The GCBC Analysis
Car sales in Canada for March of 2019 were down around 2,800 units when compared to the same time last year. For the quarter, the segment was down roughly 9,000 units, suggesting people are purchasing other vehicle types again in 2019.
Leading the pack was the Honda Civic with a sales increase of around seven percent. It was followed by the Toyota Corolla, which saw a sales decrease of around 5 percent. Rounding out the top three was the Hyundai Elantra, which saw a much more dramatic decrease in sales of around 20 percent.
Overall, there were a lot more models that saw sales decreases rather than increases.
With that said, there were still some models that saw notable sales increases, including the VW Jetta and the Ford Fusion, Ford Taurus, Chrysler 300, and Mitsubishi Mirage among others.
Best Selling Car Rankings
All Car Sales Figures – This Month
Model | Month | Month LY | Change | YTD | YTD LY | YTD Change |
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Fiat 124 Spider | 21 | 22 | -4.55 | 39 | 51 | -23.53 |
BMW 2-Series | 137 | 200 | -31.50 | 276 | 405 | -31.85 |
Mazda 3 | 2,349 | 2,411 | -2.57 | 4,959 | 5,310 | -6.61 |
BMW 3-Series | 363 | 532 | -31.77 | 764 | 1,227 | -37.73 |
Chrysler 300 | 738 | 153 | 382.35 | 1,128 | 713 | 58.20 |
Nissan 370Z | 43 | 73 | -41.10 | 98 | 121 | -19.01 |
BMW 4-Series | 191 | 434 | -55.99 | 554 | 958 | -42.17 |
Alfa Romeo 4C | 5 | 8 | -37.50 | 9 | 14 | -35.71 |
BMW 5-Series | 165 | 241 | -31.54 | 390 | 455 | -14.29 |
Fiat 500 | 16 | 42 | -61.90 | 31 | 70 | -55.71 |
Fiat 500L | 0 | 4 | -100.00 | 2 | 5 | -60.00 |
Mazda 6 | 121 | 225 | -46.22 | 329 | 554 | -40.61 |
BMW 6-Series | 7 | 31 | -77.42 | 27 | 86 | -68.60 |
Volvo 60-Series | 155 | 126 | 23.02 | 362 | 245 | 47.76 |
BMW 7-Series | 38 | 48 | -20.83 | 68 | 106 | -35.85 |
Porsche 718 | 32 | 65 | -50.77 | 66 | 119 | -44.54 |
BMW 8-Series | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 44 | 0 | 0.00 |
Toyota 86 / FR-S | 35 | 58 | -39.66 | 56 | 128 | -56.25 |
Volvo 90-Series | 33 | 72 | -54.17 | 108 | 125 | -13.60 |
Porsche 911 | 102 | 126 | -19.05 | 246 | 275 | -10.55 |
Mercedes-Benz A-Class | 277 | 0 | 0.00 | 569 | 0 | 0.00 |
Audi A3 | 254 | 321 | -20.87 | 604 | 656 | -7.93 |
Audi A4 | 318 | 512 | -37.89 | 752 | 1,251 | -39.89 |
Audi A5 | 381 | 478 | -20.29 | 948 | 872 | 8.72 |
Audi A6 | 75 | 59 | 27.12 | 163 | 139 | 17.27 |
Audi A7 | 72 | 73 | -1.37 | 160 | 148 | 8.11 |
Audi A8 | 15 | 11 | 36.36 | 37 | 28 | 32.14 |
Hyundai Accent | 506 | 783 | -35.38 | 1,155 | 1,832 | -36.95 |
Honda Accord | 1,121 | 1,112 | 0.81 | 2,306 | 2,559 | -9.89 |
Nissan Altima | 304 | 902 | -66.30 | 827 | 1,837 | -54.98 |
Mercedes-Benz AMG GT | 29 | 30 | -3.33 | 55 | 75 | -26.67 |
Volkswagen Arteon | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | 13 | 0 | 0.00 |
Cadillac ATS | 138 | 231 | -40.26 | 310 | 455 | -31.87 |
Toyota Avalon | 47 | 38 | 23.68 | 98 | 71 | 38.03 |
Mercedes-Benz B-Class | 83 | 123 | -32.52 | 202 | 400 | -49.50 |
Volkswagen Beetle | 331 | 282 | 17.38 | 637 | 503 | 26.64 |
Chevrolet Bolt | 216 | 248 | -12.90 | 484 | 615 | -21.30 |
Subaru BRZ | 49 | 56 | -12.50 | 287 | 109 | 163.30 |
Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 647 | 910 | -28.90 | 1,640 | 2,505 | -34.53 |
Kia Cadenza | 3 | 5 | -40.00 | 10 | 14 | -28.57 |
Chevrolet Camaro | 231 | 336 | -31.25 | 519 | 573 | -9.42 |
Toyota Camry | 1,544 | 1,366 | 13.03 | 3,393 | 2,865 | 18.43 |
Dodge Challenger | 198 | 169 | 17.16 | 651 | 404 | 61.14 |
Dodge Charger | 1,021 | 610 | 67.38 | 1,941 | 1,278 | 51.88 |
Honda Civic | 6,751 | 6,279 | 7.52 | 14,136 | 14,460 | -2.24 |
Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class | 104 | 249 | -58.23 | 299 | 671 | -55.44 |
Honda Clarity FCV | 60 | 119 | -49.58 | 237 | 288 | -17.71 |
Lincoln Continental | 4 | 37 | -89.19 | 43 | 118 | -63.56 |
Mini Cooper | 334 | 384 | -13.02 | 725 | 859 | -15.60 |
Toyota Corolla | 4,035 | 4,242 | -4.88 | 9,255 | 9,463 | -2.20 |
Chevrolet Corvette | 133 | 97 | 37.11 | 298 | 191 | 56.02 |
Chevrolet Cruze | 1,114 | 2,651 | -57.98 | 1,759 | 6,901 | -74.51 |
Cadillac CT6 | 19 | 20 | -5.00 | 43 | 50 | -14.00 |
Cadillac CTS | 38 | 41 | -7.32 | 85 | 107 | -20.56 |
Mercedes-Benz E / CLS-Class | 339 | 352 | -3.69 | 788 | 861 | -8.48 |
Hyundai Elantra | 2,808 | 3,519 | -20.20 | 6,578 | 7,579 | -13.21 |
Lexus ES | 185 | 126 | 46.83 | 408 | 264 | 54.55 |
Jaguar F-Type | 65 | 83 | -21.69 | 88 | 144 | -38.89 |
Ford Fiesta | 243 | 169 | 43.79 | 330 | 372 | -11.29 |
Honda Fit | 435 | 485 | -10.31 | 1,115 | 1,163 | -4.13 |
Ford Focus | 291 | 1,249 | -76.70 | 803 | 2,794 | -71.26 |
Kia Forte | 1,625 | 1,465 | 10.92 | 3,357 | 2,846 | 17.96 |
Smart ForTwo | 11 | 35 | -68.57 | 11 | 68 | -83.82 |
Ford Fusion | 1,047 | 388 | 169.85 | 2,413 | 1,152 | 109.46 |
Genesis G70 | 93 | 23 | 304.35 | 223 | 23 | 869.57 |
Genesis G80 | 22 | 35 | -37.14 | 55 | 60 | -8.33 |
Maserati Ghibli | 10 | 15 | -33.33 | 29 | 39 | -25.64 |
Alfa Romeo Giulia | 22 | 69 | -68.12 | 63 | 132 | -52.27 |
Volkswagen Golf | 1,558 | 2,002 | -22.18 | 3,669 | 5,403 | -32.09 |
Lexus GS | 34 | 19 | 78.95 | 48 | 41 | 17.07 |
Nissan GT-R | 1 | 6 | -83.33 | 9 | 13 | -30.77 |
BMW i3 | 13 | 35 | -62.86 | 38 | 88 | -56.82 |
Acura ILX | 218 | 129 | 68.99 | 360 | 405 | -11.11 |
Chevrolet Impala | 333 | 350 | -4.86 | 748 | 750 | -0.27 |
Subaru Impreza | 771 | 725 | 6.34 | 1,813 | 1,694 | 7.02 |
Subaru Impreza WRX | 331 | 393 | -15.78 | 536 | 901 | -40.51 |
Honda Insight | 41 | 0 | 0.00 | 100 | 0 | 0.00 |
Hyundai Ioniq | 280 | 245 | 14.29 | 587 | 585 | 0.34 |
Lexus IS | 145 | 296 | -51.01 | 305 | 560 | -45.54 |
Volkswagen Jetta | 1,254 | 418 | 200.00 | 3,240 | 1,277 | 153.72 |
Buick LaCrosse | 57 | 60 | -5.00 | 128 | 158 | -18.99 |
Lexus LC | 7 | 22 | -68.18 | 15 | 32 | -53.13 |
Nissan Leaf | 128 | 423 | -69.74 | 504 | 602 | -16.28 |
Subaru Legacy | 170 | 177 | -3.95 | 399 | 382 | 4.45 |
Lexus LS | 5 | 44 | -88.64 | 23 | 59 | -61.02 |
Chevrolet Malibu | 582 | 719 | -19.05 | 1,307 | 1,641 | -20.35 |
Nissan Maxima | 148 | 145 | 2.07 | 481 | 351 | 37.04 |
Nissan Micra | 582 | 578 | 0.69 | 1,193 | 1,385 | -13.86 |
Mitsubishi Mirage | 433 | 218 | 98.62 | 759 | 462 | 64.29 |
Toyota Mirai | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 31 | 0 | 0.00 |
Lincoln MKZ | 37 | 94 | -60.64 | 104 | 194 | -46.39 |
Tesla Model 3 | 2,100 | 0 | 0.00 | 6,300 | 0 | 0.00 |
Tesla Model S | 110 | 250 | -56.00 | 330 | 750 | -56.00 |
Ford Mustang | 580 | 961 | -39.65 | 1,005 | 1,702 | -40.95 |
Mazda MX-5 Miata | 65 | 76 | -14.47 | 113 | 127 | -11.02 |
Acura NSX | 4 | 7 | -42.86 | 5 | 11 | -54.55 |
Kia Optima | 210 | 371 | -43.40 | 342 | 624 | -45.19 |
Porsche Panamera | 58 | 78 | -25.64 | 128 | 129 | -0.78 |
Volkswagen Passat | 108 | 400 | -73.00 | 265 | 917 | -71.10 |
Toyota Prius Family | 779 | 919 | -15.23 | 1,470 | 1,657 | -11.29 |
Infiniti Q50 | 269 | 343 | -21.57 | 517 | 812 | -36.33 |
Infiniti Q60 | 62 | 140 | -55.71 | 134 | 291 | -53.95 |
Infiniti Q70 | 12 | 7 | 71.43 | 18 | 16 | 12.50 |
Maserati Quattroporte | 16 | 13 | 23.08 | 26 | 60 | -56.67 |
Audi R8 | 3 | 12 | -75.00 | 11 | 19 | -42.11 |
Lexus RC | 22 | 18 | 22.22 | 51 | 31 | 64.52 |
Buick Regal | 61 | 45 | 35.56 | 137 | 101 | 35.64 |
Kia Rio | 464 | 621 | -25.28 | 1,075 | 1,302 | -17.43 |
Acura RLX | 3 | 6 | -50.00 | 13 | 18 | -27.78 |
Mercedes-Benz S-Class | 84 | 148 | -43.24 | 188 | 223 | -15.70 |
Nissan Sentra | 838 | 1,329 | -36.95 | 1,974 | 2,889 | -31.67 |
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class | 5 | 21 | -76.19 | 11 | 30 | -63.33 |
Mercedes-Benz SLC-Class | 11 | 18 | -38.89 | 21 | 23 | -8.70 |
Hyundai Sonata | 349 | 623 | -43.98 | 806 | 1,230 | -34.47 |
Chevrolet Sonic | 242 | 359 | -32.59 | 544 | 981 | -44.55 |
Kia Soul | 1,180 | 942 | 25.27 | 2,136 | 1,959 | 9.04 |
Chevrolet Spark | 422 | 375 | 12.53 | 947 | 796 | 18.97 |
Kia Stinger | 129 | 208 | -37.98 | 250 | 314 | -20.38 |
Ford Taurus | 1,120 | 79 | 1,317.72 | 1,620 | 296 | 447.30 |
Acura TLX | 402 | 336 | 19.64 | 920 | 573 | 60.56 |
Audi TT | 56 | 45 | 24.44 | 92 | 103 | -10.68 |
Hyundai Veloster | 162 | 2 | 8,000.00 | 321 | 13 | 2,369.23 |
Nissan Versa | 410 | 778 | -47.30 | 1,138 | 1,755 | -35.16 |
Chevrolet Volt | 369 | 555 | -33.51 | 828 | 1,086 | -23.76 |
Jaguar XE | 24 | 114 | -78.95 | 43 | 196 | -78.06 |
Jaguar XF | 26 | 55 | -52.73 | 31 | 83 | -62.65 |
Jaguar XJ | 23 | 34 | -32.35 | 29 | 93 | -68.82 |
Cadillac XTS | 42 | 54 | -22.22 | 95 | 99 | -4.04 |
Toyota Yaris | 606 | 521 | 16.31 | 1,402 | 1,189 | 17.91 |
BMW Z4 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 71 | -91.55 |
Model | Month | Month LY | YTD | YTD LY | ||
∑ = 50,799 | ∑ = 53,619 | ∑ = 112,197 | ∑ = 120,313 |
All Car Sales by Quarter
Important note: Both Ford and GM have switched to quarterly reporting, making it more difficult to accurately gauge crossover sales. We won’t have results to report for Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Ford or Lincoln until the end of each quarter.