The Best Selling Cars in Canada – September 2018 YTD
Here you will find the YTD passenger car leaders in Canada for September 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.
Also check out our other Segment reports or dive deeper into Passenger Car Sales.
Our Take On The Passenger Car Numbers
At the end of quarter 3 2018, Canadian passenger car sales are behind 2017’s figures year-to-date by 6.4%. Difficulties for many of the market’s top sellers describe a bleak picture, with marques like the Toyota Corolla, Hyundai Elantra and Honda Accord down year-to-date by almost 10%, and others – including the VW Jetta, Ford Fusion and Kia Forte seeing drops of over 20% year-to-date.
Some electric and hybrid vehicles provided a boost, with the Nissan Leaf selling its 10,000 unit in Canada as Nissan celebrated the vehicle’s best September ever following from August’s all-time sales record.
Chevrolet Bolt EV deliveries also surged, with sales up 29.1% as GM shifted allocation from the US. The Tesla Model 3 is also on a charge continued from August with around 2000 being reported to have been delivered in Canada last month.
Best Selling Passenger Car Rankings
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 | 6,061 | 6,030 | 0.50 | 56,091 | 56,928 | -1.50 |
| Toyota Corolla | 4,304 | 4,701 | -8.40 | 37,900 | 41,878 | -9.50 |
| Hyundai Elantra | 4,032 | 3,693 | 9.20 | 33,456 | 36,677 | -8.80 |
| Chevrolet Cruze | 2,798 | 2,272 | 23.20 | 22,012 | 22,196 | -0.80 |
| Mazda 3 | 2,267 | 2,388 | -5.10 | 21,164 | 22,121 | -4.30 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 2,042 | 2,137 | -4.40 | 17,601 | 19,052 | -7.60 |
| Toyota Camry | 1,141 | 1,750 | -34.80 | 11,114 | 10,615 | 4.70 |
| Kia Forte | 945 | 2,030 | -53.40 | 10,823 | 13,702 | -21.00 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 1,545 | 1,738 | -11.10 | 10,723 | 14,448 | -25.80 |
| Honda Accord | 1,480 | 1,175 | 26.00 | 10,453 | 11,418 | -8.50 |
| Nissan Sentra | 1,121 | 1,059 | 5.90 | 10,059 | 11,359 | -11.40 |
| Kia Soul | 812 | 1,227 | -33.80 | 9,226 | 9,110 | 1.30 |
| Tesla Model 3 | 2,000 | 0 | 0.00 | 8,750 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ford Focus | 742 | 1,151 | -35.50 | 8,230 | 9,528 | -13.60 |
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 789 | 904 | -12.70 | 7,934 | 8,585 | -7.60 |
| Subaru Impreza * | 881 | 965 | -8.70 | 7,395 | 8,354 | -11.50 |
| Ford Mustang | 466 | 511 | -8.80 | 7,298 | 7,650 | -4.60 |
| Toyota Prius | 729 | 787 | -7.40 | 7,241 | 6,358 | 13.90 |
| Hyundai Accent | 578 | 1,267 | -54.40 | 7,067 | 10,777 | -34.40 |
| Ford Fusion | 632 | 935 | -32.40 | 6,254 | 8,124 | -23.00 |
| Toyota Yaris | 745 | 708 | 5.20 | 5,533 | 5,343 | 3.60 |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 379 | 524 | -27.70 | 5,433 | 6,486 | -16.20 |
| Nissan Versa | 434 | 633 | -31.40 | 5,385 | 6,325 | -14.90 |
| Toyota C-HR | 625 | 448 | 39.50 | 5,188 | 2,885 | 79.80 |
| BMW 3-Series | 608 | 704 | -13.60 | 4,959 | 5,971 | -16.90 |
| Kia Rio | 614 | 1,076 | -42.90 | 4,814 | 4,461 | 7.90 |
| Audi A4 | 519 | 581 | -10.70 | 4,556 | 5,549 | -17.90 |
| Nissan Altima | 209 | 539 | -61.20 | 4,532 | 5,532 | -18.10 |
| Nissan Leaf | 605 | 19 | 3,084.20 | 4,481 | 928 | 382.90 |
| Nissan Micra | 368 | 922 | -60.10 | 4,416 | 7,216 | -38.80 |
| Dodge Charger | 626 | 120 | 421.70 | 4,358 | 4,098 | 6.30 |
| Chevrolet Spark | 398 | 685 | -41.90 | 4,240 | 2,859 | 48.30 |
| Hyundai Sonata | 300 | 877 | -65.80 | 3,899 | 6,149 | -36.60 |
| Audi A5 | 410 | 383 | 7.00 | 3,667 | 2,700 | 35.80 |
| Audi A3 | 498 | 255 | 95.30 | 3,544 | 3,341 | 6.10 |
| Mini Cooper | 455 | 499 | -8.80 | 3,486 | 4,132 | -15.60 |
| Subaru Impreza WRX/STI * | 378 | 431 | -12.30 | 3,482 | 3,639 | -4.30 |
| Chevrolet Volt | 136 | 483 | -71.80 | 3,456 | 3,007 | 14.90 |
| Honda Fit | 76 | 576 | -86.80 | 3,282 | 3,643 | -9.90 |
| Chrysler 300 | 341 | 110 | 210.00 | 3,250 | 3,442 | -5.60 |
| Chevrolet Impala | 371 | 106 | 250.00 | 3,198 | 2,560 | 24.90 |
| BMW 4-Series | 293 | 419 | -30.10 | 2,900 | 2,833 | 2.40 |
| Kia Optima | 290 | 391 | -25.80 | 2,845 | 3,701 | -23.10 |
| Chevrolet Sonic | 69 | 280 | -75.40 | 2,774 | 3,509 | -20.90 |
| Hyundai Ioniq | 464 | 263 | 76.40 | 2,729 | 952 | 186.70 |
| Volkswagen Passat | 129 | 400 | -67.80 | 2,619 | 3,292 | -20.40 |
| Acura TLX | 283 | 471 | -39.90 | 2,585 | 3,028 | -14.60 |
| Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class | 244 | 302 | -19.20 | 2,582 | 2,838 | -9.00 |
| Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class | 264 | 484 | -45.50 | 2,535 | 3,060 | -17.20 |
| Ford Taurus | 73 | 108 | -32.40 | 2,525 | 2,425 | 4.10 |
| Chevrolet Camaro | 179 | 199 | -10.10 | 2,320 | 2,522 | -8.00 |
| Lexus IS | 268 | 295 | -9.20 | 2,219 | 2,503 | -11.30 |
| Infiniti Q50 | 267 | 251 | 6.40 | 2,076 | 1,868 | 11.10 |
| Kia Niro | 235 | 161 | 46.00 | 2,067 | 1,115 | 85.40 |
| BMW 5-Series | 240 | 274 | -12.40 | 2,012 | 1,904 | 5.70 |
| Mitsubishi Lancer | 0 | 439 | -100.00 | 2,012 | 4,638 | -56.60 |
| Mazda 6 | 155 | 256 | -39.50 | 1,974 | 2,011 | -1.80 |
| Dodge Challenger | 119 | 166 | -28.30 | 1,966 | 2,894 | -32.10 |
| Chevrolet Bolt | 293 | 227 | 29.10 | 1,944 | 1,292 | 50.50 |
| Mitsubishi Mirage | 260 | 224 | 16.10 | 1,830 | 1,928 | -5.10 |
| Volkswagen Beetle | 165 | 152 | 8.60 | 1,729 | 2,518 | -31.30 |
| BMW 2-Series | 177 | 201 | -11.90 | 1,516 | 1,480 | 2.40 |
| Subaru Legacy | 161 | 187 | -13.90 | 1,469 | 1,809 | -18.80 |
| Acura ILX | 232 | 242 | -4.10 | 1,457 | 1,565 | -6.90 |
| Cadillac ATS | 98 | 200 | -51.00 | 1,444 | 1,817 | -20.50 |
| Chevrolet Corvette | 145 | 102 | 42.20 | 1,330 | 1,848 | -28.00 |
| Kia Stinger | 135 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,310 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mercedes-Benz B-Class | 133 | 231 | -42.40 | 1,243 | 1,896 | -34.40 |
| Lexus ES | 183 | 184 | -0.50 | 1,112 | 1,452 | -23.40 |
| Porsche 911 | 113 | 107 | 5.60 | 1,083 | 926 | 17.00 |
| Ford Fiesta | 96 | 136 | -29.40 | 1,082 | 1,519 | -28.80 |
| Nissan Maxima | 81 | 126 | -35.70 | 1,025 | 1,659 | -38.20 |
| Volvo 60 Series | 115 | 59 | 94.90 | 910 | 1,150 | -20.90 |
| Tesla Model S | 100 | 150 | -33.30 | 900 | 1,350 | -33.30 |
| Hyundai Veloster | 152 | 38 | 300.00 | 835 | 1,977 | -57.80 |
| Honda Clarity FCV | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | 792 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mercedes-Benz S-Class | 37 | 36 | 2.80 | 783 | 716 | 9.40 |
| Mazda MX-5 Miata | 34 | 54 | -37.00 | 771 | 1,086 | -29.00 |
| Infiniti Q60 | 63 | 87 | -27.60 | 722 | 915 | -21.10 |
| Lincoln MKZ | 91 | 114 | -20.20 | 684 | 823 | -16.90 |
| Porsche Panamera | 58 | 62 | -6.50 | 676 | 487 | 38.80 |
| Genesis G70 | 98 | 0 | 0.00 | 668 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nissan 370Z | 54 | 70 | -22.90 | 626 | 810 | -22.70 |
| Porsche 718 | 29 | 56 | -48.20 | 562 | 492 | 14.20 |
| Volvo 90 Series | 75 | 68 | 10.30 | 545 | 625 | -12.80 |
| Buick LaCrosse | 46 | 79 | -41.80 | 514 | 655 | -21.50 |
| Toyota 86/Scion FR-S | 28 | 78 | -64.10 | 494 | 736 | -32.90 |
| Jaguar XE | 50 | 113 | -55.80 | 493 | 680 | -27.50 |
| Subaru BRZ | 61 | 57 | 7.00 | 482 | 667 | -27.70 |
| Toyota Avalon | 76 | 38 | 100.00 | 477 | 357 | 33.60 |
| Alfa Romeo Giulia | 41 | 65 | -36.90 | 433 | 396 | 9.30 |
| Buick Regal | 51 | 52 | -1.90 | 427 | 534 | -20.00 |
| Cadillac XTS | 36 | 16 | 125.00 | 394 | 409 | -3.70 |
| Audi A6 | 5 | 71 | -93.00 | 376 | 691 | -45.60 |
| Cadillac CTS | 33 | 35 | -5.70 | 370 | 414 | -10.60 |
| Lincoln Continental | 42 | 51 | -17.60 | 369 | 483 | -23.60 |
| Audi A7 | 11 | 94 | -88.30 | 367 | 588 | -37.60 |
| Audi TT | 13 | 64 | -79.70 | 366 | 446 | -17.90 |
| BMW 7-Series | 51 | 54 | -5.60 | 352 | 419 | -16.00 |
| Jaguar F-Type | 69 | 40 | 72.50 | 347 | 334 | 3.90 |
| BMW i-Series | 23 | 32 | -28.10 | 347 | 287 | 20.90 |
| BMW 6-Series | 42 | 32 | 31.30 | 305 | 252 | 21.00 |
| Genesis G80 | 33 | 45 | -26.70 | 289 | 306 | -5.60 |
| Smart Fortwo | 28 | 33 | -15.20 | 264 | 277 | -4.70 |
| Lexus RC | 31 | 66 | -53.00 | 241 | 410 | -41.20 |
| Fiat 124 Spider | 22 | 30 | -26.70 | 235 | 570 | -58.80 |
| Fiat 500 | 22 | 83 | -73.50 | 232 | 750 | -69.10 |
| Audi R8 | 6 | 9 | -33.30 | 208 | 207 | 0.50 |
| Ford C-Max | 4 | 230 | -98.30 | 206 | 1,148 | -82.10 |
| Lexus LS | 18 | 1 | 1,700.00 | 205 | 38 | 439.50 |
| Mercedes-AMG GT | 13 | 1 | 1,200.00 | 195 | 134 | 45.50 |
| Cadillac CT6 | 18 | 39 | -53.80 | 175 | 273 | -35.90 |
| Maserati Ghibli | 10 | 23 | -56.50 | 169 | 234 | -27.80 |
| Lexus GS | 17 | 26 | -34.60 | 163 | 244 | -33.20 |
| Mercedes-Benz SLC-Class | 6 | 16 | -62.50 | 158 | 191 | -17.30 |
| Jaguar XJ | 12 | 20 | -40.00 | 157 | 201 | -21.90 |
| Mercedes-Benz SL-Class | 7 | 8 | -12.50 | 140 | 277 | -49.50 |
| Jaguar XF | 12 | 43 | -72.10 | 133 | 376 | -64.60 |
| Lexus LC | 4 | 22 | -81.80 | 117 | 115 | 1.70 |
| Honda Insight | 34 | 0 | 0.00 | 115 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Maserati Quattroporte | 2 | 12 | -83.30 | 98 | 105 | -6.70 |
| Audi A8 | 3 | 21 | -85.70 | 69 | 134 | -48.50 |
| Genesis G90 | 4 | 5 | -20.00 | 63 | 72 | -12.50 |
| Kia Cadenza | 6 | 16 | -62.50 | 61 | 98 | -37.80 |
| Acura RLX | 2 | 1 | 100.00 | 55 | 47 | 17.00 |
| Nissan GT-R | 2 | 14 | -85.70 | 52 | 118 | -55.90 |
| Infiniti Q70 | 5 | 2 | 150.00 | 44 | 55 | -20.00 |
| Alfa Romeo 4C | 5 | 6 | -16.70 | 43 | 55 | -21.80 |
| Maserati GranTurismo | 4 | 8 | -50.00 | 33 | 40 | -17.50 |
| Acura NSX | 2 | 3 | -33.30 | 33 | 45 | -26.70 |
| Ford GT | 4 | 6 | -33.30 | 14 | 6 | 133.30 |
| Fiat 500L | 1 | 7 | -85.70 | 12 | 40 | -70.00 |
| Mitsubishi i MiEV | 0 | 4 | -100.00 | 11 | 56 | -80.40 |
| Dodge Viper | 1 | 6 | -83.30 | 6 | 49 | -87.80 |
| Dodge Dart | 0 | 10 | -100.00 | 4 | 533 | -99.20 |
| Kia K900 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 6 | -33.30 |
| Buick Verano | 0 | 14 | -100.00 | 2 | 1,535 | -99.90 |
| Honda CR-Z | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 10 | -80.00 |
| ∑ = 52,238 | ∑ = 57,472 | ∑ = 480,659 | ∑ = 513,482 |