Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In Canada – December 2011

After a one month hiatus, the Ford F-Series was back on top as Canada’s best-selling in December 2011. Its pickup truck rivals trailed in third, fourth, and fifth positions. Honda Civic sales were up 23% year-over-year to 5525, enough to make the Civic Canada’s best-selling car and Canada’s second-best-selling vehicle in December.

Canada’s leading SUV/crossover was the Ford Escape, the sixth-best-selling vehicle overall. Riding along with the Escape in Canada’s top 30 were Toyota’s RAV4, the Dodge Journey, Honda CR-V, Chevrolet Equinox, Nissan Rogue, Ford Edge, Kia Sorento, Jeep Grand Cherokee, and Hyundai Santa Fe. That means one-third of Canada’s 30 best-selling vehicles list was filled by utility vehicles which found between 949 and 3001 buyers last month.

Sales of Canada’s favourite minivan plunged 24%, but the Dodge Grand Caravan still finished December with 2.6% of Canada’s new vehicle market. Sales of the Honda Odyssey jumped 11%, yet December’s second-best-selling minivan sold once for every 2.9 Grand Caravans.

The 2011 Year End list of Canada’s 30 best-selling vehicles can be viewed here. Examine this month’s list, gain context from last month’s edition, and make use of the dropdown menu at the top right of this page to find detailed sales figures for all these models and every other nameplate on sale in North America today.

Rank	Best-Selling Vehicle	December 2011	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
#1	Ford F-Series	7952	+ 11.5%	96,325	– 1.6%
#2	Honda Civic	5525	+ 23.0%	55,090	– 4.2%
#3	Dodge Ram	5019	+ 21.6%	64,297	+ 18.5%
#4	GMC Sierra	3938	– 8.1%	46,680	+ 2.7%
#5	Chevrolet Silverado	3785	+ 7.2%	40,523	– 2.9%
#6	Ford Escape	3001	– 10.0%	44,248	+ 2.8%
#7	Dodge Grand Caravan	2973	– 24.0%	53,406	– 3.4%
#8	Mazda 3	2748	+ 3.4%	37,224	– 22.0%
#9	Toyota Corolla	2688	+ 27.7%	36,663	– 5.2%
#10	Toyota RAV4	2285	+ 92.5%	21,550	– 5.5%
#11	Hyundai Elantra	1975	+ 0.2%	44,970	+ 30.1%
#12	Dodge Journey	1917	+ 2.7%	29,021	+ 22.0%
#13	Chevrolet Cruze	1874	+ 20.8%	33,900	+ 965%
#14	Honda CR-V	1873	+ 6.8%	25,076	+ 0.6%
#15	Volkswagen Jetta	1607	– 25.6%	26,749	+ 81.3%
#16	Chevrolet Equinox	1600	– 20.0%	22,468	+ 16.7%
#17	Ford Focus	1505	– 2.8%	25,736	+ 9.7%
#18	Hyundai Accent	1389	+ 71.7%	22,280	– 7.2%
#19	Nissan Rogue	1370	+ 52.4%	14,191	+ 7.5%
#20	Toyota Camry	1289	+ 152%	12,234	– 0.1%
#21	Subaru Impreza	1161	+ 73.0%	7664	– 11.5%
#22	Ford Edge	1132	– 20.1%	15,633	– 8.3%
#23	Toyota Venza	1098	+ 61.5%	13,159	+ 5.5%
#24	Honda Odyssey	1027	+ 10.9%	9060	+ 5.2%
#25	Ford Ranger	1006	– 13.5%	16,381	– 16.6%
#26	Nissan Altima	960	+ 37.7%	12,537	– 6.6%
#27	Kia Sorento	953	– 2.1%	15,105	+ 47.9%
#28	Jeep Grand Cherokee	950	– 5.1%	10,283	+ 41.7%
#29	Hyundai Santa Fe	949	– 31.0%	24,121	– 13.5%
#30	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	946	+ 18.3%	9447	+ 16.8%