The GCBC Analysis
As you might expect, car sales in Canada didn’t do so well. Vehicle sales, in general, are down in the country, and cars have not been doing well so far this year. It’s pretty clear that cars are having a tough time in the age of the crossover and SUV.
The segment was down about 12,000 units for the month of May. When it comes to sales so far this year, the segment was down about 28,000 units. That means May was a particularly bad month for the segment.
The Honda Civic is the sales leader but it was down a whopping 22 percent. It was followed by the Toyota Corolla, which was actually up about 10 percent. Many of the models in the top 15 or so in terms of volume actually didn’t do too bad. However, when you go beyond that, you see many models that saw significant sales drops.
The decline in car sales should come as no shock. However, this month proved to be particularly bad. It will be interesting to see if this decline continues or if it evens out in the coming months.
Best Selling Car Rankings
All Car Sales Figures – This Month
| Model | Month | Month LY | Change | YTD | YTD LY | YTD Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiat 124 Spider | 32 | 46 | -30.43 | 91 | 124 | -26.61 |
| BMW 2-Series | 190 | 209 | -9.09 | 631 | 802 | -21.32 |
| Chrysler 200 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mazda 3 | 2,219 | 2,874 | -22.79 | 9,723 | 10,631 | -8.54 |
| BMW 3-Series | 643 | 642 | 0.16 | 2,169 | 2,528 | -14.20 |
| Chrysler 300 | 163 | 889 | -81.66 | 1,539 | 2,458 | -37.39 |
| Nissan 370Z | 91 | 66 | 37.88 | 242 | 272 | -11.03 |
| BMW 4-Series | 468 | 356 | 31.46 | 1,227 | 1,766 | -30.52 |
| Alfa Romeo 4C | 10 | 6 | 66.67 | 26 | 25 | 4.00 |
| BMW 5-Series | 243 | 317 | -23.34 | 835 | 1,021 | -18.22 |
| Fiat 500 | 18 | 40 | -55.00 | 59 | 142 | -58.45 |
| Fiat 500L | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 7 | 14.29 |
| Mazda 6 | 146 | 291 | -49.83 | 624 | 1,194 | -47.74 |
| BMW 6-Series | 34 | 38 | -10.53 | 94 | 176 | -46.59 |
| Volvo 60-Series | 209 | 107 | 95.33 | 735 | 449 | 63.70 |
| BMW 7-Series | 36 | 39 | -7.69 | 148 | 194 | -23.71 |
| BMW 8-Series | 34 | 0 | 0.00 | 112 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Toyota 86 / FR-S | 20 | 81 | -75.31 | 98 | 278 | -64.75 |
| Volvo 90-Series | 27 | 48 | -43.75 | 163 | 225 | -27.56 |
| Mercedes-Benz A-Class | 328 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,121 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Audi A3 | 413 | 583 | -29.16 | 1,351 | 1,629 | -17.07 |
| Audi A4 | 508 | 629 | -19.24 | 1,679 | 2,534 | -33.74 |
| Audi A5 | 492 | 569 | -13.53 | 1,886 | 1,977 | -4.60 |
| Audi A6 | 53 | 42 | 26.19 | 325 | 271 | 19.93 |
| Audi A7 | 67 | 53 | 26.42 | 306 | 269 | 13.75 |
| Audi A8 | 10 | 7 | 42.86 | 61 | 45 | 35.56 |
| Hyundai Accent | 738 | 1,204 | -38.70 | 2,636 | 4,275 | -38.34 |
| Honda Accord | 1,443 | 1,352 | 6.73 | 4,755 | 5,180 | -8.20 |
| Nissan Altima | 259 | 542 | -52.21 | 1,336 | 2,897 | -53.88 |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG GT | 40 | 24 | 66.67 | 148 | 127 | 16.54 |
| Volkswagen Arteon | 53 | 0 | 0.00 | 146 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Cadillac ATS | 160 | 241 | -33.61 | 613 | 910 | -32.64 |
| Toyota Avalon | 51 | 49 | 4.08 | 186 | 159 | 16.98 |
| Mercedes-Benz B-Class | 25 | 165 | -84.85 | 263 | 687 | -61.72 |
| Volkswagen Beetle | 384 | 248 | 54.84 | 1,429 | 1,006 | 42.05 |
| Chevrolet Bolt | 250 | 395 | -36.71 | 959 | 1,127 | -14.91 |
| Subaru BRZ | 67 | 70 | -4.29 | 419 | 233 | 79.83 |
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 602 | 879 | -31.51 | 2,889 | 4,261 | -32.20 |
| Kia Cadenza | 4 | 10 | -60.00 | 16 | 34 | -52.94 |
| Chevrolet Camaro | 268 | 445 | -39.78 | 1,027 | 1,270 | -19.13 |
| Toyota Camry | 1,946 | 1,610 | 20.87 | 6,919 | 5,953 | 16.23 |
| Dodge Challenger | 307 | 407 | -24.57 | 1,125 | 1,257 | -10.50 |
| Dodge Charger | 403 | 798 | -49.50 | 2,500 | 2,875 | -13.04 |
| Honda Civic | 6,963 | 8,974 | -22.41 | 26,333 | 28,847 | -8.71 |
| Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class | 71 | 461 | -84.60 | 426 | 1,356 | -68.58 |
| Honda Clarity FCV | 221 | 59 | 274.58 | 522 | 420 | 24.29 |
| Lincoln Continental | 37 | 47 | -21.28 | 94 | 210 | -55.24 |
| Mini Cooper | 443 | 578 | -23.36 | 1,558 | 1,843 | -15.46 |
| Toyota Corolla | 6,246 | 5,687 | 9.83 | 20,076 | 20,080 | -0.02 |
| Chevrolet Corvette | 154 | 294 | -47.62 | 590 | 704 | -16.19 |
| Chevrolet Cruze | 511 | 2,733 | -81.30 | 3,030 | 12,270 | -75.31 |
| Cadillac CT6 | 22 | 15 | 46.67 | 85 | 94 | -9.57 |
| Cadillac CTS | 44 | 90 | -51.11 | 169 | 242 | -30.17 |
| Mercedes-Benz E / CLS-Class | 380 | 415 | -8.43 | 1,506 | 1,641 | -8.23 |
| Hyundai Elantra | 3,948 | 4,256 | -7.24 | 14,754 | 16,009 | -7.84 |
| Lexus ES | 223 | 157 | 42.04 | 871 | 592 | 47.13 |
| Jaguar F-Type | 27 | 42 | -35.71 | 126 | 201 | -37.31 |
| Ford Fiesta | 227 | 141 | 60.99 | 845 | 630 | 34.13 |
| Honda Fit | 504 | 475 | 6.11 | 2,040 | 2,252 | -9.41 |
| Ford Focus | 223 | 1,202 | -81.45 | 1,310 | 5,151 | -74.57 |
| Kia Forte | 1,330 | 1,535 | -13.36 | 6,252 | 5,927 | 5.48 |
| Smart ForTwo | 82 | 38 | 115.79 | 93 | 139 | -33.09 |
| Ford Fusion | 888 | 943 | -5.83 | 4,123 | 3,037 | 35.76 |
| Genesis G70 | 121 | 111 | 9.01 | 459 | 234 | 96.15 |
| Genesis G80 | 37 | 25 | 48.00 | 125 | 112 | 11.61 |
| Genesis G90 | 2 | 4 | -50.00 | 8 | 27 | -70.37 |
| Maserati Ghibli | 11 | 29 | -62.07 | 53 | 85 | -37.65 |
| Alfa Romeo Giulia | 35 | 56 | -37.50 | 118 | 231 | -48.92 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 1,970 | 1,870 | 5.35 | 7,166 | 9,310 | -23.03 |
| Maserati GranTurismo | 5 | 4 | 25.00 | 9 | 21 | -57.14 |
| Lexus GS | 6 | 24 | -75.00 | 59 | 90 | -34.44 |
| Nissan GT-R | 9 | 9 | 0.00 | 27 | 30 | -10.00 |
| BMW i3 | 24 | 52 | -53.85 | 96 | 195 | -50.77 |
| Acura ILX | 209 | 144 | 45.14 | 855 | 689 | 24.09 |
| Chevrolet Impala | 386 | 808 | -52.23 | 1,481 | 1,915 | -22.66 |
| Subaru Impreza | 961 | 929 | 3.44 | 3,579 | 3,662 | -2.27 |
| Subaru Impreza WRX | 386 | 485 | -20.41 | 1,279 | 1,878 | -31.90 |
| Honda Insight | 66 | 0 | 0.00 | 196 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hyundai Ioniq | 829 | 449 | 84.63 | 2,009 | 1,336 | 50.37 |
| Lexus IS | 225 | 254 | -11.42 | 755 | 1,108 | -31.86 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 2,088 | 2,073 | 0.72 | 7,105 | 3,866 | 83.78 |
| Buick LaCrosse | 66 | 77 | -14.29 | 253 | 304 | -16.78 |
| Lexus LC | 9 | 27 | -66.67 | 39 | 85 | -54.12 |
| Nissan Leaf | 524 | 906 | -42.16 | 1,159 | 1,916 | -39.51 |
| Subaru Legacy | 200 | 202 | -0.99 | 777 | 793 | -2.02 |
| Lexus LS | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 39 | 93 | -58.06 |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 675 | 1,084 | -37.73 | 2,588 | 3,604 | -28.19 |
| Nissan Maxima | 53 | 148 | -64.19 | 672 | 605 | 11.07 |
| Nissan Micra | 815 | 741 | 9.99 | 2,564 | 2,720 | -5.74 |
| Mitsubishi Mirage | 248 | 221 | 12.22 | 1,179 | 890 | 32.47 |
| Toyota Mirai | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 53 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lincoln MKZ | 40 | 80 | -50.00 | 180 | 349 | -48.42 |
| Tesla Model 3 | 400 | 0 | 0.00 | 7,100 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tesla Model S | 110 | 250 | -56.00 | 550 | 1,250 | -56.00 |
| Ford Mustang | 1,429 | 1,690 | -15.44 | 3,522 | 4,683 | -24.79 |
| Mazda MX-5 Miata | 126 | 115 | 9.57 | 354 | 242 | 46.28 |
| Acura NSX | 6 | 5 | 20.00 | 13 | 22 | -40.91 |
| Kia Optima | 155 | 327 | -52.60 | 675 | 1,279 | -47.22 |
| Volkswagen Passat | 78 | 390 | -80.00 | 425 | 1,718 | -75.26 |
| Toyota Prius Family | 1,381 | 1,218 | 13.38 | 3,687 | 3,725 | -1.02 |
| Infiniti Q50 | 203 | 179 | 13.41 | 905 | 1,184 | -23.56 |
| Infiniti Q60 | 54 | 86 | -37.21 | 233 | 455 | -48.79 |
| Infiniti Q70 | 6 | 9 | -33.33 | 28 | 26 | 7.69 |
| Maserati Quattroporte | 10 | 7 | 42.86 | 51 | 79 | -35.44 |
| Audi R8 | 2 | 51 | -96.08 | 16 | 144 | -88.89 |
| Lexus RC | 28 | 0 | 0.00 | 131 | 73 | 79.45 |
| Buick Regal | 71 | 50 | 42.00 | 272 | 183 | 48.63 |
| Kia Rio | 544 | 564 | -3.55 | 2,043 | 2,575 | -20.66 |
| Acura RLX | 6 | 12 | -50.00 | 23 | 43 | -46.51 |
| Mercedes-Benz S-Class | 89 | 87 | 2.30 | 368 | 419 | -12.17 |
| Nissan Sentra | 735 | 1,065 | -30.99 | 3,506 | 4,967 | -29.41 |
| Mercedes-Benz SL-Class | 15 | 25 | -40.00 | 48 | 72 | -33.33 |
| Mercedes-Benz SLC-Class | 14 | 31 | -54.84 | 49 | 86 | -43.02 |
| Hyundai Sonata | 369 | 474 | -22.15 | 1,786 | 2,216 | -19.40 |
| Chevrolet Sonic | 280 | 659 | -57.51 | 1,076 | 2,082 | -48.32 |
| Kia Soul | 1,361 | 1,091 | 24.75 | 4,657 | 4,094 | 13.75 |
| Chevrolet Spark | 489 | 910 | -46.26 | 1,875 | 2,114 | -11.31 |
| Kia Stinger | 174 | 171 | 1.75 | 577 | 690 | -16.38 |
| Ford Taurus | 101 | 487 | -79.26 | 1,868 | 1,064 | 75.56 |
| Acura TLX | 282 | 387 | -27.13 | 1,202 | 1,472 | -18.34 |
| Audi TT | 67 | 71 | -5.63 | 190 | 240 | -20.83 |
| Hyundai Veloster | 206 | 61 | 237.70 | 775 | 86 | 801.16 |
| Nissan Versa | 285 | 662 | -56.95 | 1,733 | 3,201 | -45.86 |
| Chevrolet Volt | 427 | 731 | -41.59 | 1,639 | 2,332 | -29.72 |
| Jaguar XE | 9 | 36 | -75.00 | 57 | 273 | -79.12 |
| Jaguar XF | 4 | 6 | -33.33 | 37 | 109 | -66.06 |
| Jaguar XJ | 4 | 15 | -73.33 | 43 | 119 | -63.87 |
| Cadillac XTS | 49 | 105 | -53.33 | 188 | 263 | -28.52 |
| Toyota Yaris | 827 | 886 | -6.66 | 2,979 | 2,658 | 12.08 |
| BMW Z4 | 43 | 0 | 0.00 | 49 | 71 | -30.99 |
| Model | Month | Month LY | YTD | YTD LY | ||
| ∑ = 56,468 | ∑ = 68,238 | ∑ = 217,035 | ∑ = 245,370 |
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.