The Top 135 Best Selling Cars in Canada – March 2018 YTD
Here you will find the YTD passenger car leaders in Canada for March 2018 YTD. Each month we compile passenger car sales data and reports for North American markets and analyze it to create the best selling list below.
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Our Take On The Passenger Car Numbers
The year-on-year drop in Canadian passenger car sales increased from February’s 2.29% to 9.4% for March.
Last month’s sales figures also represent a sharp acceleration in the rate of decline from March 2016 to March 2017, and the drop triples the size of the gap in year-to-date performance carried over from February.
The Honda Civic’s shortfall in March alone accounts for over 2,000 of the 6,000 or so sales the passenger car market fell behind by in quarter 1 of the year. Other voluminous nameplates that saw steep drops in sales last month include the Toyota Corolla, Hyundai Elantra, Chevrolet Cruze and Mazda 3.
The Volkswagen Golf, the lowest-selling passenger car to sell above 2,000 units last month went against the grain with a 21.7% year-on-year increase, and so far this year has added almost 1,500 sales to the total.
The Mercedes-Benz C-Class and Audi A4 both saw sales fall considerably compared with this month last year, while the BMW 3-Series’ sales grew by 15.9% year-on-year. None of the trio emerged from Q1 with a growth in sales overall for the period.
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Top Passenger Car Sales Figures – This Month
This sales table of shows the top passenger car sales performers in Canada, including their year on year growth rates both for the most recent month and year to date figures. Note that this table is sortable and that it fees the chart below. You can easily change the chart by filtering and sorting the below table.
For reference CA = Canada Sales for the month, CA LY = Last Year’s Canada Sales for the month, CA vs LY = The Year on Year Growth Rate, YTD = Canada Sales Year to Date, YTD LY = Last Year’s Canada Year to Date Sales, YTD vs LY = The Year on Year Growth Rate.
| Model | CA | CA LY | CA vs LY | YTD | YTD LY | YTD vs LY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honda Civic | 6,279 | 8,145 | -22.90 | 14,460 | 15,396 | -6.10 |
| Toyota Corolla | 4,242 | 4,778 | -11.20 | 9,463 | 10,774 | -12.20 |
| Hyundai Elantra | 3,519 | 3,723 | -5.50 | 7,579 | 8,057 | -5.90 |
| Chevrolet Cruze | 2,651 | 2,916 | -9.10 | 6,901 | 5,587 | 23.50 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 2,002 | 1,645 | 21.70 | 5,403 | 3,952 | 36.70 |
| Mazda 3 | 2,411 | 2,996 | -19.50 | 5,310 | 5,990 | -11.40 |
| Nissan Sentra | 1,329 | 1,750 | -24.10 | 2,889 | 3,581 | -19.30 |
| Toyota Camry | 1,366 | 1,377 | 1,499.00 | 2,865 | 2,845 | 0.70 |
| Kia Forte | 1,465 | 1,623 | -9.70 | 2,846 | 3,015 | -5.60 |
| Ford Focus | 1,249 | 1,119 | 11.60 | 2,794 | 2,787 | 0.30 |
| Honda Accord | 1,112 | 1,332 | -16.50 | 2,559 | 2,686 | -4.70 |
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 910 | 1,026 | -11.30 | 2,505 | 2,734 | -8.40 |
| Kia Soul | 942 | 917 | 2.70 | 1,959 | 2,111 | -7.20 |
| Nissan Altima | 902 | 1,056 | -14.60 | 1,837 | 2,472 | -25.70 |
| Hyundai Accent | 783 | 1,145 | -31.60 | 1,832 | 2,556 | -28.30 |
| Nissan Versa | 778 | 1,034 | -24.80 | 1,755 | 2,052 | -14.50 |
| Ford Mustang | 961 | 669 | 43.60 | 1,702 | 1,305 | 30.40 |
| Subaru Impreza * | 725 | 900 | -19.40 | 1,694 | 2,157 | -21.50 |
| Toyota Prius | 919 | 496 | 85.30 | 1,657 | 1,113 | 48.90 |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 718 | 864 | -16.90 | 1,641 | 1,886 | -13.00 |
| Nissan Micra | 578 | 875 | -33.90 | 1,385 | 1,688 | -18.00 |
| Toyota C-HR | 531 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,349 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kia Rio | 621 | 333 | 86.50 | 1,302 | 808 | 61.10 |
| Dodge Charger | 610 | 426 | 43.20 | 1,278 | 911 | 40.30 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 418 | 1,196 | -65.10 | 1,277 | 2,932 | -56.40 |
| Audi A4 | 512 | 596 | -14.10 | 1,251 | 1,584 | -21.00 |
| Hyundai Sonata | 623 | 636 | -2.00 | 1,230 | 1,798 | -31.60 |
| BMW 3-Series | 532 | 459 | 15.90 | 1,227 | 1,604 | -23.50 |
| Toyota Yaris | 521 | 568 | -8.30 | 1,189 | 1,063 | 11.90 |
| Honda Fit | 485 | 351 | 38.20 | 1,163 | 653 | 78.10 |
| Ford Fusion | 388 | 695 | -44.20 | 1,152 | 1,672 | -31.10 |
| Chevrolet Volt | 555 | 377 | 47.20 | 1,086 | 899 | 20.80 |
| Chevrolet Sonic | 359 | 388 | -7.50 | 981 | 898 | 9.20 |
| BMW 4-Series | 434 | 306 | 41.80 | 958 | 659 | 45.40 |
| Volkswagen Passat | 400 | 301 | 32.90 | 917 | 670 | 36.90 |
| Subaru Impreza WRX/STI * | 393 | 440 | -10.70 | 901 | 927 | -2.80 |
| Audi A5 | 478 | 98 | 387.80 | 872 | 161 | 441.60 |
| Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class | 352 | 462 | -23.80 | 861 | 782 | 10.10 |
| Mini Cooper | 384 | 423 | -9.20 | 859 | 1,062 | -19.10 |
| Acura TLX | 336 | 351 | -4.30 | 829 | 823 | 0.70 |
| Infiniti Q50 | 343 | 249 | 37.80 | 812 | 464 | 75.00 |
| Chevrolet Spark | 375 | 222 | 68.90 | 796 | 553 | 43.90 |
| Mitsubishi Lancer | 331 | 484 | -31.60 | 783 | 1,226 | -36.10 |
| Chevrolet Impala | 350 | 394 | -11.20 | 750 | 675 | 11.10 |
| Tesla Model S | 250 | 200 | 25.00 | 750 | 600 | 25.00 |
| Chrysler 300 | 153 | 555 | -72.40 | 713 | 1,069 | -33.30 |
| Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class | 249 | 350 | -28.90 | 671 | 1,175 | -42.90 |
| Kia Optima | 371 | 399 | -7.00 | 624 | 1,169 | -46.60 |
| Chevrolet Bolt | 248 | 241 | 2.90 | 615 | 333 | 84.70 |
| Nissan Leaf | 523 | 144 | 263.20 | 602 | 322 | 87.00 |
| Hyundai Ioniq | 245 | 0 | 0.00 | 585 | 19 | 2,978.90 |
| Chevrolet Camaro | 336 | 312 | 7.70 | 573 | 528 | 8.50 |
| Lexus IS | 296 | 290 | 2.10 | 560 | 579 | -3.30 |
| Mazda 6 | 225 | 302 | -25.50 | 554 | 513 | 8.00 |
| Volkswagen Beetle | 282 | 324 | -13.00 | 503 | 700 | -28.10 |
| Mitsubishi Mirage | 218 | 221 | -1.40 | 462 | 454 | 1.80 |
| BMW 5-Series | 241 | 149 | 61.70 | 455 | 276 | 64.90 |
| Cadillac ATS | 231 | 259 | -10.80 | 455 | 474 | -4.00 |
| Kia Niro | 216 | 90 | 140.00 | 424 | 93 | 355.90 |
| Acura ILX | 129 | 230 | -43.90 | 405 | 463 | -12.50 |
| BMW 2-Series | 200 | 156 | 28.20 | 405 | 393 | 3.10 |
| Dodge Challenger | 169 | 575 | -70.60 | 404 | 978 | -58.70 |
| Mercedes-Benz B-Class | 123 | 243 | -49.40 | 400 | 590 | -32.20 |
| Subaru Legacy | 177 | 189 | -6.30 | 382 | 432 | -11.60 |
| Ford Fiesta | 169 | 163 | 3.70 | 372 | 374 | -0.50 |
| Nissan Maxima | 145 | 347 | -58.20 | 351 | 651 | -46.10 |
| Mercedes-Benz S-Class | 148 | 120 | 23.30 | 324 | 256 | 26.60 |
| Kia Stinger | 208 | 0 | 0.00 | 314 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ford Taurus | 79 | 84 | -6.00 | 296 | 301 | -1.70 |
| Infiniti Q60 | 140 | 166 | -15.70 | 291 | 299 | -2.70 |
| Honda Clarity FCV | 119 | 0 | 0.00 | 288 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Porsche 911 | 126 | 50 | 152.00 | 275 | 119 | 131.10 |
| Lexus ES | 126 | 150 | -16.00 | 264 | 328 | -19.50 |
| Volvo 60 Series | 126 | 182 | -30.80 | 245 | 373 | -34.30 |
| Jaguar XE | 114 | 160 | -28.80 | 196 | 248 | -21.00 |
| Lincoln MKZ | 94 | 91 | 3.30 | 194 | 231 | -16.00 |
| Chevrolet Corvette | 97 | 254 | -61.80 | 191 | 314 | -39.20 |
| Buick LaCrosse | 60 | 74 | -18.90 | 158 | 152 | 3.90 |
| Audi A7 | 73 | 76 | -3.90 | 148 | 172 | -14.00 |
| Jaguar F-Type | 83 | 49 | 69.40 | 144 | 87 | 65.50 |
| Audi A6 | 59 | 86 | -31.40 | 139 | 222 | -37.40 |
| Alfa Romeo Giulia | 69 | 22 | 213.60 | 132 | 25 | 428.00 |
| Porsche Panamera | 78 | 25 | 212.00 | 129 | 33 | 290.90 |
| Toyota 86/Scion FR-S | 58 | 58 | 0.00 | 128 | 111 | 15.30 |
| Mazda MX-5 Miata | 76 | 140 | -45.70 | 127 | 290 | -56.20 |
| Volvo 90 Series | 72 | 66 | 9.10 | 125 | 101 | 23.80 |
| Nissan 370Z | 73 | 75 | -2.70 | 121 | 136 | -11.00 |
| Lincoln Continental | 37 | 58 | -36.20 | 118 | 141 | -16.30 |
| Subaru BRZ | 56 | 85 | -34.10 | 109 | 158 | -31.00 |
| Cadillac CTS | 41 | 57 | -28.10 | 107 | 118 | -9.30 |
| BMW 7-Series | 48 | 62 | -22.60 | 106 | 143 | -25.90 |
| Audi TT | 45 | 43 | 4.70 | 103 | 78 | 32.10 |
| Buick Regal | 45 | 128 | -64.80 | 101 | 190 | -46.80 |
| Ford C-Max | 40 | 95 | -57.90 | 100 | 209 | -52.20 |
| Cadillac XTS | 54 | 70 | -22.90 | 99 | 151 | -34.40 |
| Jaguar XJ | 34 | 34 | 0.00 | 93 | 105 | -11.40 |
| BMW i-Series | 35 | 48 | -27.10 | 88 | 99 | -11.10 |
| Genesis G80 | 35 | 11 | 218.20 | 87 | 32 | 171.90 |
| BMW 6-Series | 31 | 33 | -6.10 | 86 | 65 | 32.30 |
| Jaguar XF | 55 | 144 | -61.80 | 83 | 187 | -55.60 |
| Mercedes-AMG GT | 30 | 22 | 36.40 | 75 | 53 | 41.50 |
| Toyota Avalon | 38 | 48 | -20.80 | 71 | 98 | -27.60 |
| Fiat 500 | 42 | 180 | -76.70 | 70 | 453 | -84.50 |
| Smart Fortwo | 35 | 43 | -18.60 | 68 | 73 | -6.80 |
| Porsche Cayman | 34 | 25 | 36.00 | 66 | 51 | 29.40 |
| Maserati Quattroporte | 13 | 18 | -27.80 | 60 | 33 | 81.80 |
| Lexus LS | 44 | 5 | 780.00 | 59 | 18 | 227.80 |
| Porsche Boxster | 31 | 10 | 210.00 | 53 | 21 | 152.40 |
| Fiat 124 Spider | 22 | 73 | -69.90 | 51 | 136 | -62.50 |
| Cadillac CT6 | 20 | 34 | -41.20 | 50 | 72 | -30.60 |
| Lexus GS | 19 | 39 | -51.30 | 41 | 71 | -42.30 |
| Maserati Ghibli | 15 | 24 | -37.50 | 39 | 57 | -31.60 |
| Mercedes-Benz SL-Class | 21 | 41 | -48.80 | 37 | 76 | -51.30 |
| Lexus LC | 22 | 0 | 0.00 | 32 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mercedes-Benz SLC-Class | 18 | 24 | -25.00 | 32 | 44 | -27.30 |
| Lexus RC | 18 | 42 | -57.10 | 31 | 76 | -59.20 |
| Audi A8 | 11 | 19 | -42.10 | 28 | 45 | -37.80 |
| Genesis G70 | 23 | 0 | 0.00 | 23 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Audi R8 | 12 | 30 | -60.00 | 19 | 49 | -61.20 |
| Acura RLX | 6 | 7 | -14.30 | 18 | 16 | 12.50 |
| Infiniti Q70 | 7 | 4 | 75.00 | 16 | 26 | -38.50 |
| Alfa Romeo 4C | 8 | 4 | 100.00 | 14 | 5 | 180.00 |
| Kia Cadenza | 5 | 8 | -37.50 | 14 | 19 | -26.30 |
| Genesis G90 | 5 | 4 | 25.00 | 13 | 29 | -55.20 |
| Hyundai Veloster | 2 | 380 | -99.50 | 13 | 609 | -97.90 |
| Nissan GT-R | 6 | 22 | -72.70 | 13 | 34 | -61.80 |
| Maserati GranTurismo | 4 | 1 | 300.00 | 11 | 7 | 57.10 |
| Mitsubishi i MiEV | 3 | 19 | -84.20 | 6 | 28 | -78.60 |
| Fiat 500L | 4 | 4 | 0.00 | 5 | 22 | -77.30 |
| Buick Verano | 0 | 348 | -100.00 | 2 | 925 | -99.80 |
| Dodge Dart | 0 | 27 | -100.00 | 2 | 262 | -99.20 |
| Dodge Viper | 1 | 4 | -75.00 | 2 | 10 | -80.00 |
| Honda CR-Z | 1 | 2 | -50.00 | 2 | 8 | -75.00 |
| Acura NSX | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Kia K900 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | -66.70 |
| Model | CA | CA LY | CA vs LY | YTD | YTD LY | YTD vs LY |
| ∑ = 54,529 | ∑ = 60,188 | ∑ = 122,671 | ∑ = 128,657 | |||
| Average 403.9 | Average 445.8 | Average 20.32 | Average 908.7 | Average 953.0 | Average 29.47 | |
| Minimum 0 | Minimum 0 | Minimum 0.00 | Minimum 1 | Minimum 0 | Minimum 0.00 | |
| Maximum 6,279 | Maximum 8,145 | Maximum 0.00 | Maximum 14,460 | Maximum 15,396 | Maximum 0.00 |
Top Passenger Car Sales Figures – Chart
Below is a chart showing how the best selling passenger car stack up against each other in terms share of the top spots. Please note that this isn’t total market share for the total passenger car market, just how the top models stack up against each other. This chart is synched with the above sales table so you can sort and edit that table to see different cuts of the data in this chart.
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