As exceptions to the rule, Canada’s two best-selling cars are selling far more often in 2016 than they did in 2015.
Canadian sales of the Honda Civic, Canada’s best-selling car in each of the last 18 years, is up 20%, a year-over-year gain of more than 2000 sales through the first-quarter of 2016. The 2016 Honda Civic is in the early months of its tenth iteration, and new Civic coupes are arriving in numbers now.
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings – March 2016 YTD
Canada Vehicle Sales By Model – March 2016 YTD
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – March 2016 YTD
Canadian sales of the Hyundai Elantra, Canada’s second-best-selling car in each of the last five years, posted a first-quarter gain of 21%, equal to just over 2000 additional sales compared with the first-quarter of 2015. The Elantra on sale now is a 2017 model, the sixth-generation model.
We reviewed the new Civic in late January; the new Elantra late last month.
Canada Car Sales By Model – March 2017 YTD
Canada Car Sales By Model – April 2016 YTD
Canada Car Sales By Model – February 2016 YTD
Canada Car Sales By Model – March 2015 YTD
But while the two most popular cars in Canada are soaring, the car market is overall is in decline. Canadian car volume is down by more than 5000 units even as the industry on the whole takes off. A surprisingly large chunk of the blame falls on the Mazda 3 and Volkswagen Jetta, sales of which are jointly down by 4719 units.
Regardless of the reasons, the car market is a shrinking part of the overall Canadian new vehicle market. Only 33% of the new vehicles sold in Canada so far this year were conventional cars, down from 38% in the first-quarter of 2015.
Reminder: these are 2016 year-to-date rankings, but you can sort cars by March 2016 volume by clicking the March 2016 column header, or you can rank them by improvements or declines using the % columns.
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Canada Pickup Truck Sales By Model – March 2016
Canada Minivan Sales By Model – March 2016
Canada Commercial Van Sales By Model – March 2016
As always, you can find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these vehicles by selecting a make and model at GCBC’s Sales Stats page.
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| #1 | Honda Civic | 12,519 | 10,458 | 19.7% | 5,943 | 5,554 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Hyundai Elantra | 11,578 | 9,556 | 21.2% | 5,692 | 4,293 | 32.6% |
| #3 | Toyota Corolla | 8,351 | 9,027 | -7.5% | 3,634 | 3,967 | -8.4% |
| #4 | Chevrolet Cruze | 5,695 | 5,035 | 13.1% | 2,294 | 2,099 | 9.3% |
| #5 | Mazda 3 | 5,188 | 7,377 | -29.7% | 2,457 | 3,700 | -33.6% |
| #6 | Volkswagen Golf | 4,202 | 4,551 | -7.7% | 2,038 | 1,970 | 3.5% |
| #6.1 | Volkswagen Golf * | 3,666 | 3,871 | -5.3% | 1,780 | 1,661 | 7.2% |
| #6.2 | Volkswagen Golf GTI * | 536 | 680 | -21.2% | 258 | 309 | -16.5% |
| #7 | Volkswagen Jetta | 3,911 | 6,441 | -39.3% | 1,667 | 3,012 | -44.7% |
| #8 | Toyota Camry | 3,908 | 3,635 | 7.5% | 1,813 | 1,211 | 49.7% |
| #9 | Nissan Sentra | 3,532 | 3,288 | 7.4% | 1,534 | 1,431 | 7.2% |
| #10 | Chevrolet Malibu | 3,275 | 1,745 | 87.7% | 1,826 | 1,058 | 72.6% |
| #11 | Ford Focus | 3,049 | 3,303 | -7.7% | 1,317 | 1,616 | -18.5% |
| #12 | Honda Accord | 2,927 | 2,333 | 25.5% | 1,277 | 1,150 | 11.0% |
| #13 | Hyundai Accent | 2,827 | 3,221 | -12.2% | 1,268 | 1,618 | -21.6% |
| #14 | Nissan Micra | 2,536 | 2,450 | 3.5% | 1,184 | 1,013 | 16.9% |
| #15 | Kia Forte | 2,468 | 1,760 | 40.2% | 1,047 | 863 | 21.3% |
| #16 | Ford Fusion | 2,392 | 2,650 | -9.7% | 1,026 | 1,379 | -25.6% |
| #17 | Nissan Altima | 2,199 | 1,927 | 14.1% | 752 | 834 | -9.8% |
| #18 | Subaru Impreza | 2,162 | 2,167 | -0.2% | 889 | 981 | -9.4% |
| #18.1 | Subaru Impreza * | 1,376 | 1,619 | -15.0% | 560 | 744 | -24.7% |
| #18.2 | Subaru Impreza WRX/STI * | 786 | 548 | 43.4% | 329 | 237 | 38.8% |
| #19 | Kia Soul | 2,059 | 2,470 | -16.6% | 861 | 1,129 | -23.7% |
| #19.1 | Kia Soul * | 1,936 | 2,470 | -21.6% | 804 | 1,129 | -28.8% |
| #19.2 | Kia Soul EV * | 123 | — | — | 57 | — | — |
| #20 | Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 1,882 | 2,556 | -26.4% | 891 | 1,248 | -28.6% |
| #21 | Honda Fit | 1,781 | 2,501 | -28.8% | 732 | 947 | -22.7% |
| #22 | Kia Rio | 1,711 | 2,362 | -27.6% | 731 | 1,277 | -42.8% |
| #23 | Toyota Yaris | 1,673 | 1,556 | 7.5% | 748 | 686 | 9.0% |
| #23.1 | Toyota Yaris Hatchback * | 1,420 | 1,556 | -8.7% | 643 | 686 | -6.3% |
| #23.2 | Toyota Yaris Sedan * | 253 | — | — | 105 | — | — |
| #24 | Mitsubishi Lancer | 1,660 | 1,199 | 38.4% | 625 | 446 | 40.1% |
| #25 | Nissan Versa | 1,524 | 2,041 | -25.3% | 632 | 847 | -25.4% |
| T26 | BMW 3-Series | 1,429 | 2,000 | -28.6% | 493 | 723 | -31.8% |
| T26 | Kia Optima | 1,429 | 1,426 | 0.2% | 677 | 535 | 26.5% |
| #28 | Hyundai Sonata | 1,364 | 3,366 | -59.5% | 522 | 1,233 | -57.7% |
| #29 | Buick Verano | 1,272 | 899 | 41.5% | 701 | 435 | 61.1% |
| #30 | Ford Mustang | 1,172 | 1,068 | 9.7% | 651 | 732 | -11.1% |
| #31 | BMW 4-Series | 1,133 | 925 | 22.5% | 415 | 286 | 45.1% |
| #32 | Dodge Charger | 1,064 | 1,391 | -23.5% | 644 | 694 | -7.2% |
| #33 | Chrysler 200 | 1,028 | 2,373 | -56.7% | 404 | 1,140 | -64.6% |
| #34 | Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class | 1,001 | 794 | 26.1% | 414 | 291 | 42.3% |
| #35 | Scion iM | 979 | — | — | 626 | — | — |
| #36 | Mini Cooper † | 946 | 887 | 6.7% | 440 | 390 | 12.8% |
| #37 | Volkswagen Passat ¤ | 939 | 1,328 | -29.3% | 350 | 534 | -34.5% |
| #37.1 | Volkswagen Passat * | 889 | 1,224 | -27.4% | 331 | 486 | -31.9% |
| #37.2 | Volkswagen Passat CC * | 50 | 104 | -51.9% | 19 | 48 | -60.4% |
| #38 | Ford Fiesta | 923 | 869 | 6.2% | 356 | 289 | 23.2% |
| #39 | Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class ¤ | 914 | 563 | 62.3% | 364 | 253 | 43.9% |
| #40 | Chrysler 300 | 887 | 924 | -4.0% | 583 | 434 | 34.3% |
| #41 | Chevrolet Sonic | 852 | 1,079 | -21.0% | 436 | 528 | -17.4% |
| #42 | Audi A4 º | 818 | 1,103 | -25.8% | 445 | 498 | -10.6% |
| #43 | Acura TLX | 792 | 1,038 | -23.7% | 349 | 494 | -29.4% |
| #44 | Audi A3 | 773 | 680 | 13.7% | 386 | 287 | 34.5% |
| #45 | Infiniti Q50 | 733 | 713 | 2.8% | 285 | 309 | -7.8% |
| #46 | Mitsubishi Mirage | 694 | 793 | -12.5% | 451 | 380 | 18.7% |
| #47 | Cadillac ATS | 681 | 519 | 31.2% | 250 | 271 | -7.7% |
| #48 | Subaru Legacy | 679 | 804 | -15.5% | 338 | 365 | -7.4% |
| #49 | Nissan Maxima | 602 | 209 | 188% | 287 | 52 | 452% |
| #50 | Lexus IS | 585 | 633 | -7.6% | 299 | 307 | -2.6% |
| #51 | Volkswagen Beetle | 572 | 453 | 26.3% | 359 | 241 | 49.0% |
| #52 | Mercedes-Benz B-Class | 552 | 430 | 28.4% | 250 | 176 | 42.0% |
| #53 | Dodge Challenger | 525 | 545 | -3.7% | 282 | 301 | -6.3% |
| #54 | Chevrolet Impala | 508 | 396 | 28.3% | 275 | 171 | 60.8% |
| T55 | Toyota Prius C ² | 508 | 843 | -39.7% | 126 | 158 | -20.3% |
| T55 | Acura ILX | 488 | 402 | 21.4% | 215 | 206 | 4.4% |
| #57 | Smart Fortwo | 480 | 125 | 284% | 263 | 52 | 406% |
| #58 | Dodge Dart | 445 | 1,075 | -58.6% | 223 | 480 | -53.5% |
| #59 | Chevrolet Volt | 442 | 177 | 150% | 246 | 68 | 262% |
| #60 | Ford Taurus | 440 | 432 | 1.9% | 195 | 198 | -1.5% |
| #61 | Chevrolet Camaro | 425 | 328 | 29.6% | 223 | 212 | 5.2% |
| #62 | Chevrolet Spark | 422 | 223 | 89.2% | 235 | 75 | 213% |
| #63 | Mazda 6 | 418 | 501 | -16.6% | 189 | 266 | -28.9% |
| #64 | BMW 2-Series | 415 | 181 | 129% | 188 | 109 | 72.5% |
| #65 | Toyota Prius V ² | 413 | 577 | -28.4% | 170 | 173 | -1.7% |
| #66 | BMW 5-Series | 384 | 380 | 1.1% | 173 | 110 | 57.3% |
| #67 | Lexus ES | 362 | 426 | -15.0% | 130 | 191 | -31.9% |
| #68 | Toyota Prius ² | 356 | 369 | -3.5% | 274 | 124 | 121% |
| #69 | Hyundai Genesis ‡ | 342 | 411 | -16.8% | 192 | 237 | -19.0% |
| #70 | Audi A5 | 315 | 270 | 16.7% | 185 | 133 | 39.1% |
| #71 | Hyundai Veloster | 265 | 767 | -65.4% | 117 | 385 | -69.6% |
| #72 | Buick Regal | 247 | 220 | 12.3% | 88 | 124 | -29.0% |
| #73 | Scion FR-S | 235 | 225 | 4.4% | 149 | 121 | 23.1% |
| #74 | Fiat 500 | 227 | 519 | -56.3% | 112 | 225 | -50.2% |
| #74.1 | Fiat 500 * | 146 | 384 | -62.0% | 65 | 154 | -57.8% |
| #74.2 | Fiat 500 Convertible * | 81 | 135 | -40.0% | 47 | 71 | -33.8% |
| #75 | Mercedes-Benz S-Class | 224 | 178 | 25.8% | 90 | 81 | 11.1% |
| #76 | Nissan Leaf | 221 | 148 | 49.3% | 98 | 74 | 32.4% |
| #77 | Chevrolet Corvette | 206 | 137 | 50.4% | 151 | 102 | 48.0% |
| #78 | Nissan 370Z | 201 | 80 | 151% | 142 | 42 | 238% |
| #79 | Cadillac CTS | 197 | 163 | 20.9% | 64 | 73 | -12.3% |
| #80 | Mazda MX-5 Miata | 196 | 67 | 193% | 102 | 46 | 122% |
| #81 | Audi A6 | 195 | 178 | 9.6% | 103 | 72 | 43.1% |
| #82 | Scion tC | 192 | 222 | -13.5% | 103 | 115 | -10.4% |
| #83 | Audi A7 | 187 | 43 | 335% | 105 | 12 | 775% |
| #84 | Volvo S60 | 179 | 147 | 21.8% | 50 | 64 | -21.9% |
| #85 | Lincoln MKZ | 178 | 265 | -32.8% | 80 | 128 | -37.5% |
| #86 | Buick LaCrosse | 172 | 248 | -30.6% | 108 | 125 | -13.6% |
| #87 | Jaguar XF | 171 | 170 | 0.6% | 109 | 83 | 31.3% |
| #88 | Hyundai Genesis Coupe ‡ | 162 | 336 | -51.8% | 89 | 227 | -60.8% |
| #89 | Jaguar F-Type | 148 | 99 | 49.5% | 83 | 59 | 40.7% |
| T90 | Audi TT | 136 | 9 | 1,411% | 71 | 6 | 1,083% |
| T90 | BMW i-Series | 136 | 84 | 61.9% | 62 | 29 | 114% |
| #92 | Ford C-Max | 131 | 93 | 40.9% | 64 | 43 | 48.8% |
| #93 | Cadillac XTS | 129 | 124 | 4.0% | 53 | 54 | -1.9% |
| #94 | Volvo V60 | 127 | 217 | -41.5% | 23 | 104 | -77.9% |
| #95 | BMW 6-Series | 115 | 91 | 26.4% | 50 | 38 | 31.6% |
| #96 | Subaru BRZ | 114 | 138 | -17.4% | 62 | 86 | -27.9% |
| #97 | Porsche 911 | 113 | 180 | -37.2% | 46 | 95 | -51.6% |
| #98 | Lexus CT200h | 108 | 175 | -38.3% | 50 | 57 | -12.3% |
| T99 | BMW 7-Series | 106 | 73 | 45.2% | 32 | 21 | 52.4% |
| T99 | Toyota Avalon | 106 | 217 | -51.2% | 43 | 39 | 10.3% |
| #101 | Lexus GS | 99 | 90 | 10.0% | 35 | 38 | -7.9% |
| #102 | Fiat 500L | 86 | 593 | -85.5% | 35 | 274 | -87.2% |
| #103 | Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class | 85 | 61 | 39.3% | 48 | 37 | 29.7% |
| #104 | Lexus RC | 82 | 119 | -31.1% | 40 | 59 | -32.2% |
| #105 | Infiniti Q70 | 75 | 48 | 56.3% | 21 | 23 | -8.7% |
| #106 | Jaguar XJ | 74 | 66 | 12.1% | 36 | 46 | -21.7% |
| #107 | Porsche Cayman | 60 | 44 | 36.4% | 34 | 23 | 47.8% |
| #108 | Volvo XC70 | 58 | 86 | -32.6% | 13 | 30 | -56.7% |
| #109 | Scion xB | 47 | 210 | -77.6% | 13 | 98 | -86.7% |
| #110 | Porsche Boxster | 45 | 47 | -4.3% | 26 | 21 | 23.8% |
| #111 | Kia Cadenza | 43 | 44 | -2.3% | 22 | 9 | 144% |
| #112 | Lincoln MKS | 42 | 34 | 23.5% | 24 | 16 | 50.0% |
| #113 | Porsche Panamera | 41 | 63 | -34.9% | 20 | 26 | -23.1% |
| T114 | Mercedes-AMG GT | 39 | — | — | 18 | — | — |
| T114 | Nissan GT-R | 39 | 24 | 62.5% | 18 | 15 | 20.0% |
| #116 | Volkswagen Eos | 38 | 75 | -49.3% | 14 | 38 | -63.2% |
| T117 | Audi A8 | 37 | 42 | -11.9% | 19 | 16 | 18.8% |
| T117 | Mercedes-Benz SL-Class | 37 | 53 | -30.2% | 21 | 24 | -12.5% |
| #119 | Acura RLX | 33 | 58 | -43.1% | 19 | 30 | -36.7% |
| #120 | Lexus LS | 31 | 35 | -11.4% | 6 | 10 | -40.0% |
| #121 | Mazda 2 | 27 | 286 | -90.6% | — | 140 | -100% |
| #122 | Mitsubishi i MiEV | 22 | 11 | 100% | 7 | 8 | -12.5% |
| T123 | Infiniti Q60 | 21 | 72 | -70.8% | 9 | 40 | -77.5% |
| T123 | Volvo S80 | 21 | 25 | -16.0% | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| #125 | Alfa Romeo 4C | 20 | 10 | 100% | 8 | — | — |
| #126 | BMW Z4 | 17 | 17 | 0.0% | 11 | 10 | 10.0% |
| #127 | Dodge Viper | 9 | 15 | -40.0% | 4 | 3 | 33.3% |
| #128 | Honda CR-Z | 8 | 19 | -57.9% | 3 | 13 | -76.9% |
| #129 | Kia K900 | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | 1 | 2 | -50.0% |
| #130 | Cadillac ELR | 5 | 15 | -66.7% | 1 | 9 | -88.9% |
| #131 | Honda Crosstour | 4 | 165 | -97.6% | 2 | 85 | -97.6% |
| #132 | Scion iQ | 2 | 49 | -95.9% | — | 30 | -100% |
| T133 | Audi R8 | 1 | 22 | -95.5% | — | 6 | -100% |
| T133 | Honda Insight | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| T133 | Porsche 918 Spyder | 1 | 4 | -75.0% | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| #136 | Toyota Matrix | — | 295 | -100% | — | — | — |
| #137 | Scion xD | — | 27 | -100% | — | 14 | -100% |
| #138 | Dodge Avenger | — | 8 | -100% | — | 2 | -100% |
| #139 | Hyundai Equus | — | 8 | -100% | — | 5 | -100% |
| #140 | Jaguar XK | — | 8 | -100% | — | 6 | -100% |
| #141 | BMW 1-Series | — | 2 | -100% | — | 2 | -100% |
| #142 | Nissan Cube | — | 2 | -100% | — | 1 | -100% |
| #143 | Mercedes-Benz R-Class | — | 1 | -100% | — | — | — |
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133,890 | 139,010 | -3.7% | 61,467 | 63,411 | -3.1% |
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Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada & ANDC
* Italicized unranked lines are nothing more than available breakdowns, already included in the model’s total, not in addition to the model’s total.
² Total Prius Family sales: up 25.3% to 570 in March; down 28.6% to 1277 YTD.
† Mini Cooper includes sales of the Hardtop, Convertible, Clubman, Coupe, Roadster, and Paceman.
‡ Total Genesis sales: down 39.4% to 281 in March; down 32.5% to 504 YTD.
¤ Automakers release sales figures for the E-Class and CLS-Class and the Passat and CC together. (February’s Passat breakdown, sourced by ANDC, is not confirmed by Volkswagen.)
º Audi’s A4 sales data includes sales of the Allroad.
Sales data for brands such as Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Rolls-Royce are unfortunately not broken down by model. estimates say sales for those brands in 2016’s first three months were 13, 54, 42, and 21 units, respectively. Total Maserati volume is reported, but not by specific models. It is believed that Tesla sold 135 copies of their Model S during the first two months of 2016.