October 2012 YTD – Top 261 Best-Selling Vehicles In Canada – Every Vehicle Ranked

Canada’s five most popular vehicles accounted for 20% of all new vehicle sales in Canada in the first ten months of 2012. Yes, one in five new vehicles sold in Canada is either a Ford F-Series, Ram pickup, Honda Civic, Dodge Grand Caravan, or Hyundai Elantra. The next five best sellers are responsible for another 12% of the overall new vehicle market, a market which has collectively improved 7% in the first 83% of 2012.

Elsewhere in the top 30, the sixth-ranked Ford Escape is Canada’s best-selling SUV, the 12th-ranked Chevrolet Cruze is the best-selling American-badged car in Canada, the 17th-ranked Hyundai Accent is Canada’s best-selling subcompact, and the 22nd-ranked Toyota Camry is the best-selling midsize car in Canada.

Canadian Prius C Sales Have
Fallen Every Month Since April

After the jump, 231 more vehicles are ranked by year-to-date Canadian auto sales. Through ten months, the Volkswagen Golf ranks 31st; the long-since-expired Chevrolet Cobalt ranks 261st.

In between those two, the 51st-ranked Fiat 500 sells 1.9 times for every one Mini Cooper: Hardtop, Clubman, Convertible, Roadster, and Coupe.

The Mini range and Fiat 500 are ranked 85th and 86th, respectively, in the United States.

Toyota now sells four different Prius hatchbacks. As a quartet, they’d be ranked 48th. Toyota Canada quite rightly separates them, however, so GoodCarBadCar does as well. In the U.S., the Prius foursome ranks 13th.

Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings – October 2012 & YTD

Tied in the 72nd spot are two VW Group crossovers, the Audi Q5 and Volkswagen Tiguan. The Dodge Charger, not distantly related to an older Benz, sells equally as often as the Mercedes-Benz E-Class and its CLS-Class sibling. The Volvo XC60 and Hyundai Genesis Coupe have each found 1629 buyers so far this year. That’s an improvement for the Volvo; a decline for the Hyundai. Volvo’s S60 is slightly less popular than the XC60 but it sells at the same rate as the Audi Q7. The extinguished Mazda Tribute and terribly unpopular Lincoln MKS are tied way back in 195th. There are numerous other ties, from the Spark/Caliber to the LX/CR-Z, Land Cruiser/A8, STS/B-Class to the LFA/Borrego/DTS trio, each of which have sold four times this year.

56 Of The 252 Cadillac Cars
Sold In October Were ATS Sedans

New to the list this month is the Cadillac ATS. The smallest Cadillac has been on sale in the United States since September but didn’t begin its Canadian campaign until October, when 56 were purchased or leased.

Major moves from 2012’s three-quarter rankings to the end of October were completed by the Dodge Dart (up from 150th to 127th), Subaru XV Crosstrek (up 22 spots), Acura ILX (up 12), Kia Rondo (up 11), and Chevrolet’s Orlando and Spark, each of which climbed seven spots.

As will always be the case in the future, historic brand and corporate totals (monthly and yearly going back to 2004) are now available through the dropdown menu at GCBC’s Sales Stats page, along with results for more than 260 currently sold vehicles. That’s where you’ll find out that 2012 appears to be the year Toyota Canada will stop the Tundra’s steady decline. Through 2011, Tundra sales had fallen consecutively each year since 2007.

But before you begin researching specific nameplates, the list below lumps vehicles in to one pot, a pot where the Mazda 3 is compared with the Ram pickup, where the Honda Accord does battle with the Chevrolet Sonic, and where 260 vehicles look weak when compared to the best-selling Ford F-Series. Use your Command+F or Cntrl+F functions to search for a specific vehicle.

Rank	Vehicle	October 2012 YTD	October 2011 YTD	% Change
#1	Ford F-Series	92,094	81,570	+ 12.9%
#2	Dodge Ram	58,839	53,833	+ 9.3%
#3	Honda Civic	53,235	42,748	+ 24.5%
#4	Dodge Grand Caravan	45,687	46,971	– 2.7%
#5	Hyundai Elantra	43,661	40,051	+ 9.0%
	Elantra Sedan/Coupe/GT	*36,398*	30,409	+ 19.7%
	Elantra Touring	*7263*	9642	– 24.7%
#6	Ford Escape	37,485	38,635	– 3.0%
#7	GMC Sierra	36,566	38,685	– 5.5%
	Crew Cab	*22,554*	17,112	+ 31.8%
	Extended Cab	*10,779*	15,088	– 28.6%
	Regular Cab	*3233*	4665	– 30.7%
#8	Toyota Corolla	35,559	31,116	+ 14.3%
#9	Mazda 3	34,888	31,608	+ 10.4%
#10	Chevrolet Silverado	31,027	33,241	– 6.7%
	Crew Cab	*18,533*	15,392	+ 20.4%
	Extended Cab	*9418*	12,809	– 26.5%
	Regular Cab	*3076*	5040	– 39.0%
#11	Honda CR-V	28,754	20,760	+ 38.5%
#12	Chevrolet Cruze	28,370	29,770	– 4.7%
#13	Dodge Journey	25,219	25,259	– 0.2%
#14	Ford Focus	24,179	22,540	+ 7.3%
#15	Volkswagen Jetta	22,511	23,287	– 3.3%
#16	Toyota RAV4	22,438	17,326	+ 29.5%
#17	Hyundai Accent	20,760	19,572	+ 6.1%
#18	Hyundai Santa Fe	19,029	21,960	– 13.3%
#19	Chevrolet Equinox	17,914	19,252	– 6.9%
#20	Jeep Wrangler	16,868	14,002	+ 20.5%
#21	Ford Edge	16,551	13,450	+ 23.1%
#22	Toyota Camry	16,094	9577	+ 68.0%
	Camry 2.5 & 3.5	*13,095*	8692	+ 50.7%
	Camry Hybrid	*2999*	885	+ 239%
#23	Ford Fusion	14,588	16,568	– 12.0%
#24	Kia Forte	13,647	12,581	+ 8.5%
#25	Hyundai Sonata	12,832	14,616	– 12.2%
#26	Chrysler 200	12,658	6319	+ 100%
	200	*11,973*	5252	+ 128%
	200 Convertible	*685*	763	– 10.2%
	Sebring Convertible	—–	164	– 100%
	Sebring	—–	140	– 100%
#27	Hyundai Tucson	12,468	12,513	– 0.4%
#28	Nissan Rogue	12,446	11,628	+ 7.0%
#29	Kia Sorento	12,085	12,912	– 6.4%
#30	Kia Rio	11,910	5797	+ 105%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
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Rank	Vehicle	October 2012 YTD	October 2011 YTD	% Change
#31	Volkswagen Golf	11,794	12,110	– 2.6%
#32	Toyota Matrix	11,659	12,638	– 7.7%
#33	Nissan Altima	11,570	10,846	+ 6.7%
#34	Nissan Versa	11,368	12,401	– 8.3%
#35	Kia Optima	10,722	1426	+ 652%
#36	Ford Fiesta	10,621	11,591	– 8.4%
#37	GMC Terrain	10,344	10,119	+ 2.2%
#38	Toyota Sienna	10,124	9322	+ 8.6%
#39	Toyota Yaris	9669	6462	+ 49.6%
#40	Toyota Venza	9642	10,887	– 11.4%
#41	Mazda CX-5	9524	—–	—–
#42	Subaru Impreza	9491	6182	+ 53.5%
#43	BMW 3-Series	9384	9484	– 1.1%
#44	Nissan Sentra	9076	11,453	– 20.8%
#45	Ford Explorer	8783	8019	+ 9.5%
#46	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	8777	7536	+ 16.5%
#47	Jeep Grand Cherokee	8738	8360	+ 4.5%
#48	Toyota Tacoma	8179	6330	+ 29.2%
	Tacoma 4×4	*7861*	5813	+ 35.2%
	Tacoma 4×2	*318*	517	– 38.5%
#49	Honda Odyssey	8014	7312	+ 9.6%
#50	Chevrolet Sonic/Aveo	8011	6358	+ 26.0%
	Sonic	*7911*	447	+ 1670%
	Aveo	*100*	5911	– 98.3%
#51	Fiat 500	7603	4769	+ 59.4%
	500 ^^	*5555*	4329	+ 28.3%
	500C	*2042*	440	+ 364%
	500T	6	—–	—–
#52	Honda Accord	7278	6960	+ 4.6%
#53	Kia Sportage	7076	6789	+ 4.25
#54	Chevrolet Impala	7003	8477	– 17.4%
#55	Volkswagen Passat	6923	2182	+ 217%
#56	Kia Soul	6751	10,405	– 35.1%
#57	Mitsubishi Lancer	6200	5508	+ 12.6%
#58	Toyota Tundra	6159	5647	+ 9.1%
	Tundra 4×4	*5963*	5413	+ 10.2%
	Tundra 4×2	*196*	234	– 16.2%
#59	Subaru Forester	6039	7263	– 16.9%
#60	Lexus RX	6011	5582	+ 7.7%
	RX350	*5381*	5013	+ 7.3%
	RX450h	*630*	569	+ 10.7%
#61	Subaru Outback	5865	5947	– 1.4%
#62	Jeep Patriot	5839	7235	– 19.3%
#63	Chevrolet Orlando	5631	490	+ 1049%
#64	Toyota Highlander	5537	4397	+ 25.9%
	Highlander 2.7 & 3.5	*4670*	3756	+ 24.3%
	Highlander Hybrid	*867*	641	+ 35.3%
#65	Mitsubishi RVR	5451	5981	– 8.9%
#66	Jeep Compass	5257	5745	– 8.5%
#67	Audi A4	5245	4893	+ 7.2%
#68	Chrysler 300	5242	2563	+ 105%
#69	Kia Rondo	5116	5637	– 9.2%
#70	Hyundai Veloster	5025	997	+ 404%
#71	Honda Pilot	4913	3647	+ 34.7%
T72	Audi Q5	4905	3864	+ 26.9%
T72	Volkswagen Tiguan	4905	4511	+ 8.7%
#74	Ford Mustang	4864	4160	+ 16.9%
#75	Chevrolet Malibu	4864	4160	+ 16.9%
#76	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	4682	2782	+ 68.3%
#77	Mazda 5	4615	5409	– 14.7%
#78	Mazda 2	4528	8094	– 44.1%
#79	Ford Taurus	4507	2866	+ 57.3%
#80	Buick Verano	4379	—–	—–
#81	Dodge Avenger	4316	4401	– 1.9%
#82	BMW X1	4288	2347	+ 82.7%
#83	Acura MDX	4287	4625	– 7.3%
#84	Mercedes-Benz GLK	4286	4502	– 4.8%
#85	GMC Acadia	4254	4530	– 6.1%
#86	BMW X3	4203	3749	+ 12.1%
#87	Mitsubishi Outlander	4191	4489	– 6.6%
#88	Mini Cooper	4011	2918	+ 37.5%
#89	Honda Fit	4004	2719	+ 47.3%
#90	Acura RDX	3935	2350	+ 67.4%
#91	Mazda 6	3904	3188	+ 22.5%
#92	Nissan Murano	3826	3981	– 3.9%
#93	Ford Ranger	3628	14,111	– 74.3%
T94	Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class	3599	3205	+ 12.3%
T94	Dodge Charger	3599	3768	– 4.5%
#96	Chrysler Town & Country	3592	4032	– 10.9%
#97	Toyota Prius V *	3523	30	+ 11,643%
#98	BMW X5	3438	3402	+ 1.1%
#99	Nissan Juke	3293	3614	– 8.9%
#100	Lincoln MKX	3287	3645	– 9.8%
#101	Chevrolet Avalanche	3105	3087	+ 0.6%
#102	Mazda CX-7	3092	5162	– 40.1%
#103	Nissan Titan	3033	2452	+ 23.7%
#104	Toyota Prius *	2961	1410	+ 108%
	Prius Liftback	*2930*	1410	+ 108%
	Prius Plug-In	31	—–	—–
#105	Chevrolet Traverse	2916	4524	– 35.5%
#106	Buick Enclave	2857	3146	– 9.2%
#107	Ford Flex	2847	2483	+ 14.7%
#108	Infiniti G	2744	3107	– 11.7%
#109	Acura TL	2724	2408	+ 13.1%
#110	Suzuki SX4	2575	2473	+ 4.1%
#111	Nissan Frontier	2560	2189	+ 16.9%
#112	Cadillac SRX	2524	2709	– 6.8%
#113	Chevrolet Camaro	2405	3459	– 30.5%
#114	Toyota 4Runner	2391	2129	+ 12.3%
#115	BMW 5-Series	2342	2363	– 0.9%
#116	Toyota Prius C *	2193	—–	—–
#117	Subaru Legacy	2192	2698	– 18.8%
#118	Buick LaCrosse	2133	2485	– 14.2%
#119	Dodge Durango	2130	2082	+ 2.3%
#120	smart fortwo	2035	1543	+ 31.9%
#121	Lexus ES	2019	1607	+ 25.6%
	ES350	*1810*	1607	+ 12.6%
	ES300h	*209*	—–	—–
#122	Cadillac CTS	1967	2681	– 25.6%
#123	Nissan Maxima	1899	1802	+ 5.4%
#124	Honda Ridgeline	1829	1314	+ 39.2%
#125	Infiniti JX35	1798	—–	—–
#126	Volkswagen Beetle	1796	204	+ 780%
#127	Dodge Dart	1787	—–	—–
#128	Audi A5	1784	1763	+ 1.2%
#129	Hyundai Veracruz	1759	1236	+ 42.3%
#130	Lexus IS	1692	1921	– 11.9%
	IS250/IS350 Sedan	*1373*	1603	– 14.3%
	ISC	*271*	260	+ 4.2%
	ISF	48	58	– 17.2%
T131	Volvo XC60	1629	1564	+ 4.2%
T131	Hyundai Genesis Coupe	1629	2532	– 35.7%
#133	Volkswagen Touareg	1626	1347	+ 20.7%
#134	Mercedes-Benz GL-Class & G-Class	1572	1363	+ 15.3%
#135	Buick Regal	1553	2345	– 33.8%
#136	Suzuki Grand Vitara	1511	1488	+ 1.5%
#137	Acura ILX	1487	—–	—–
#138	Ford Expedition	1476	1425	+ 3.6%
#139	Nissan Pathfinder	1458	1628	– 10.4%
T140	Volvo S60	1410	1296	+ 8.8%
T140	Audi Q7	1410	1365	+ 3.3%
#142	Lexus CT200h	1407	1034	+ 36.1%
#143	Chevrolet Colorado	1396	2224	– 37.2%
#144	Dodge Challenger	1388	2193	– 36.7%
#145	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	1379	1234	+ 11.8%
#146	Mini Countryman	1369	1283	+ 6.7%
#147	Scion tC	1339	1697	– 21.1%
#148	Porsche Cayenne	1330	1024	+ 29.9%
#149	Audi A3	1272	1129	+ 12.7%
#150	GMC Canyon	1244	1910	– 34.9%
#151	Acura TSX	1221	1036	+ 17.9%
#152	Scion FR-S	1177	—–	—–
#153	Infiniti EX	1169	1292	– 9.5%
#154	Subaru XV Crosstrek	1149	—–	—–
#155	Mazda CX-9	1132	1067	+ 6.1%
#156	Chevrolet Volt	1075	215	+ 400%
#157	Hyundai Genesis ^	1058	702	+ 50.7%
#158	Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	1040	108	+ 863%
#159	BMW 1-Series	969	1400	– 30.8%
#160	Scion xB	955	1283	– 25.6%
#161	Chevrolet Tahoe	946	941	+ 0.5%
#162	GMC Yukon	914	874	+ 4.6%
#163	Scion iQ	889	—–	—–
#164	GMC Yukon XL	879	861	+ 2.1%
#165	Honda Crosstour	873	860	+ 1.5%
#166	Jeep Liberty	864	1806	– 52.2%
#167	BMW X6	836	908	– 7.9%
#168	Chevrolet Suburban	811	1050	– 22.8%
#169	Kia Sedona	810	1182	– 31.5%
#170	Audi A7	805	484	+ 66.3%
#171	Lexus GS	804	112	+ 618%
	GS350	*757*	100	+ 657%
	GS450h	47	10	+ 370%
#172	Audi A6	802	514	+ 56.0%
#173	Lincoln MKZ	780	1373	– 43.2%
#174	Nissan Xterra	753	1100	– 31.5%
#175	Cadillac Escalade	746	892	– 16.4%
	Escalade	*463*	534	– 13.3%
	Escalade ESV	*148*	187	– 20.9%
	Escalade EXT	*135*	171	– 21.1%
#176	Mazda MX-5 Miata	687	574	+ 19.7%
#177	Volvo XC70	657	751	– 12.5%
#178	Infiniti FX	633	752	– 15.8%
#179	Nissan Quest	605	781	– 22.5%
#180	Volkswagen Eos	596	652	– 8.6%
#181	Suzuki Kizashi	593	636	– 6.8%
#182	Toyota Sequoia	591	583	+ 1.4%
#183	Mercedes-Benz S-Class & CL-Class	588	610	– 3.6%
#184	Volvo C30	567	603	– 6.0%
#185	Toyota FJ Cruiser	564	524	+ 7.6%
#186	Buick Lucerne	556	1967	– 71.7%
#187	Scion xD	547	1012	– 45.9%
#188	Volkswagen Routan	545	731	– 25.4%
#189	Porsche 911	528	446	+ 18.4%
#190	Nissan 370Z	475	420	+ 13.1%
#191	BMW 7-Series	474	449	+ 5.6%
#192	Lincoln Navigator	472	506	– 6.7%
#193	Nissan Armada	471	514	– 8.4%
#194	Mercedes-Benz SLK	470	331	+ 42.0%
T195	Lincoln MKS	444	551	– 19.4%
T195	Mazda Tribute	444	3230	– 86.3%
#197	Land Rover LR4	425	503	– 15.5%
#198	Mercedes-Benz R-Class	422	438	– 3.7%
#199	Audi TT	418	400	+ 4.5%
#200	Volvo XC90	413	631	– 34.5%
#201	Subaru BRZ	407	—–	—–
#202	BMW 6-Series	393	145	+ 171%
#203	Lincoln MKT	369	424	– 13.0%
T204	Land Rover Range Rover	339	324	+ 4.6%
T204	Porsche Panamera	339	327	+ 3.7%
#206	Subaru Tribeca	319	389	– 18.0%
#207	Infiniti QX56	307	384	– 20.1%
#208	Toyota Avalon	305	408	– 25.2%
#209	Jaguar XF	304	336	– 9.5%
#210	Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	300	173	+ 73.4%
#211	Lexus GX460	299	344	– 13.1%
#212	BMW Z4	297	309	– 3.9%
#213	Nissan Cube	286	385	– 25.7%
T214	Chevrolet Spark	280	—–	—–
T214	Dodge Caliber	280	4685	– 94.0%
#216	Land Rover LR2	279	287	– 2.8%
#217	Infiniti M	275	362	– 24.0%
#218	Porsche Boxster	240	145	+ 65.5%
#219	Mitsubishi Eclipse	228	546	– 58.2%
T220	Lexus LX570	225	97	+ 132%
T220	Honda CR-Z	225	485	– 53.6%
#222	Chevrolet Corvette	222	314	– 29.3%
#223	Nissan Leaf	206	69	+ 199%
T224	Toyota Land Cruiser	197	109	+ 80.7%
T224	Audi A8	197	186	+ 5.9%
#226	Volvo S80	187	312	– 40.1%
#227	Mitsubishi i MiEV	175	—–	—–
#228	Chevrolet HHR	170	1108	– 84.7%
#229	Cadillac XTS	154	—–	—–
#230	Jaguar XJ	143	191	– 25.1%
#231	Honda Insight	141	232	– 39.2%
#232	Volvo C70	131	151	– 13.2%
#233	Mitsubishi Endeavor	111	325	– 65.8%
#234	Nissan GT-R	109	64	+ 70.3%
#235	Lexus HS250h	108	280	– 61.4%
#236	Jaguar XK	105	117	– 10.3%
#237	Audi R8	105	129	– 18.6%
#238	Hyundai Equus	98	105	– 6.7%
#239	Porsche Cayman	91	116	– 21.6%
#240	Dodge Nitro	90	448	– 79.9%
#241	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	89	91	– 2.2%
#242	Acura ZDX	87	111	– 21.6%
#243	Lexus LS	81	120	– 32.5%
	LS460	76	112	– 32.1%
	LS600hL	5	8	– 37.5%
#244	Cadillac ATS	56	—–	—–
#245	Dodge Dakota	45	1337	– 96.6%
#246	Mazda RX-8	43	157	– 72.6%
#247	Ford Crown Victoria	30	2572	– 98.8%
#248	Acura CSX	27	1602	– 98.3%
#249	Acura RL	25	50	– 50.0%
#250	Ford C-Max	22	—–	—–
#251	Saab 9-3	15	102	– 85.3%
#252	Honda Element	10	175	– 94.3%
#253	Dodge Viper	7	29	– 75.9%
#254	Saab 9-5	6	48	– 87.5%
T255	Lexus LFA	4	4	0.0%
T255	Kia Borrego	4	121	– 96.7%
T255	Cadillac DTS	4	227	– 98.2%
#258	Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren	3	—–	—–
T259	Cadillac STS	2	13	– 84.6%
T259	Mercedes-Benz B-Class	2	2418	– 99.9%
#261	Chevrolet Cobalt	1	360	– 99.7%
—	Total	1,417,472	1,328,974	+ 6.7%
—	——————————-	——-	—–	—–
—	Commercial Vans	25,460	22,362	+ 13.9%
—	——————————-	——-	—–	—–
—	Overall Market	1,442,932	1,351,336	+ 6.8%

Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
Italicized unranked lines are nothing more than available breakdowns, already included in the model’s total, not in addition to the model’s total. Sales data for brands such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Maybach are not broken down by model. estimates say sales for those brands through October totalled 190, 107, and 3, respectively. Total Maserati and Bentley volume is reported, but not by specific models.
* = combined Prius, Prius C, and Prius V sales were 8677 through October
^ = combined Genesis & Genesis Coupe sales were 2687 through October
^^ = applies to all hardtop 500s aside from the 500T

This post was corrected at 3:48 PM AT on 11.15.2013 with updated information from the regarding Land Rover sales.