October 2012 Top 10 Worst-Selling Vehicles In Canada

The Audi R8 nearly disappeared from Canada's October 2012 sales results. Year-over-year, sales dropped 91%... to one. Just a single R8. Month-to-month R8 sales plunged 94%.

These kinds of things can happen with low-volume cars in a small market like Canada. But one doesn't expect to see Range Rover Evoque sales in a world of hurt, not just one year into its tenure. Yet the Good 12-winning Evoque slid 89% in October to just a dozen units. The BMW X1, which hasn't sold fewer than 200 units in a single month since its first month on sale, pluned 74% to just 91 units in October 2012. And the Lincoln MKZ, which will be completely replaced by a new model soon, fell 71% to just 26 units last month.

All 261 Vehicles Ranked By Oct. 2012 YTD Canadian Sales

Leaf, Cayman, Avalon, 300, Expedition, and Miata were other worst-selling nameplates which suffered drops worse than 50%. Sales of the Infiniti QX56, Land Rover LR4, Infiniti FX, and Chevrolet Camaro were also cut in half on a year-over-year basis.

Below, Canada's worst-selling vehicles are ranked three different ways. 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 the U.S. automobile market is bigger than the Canadian market, and the U.S. market for Audi R8s is way, way bigger.

Rank	Worst-Selling Car  By Percentage Decline	% Change	October 2012	October 2011
#1	Audi R8	- 90.9%	1	11
#2	Land Rover  Range Rover Evoque	- 88.9%	12	108
#3	BMW X1	- 73.9%	91	349
#4	Lincoln MKZ	- 71.1%	26	90
#5	Nissan Leaf	- 63.0%	10	27
#6	Porsche Cayman	- 62.5%	3	8
#7	Toyota Avalon	- 60.7%	24	61
#8	Chrysler 300	- 58.7%	224	543
#9	Ford Expedition	- 56.9%	53	123
#10	Mazda MX-5 Miata	- 56.3%	14	32

Rank	Worst-Selling Car  By Volume	October 2012	October 2011	% Change
T1	Nissan Leaf	10	27	- 63.0%
T1	Nissan 370Z	10	15	- 33.3%
T1	Mitsubishi i MiEV	10	-----	-----
#4	Honda CR-Z	13	17	- 23.5%
#5	Mazda MX-5 Miata	14	32	- 56.3%
#6	Ford C-Max	17	-----	-----
#7	Nissan Cube	23	35	- 34.3%
#8	Toyota Avalon	24	61	- 60.7%
#9	Nissan Armada	25	49	- 49.0%
#10	Honda Insight	26	90	- 71.1%

Rank	Worst-Selling Car  By Volume (All Vehicles)	October 2012	October 2011	% Change
#1	Audi R8	1	11	- 90.9%
#2	Porsche Cayman	3	8	- 62.5%
#3	Acura RL	4	2	+ 100%
T4	Nissan GT-R	6	8	- 25.0%
T4	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	6	7	- 14.3%
#6	Hyundai Equus	8	11	- 27.3%
#7	Volvo S80	9	5	+ 80.0%
T8	Lexus LS	9	11	- 18.2%
T8	Jaguar XK	9	7	+ 28.5%
T10	Nissan Leaf	10	27	- 63.0%
T10	Nissan 370Z	10	15	- 33.3%
T10	Mitsubishi i MiEV	10	-----	-----

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC 
Vehicle must have been on sale throughout October, must not have been officially cancelled by its manufacturer, and must have been showcased on manufacturer's website in October.

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