Corporation	4,780	4,830	-1.04	10,992	11,305	-2.77	4.10	0.55
Tesla	2,350	450	422.22	7,050	1,350	422.22	2.02	0.35
Toyota Motor Corp	20,401	21,040	-3.04	48,065	46,757	2.80	17.51	2.42
Volkswagen Group	9,267	9,566	-3.13	21,862	23,361	-6.42	7.95	1.10
Volvo	864	849	1.77	1,968	1,817	8.31	0.74	0.10
	∑ = 184,150			∑ = 418,581

Canada Quarterly Automotive Sales By Manufacturer

Manufacturer	Q1 2019	Q1 2018	Year To Date	Year to Date Previous Year	Change
BMW Group			29,811	43,204	0.0
Daimler			35,685	46,016	0.0
FCA			178,803	217,644	0.0
Ford Motor Company			239,349	289,336	0.0
General Motors			218,520	256,417	0.0
Honda Motor Company			163,294	188,340	0.0
Hyundai Kia Auto Group			220,118	211,344	0.0
Jaguar Land Rover			10,417	14,023	0.0
Mazda			69,305	66,420	0.0
Nissan Motor Co			104,458	160,264	0.0
Subaru Corporation			63,859	57,524	0.0
Tesla			9,487	12,900	0.0
Toyota Motor Corp			220,675	237,081	0.0
Volkswagen Group			83,745	110,781	0.0
Volvo			9,249	10,155	0.0
	∑ = 0	∑ = 0

*General Motors and Ford are now reporting quarterly.

Canada Automotive Sales By Manufacturer – 2019 Scorecard

Manufacturer	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
BMW Group	2,352	2,665	3,638	5,218	4,492	3,625	3,322	3,519	4,601	3,644	3,585	2,543
Daimler	2,887	3,074	4,282	3,775	4,051	4,001	3,996	3,966	4,028	4,294	4,166	3,496
FCA	14,242	18,501	21,734	20,869	21,105	21,614	18,386	21,085	17,560	16,045	13,611	12,892
Ford Motor Company	16,154	18,250	27,915	28,745	32,814	30,325	25,428	26,655	25,407	20,997	20,886	15,760
General Motors	14,300	16,350	24,610	25,606	28,515	18,371	24,860	25,991	23,622	21,656	18,414	14,122
Honda Motor Company	10,793	11,944	19,552	16,198	20,687	16,939	17,691	18,370	16,723	17,142	13,210	9,091
Hyundai Kia Auto Group	9,965	11,646	17,793	20,749	22,229	21,557	21,193	21,041	18,271	18,052	16,443	12,405
Jaguar Land Rover	752	956	1,980	1,185	1,157	1,197	935	1,136	1,255	1,223	1,068	1,179
Mazda	3,745	3,824	6,250	6,311	6,380	6,025	6,631	6,408	5,843	6,035	5,308	3,660
Nissan Motor Co	9,409	10,347	18,734	13,829	16,548	16,489	13,167	14,260	13,903	12,746	12,236	8,596
Subaru Corporation	3,143	3,069	4,780	5,220	5,875	5,317	5,159	4,730	4,755	5,641	5,164	4,671
Tesla	2,350	2,350	2,350	650	650	650	650	650	650	650	650	650
Toyota Motor Corp	14,245	13,419	20,401	23,224	26,300	22,769	21,668	22,394	19,500	20,792	19,089	13,280
Volkswagen Group	6,240	6,355	9,267	10,636	10,530	9,206	9,588	10,832	10,447	11,120	9,627	6,933
Volvo	528	576	864	1,023	981	928	905	830	871	801	888	960
	∑ = 111,105	∑ = 123,326	∑ = 184,150	∑ = 183,238	∑ = 202,314	∑ = 179,013	∑ = 173,579	∑ = 181,867	∑ = 167,436	∑ = 160,838	∑ = 144,345	∑ = 110,238

Automotive Data Disclosures

° Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, Ram = FCA
† Industry total takes into account Automotive News figures/estimates for brands such as Tesla and other low-volume, high-priced manufacturers.