For a second consecutive month, the best-selling three-row utility vehicle in Canada was the Toyota Highlander.
Through the first two months of 2016, last year’s three-row SUV/crossover leader, the Ford Explorer, ranks third, behind the Highlander and Nissan Pathfinder. The race, of course, is tight, and the January and February sampling size is the smallest we’ll see all year.
Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – February 2016 YTD
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model – February 2016 YTD
But Toyota is ready to up its game. For model year 2017, the Highlander will feature a new face, a revised engine, and a new 8-speed automatic transmission.
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There’ll be more power and better fuel economy, and the Highlander’s reputation for sterling resale value will remain.
In the meantime, Canadians buy and lease about 20% more Toyota Sienna minivans than Toyota Highlanders. Overall, Canadian minivan volume is on the decline, but after climbing to an 11-year high in 2015, Sienna sales are on the rise again in 2016.
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 SUVs and crossovers 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 • February 2017 • March 2016 • January 2016 • February 2015
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SUV
|
February
2016 |
February
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
YTD |
2015
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
131
|
137 | -4.4% | 251 | 278 | -9.7% | |
|
139
|
191 | -27.2% | 300 | 371 | -19.1% | |
|
269
|
126 | 114% | 569 | 303 | 87.8% | |
|
1200
|
514 | 134% | 2339 | 1264 | 85.0% | |
|
786
|
567 | 38.6% | 1420 | 1061 | 33.8% | |
|
62
|
6 | 933% | 167 | 21 | 695% | |
|
312
|
317 | -1.6% | 611 | 615 | -0.7% | |
|
507
|
283 | 79.2% | 1013 | 572 | 77.1% | |
|
1433
|
1575 | -9.0% | 2933 | 2943 | -0.3% | |
|
340
|
432 | -21.3% | 676 | 663 | 2.0% | |
|
939
|
607 | 54.7% | 2079 | 1376 | 51.1% | |
|
1017
|
962 | 5.7% | 1895 | 2017 | -6.0% | |
|
139
|
63 | 121% | 225 | 156 | 44.2% | |
|
790
|
557 | 41.8% | 1779 | 1130 | 57.4% | |
|
834
|
702 | 18.8% | 1586 | 1289 | 23.0% | |
|
—
|
1 | -100% | — | 3 | -100% | |
|
440
|
298 | 47.7% | 905 | 589 | 53.7% | |
|
948
|
602 | 57.5% | 1754 | 1232 | 42.4% | |
|
96
|
205 | -53.2% | 163 | 377 | -56.8% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
10,382
|
8145 | 27.5% | 20,665 | 16,260 | 27.1% |
|
Offroaders
|
February
2016 |
February
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
YTD |
2015
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1394
|
1241 | 12.3% | 2469 | 2424 | 1.9% | |
|
48
|
92 | -47.8% | 120 | 150 | -20.0% | |
|
—
|
4 | -100% | — | 6 | -100% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
1442
|
1337 | 7.9% | 2589 | 2580 | 0.3% |
|
Tall Wagons
& Crossovers |
February
2016 |
February
2015 |
%
Change |
2016
YTD |
2015
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
39 | -97.4% | 2 | 80 | -97.5% | |
|
550
|
715 | -23.1% | 1030 | 1330 | -22.6% | |
|
514
|
442 | 16.3% | 826 | 761 | 8.5% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
1065
|
1196 | -11.0% | 1858 | 2171 | -14.4% |
Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
* vehicle also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ Total Santa Fe volume: down 11.7% to 1773 in February; up 0.1% to 3609 YTD.
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 Wrangler and Xterra listed with small SUVs, too, and the Subaru Outback shown with mainstream cars… 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.
RECOMMENDED READING
Midsize SUV Sales In Canada – February 2017
Midsize SUV Sales In Canada – March 2016 YTD
Midsize SUV Sales In Canada – January 2016
Midsize SUV Sales In Canada – February 2015
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada – February 2016
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings – February 2016 YTD
Small SUV Sales In Canada – February 2016 YTD
Large SUV Sales In Canada – February 2016 YTD