Despite a sharp 69%, 930-unit decline from the Kia Optima in May 2015, Canadian sales of midsize cars increased by a handful of units compared with May 2014.
Exclude the Optima, which is about to transition from one generation to another, and Canadian sales of midsize cars were 9% better last month than they were at this time a year ago.
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model – May 2015 YTD
Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – May 2015 YTD
Big gains from steeply discounted Detroit players (Malibu and 200) as well as the Subaru Legacy and Hyundai Sonata helped. The class-leading Toyota Camry was up 2% to more than 2000 units, making May 2015 the first 2K+ sales month for Toyota Canada’s intermediate car since May 2013.
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The award-winning Mazda 6 continues to falter, and sales are down 17% this year. The Honda Accord, regarded by many to be the best midsize car available, is down 22% this year. Ford’s Fusion, typically Canada’s best-selling midsize car, is down by 1147 units over just three months. Volkswagen Passat sales are down 23%.
You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canadian auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBC’s Sales Stats page. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank midsize cars any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.
Click Column Headers To Sort • May 2016 • June 2015 • April 2015 • May 2014
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Midsize Car
|
May
2015 |
May
204 |
%
Change |
2015
YTD |
2014
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
80
|
72 | 11.1% | 511 | 294 | 73.8% | |
|
1357
|
655 | 107% | 4710 | 2615 | 80.1% | |
|
1398
|
986 | 41.8% | 5532 | 3370 | 64.2% | |
|
—
|
52 | — | 8 | 419 | -98.1% | |
|
1935
|
1977 | -2.1% | 6257 | 7404 | -15.5% | |
|
1721
|
1888 | -8.8% | 5696 | 7266 | -21.6% | |
|
1125
|
711 | 58.2% | 6062 | 4115 | 47.3% | |
|
410
|
1340 | -69.4% | 2556 | 3629 | -29.6% | |
|
269
|
381 | -29.4% | 1096 | 1315 | -16.7% | |
|
691
|
780 | -11.4% | 3473 | 3503 | -0.9% | |
|
350
|
213 | 64.3% | 1559 | 979 | 59.2% | |
|
2003
|
1959 | 2.2% | 7522 | 6562 | 14.6% | |
|
579
|
855 | -32.3% | 2580 | 3362 | -23.3% | |
|
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|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
11,918
|
11,869 | 0.4% | 47,562 | 44,833 | 6.1% |
|
Hybrids & Electrics
|
May
2015 |
May
2014 |
%
Change |
2015
YTD |
2014
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
59
|
177 | -66.7% | 305 | 668 | -54.3% | |
|
65
|
135 | -51.9% | 216 | 567 | -61.9% | |
|
21
|
8 | 163% | 56 | 42 | 33.3% | |
|
112
|
101 | 10.9% | 387 | 358 | 8.1% | |
|
167
|
199 | -16.1% | 688 | 818 | -15.9% | |
|
188
|
238 | -21.0% | 923 | 964 | -4.3% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
612
|
858 | -28.7% | 2575 | 3417 | -24.6% |
|
Tall Wagons
& Crossovers |
May
2015 |
May
2014 |
%
Change |
2015
YTD |
2014
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
22
|
93 | -76.3% | 232 | 336 | -31.0% | |
|
868
|
657 | 32.1% | 4300 | 2808 | 53.1% | |
|
630
|
945 | -33.3% | 2604 | 3367 | -22.7% | |
|
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|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
1520
|
1695 | -10.3% | 7136 | 6511 | 9.6% |
Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
* indicates a vehicle that is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ Volkswagen Canada combines figures for the Passat and CC.
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. This explains why you’ll see the Outback and Venza listed with midsize SUVs, too… because readers have wanted it both ways. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.
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