Best Selling Cars – Matt's blog

Kia Optima

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Very stable models ranking in April in Canada with the Top 5 best-selling models unchanged compared to last month. The Ford F-Series leads the way with 8,691 sales followed by the Dodge RAM at 6,136 units, the Honda Civic at 6,007, the Hyundai Elantra at 5,372 and the Dodge Grand Caravan at 4,906. The Toyota Corolla gets a runout kick, up to #6 both this month and year-to-date vs. #10 over the Full Year 2011.

Chrysler 200

It’s further down that we find big moves: the Chrysler 200 is up 11 spots to a best-ever #17 with 2,328 sales, the Kia Optima also hits its highest Canadian ranking ever at #23 with 1,662 units up 9 ranks and the Kia Rio gets a boost thank to the new generation, up 17 spots to #26. Notice also the Mazda CX-5 down 3 ranks to #27 for its 2nd full month of sales in the country.

Previous month: Canada March 2012: Nissan Rogue and Mazda CX-5 take off

One year ago: Canada April 2011: Fiat 500 in Top 40 already!

Full April 2012 Top 30 Ranking Table below.

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Nissan Rogue

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The Canadian models ranking podium is back to ‘normal’ this month with the Ford F-Series leading at 9,773 units, its best month since last September, ahead of the Dodge RAM at 6,684 sales and the Honda Civic at 6,037 units meaning the ranking is identical to the 2012 year-to-date and Full Year 2011 ones. The Hyundai Elantra stays #4 while the Dodge Grand Caravan is down 2 spots on February to #5. The Honda CR-V new generation shines at #7 with 4,104 sales.

Mazda CX-5

The Nissan Rogue reaches its best-ever ranking in the country, up 6 ranks to #15 with 2,224 sales and is now #20 year-to-date vs.#29 in 2011. The Canadian market is similar to the Australian one in the way consumers go for similar but smaller cars than in the USA. So it’s no surprise that the Mazda CX-5 manages to gain a huge 94 spots to land in 25th place with 1,649 sales for its very first full month of sales in the country (it ranks #19 in Australia this month).

Fiat 500

Further down the ranking, the Kia Optima continues to progress, up 4 spots on February to #32, the Fiat 500 is up a massive 22 ranks to a best-ever 33rd place with 1,207 sales, the Chevrolet Orlando is up 6 ranks to #54, the Buick Verano is up 37 to #66, the Toyota Prius C lands directly in 101st position for its first month of sales in the country at 328 units and ahead of the Prius at #109, the VW Beetle new generation is up to #123 and the Lexus GS is up to #145.

Previous month: Canada February 2012: Dodge Grand Caravan back on podium

Full March 2012 Top 150 Ranking Table below.

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The Mazda CX-5 enjoys its first month of sales in Canada in February

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Trucks are back in the driving seat in Canada this month with the Ford F-Series leading the way by far with 6,626 sales followed by the Dodge RAM at 4,876 sales. In fact, there is no passenger car on the podium for the first time in at least 6 months with the Dodge Grand Caravan ranking third for the first time since last April with 3,986 sales.

Dodge Caravan

And there is a surprise at #4: the Hyundai Elantra reclaims the passenger car pole position at 3,356 units, ahead of the Honda Civic with 3,305 sales. Excellent performance of the new generation Honda CR-V, up 5 spots on January to a shiny 6th place thanks to 2,836 units sold. Other great performers in the Top 30 this month include the Hyundai Accent us 4 ranks to #14, the Toyota Camry up to #19 and, best of all, the Mazda2 up a massive 51 spots to a best-ever 23rd place.

Mazda2

Further down the ranking, the Kia Optima is up 28 ranks on January to #36, the VW Passat up 26 to #54, the Fiat 500 up 24 to #55, the Chevrolet Orlando up 18 to #60, the Infiniti G up 26 to #74, the all-new Buick Verano up 43 to #103 with 201 sales and the Mazda CX-5 makes its very first appearance in the Canadian ranking, landing directly in 118th place with 160 units sold.

Previous month: Canada January 2012: Ford F-Series and Honda Civic keep the lead

Full February 2012 Top 150 Ranking Table below.

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Buick Verano

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Pretty stable models ranking this month in Canada, with the Ford F-Series in pole position again with 6,579 sales, followed by the Honda Civic up 334% year-on-year thanks to the new generation at 4,928 units and the Dodge RAM rounding up the podium with 4,451 sales.

The Dodge Grand Caravan is back up to #4 at 3,534 units while the Hyundai Elantra is up 6 spots on December but down 9% on January 2011 in 5th place with 2,399 sales. The GMC Sierra is kicked down to #6, ahead of the Toyota Corolla (+2), Ford Escape (-2) and Chevrolet Silverado (-4). The Dodge Journey closes the Top 10, up 2 ranks on its Full Year 2011 ranking.

Honda Civic 

Good month for the Honda CR-V, up 3 spots to #11, the Nissan Rogue at #20, Toyota Camry at #21, Jeep Grand Cherokee at #22 and Subaru Impreza at #24. Further down the ranking, notice the Dodge Charger up 92 spots on December to #37, the Kia Rio up 28 ranks to #42, Audi Q5 up 48 spots to #52, Dodge Durango up 40 ranks to #56 and Chrysler 300 up 53 spots to #60. The Buick Verano breaks into the Canadian Top 150 for the first time at #146 with 87 sales.

Previous post: Canada Full Year 2011: Ford F-Series and Dodge RAM on top

One year ago: Canada January 2011: Hyundai Elantra leads passenger cars

Full January 2012 Top 150 Ranking Table below.

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Ford F-Series

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Car sales in Canada are up 2% in 2011 to 1,581,733 registrations, making it the 12th biggest car market in the world behind South Korea and above Iran. After breaking its annual volume record in 2010, the Ford F-Series keeps the pole position by far this year with sales down just 2% to 96,325 units. It is the 46th consecutive year that the Ford F-Series is the best-selling pick-up in Canada.

Dodge RAM

Excellent performance of the Dodge RAM, up 18% and 2 spots on 2010 to #2 with 64,297 sales. The Honda Civic drops one spot and 4% to #3 and 55,090 units, however thanks to the new generation its end of year was very solid. The Honda Civic has now topped the Canadian passenger car ranking for 14 years in a row!

Honda Civic

The Dodge Grand Caravan is down 3% to 53,406 sales at #4, ahead of the GMC Sierra (+3%) and the success story of the year: the Hyundai Elantra, leading the passenger cars ranking for the first half of 2011 and finishing the year at #6 overall with 44,970 units, up a massive 57% on 2010. The Ford Escape (+3%) and Chevrolet Silverado (-3%) follow.

Hyundai Elantra

Other great 2011 performers include the Chevrolet Cruze directly #11 with 33,900 sales for its first full year, the VW Jetta up 81% to #13, Jeep Wrangler up 41% to #23, Kia Sorento up 48% to #25, Ford Fiesta up 195% to #33, Ford Explorer up 119% to #44 and Mazda2 up 215% to #47.

Further down the ranking, notice the Mitsubishi RVR (aka ASX) up 782% to #58, the Mitsubishi Outlander up 585% to #67, the Fiat 500 landing directly at #70, the Nissan Juke up 456% to #81, the BMW X1 landing at #106, the Mini Countryman at #143 and Lexus CT at #150.

In December, the Honda Civic is very strong again at #2 with 5,525 sales, the Toyota RAV4 is up 3 spots to land at #10 and the Subaru Impreza is up a huge 69 spots on November to #21 with the new generation now arriving in dealerships.

Previous month: Canada November 2011: Honda Civic best-seller overall!

Previous year: Canada Full Year 2010: Ford F-Series breaks record

Full Year 2011 Top 150 and December 2011 Top 100 Ranking Tables below.

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Honda Civic

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For the first time this year in Canada, the Ford F-Series is not the best-selling vehicle in the country… This honour goes to the newly relaunched Honda Civic, now benefiting fully from the arrival of its new generation in dealership. The Civic sells 6,817 units this month, up 62% year-on-year and 14 units above the Ford F-Series, up 11% on November 2011. The F-Series however retains the 2011 pole position by far at 88,373 sales vs. 59,278 for the #2, the Dodge RAM, down to #3 this month.

The GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado are stable at #4 and #5 while the Dodge Grand Caravan is back up to #6 and still #3 year-to-date at 50,433 units. The second best-selling passenger car is the Hyundai Elantra at #7 way below the Civic. Other great performers this month are the Toyota RAV4 up to #13, the Toyota Camry up 19 spots on October to #18 thanks to the new generation and the BMW 3 Series up 21 ranks to #30.

Kia Optima

Further down the ranking, notice the Mazda CX-7 up to #35 vs. #63 year-to-date, the Toyota Highlander up 27 spots to #50, the Hyundai Veloster continuing to impress at #64 and the Kia Optima up 26 ranks to #77. Two models make their very first appearance in the Canadian Top 150 this month: the Toyota Prius V lands directly at #102 with 261 units sold and the Range Rover Evoque ranks #128 with 154 sales.

Previous month: Canada October 2011: GM trucks beat Ford F-Series

Full November 2011 Top 150 Ranking Table below.

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Mercedes M Class

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The Ford F-Series leads the way again this month in Canada with 6,950 sales, however the twin trucks from General Motors do better and add up to 8,444 units: the GMC Sierra is up 3 spots on September to #4 with 4,639 sales while the Chevrolet Silverado is up 4 ranks to #5 at 3,805 units.

GMC Sierra

The Honda Civic is #3 and best-selling passenger car with 4,974 sales and is headed towards its 14th consecutive year as the most popular car in Canada… Very good month for the Toyota Corolla up to #7 at 3,508 units, the Honda CR-V up to #11 and the Toyota RAV4 up 11 spots to #16. Notice also the Nissan Versa up 12 spots to #27 and the Subaru Forester up 14 spots to #30.

VW Passat

Further down the ranking, the Chevrolet Sonic is up 21 ranks vs. September to #43, the VW Passat is up a massive 48 spots to #50, the Mercedes M Class is up an even more impressive 60 ranks to #53, the Chrysler 300 is up 28 spots to #61 and the Acura RDX is up 11 ranks to #91. The Chevrolet Orlando, available in Canada but not in the USA, lands directly in 75th position for its first full month of sales in the country at 407 units.

Previous month: see the Canadian September 2011 Top 140 best-sellers here.

Full October 2011 Top 150 Ranking Table below.

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Acura MDX

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Car sales in Canada are down slightly in September at -0.4% and 134,544 registrations. After 4 months of Hyundai Elantra domination, the Honda Civic reclaims its Passenger Cars ranking pole position thanks to the arrival of the new generation in dealerships with 4,727 sales and 3.5% share, up 54% on August.

Honda Civic

In the overall ranking, the Ford F-Series is headed towards another record year with no less than 10,039 sales this month for an enormous 7.5% market share. The Dodge RAM takes the 2nd spot at 6,167 units and 4.6% and the Dodge Grand Caravan is #4 with 4,214 sales and 3.1%. Notice the VW Jetta up to an excellent 11th place, the Kia Sorento up to #18 and the Nissan Rogue up to #24.

Further down the ranking, the Acura MDX is up to #48, the newly launched Mitsubishi RVR (aka ASX) lands in 54th place, the Hyundai Veloster impresses with 568 sales at #61, the Nissan Juke is up to #66 and the Cadillac SRX is up to #105.

Previous month: see the Canadian August 2011 Top 10 best-selling Passenger Cars here.

Full September 2011 Top 140 Ranking Table below.

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Hyundai Elantra

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Car sales are up 3% in Canada this month to 140,361 registrations. At this stage only the passenger cars Top 10 is available with the Hyundai Elantra holding the pole position in that category for the 4th consecutive month. This is getting serious! The Korean model sells 3,886 units in August for a 2.8% market share.

Like in July it is followed by the Mazda3 at 3,606 units and 2.6% but this month the Chevrolet Cruze jumps onto the podium at #3 with 3,365 sales and 2.4%. The Ford Focus and Toyota Corolla also gain one spot to #4 and #5 respectively, because of a very weak month from the Honda Civic, down 3 ranks to #6 and 2.2%, pretty normal given the new generation is hitting dealerships soon.

Previous month: see the Canada July 2011 Top 100 best-selling models here.

Full August 2011 Passenger Cars Top 10 Ranking Table below.

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Lincoln MKZ

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Canadian car sales are down 5% this month at 141,472 registrations. Atop the ranking both the Ford F-Series, at 8,583 sales and 6.1% share, and the Dodge RAM, at 6,485 units and 4.5%, deliver very robust figures.

Dodge RAM

The Hyundai Elantra hops onto the podium at #3 with 4,768 sales and 3.4%. It has now been the best-selling passenger car in Canada for 3 months in a row. The Dodge Caravan drops to #4 just above the Ford Escape, the Dodge Journey jumps up to #10 and the Ford Fusion up to #15.

Hyundai Elantra

Further down the ranking, the Jeep Wrangler is up to #18, the Kia Sorento up to #24 and the Kia Sportage at #43. Notice also the Acura RDX in 78th place with 270 sales, the Cadillac CTS at #84 and 215 units and the Lincoln MKZ in 87th position with 187 sales.

Cadillac CTS

Previous post: see the May 2011 Canada Top 15 best-selling models here.

Full July 2011 Top 100 Ranking Table below.

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