The Top 135 Best Selling Cars in Canada – May 2018 YTD
Here you will find the YTD passenger car leaders in Canada for May 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
Passenger car sales across Canada fell by 7.65% year-on-year for May, with an extra selling day helping ease off the decrease in sales compared with the same month last year.
The leading passenger car, the Honda Civic, was one of the few to go better than its performance from May 2017. The Mazda 3, Ford Focus and Toyota Camry were among the rest towards the top end of the chart, with the Camry’s best month of 2018 so far representing a 26.8% upturn in sales for the midsize sedan leader.
Passenger cars in May took up a 32.7% slice of the Canadian market, a drop from the 35% chunk of sales during the same month in 2017.
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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 | 8,974 | 8,616 | 4.20 | 28,847 | 30,450 | -5.30 |
| Toyota Corolla | 5,687 | 6,122 | -7.10 | 20,080 | 22,737 | -11.70 |
| Hyundai Elantra | 4,256 | 6,018 | -29.30 | 16,009 | 18,881 | -15.20 |
| Chevrolet Cruze | 2,733 | 3,496 | -21.80 | 12,270 | 13,074 | -6.10 |
| Mazda 3 | 2,874 | 2,813 | 2.20 | 10,631 | 11,198 | -5.10 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 1,870 | 2,343 | -20.20 | 9,310 | 8,376 | 11.20 |
| Toyota Camry | 1,610 | 1,269 | 1,499.00 | 5,953 | 5,506 | 8.10 |
| Kia Forte | 1,535 | 1,933 | -20.60 | 5,927 | 6,856 | -13.60 |
| Honda Accord | 1,352 | 1,548 | -12.70 | 5,180 | 5,725 | -9.50 |
| Ford Focus | 1,202 | 1,199 | 0.30 | 5,151 | 5,024 | 2.50 |
| Nissan Sentra | 1,065 | 1,683 | -36.70 | 4,967 | 6,590 | -24.60 |
| Ford Mustang | 1,690 | 1,698 | -0.50 | 4,683 | 4,031 | 16.20 |
| Hyundai Accent | 1,204 | 1,881 | -36.00 | 4,275 | 6,184 | -30.90 |
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 879 | 1,142 | -23.00 | 4,261 | 5,013 | -15.00 |
| Kia Soul | 1,091 | 1,156 | -5.60 | 4,094 | 4,263 | -4.00 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 2,073 | 1,878 | 10.40 | 3,866 | 6,594 | -41.40 |
| Toyota Prius | 1,218 | 879 | 38.60 | 3,725 | 2,785 | 33.80 |
| Subaru Impreza * | 929 | 1,181 | -21.30 | 3,662 | 4,497 | -18.60 |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 1,084 | 1,037 | 4.50 | 3,604 | 3,679 | -2.00 |
| Nissan Versa | 662 | 781 | -15.20 | 3,201 | 3,538 | -9.50 |
| Ford Fusion | 943 | 1,664 | -43.30 | 3,037 | 4,249 | -28.50 |
| Nissan Altima | 542 | 850 | -36.20 | 2,897 | 3,683 | -21.30 |
| Dodge Charger | 798 | 1,561 | -48.90 | 2,875 | 3,085 | -6.80 |
| Nissan Micra | 741 | 922 | -19.60 | 2,720 | 3,382 | -19.60 |
| Toyota Yaris | 886 | 705 | 25.70 | 2,658 | 2,390 | 11.20 |
| Toyota C-HR | 732 | 690 | 0.00 | 2,602 | 690 | 0.00 |
| Kia Rio | 564 | 356 | 58.40 | 2,575 | 1,645 | 56.50 |
| Audi A4 | 629 | 874 | -28.00 | 2,534 | 3,107 | -18.40 |
| BMW 3-Series | 642 | 778 | -17.50 | 2,528 | 2,895 | -12.70 |
| Chrysler 300 | 889 | 1,150 | -22.70 | 2,458 | 2,648 | -7.20 |
| Chevrolet Volt | 731 | 404 | 80.90 | 2,332 | 1,651 | 41.20 |
| Honda Fit | 475 | 536 | -11.40 | 2,252 | 1,693 | 33.00 |
| Hyundai Sonata | 474 | 567 | -16.40 | 2,216 | 2,836 | -21.90 |
| Chevrolet Spark | 910 | 184 | 394.60 | 2,114 | 1,211 | 74.60 |
| Chevrolet Sonic | 659 | 743 | -11.30 | 2,082 | 2,199 | -5.30 |
| Audi A5 | 569 | 531 | 7.20 | 1,977 | 830 | 138.20 |
| Nissan Leaf | 906 | 122 | 642.60 | 1,916 | 586 | 227.00 |
| Chevrolet Impala | 808 | 568 | 42.30 | 1,915 | 1,670 | 14.70 |
| Subaru Impreza WRX/STI * | 485 | 461 | 5.20 | 1,878 | 1,893 | -0.80 |
| Mini Cooper | 578 | 655 | -11.80 | 1,843 | 2,278 | -19.10 |
| BMW 4-Series | 356 | 345 | 3.20 | 1,766 | 1,393 | 26.80 |
| Acura TLX | 387 | 291 | 33.00 | 1,728 | 1,427 | 21.10 |
| Volkswagen Passat | 390 | 317 | 23.00 | 1,718 | 1,388 | 23.80 |
| Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class | 415 | 323 | 28.50 | 1,641 | 1,491 | 10.10 |
| Audi A3 | 583 | 521 | 11.90 | 1,629 | 1,850 | -11.90 |
| Mitsubishi Lancer | 297 | 605 | -50.90 | 1,366 | 2,513 | -45.60 |
| Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class | 461 | 226 | 104.00 | 1,356 | 1,678 | -19.20 |
| Hyundai Ioniq | 449 | 174 | 158.00 | 1,336 | 204 | 554.90 |
| Kia Optima | 327 | 459 | -28.80 | 1,279 | 2,084 | -38.60 |
| Chevrolet Camaro | 445 | 447 | -0.40 | 1,270 | 1,369 | -7.20 |
| Dodge Challenger | 407 | 322 | 26.40 | 1,257 | 1,825 | -31.10 |
| Tesla Model S | 250 | 200 | 25.00 | 1,250 | 1,000 | 25.00 |
| Mazda 6 | 291 | 262 | 11.10 | 1,194 | 1,020 | 17.10 |
| Infiniti Q50 | 179 | 220 | -18.60 | 1,184 | 911 | 30.00 |
| Chevrolet Bolt | 395 | 177 | 123.20 | 1,127 | 697 | 61.70 |
| Lexus IS | 254 | 313 | -18.80 | 1,108 | 1,242 | -10.80 |
| Ford Taurus | 487 | 485 | 0.40 | 1,064 | 1,054 | 0.90 |
| BMW 5-Series | 317 | 249 | 27.30 | 1,021 | 881 | 15.90 |
| Volkswagen Beetle | 248 | 425 | -41.60 | 1,006 | 1,466 | -31.40 |
| Kia Niro | 316 | 176 | 79.50 | 946 | 487 | 94.30 |
| Cadillac ATS | 241 | 248 | -2.80 | 910 | 962 | -5.40 |
| Mitsubishi Mirage | 221 | 270 | -18.10 | 890 | 998 | -10.80 |
| BMW 2-Series | 209 | 241 | -13.30 | 802 | 788 | 1.80 |
| Subaru Legacy | 202 | 251 | -19.50 | 793 | 1,122 | -29.30 |
| Chevrolet Corvette | 294 | 343 | -14.30 | 704 | 978 | -28.00 |
| Kia Stinger | 171 | 0 | 0.00 | 690 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Acura ILX | 144 | 173 | -16.80 | 689 | 840 | -18.00 |
| Mercedes-Benz B-Class | 165 | 219 | -24.70 | 687 | 1,006 | -31.70 |
| Ford Fiesta | 141 | 236 | -40.30 | 630 | 832 | -24.30 |
| Nissan Maxima | 148 | 221 | -33.00 | 605 | 1,056 | -42.70 |
| Lexus ES | 157 | 211 | -25.60 | 592 | 775 | -23.60 |
| Porsche 911 | 148 | 194 | -23.70 | 562 | 414 | 35.70 |
| Mercedes-Benz S-Class | 87 | 120 | -27.50 | 520 | 496 | 4.80 |
| Infiniti Q60 | 86 | 130 | -33.80 | 455 | 540 | -15.70 |
| Volvo 60 Series | 107 | 185 | -42.20 | 449 | 672 | -33.20 |
| Mazda MX-5 Miata | 115 | 154 | -25.30 | 441 | 609 | -27.60 |
| Honda Clarity FCV | 59 | 0 | 0.00 | 420 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Porsche Panamera | 108 | 117 | -7.70 | 382 | 217 | 76.00 |
| Lincoln MKZ | 80 | 118 | -32.20 | 349 | 432 | -19.20 |
| Buick LaCrosse | 77 | 97 | -20.60 | 304 | 349 | -12.90 |
| Porsche 718 | 98 | 92 | 6.50 | 291 | 216 | 34.70 |
| Jaguar XE | 36 | 58 | -37.90 | 273 | 348 | -21.60 |
| Nissan 370Z | 66 | 143 | -53.80 | 272 | 378 | -28.00 |
| Audi A6 | 42 | 86 | -51.20 | 271 | 395 | -31.40 |
| Audi A7 | 53 | 69 | -23.20 | 269 | 300 | -10.30 |
| Cadillac XTS | 105 | 121 | -13.20 | 263 | 338 | -22.20 |
| Cadillac CTS | 90 | 52 | 73.10 | 242 | 246 | -1.60 |
| Audi TT | 71 | 43 | 65.10 | 240 | 157 | 52.90 |
| Genesis G70 | 111 | 0 | 0.00 | 234 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Subaru BRZ | 70 | 85 | -17.60 | 233 | 354 | -34.20 |
| Alfa Romeo Giulia | 56 | 54 | 3.70 | 231 | 109 | 111.90 |
| Volvo 90 Series | 48 | 95 | -49.50 | 225 | 301 | -25.20 |
| Lincoln Continental | 47 | 55 | -14.50 | 210 | 257 | -18.30 |
| Jaguar F-Type | 42 | 44 | -4.50 | 201 | 168 | 19.60 |
| BMW i-Series | 52 | 22 | 136.40 | 195 | 156 | 25.00 |
| BMW 7-Series | 39 | 44 | -11.40 | 194 | 225 | -13.80 |
| Buick Regal | 50 | 53 | -5.70 | 183 | 320 | -42.80 |
| BMW 6-Series | 38 | 23 | 65.20 | 176 | 136 | 29.40 |
| Ford C-Max | 40 | 154 | -74.00 | 166 | 481 | -65.50 |
| Toyota Avalon | 49 | 47 | 4.30 | 159 | 199 | -20.10 |
| Audi R8 | 51 | 42 | 21.40 | 144 | 137 | 5.10 |
| Fiat 500 | 40 | 5 | 700.00 | 142 | 593 | -76.10 |
| Genesis G80 | 25 | 51 | -51.00 | 139 | 106 | 31.10 |
| Smart Fortwo | 38 | 34 | 11.80 | 139 | 149 | -6.70 |
| Mercedes-AMG GT | 24 | 15 | 60.00 | 127 | 95 | 33.70 |
| Lexus LS | 32 | 5 | 540.00 | 125 | 29 | 331.00 |
| Fiat 124 Spider | 46 | 60 | -23.30 | 124 | 358 | -65.40 |
| Jaguar XJ | 15 | 16 | -6.30 | 119 | 131 | -9.20 |
| Jaguar XF | 6 | 32 | -81.30 | 109 | 242 | -55.00 |
| Lexus RC | 29 | 50 | -42.00 | 102 | 180 | -43.30 |
| Mercedes-Benz SLC-Class | 31 | 22 | 40.90 | 95 | 99 | -4.00 |
| Cadillac CT6 | 15 | 31 | -51.60 | 94 | 141 | -33.30 |
| Lexus GS | 24 | 34 | -29.40 | 90 | 144 | -37.50 |
| Hyundai Veloster | 61 | 528 | -88.40 | 86 | 1,594 | -94.60 |
| Lexus LC | 27 | 11 | 0.00 | 85 | 11 | 0.00 |
| Maserati Ghibli | 29 | 24 | 20.80 | 84 | 112 | -25.00 |
| Maserati Quattroporte | 7 | 15 | -53.30 | 79 | 60 | 31.70 |
| Mercedes-Benz SL-Class | 25 | 64 | -60.90 | 79 | 174 | -54.60 |
| Audi A8 | 7 | 18 | -61.10 | 45 | 74 | -39.20 |
| Acura RLX | 12 | 7 | 71.40 | 43 | 34 | 26.50 |
| Kia Cadenza | 10 | 22 | -54.50 | 34 | 52 | -34.60 |
| Nissan GT-R | 9 | 20 | -55.00 | 30 | 67 | -55.20 |
| Genesis G90 | 4 | 11 | -63.60 | 27 | 52 | -48.10 |
| Infiniti Q70 | 9 | 8 | 12.50 | 26 | 39 | -33.30 |
| Alfa Romeo 4C | 6 | 14 | -57.10 | 25 | 29 | -13.80 |
| Acura NSX | 5 | 18 | 0.00 | 22 | 21 | 4.80 |
| Maserati GranTurismo | 4 | 5 | -20.00 | 21 | 16 | 31.30 |
| Mitsubishi i MiEV | 3 | 6 | -50.00 | 11 | 29 | -62.10 |
| Fiat 500L | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 28 | -75.00 |
| Dodge Viper | 0 | 14 | -100.00 | 3 | 27 | -88.90 |
| Buick Verano | 0 | 172 | -100.00 | 2 | 1,374 | -99.90 |
| Dodge Dart | 0 | 3 | -100.00 | 2 | 518 | -99.60 |
| Honda CR-Z | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 9 | -77.80 |
| Kia K900 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2 | 4 | -50.00 |
| ∑ = 69,960 | ∑ = 75,757 | ∑ = 252,017 | ∑ = 270,500 |
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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