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Hyundai Elantra

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If in the USA pick-up trucks are back in fashion this month, in neighbouring Canada they are taking a beating. For only the second time this year, the Ford F-Series is down year-on-year at -3% to a still outstanding 9,712 units. Year-to-date, the F-Series is up 13% on 2011 to 84,074 sales and still on track to be the first vehicle to ever sell over 100,000 units in one year in Canada… The Honda Civic stays in 2nd place for the third time this year after January and August with 5,782 sales, up 22% year-on-year. It is however still #3 year-to-date at 48,194 units vs. 53,237 for the Dodge Ram, #3 this month at 5,722 sales (-7%).

BMW 3 Series

The Hyundai Elantra is up 40% year-on-year and 2 spots on August to #4, its highest ranking since last April, at 5,221 units. It is followed by the Ford Escape stuck at an excellent 5th place with 4,491 sales and the Mazda3 up one spot on last month and 38% year-on-year to #6 and 4,278 units. Notice also the Dodge Journey up 48% to #12, Toyota RAV4 up 101% to #13, BMW 3 Series up 13 spots and 51% to #22, Nissan Versa up 14 to #29, Ford Explorer up 6 to #33, Toyota Tacoma up 8 to #37 and GMC Acadia up 23 to #51 vs. #82 year-to-date.

Dodge Dart

Further down, the Dodge Dart is up 19 ranks to #63 with 606 sales (vs. #65 in the US), the Lexus ES up 166% to #81, the Subaru XV Crosstrek up 35 spots to #89 at 419 units for its 2nd month of sales in Canada, the Chevrolet Volt up 28 to #119 and the Ford C-Max making its very first appearance in the Canadian models ranking with 5 units sold this month.

Previous month: Canada August 2012: Ford F-Series at highest in over 3 years

One year ago: Canada September 2011: Honda Civic back in shape

Full September Top 150 and 9 months 2012 All-models Top 260 Ranking Tables below.

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The Ford F-Series is en route to historically crack the 100,000 annual sales barrier in Canada…

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The Ford F-Series keep lodging outstanding month after outstanding month in Canada: it is up 26% year-on-year in August to 11,580 sales, its highest tally since March 2009, third time above 10,000 monthly units in the last 4 months, 4th time in the last 12 months and 5th time in the last 24 months. The F-Series has now sold 74,362 units since the start of 2012, up 15% on 2011 and 13% on 2010 which ended up being the pick-up truck’s all-time record year at 97,913 sales. This means 2012 could be the first year a vehicle sells more than 100,000 annual units in Canada.

Kia Rio

The Honda Civic is up to #2 for the first time since last January with 5,785 sales, up a huge 88% year-on-year, but stays #3 year-to-date at 42,412 units vs. 47,515 for the Dodge Ram, down to #3 this month. Both the Dodge Grand Caravan and Ford Escape are also down one spot to #4 and #5 respectively, still an astounding performance as far as the Escape is concerned.

Honda Pilot

The Toyota RAV4 is up 4 ranks and 134% to #13, the Kia Rio is up 11 to break into the Canadian Top 20 for the first time for this generation at #20 with 1,733 sales, up 319% year-on-year, the Kia Sorento is up a further two spots to #22, the VW Golf is up 9 to #24, the BMW 3 Series is up 21 to #35 and the VW Passat is up 10 to #49, its second time in the Top 50 in the last 12 months.

Dodge Dart

Further down, notice the Honda Pilot up 34 ranks to #52, the BMW X3 up 10 to #68 vs. #93 year-to-date, the Dodge Dart landing in the Top 100 for its second month of sales in Canada at #82 with 423 units, the Acura ILX up 15 spots to #94, the Lexus ES up from outside the Top 150 last month to #100, the Subaru XV Crosstrek landing directly at #124 for its first month with 201 sales, the Subaru BRZ up to #151 and the Chevrolet Spark up to #152.

Previous month: Canada July 2012: Ford Escape up to #4

One year ago: Canada August 2011: Hyundai Elantra confirms passenger car leadership

Full August 2012 Top 150 Ranking Table below.

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Ford Escape

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For the second time in the last two months and only the third time in the last 12 months the Ford F-Series manages to sell upwards of 10,000 units in a single month in Canada at 10,281 sales, up an extremely solid 20% year-on-year. Both the Dodge RAM (+2%) and Dodge Grand Caravan (+20%) stay very solid in July but the hero of the month is without a doubt the Ford Escape boosted by the new model now in dealership and up 5 spots on June to #4, its highest ranking in the country in at least 2 years. The Honda Civic and Hyundai Elantra are both kicked down one rank to #5 and #6 respectively.

Dodge Journey

Other great performers this month in Canada include the Dodge Journey up 6 spots to get back in the Top 10 for the first time since last January at #10 with 3,148 sales, the Ford Edge up to a fantastic 13th place vs. #20 year-to-date, the Jeep Wrangler up 4 ranks to #16, the Hyundai Tucson up 7 to #22, the Kia Sorento up 16 to #24 and the Jeep Grand Cherokee splitting its ranking in two compared to last month to #29. The Jeep Compass is up 39 spots to #52, the Mazda6 maintains itself way above its year-to-date at #57 vs. #95 while the BMW X1 is up 11 to #60.

Acura ILX

Further down, the Scion FR-S stays within the Canadian Top 100 for its second month of sales in the country at #98 with 323 units while the Acura ILX is up to #109 at 285 sales. We welcome no less than 3 all-new models in Canada this month, albeit all beyond the Top 150. The Dodge Dart sells its first 50 units in the country, the Chevrolet Spark is at 12 and the Cadillac XTS is at 10.

Previous month: Canada June 2012: Dodge Grand Caravan at highest since 2007

6 months 2012: Canada 6 months 2012: Honda Civic and CR-V shine

One year ago: Canada July 2011: Dodge RAM and Hyundai Elantra shine

Full July 2012 Top 150 Ranking Table below.

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Honda CR-V

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Time to pause on the Canadian new car market halfway through 2012. With 862,830 units, up 7% year-on-year, Canada passes Italy to become the 10th biggest car market in the world. The Top 2 best-selling models are pick-up trucks again and both progress faster than the market: the Ford F-Series is up 12% to 52,501 sales while the Dodge RAM is up 16% to 35,316 units. The Honda Civic reinforces its pole position in the passenger car category by gaining 22% and one spot to #3 overall with 32,157 sales.

Mazda CX-5

The Dodge Grand Caravan is down 6% to #4 at 28,066 units ahead of the Hyundai Elantra up 5% to 25,585 sales. The Toyota Corolla at #7 (+2) and Mazda3 at #8 (+3) also perform well over the period, the Honda CR-V is the other new entrant in the Canadian Top 10, up 6 spots and 45% to #10 with 18,054 thanks to the new generation now in dealerships. Notice also the Hyundai Accent up 4 ranks to #15, the Toyota Camry up 24 to #20, the Nissan Rogue up 11 to #24 and the Chrysler 200 up 27 to #25.

Chevrolet Orlando

Further down the ranking, the Kia Optima is up a massive 1085% to #33 with 6,859 sales, the Mazda CX-5 is the best performing all-new model over the period, landing directly at #39 with 5,916 units, the Toyota Yaris is up 73% to #42, the Fiat 500 up 92% to #50, the VW Passat up 351% to #55, the Chrysler 300 up 184% to #57, the Ford Taurus up 101% to #61, the Mercedes M-Class up 98% to 67, the Chevrolet Orlando landing at #69 with 3,220 sales and the BMW X1 up 261% to #70.

Previous post: Canada June 2012: Dodge Grand Caravan at highest since 2007

One year ago (nearly): Canada July 2011: Dodge RAM and Hyundai Elantra shine

Full 6 months 2012 Top 150 Ranking Table below.

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Dodge Grand Caravan

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For the first time in 2012, new car sales are down year-on-year in Canada at -1% to 168,871. The year-to-date total is up a very healthy 7% to 862,830 units, making Canada the Top 10 car market in the world. The Ford F-Series dominates as usual with 9,867 sales, up 2%, followed by the Dodge RAM at 6,342 units. The Dodge Caravan is up one spot to climb back on the podium and with 6,103 sales it delivers its strongest volume in potentially 5 years as 2007 was the last year it sold at similar levels in Canada.

Ford Edge

Apart from the Honda Civic down to #4 but up 18% on June 2011, the rest of the Top 9 is identical to the 2012 year-t0-date ranking with the Hyundai Elantra at #5 and the GMC Sierra at #6. Further down, the Ford Edge is up 3 spots to #14 with 2,747 sales which could be its highest ever monthly volume in Canada! Notice also the Ford Fiesta up 6 ranks to #21 and the Mazda CX-5 at #36 with 1,284 units.

The Mazda6 is up 51 spots to #59, the GMC Acadia up 41 to #61, the Ford Flex up 15 to #64, the Honda Fit up 28 to #72, the Buick Enclave up 25 to #81, Chevrolet Traverse up 27 to #86 and the Audi A4 up 19 to #89. The Scion FR-S, aka Toyota GT86, lands directly within the Canadian Top 100 at #97 with 410 sales for its first month in the country while its twin the Subaru BRZ ranks #156 with 114 units.

Previous month: Canada May 2012: Ford F-Series up 46% year-on-year

One year ago (nearly): Canada July 2011: Dodge RAM and Hyundai Elantra shine

Full June 2012 Top 150 Ranking Table below.

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2013 Ford F-150

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For the first time since last September the Ford F-Series manages to sell over 10,000 units in a single month in Canada at 10,965, an impressive increase of 46% over May 2011. The only model to do better in the Top 10 is the Toyota Corolla at +56% in 6th place but this is on a very low base, with last year’s Toyota figures handicapped by the after-effects of the Japanese tsunami.

Apart from the Dodge Grand Caravan (#4) and Hyundai Elantra (#5) exchanging positions the entire Top 8 is identical to last month and to the 2012 year-to-date ranking with the Dodge RAM at #2, the Honda Civic at #3, the GMC Sierra #7 and the Mazda3 #8. Notice also the Hyundai Accent up 5 spots on April to #11, the Ford Edge up 9 to #17 and the Kia Rio stable at an excellent 28th place.

Ford Taurus

Further down, the Ford Taurus is up 48 ranks on last month to #32, the Chrysler 300 is up 35 to #40, the Ford Mustang is up 24 to #67, the Hyundai Veloster up 25 to #67, the Ford Flex up 35 to #79 and the all-new Infiniti JX35 lands directly at #97 with 398 sales.

Previous month: Canada April 2012: Kia Optima and Chrysler 200 shine

One year ago: Canada May 2011: Hyundai Elantra best-selling passenger car

Full May 2012 Top 150 Ranking Table below.

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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 10 spots to a best-ever #18 with 2,328 sales, the Kia Optima also hits its highest Canadian ranking ever at #25 with 1,662 units up 7 ranks and the Kia Rio gets a boost thank to the new generation, up 15 spots to #28. Notice also the Mazda CX-5 down 5 ranks to #29 for its 2nd full month of sales in the country.

Scion xD

The Fiat 500 is down 3 spots to a still respectable #36, the Chrysler Town & Country has an exceptional month: up 64 spots to #46, the VW Passat maintains itself at a very high #55, the Ford Taurus is up 36 ranks to #80, the Acura RDX up 64 to #85, the VW Beetle up 35 to #88 and the Scion xD up 39 to #138. Finally, the entire Prius family is up this month: the Prius c is up 31 spots to #70, the Prius V up 6 to #81 and the Prius up 18 to #91.

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 150 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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