Large Car Sales In Canada – March 2016 YTD

Spring is Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Canada’s large car buying season, and March 2016 was no exception to the rule. In 2015, nearly two-thirds of the Chrysler 300’s annual sales total was generated during a fourth-month span between March and June. Half of the Dodge Charger’s 2015 annual total was produced between March and May.

Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – March 2016 YTD
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model – March 2016 YTD

Compared with February, Canadian sales of the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger tripled in March 2016. Yes, the market for new vehicles expands greatly during the same period, rising 47% in 2016.

But after claiming “only” 42% market share in their segment in February 2016, the 300 and Charger improved their share to 52% in March 2016. Despite a 7% year-over-year decline, the Charger still led all volume brand full-size sedans in March.

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The 300 ranked second thanks to a 34% year-over-year improvement, though the 300 would have held on to second spot even if sales had remained flat.

The biggest mover in the category continues to be Nissan’s new Maxima, which outsold the Chevrolet Impala in March. Year-over-year, Nissan Canada added 235 sales to their ledger thanks to the Maxima.

You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canada auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBC’s Sales Stats page. This table is sortable, so you can rank large cars any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

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Large Car	March 2016	March 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Buick LaCrosse	108	125	-13.6%	172	248	-30.6%
Chevrolet Impala	275	171	60.8%	508	396	28.3%
Chrysler 300	583	434	34.3%	887	924	-4.0%
Dodge Charger	644	694	-7.2%	1064	1391	-23.5%
Ford Taurus	195	198	-1.5%	440	432	1.9%
Hyundai Genesis *	192	237	-19.0%	342	411	-16.8%
Kia Cadenza	22	9	144%	43	44	-2.3%
Nissan Maxima	287	52	452%	602	209	188%
Toyota Avalon	43	39	10.3%	106	217	-51.2%
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Total	2349	1959	19.9%	4164	4272	-2.5%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
* Genesis refers only to the sedan, not the coupe. For Canadian purposes – Hyundai USA doesn’t yet breakdown sales figures for the sedan and much less costly coupe – the Genesis will now be shown with both these volume brands, with which Hyundai is a direct competitor, and midsize luxury cars, with which the Genesis competes.
GCBC isn’t here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.