Canadian sales of traditional passenger cars declined 5% through the first two months of 2016, but the two top sellers are immune from the suffering.
Overall, auto sales in Canada have exploded. Following 2015’s record-setting pace, auto sales are up by more than 9% through January and February.
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings – February 2016 YTD
Canada Vehicle Sales By Model – February 2016 YTD
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – February 2016 YTD
But the car market – 17% of which are produced by the Honda Civic and Hyundai Elantra – now produces less than one-third of the new vehicle sales in Canada. In 2009, cars produced more than half of all Canadian new vehicle sales.
A number of direct Civic rivals are tumbling. The Mazda 3, Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Golf all posted double-digit losses through the first two months of 2016. The two top-selling premium cars – Mercedes-Benz C-Class and BMW 3-Series – are down 24% and 27%, respectively, this year.
Canada Car Sales By Model – February 2017 YTD
Canada Car Sales By Model – March 2016 YTD
Canada Car Sales By Model – January 2016
Canada Car Sales By Model – February 2015 YTD
The opportunity to gain market share is openly presented. A number of Canadians are turning away from cars toward SUVs and crossovers – they’re outselling cars now – which presents an opportunity for some car nameplates to steal market share from the obvious losers.
Thus, the 17% figure achieved by the new Civic and deeply discounted outgoing fifth-gen Elantra. A year ago, the duo owned 13% of the car market.
Reminder: these are 2016 year-to-date rankings, but you can sort cars by February 2016 volume by clicking the February 2016 column header, or you can rank them by improvements or declines using the % columns.
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Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada – February 2016
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada – February 2016
Canada Pickup Truck Sales By Model – February 2016
Canada Minivan Sales By Model – February 2016
Canada Commercial Van Sales By Model – February 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 | 6,576 | 4,904 | 34.1% | 2,868 | 2,615 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Hyundai Elantra | 5,886 | 5,263 | 11.8% | 3,793 | 2,180 | 74.0% |
| #3 | Toyota Corolla | 4,717 | 5,060 | -6.8% | 2,543 | 2,633 | -3.4% |
| #4 | Chevrolet Cruze | 3,401 | 2,936 | 15.8% | 1,945 | 1,563 | 24.4% |
| #5 | Mazda 3 | 2,731 | 3,677 | -25.7% | 1,450 | 1,989 | -27.1% |
| #6 | Volkswagen Jetta | 2,244 | 3,429 | -34.6% | 1,073 | 1,767 | -39.3% |
| #7 | Volkswagen Golf | 2,164 | 2,581 | -16.2% | 1,070 | 1,383 | -22.6% |
| #7.1 | Volkswagen Golf * | 1,886 | 2,210 | -14.7% | 927 | 1,199 | -22.7% |
| #7.2 | Volkswagen Golf GTI * | 278 | 371 | -25.1% | 143 | 184 | -22.3% |
| #8 | Toyota Camry | 2,095 | 2,424 | -13.6% | 1,295 | 1,379 | -6.1% |
| #9 | Nissan Sentra | 1,998 | 1,857 | 7.6% | 1,277 | 1,071 | 19.2% |
| #10 | Ford Focus | 1,732 | 1,687 | 2.7% | 907 | 913 | -0.7% |
| #11 | Honda Accord | 1,650 | 1,183 | 39.5% | 813 | 581 | 39.9% |
| #12 | Hyundai Accent | 1,559 | 1,603 | -2.7% | 679 | 934 | -27.3% |
| #13 | Chevrolet Malibu | 1,449 | 687 | 111% | 833 | 314 | 165% |
| #14 | Nissan Altima | 1,447 | 1,093 | 32.4% | 786 | 648 | 21.3% |
| #15 | Kia Forte | 1,421 | 897 | 58.4% | 971 | 434 | 124% |
| #16 | Ford Fusion | 1,366 | 1,271 | 7.5% | 796 | 648 | 22.8% |
| #17 | Nissan Micra | 1,352 | 1,437 | -5.9% | 707 | 758 | -6.7% |
| #18 | Subaru Impreza | 1,273 | 1,186 | 7.3% | 570 | 583 | -2.2% |
| #18.1 | Subaru Impreza * | 816 | 875 | -6.7% | 366 | 437 | -16.2% |
| #18.2 | Subaru Impreza WRX/STI * | 457 | 311 | 46.9% | 204 | 146 | 39.7% |
| #19 | Kia Soul | 1,198 | 1,341 | -10.7% | 536 | 966 | -10.7% |
| #19.1 | Kia Soul * | 1,132 | 1,341 | -15.6% | 511 | 966 | -47.1% |
| #19.2 | Kia Soul EV * | 66 | — | — | 25 | — | — |
| #20 | Honda Fit | 1,049 | 1,554 | -32.5% | 490 | 728 | -32.7% |
| #21 | Mitsubishi Lancer | 1,035 | 654 | 58.3% | 566 | 346 | 63.6% |
| #22 | Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 991 | 1,308 | -24.2% | 597 | 742 | -19.5% |
| #23 | Kia Rio | 980 | 1,085 | -9.7% | 487 | 574 | -15.2% |
| #24 | BMW 3-Series | 936 | 1,277 | -26.7% | 429 | 765 | -43.9% |
| #25 | Toyota Yaris | 925 | 870 | 6.3% | 527 | 472 | 11.7% |
| #25.1 | Toyota Yaris Hatchback * | 777 | 870 | -10.7% | 430 | 472 | -8.9% |
| #25.2 | Toyota Yaris Sedan * | 148 | — | — | 97 | — | — |
| #26 | Nissan Versa | 892 | 1,194 | -25.3% | 476 | 622 | -23.5% |
| #27 | Hyundai Sonata | 842 | 2,133 | -60.5% | 344 | 1,663 | -79.3% |
| #28 | Kia Optima | 752 | 891 | -15.6% | 353 | 497 | -29.0% |
| #29 | BMW 4-Series | 718 | 639 | 12.4% | 346 | 417 | -17.0% |
| #30 | Chrysler 200 | 624 | 1,233 | -49.4% | 289 | 557 | -48.1% |
| #31 | Volkswagen Passat & CC ¤ | 589 | 794 | -25.8% | 338 | 457 | -26.0% |
| #31.1 | Volkswagen Passat * | 558 | 738 | -24.4% | 326 | 425 | -23.3% |
| #31.2 | Volkswagen Passat CC * | 31 | 56 | -44.6% | 12 | 32 | -62.5% |
| #32 | Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class | 587 | 503 | 16.7% | 326 | 312 | 4.5% |
| #33 | Buick Verano | 571 | 464 | 23.1% | 307 | 243 | 26.3% |
| #34 | Ford Fiesta | 567 | 580 | -2.2% | 275 | 270 | 1.9% |
| #35 | Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class ¤ | 550 | 310 | 77.4% | 319 | 149 | 114% |
| #36 | Ford Mustang | 521 | 336 | 55.1% | 289 | 190 | 52.1% |
| #37 | Mini Cooper † | 506 | 497 | 1.8% | 281 | 314 | -10.5% |
| #38 | Infiniti Q50 | 448 | 404 | 10.9% | 239 | 194 | 23.2% |
| #39 | Acura TLX | 443 | 544 | -18.6% | 211 | 309 | -31.7% |
| #40 | Cadillac ATS | 431 | 248 | 73.8% | 172 | 128 | 34.4% |
| #41 | Dodge Charger | 420 | 697 | -39.7% | 215 | 484 | -55.6% |
| #42 | Chevrolet Sonic | 416 | 551 | -24.5% | 210 | 346 | -39.3% |
| #43 | Audi A3 | 387 | 393 | -1.5% | 181 | 174 | 4.0% |
| #44 | Toyota Prius C ² | 382 | 685 | -44.2% | 267 | 539 | -50.5% |
| #45 | Audi A4 º | 373 | 605 | -38.3% | 180 | 330 | -45.5% |
| #46 | Scion iM | 353 | — | — | 203 | — | — |
| #47 | Subaru Legacy | 341 | 439 | -22.3% | 186 | 251 | -25.9% |
| #48 | Nissan Maxima | 315 | 157 | 101% | 161 | 72 | 124% |
| #49 | Chrysler 300 | 304 | 490 | -38.0% | 171 | 374 | -54.3% |
| #50 | Mercedes-Benz B-Class | 302 | 254 | 18.9% | 168 | 109 | 54.1% |
| #51 | Lexus IS | 286 | 326 | -12.3% | 155 | 174 | -10.9% |
| #52 | Acura ILX | 273 | 196 | 39.3% | 147 | 136 | 8.1% |
| #53 | Ford Taurus | 245 | 234 | 4.7% | 91 | 158 | -42.4% |
| T54 | Dodge Challenger | 243 | 244 | -0.4% | 159 | 123 | 29.3% |
| T54 | Mitsubishi Mirage | 243 | 413 | -41.2% | 125 | 180 | -30.6% |
| T54 | Toyota Prius V ² | 243 | 404 | -39.9% | 119 | 233 | -48.9% |
| #57 | Chevrolet Impala | 233 | 225 | 3.6% | 127 | 133 | -4.5% |
| #58 | Lexus ES | 232 | 235 | -1.3% | 91 | 115 | -20.9% |
| #59 | Mazda 6 | 229 | 235 | -2.6% | 134 | 100 | 34.0% |
| #60 | BMW 2-Series | 227 | 72 | 215% | 136 | 40 | 240% |
| #61 | Dodge Dart | 222 | 595 | -62.7% | 111 | 137 | -19.0% |
| #62 | Smart Fortwo | 217 | 73 | 197% | 192 | 43 | 347% |
| #63 | Volkswagen Beetle | 213 | 212 | 0.5% | 139 | 136 | 2.2% |
| #64 | BMW 5-Series | 211 | 270 | -21.9% | 169 | 160 | 5.6% |
| #65 | Chevrolet Camaro | 202 | 116 | 74.1% | 106 | 58 | 82.8% |
| #66 | Chevrolet Volt | 196 | 109 | 79.8% | 102 | 38 | 168% |
| #67 | Chevrolet Spark | 187 | 148 | 26.4% | 117 | 68 | 72.1% |
| #68 | Buick Regal | 159 | 96 | 65.6% | 92 | 45 | 104% |
| #69 | Hyundai Genesis ‡ | 150 | 174 | -13.8% | 97 | 111 | -12.6% |
| #70 | Hyundai Veloster | 148 | 382 | -61.3% | 75 | 88 | -14.8% |
| #71 | Mercedes-Benz S-Class | 134 | 97 | 38.1% | 94 | 39 | 141% |
| #72 | Cadillac CTS | 133 | 90 | 47.8% | 55 | 45 | 22.2% |
| #73 | Audi A5 | 130 | 137 | -5.1% | 73 | 58 | 25.9% |
| #74 | Volvo S60 | 129 | 83 | 55.4% | 75 | 27 | 178% |
| #75 | Nissan Leaf | 123 | 74 | 66.2% | 51 | 38 | 34.2% |
| #76 | Fiat 500 | 115 | 294 | -60.9% | 65 | 146 | -55.5% |
| #76.1 | Fiat 500 * | 81 | 230 | -64.8% | 44 | 108 | -59.3% |
| #76.2 | Fiat 500 Convertible * | 34 | 64 | -46.9% | 21 | 38 | -44.7% |
| #77 | Volvo V60 | 104 | 113 | -8.0% | 71 | 54 | 31.5% |
| #78 | Lincoln MKZ | 98 | 137 | -28.5% | 50 | 101 | -50.5% |
| #79 | Mazda MX-5 Miata | 94 | 21 | 348% | 79 | 15 | 427% |
| #80 | Audi A6 | 92 | 106 | -13.2% | 48 | 50 | -4.0% |
| #81 | Scion tC | 89 | 107 | -16.8% | 45 | 56 | -19.6% |
| #82 | Scion FR-S | 86 | 104 | -17.3% | 50 | 52 | -3.8% |
| T83 | Audi A7 | 82 | 31 | 165% | 42 | 14 | 200% |
| T83 | Toyota Prius ² | 82 | 245 | -66.5% | 36 | 164 | -78.0% |
| #85 | Cadillac XTS | 76 | 70 | 8.6% | 40 | 45 | -11.1% |
| T86 | BMW 7-Series | 74 | 52 | 42.3% | 40 | 34 | 17.6% |
| T86 | BMW i-Series | 74 | 55 | 34.5% | 40 | 31 | 29.0% |
| #88 | Hyundai Genesis Coupe ‡ | 73 | 109 | -33.0% | 48 | 62 | -22.6% |
| T89 | Ford C-Max | 67 | 50 | 34.0% | 40 | 30 | 33.3% |
| T89 | Porsche 911 | 67 | 85 | -21.2% | 35 | 58 | -39.7% |
| T91 | Audi TT | 65 | 3 | 2,067% | 48 | — | — |
| T91 | BMW 6-Series | 65 | 53 | 22.6% | 38 | 24 | 58.3% |
| T91 | Jaguar F-Type | 65 | 40 | 62.5% | 34 | 28 | 21.4% |
| T94 | Buick LaCrosse | 64 | 123 | -48.0% | 28 | 38 | -26.3% |
| T94 | Lexus GS | 64 | 52 | 23.1% | 34 | 23 | 47.8% |
| #96 | Toyota Avalon | 63 | 178 | -64.6% | 22 | 130 | -83.1% |
| #97 | Jaguar XF | 62 | 87 | -28.7% | 46 | 49 | -6.1% |
| #98 | Nissan 370Z | 59 | 38 | 55.3% | 41 | 21 | 95.2% |
| #99 | Lexus CT200h | 58 | 118 | -50.8% | 35 | 67 | -47.8% |
| #100 | Chevrolet Corvette | 55 | 35 | 57.1% | 27 | 14 | 92.9% |
| #101 | Infiniti Q70 | 54 | 25 | 116% | 26 | 14 | 85.7% |
| #102 | Subaru BRZ | 52 | 52 | 0.0% | 32 | 20 | 60.0% |
| #103 | Fiat 500L | 51 | 319 | -84.0% | 33 | 219 | -84.9% |
| #104 | Volvo XC70 | 45 | 56 | -19.6% | 25 | 31 | -19.4% |
| #105 | Lexus RC | 42 | 60 | -30.0% | 10 | 36 | -72.2% |
| #106 | Jaguar XJ | 38 | 20 | 90.0% | 14 | 13 | 7.7% |
| #107 | Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class | 37 | 24 | 54.2% | 25 | 10 | 150% |
| #108 | Scion xB | 34 | 112 | -69.6% | 10 | 61 | -83.6% |
| #109 | Mazda 2 | 27 | 146 | -81.5% | 23 | 51 | -54.9% |
| #110 | Porsche Cayman | 26 | 21 | 23.8% | 18 | 13 | 38.5% |
| #111 | Lexus LS | 25 | 25 | 0.0% | 8 | 17 | -52.9% |
| #112 | Volkswagen Eos | 24 | 37 | -35.1% | 11 | 18 | -38.9% |
| T113 | Kia Cadenza | 21 | 35 | -40.0% | 13 | 11 | 18.2% |
| T113 | Mercedes-AMG GT | 21 | — | — | 10 | — | — |
| T113 | Nissan GT-R | 21 | 9 | 133% | 11 | 6 | 83.3% |
| T113 | Porsche Panamera | 21 | 37 | -43.2% | 12 | 20 | -40.0% |
| T117 | Porsche Boxster | 19 | 26 | -26.9% | 8 | 16 | -50.0% |
| T117 | Volvo S80 | 19 | 24 | -20.8% | 2 | 4 | -50.0% |
| T119 | Audi A8 | 18 | 26 | -30.8% | 8 | 15 | -46.7% |
| T119 | Lincoln MKS | 18 | 18 | — | 5 | 9 | -44.4% |
| #121 | Mercedes-Benz SL-Class | 16 | 29 | -44.8% | 7 | 19 | -63.2% |
| #122 | Mitsubishi i MiEV | 15 | 3 | 400% | 8 | — | — |
| #123 | Acura RLX | 14 | 28 | -50.0% | 7 | 16 | -56.3% |
| T124 | Alfa Romeo 4C | 12 | 10 | 20.0% | 6 | 4 | 50.0% |
| T124 | Infiniti Q60 | 12 | 32 | -62.5% | 5 | 20 | -75.0% |
| #126 | BMW Z4 | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | 5 | 3 | 66.7% |
| T127 | Dodge Viper | 5 | 12 | -58.3% | 3 | 8 | -62.5% |
| T127 | Honda CR-Z | 5 | 6 | -16.7% | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| T127 | Kia K900 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 4 | — | — |
| #130 | Cadillac ELR | 4 | 6 | -33.3% | 3 | 2 | 50.0% |
| T131 | Honda Crosstour | 2 | 80 | -97.5% | 1 | 39 | -97.4% |
| T131 | Scion iQ | 2 | 19 | -89.5% | — | 7 | -100% |
| T133 | Audi R8 | 1 | 16 | -93.8% | 1 | 9 | -88.9% |
| T133 | Honda Insight | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| #135 | Toyota Matrix | — | 295 | -100% | — | 157 | -100% |
| #136 | Scion xD | — | 13 | -100% | — | 7 | -100% |
| #137 | Dodge Avenger | — | 6 | -100% | — | — | — |
| #138 | Hyundai Equus | — | 3 | -100% | — | 2 | -100% |
| #139 | Porsche 918 Spyder | — | 3 | -100% | — | 1 | -100% |
| #140 | Jaguar XK | — | 2 | -100% | — | — | — |
| #141 | Mercedes-Benz R-Class | — | 1 | -100% | — | — | — |
| #142 | Nissan Cube | — | 1 | -100% | — | — | — |
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72,423 | 75,500 | -4.1% | 38,785 | 40,656 | -4.6% |
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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: down 54.9% to 422 in February; down 47.0% to 707 YTD.
† Mini Cooper includes sales of the Hardtop, Convertible, Clubman, Coupe, Roadster, and Paceman.
‡ Total Genesis sales: down 16.2% to 145 in February; down 21.2% to 223 YTD.
¤ Automakers release sales figures for the E-Class and CLS-Class together 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 two months were 8, 38, 28, and 14 units, respectively. Total Maserati volume is reported, but not by specific models. It is believed that Tesla sold 1780 copies of their Model S during the 2015 calendar year, 47 more in January.