Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada – February 2015

In February 2015, for the second consecutive month, the Honda Civic was not the best-selling car in Canada.

For the first time since April 2014, the Toyota Corolla led the car sales race in Canada.

• Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – February 2015 YTD
• Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model – February 2015 YTD

It’s a meaningful statistic for Honda, as the Civic’s 17-year run as Canada’s best-selling car appears to be in danger of not making it to 18 years.

Or does it? The Civic was the second-ranked car in February, up from third in January, and only 18 sales back of the Corolla. The Hyundai Elantra, leading through two months, is only 359 sales ahead of the Civic. Moreover, sales of the Elantra are plummeting along with the Civic – though not as harshly – and Corolla volume levelled off in February, as well.

Indeed, passenger car volume in Canada was flat overall as the “light truck” category jumped 5%. This was the best February for new vehicle sales in Canada since 2008. But seven years ago, cars accounted for 51% of the Canadian auto industry’s volume. That figure fell to 38% in February 2015.

Canada’s best-selling midsize car in February was the Hyundai Sonata, which ranked sixth overall. The top-selling subcompact was the 12th-ranked Hyundai Accent. BMW’s 3-Series led all premium brand cars. Detroit’s top nameplate was the seventh-ranked Chevrolet Cruze.

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 and best-selling SUVs in February 2015.

February 2016 • March 2015 • January 2015 • February 2014

Rank	Best-Selling Car	February 2015	February 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
#1	Toyota Corolla	2633	2631	0.1%	5060	4841	4.5%
#2	Honda Civic	2615	3071	-14.8%	4904	6386	-23.2%
#3	Hyundai Elantra	2180	3327	-34.5%	5263	6012	-12.5%
#4	Mazda 3	1989	2336	-14.9%	3677	4623	-20.5%
#5	Volkswagen Jetta	1767	2081	-15.1%	3429	3972	-13.7%
#6	Hyundai Sonata	1663	746	123%	2133	1190	79.2%
#7	Chevrolet Cruze	1563	1823	-14.3%	2936	3070	-4.4%
#8	Volkswagen Golf	1383	158	775%	2581	531	386%
#9	Toyota Camry	1379	763	80.7%	2424	1413	71.5%
#10	Nissan Sentra	1071	920	16.4%	1857	1727	7.5%
#11	Kia Soul	966	697	38.6%	1341	1043	28.6%
#12	Hyundai Accent	934	1009	-7.4%	1603	1979	-19.0%
#13	Ford Focus	913	1068	-14.4%	1687	2178	-22.5%
#14	BMW 3-Series	765	593	29.0%	1277	967	32.1%
#15	Nissan Micra	758	—	—	1437	—	—
#16	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	742	372	99.5%	1308	928	40.9%
#17	Honda Fit	728	391	86.2%	1554	668	133%
#18	Subaru Outback	715	409	74.8%	1330	825	61.2%
#19	Ford Fusion	648	940	-31.1%	1271	1768	-28.1%
#20	Nissan Altima	648	600	8.0%	1093	1089	0.4%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
Prefer to think of the Outback as an SUV or crossover? If listed in that group, it would have ranked 15th in February 2015.