January 2014 Canada Passenger Car Sales Rankings - Top 135 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - Every Car Ranked

Buick Car Sales Slid 23% In January As Both The
LaCrosse And Regal Lost At Least Half Their Volume

In Canada, January is never the month to be an automobile salesman, but the first month of January 2014 was a particularly poor month for sellers of actual passenger cars. 

Thankfully, the Canadian auto industry enjoyed a surge in SUV/crossover sales and the total market increased.

Certain manufacturers struggled more than others to keep the January 2013 pace: BMW/Mini car sales slid 29%. FoMoCo's Ford division suffered a 26% car sales decline. 

Total GM Canada car sales plunged 35%. The Acura brand's car division was down 38%. Hyundai-Kia car sales slid 7%. Scion slid 32%. Toyota's cars were down 16%. Audi, Bentley, Porsche, and Volkswagen all sold fewer cars this January than in January 2014.

Even Without The CLA, Mercedes-Benz Canada's Car
Sales Were Up 35% In January Thanks To Huge
Increases From The C-Class, E-Class, And S-Class

But the Chrysler Group reported a 4% increase in car sales. With help from the new CLA-Class (not on sale a year ago), Mercedes-Benz brand car sales jumped 62%. Honda's six cars combined for a 14% year-over-year increase. 

Mazda's car sales rose 3% despite the 6's continued, disastrous decline. Mitsubishi, Infiniti, Nissan, Subaru, Lexus, and Volvo all reported improvements in sales of their passenger cars.

As is so often the case, Canada's favourite car in January 2014 was the Honda Civic. Stealing the attention of 9% of Canada's car buyers, the Civic's market share grew from 6% a year ago.

There were exciting improvements introduced in October's rankings of vehicle sales. Prior year figures now include the actual numbers from last year, not just the percentage increases/decreases from last year. As a result, we now include cars like the Lexus LFA and Honda Insight, nameplates which collected sales in January 2013 but not during January 2014. At any time, click the Rank column to return to the original format. If you're on a mobile device, you may need to choose the full version of the site (at the bottom of the page) in order to use the sortable function.

Reminder: these are January 2014 rankings, but you can rank cars by improvements or declines using the % columns. Or, most importantly, you can list automakers together by selecting the Car column header.

As always, you can find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these vehicles by selecting a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • January 2015 • February 2014 • December 2013

Rank	Car	January 2014	January 2013	% Change
#1	Honda Civic	3,315	2,503	32.4%
#2	Hyundai Elantra	2,685	2,956	-9.2%
#2.1	Hyundai Elantra Sedan/Coupe/GT *	2,685	2,944	-8.8%
#2.2	Hyundai Elantra Touring *	---	12	-100%
#3	Mazda 3	2,287	1,658	37.9%
#4	Toyota Corolla	2,210	2,465	-10.3%
#5	Volkswagen Jetta	1,891	1,805	4.8%
#6	Chevrolet Cruze	1,247	2,136	-41.6%
#7	Ford Focus	1,110	1,358	-18.3%
#8	Hyundai Accent	970	755	28.5%
#9	Dodge Dart	919	447	106%
#10	Ford Fusion	828	1,263	-34.4%
#11	Nissan Sentra	807	759	6.3%
#12	Kia Rio	774	800	-3.3%
#13	Honda Accord	728	888	-18.0%
#14	Nissan Versa	719	521	38.0%
#15	Toyota Camry	650	790	-17.7%
#15.1	Toyota Camry *	529	614	-13.8%
#15.2	Toyota Camry Hybrid *	121	176	-31.3%
#16	Chrysler 200	643	659	-2.4%
#16.1	Chrysler 200 Sedan *	633	641	-1.2%
#16.2	Chrysler 200 Convertible *	10	18	-44.4%
#17	Subaru Impreza	615	478	28.7%
#18	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	556	393	41.5%
#19	Kia Forte	548	549	-0.2%
#20	Kia Optima	508	532	-4.5%
#21	Volkswagen Passat & CC ¤	496	345	43.8%
#22	Toyota Venza	493	546	-9.7%
#23	Nissan Altima	489	499	-2.0%
#24	Fiat 500	483	328	47.3%
#24.1	Fiat 500 *	320	278	15.1%
#24.2	Fiat 500C *	163	50	226%
#25	Hyundai Sonata	444	804	-44.8%
#26	Subaru Outback	416	438	-5.0%
#27	Kia Rondo	387	216	79.2%
#28	Ford Fiesta	381	482	-21.0%
#29	Mitsubishi Lancer	378	456	-17.1%
#30	Toyota Yaris	375	310	21.0%
#31	BMW 3-Series	374	676	-44.7%
#32	Volkswagen Golf	373	673	-44.6%
#33	Kia Soul	346	323	7.1%
#34	Chevrolet Sonic	345	601	-42.6%
#35	Toyota Matrix	315	673	-53.2%
#36	Audi A4 º	301	332	-9.3%
#37	Subaru XV Crosstrek	292	404	-27.7%
#38	Honda Fit	277	336	-17.6%
#39	Dodge Charger	248	395	-37.2%
#40	Mitsubishi Mirage	234	---	---
#41	Buick Verano	222	226	-1.8%
#42	Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class	221	---	---
#43	Infiniti Q50 ±	220	112	96.4%
#44	Chevrolet Malibu	207	498	-58.4%
#45	Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class ¤	198	117	69.2%
#46	Mercedes-Benz B-Class	191	201	-5.0%
#47	BMW 5-Series	187	191	-2.1%
#48	Dodge Avenger	183	424	-56.8%
#49	Lexus IS	177	52	240%
#49.1	Lexus IS250/IS350 Sedan *	171	46	272%
#49.2	Lexus ISC *	6	5	20%
#49.3	Lexus ISF *	---	1	-100%
#50	Ford Taurus	157	197	-20.3%
#51	Toyota Prius V ²	156	162	-3.7%
T52.1	Chrysler 300	142	230	-38.3%
T52.2	Lexus ES	142	170	-16.5%
T52.3	Lexus ES350 *	104	117	-11.1%
T52.4	Lexus ES300h *	38	53	-28.3%
#54	Hyundai Veloster	139	219	-36.5%
#55	Mazda 2	137	285	-51.9%
#56	Cadillac ATS	133	106	25.5%
#57	Volvo S60	133	108	23.1%
#58	Volkswagen Beetle	130	86	51.2%
#59	Subaru Legacy	128	102	25.5%
#60	Mercedes-Benz S-Class & CL-Class ¤	118	26	354%
#61	Toyota Prius C ²	116	106	9.4%
T62.1	Fiat 500L	113	---	---
T62.3	Toyota Prius ²	113	161	-29.8%
T62.1	Toyota Prius Sedan *	109	128	-14.8%
T62.2	Toyota Prius Plug-In *	156	162	-3.7%
#64	BMW 4-Series	111	---	---
T65	Mazda 6	108	535	-79.8%
T65	Audi A5	108	77	40.3%
#67	Acura ILX	107	190	-43.7%
T68	Ford Mustang	105	123	-14.6%
T68	Chevrolet Spark	105	87	20.7%
#70	Chevrolet Corvette	94	13	623%
#71	Lincoln MKZ	80	29	176%
#72	Acura TL	79	111	-28.8%
#73	Chevrolet Impala	74	117	-36.8%
#74	Audi A7	70	38	84.2%
T75	Chevrolet Camaro	66	87	-24.1%
T75	Chevrolet Volt	66	44	50.0%
T77	Ford C-Max	63	158	-60.1%
T77	Lincoln MKS	63	24	163%
T79	Mini Cooper †	62	113	-45.1%
T79	Nissan Maxima	62	103	-39.8%
#81	Audi A6	58	48	20.8%
#82	Scion FR-S	57	123	-53.7%
T83	Dodge Challenger	53	82	-35.4%
T83	Hyundai Genesis Sedan ‡	53	65	-18.5%
T85	Honda Crosstour	48	85	-43.5%
T85	Mazda MX-5 Miata	48	16	200%
T87	Cadillac CTS	47	57	-17.5%
T87	Hyundai Genesis Coupe ‡	47	46	2.2%
#89	Toyota Avalon	46	105	-56.2%
#90	Scion tC	45	53	-15.1%
T91	Smart Fortwo	43	34	26.5%
T91	Buick Regal	43	98	-56.1%
#92	Subaru BRZ	42	41	2.4%
#93	Nissan Leaf	41	37	10.8%
#94	Volvo V60	37	---	---
T95	Acura TSX	36	78	-53.8%
T95	Scion xB	36	44	-18.2%
T97	Jaguar XF	35	10	250%
T97	Scion iQ	35	46	-23.9%
T99	Cadillac XTS	33	60	-45.0%
T99	Volvo XC70	33	52	-36.5%
#101.1	Lexus GS	31	46	-32.6%
T101.3	Lexus GS350 *	31	41	-24.4%
T101.4	Lexus GS450h *	---	5	-100%
#102	Lexus CT200h	30	79	-62.0%
#103	BMW 6-Series	27	18	50.0%
#104	Buick LaCrosse	26	52	-50.0%
#105	Scion xD	24	24	0.0%
#106	BMW 7-Series	23	17	35.3%
#107	Jaguar F-Type	21	---	---
#108	Porsche Panamera	19	19	0.0%
#109	Infiniti G/Q60 ±	18	23	-21.7%
#110	Porsche 911	17	45	-62.2%
T111.1	Acura RLX/RL ¤	12	---	---
T111.2	Infiniti Q70/M	12	26	-53.8%
T111.3	Nissan 370Z	12	9	33.3%
T111.4	Lexus LS	12	11	9.1%
T111.5	Lexus LS460 *	12	9	33.3%
T111.6	Lexus LS600hL *	---	2	-100%
T115	Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class	11	9	22.2%
T115	Jaguar XJ	11	35	-68.6%
T115	Audi A8	11	15	-26.7%
#118	Volkswagen Eos	9	29	-69.0%
T119	Mitsubishi i MiEV	8	4	100%
T119	Audi TT	8	12	-33.3%
T119	Porsche Boxster	8	9	-11.1%
T122	BMW Z4	7	2	250%
T122	Kia Cadenza	7	---	---
#124	Volvo S80	6	3	100%
T125	Jaguar XK	5	1	400%
T125	Porsche Cayman	5	---	---
T127	Dodge (SRT) Viper ¹	4	---	---
T127	Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	4	22	-81.8%
T127	Hyundai Equus	4	4	0.0%
T127	Nissan Cube	4	13	-69.2%
T131	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	3	4	-25.0%
T131	Audi R8	3	2	50.0%
T133	Honda CR-Z	2	4	-50.0%
T133	Nissan GT-R	2	3	-33.3%
#135	BMW 1-Series	1	94	-98.9%
#240	Suzuki SX4	---	161	-100%
#243	Audi A3	---	45	-100%
#244	Mercedes-Benz R-Class	---	31	-100%
#245	Suzuki Kizashi	---	23	-100%
#247	Honda Insight	---	17	-100%
#250	Volvo C30	---	8	-100%
#252	Dodge Caliber	---	1	-100%
#253	Mitsubishi Eclipse	---	1	-100%
#254	Lexus LFA	---	1	-100%
---	---	---	---	---
---	Total	37,479	40,066	-6.5%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
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.
¹ Chrysler markets the Viper as an SRT but we show it here as a Dodge so you can see the vehicles with like-minded products when you sort vehicles alphabetically using the Car column header.
² Total Prius Family sales: down 10.3% to 385 units.
† Mini Cooper includes sales of the Hardtop, Convertible, Clubman, Coupe, Roadster, and Paceman.
‡ Total Genesis sales: down 9.9% to 100
± Total Infiniti G/Q50/Q60 sales: up 76.3% to 238
¤ Automakers release sales figures for the E-Class and CLS-Class together, S-Class and CL-Class together, RL and RLX together, Passat and CC together.
º Audi's A4 sales data includes sales of the Allroad.
Sales data for brands such as Ferrari, Lamborghini are unfortunately not broken down by model. ANDC estimates say sales for those brands in January were 18 and 4, respectively. Total Maserati and Bentley volume is reported, but not by specific models. It is believed that Tesla sold 638 copies of their Model S in 2013, but Tesla doesn't issue monthly sales reports.

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