Midsize Car Sales In Canada - September 2014 YTD

In September 2014, for the third consecutive month, the Hyundai Sonata was Canada's best-selling midsize car. 

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• Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - September 2014 YTD
• Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - September 2014 YTD

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So rough was the Sonata's start to the year, before the 2015 model was introduced, that the Hyundai's year-to-date pace is still off 2013's selling rate by 5%. But Sonata volume more than doubled in September, a month in which midsize car volume tumbled 6% and the Sonata's rivals combined for a 15% loss. 

Only a handful of midsize nameplates have generated more sales over the last nine months than they did during the same period in 2013, and the Sonata's not one of them. Buick Regal volume is up, but it's 14.5% increase translates to just 77 extra sales. Chevrolet Malibu volume has increased 1.5%, mainly because of the third-quarter's massive increases, but the increase equals just 80 extra sales. Honda's 0.5% Accord improvement equals only 63 more sales than at this time one year ago.

The Subaru Legacy's 27% bump is more momentous, but it's still a basement dweller in the category: sales are up by 390 units to 1849 this year, or fewer sales than the Sonata managed in July alone. Volkswagen Passat volume has improved 6% in 2014, a 361-unit increase, but Passat sales have actually decreased in each of the last two months.

You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canadian auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank midsize cars any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

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Midsize Car	September 2014	September 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Buick Regal	134	50	168%	607	530	14.5%
Chevrolet Malibu	1168	380	207%	5345	5265	1.5%
Chrysler 200	936	979	-4.4%	7864	10,014	-21.5%
Dodge Avenger	6	670	-99.1%	485	6991	-93.1%
Ford Fusion	1455	1435	1.4%	14,508	16,681	-13.0%
Honda Accord	1465	1333	9.9%	13,483	13,420	0.5%
Hyundai Sonata	1535	640	140%	10,611	11,168	-5.0%
Kia Optima	425	975	-56.4%	6424	8051	-20.2%
Mazda 6	225	295	-23.7%	2428	3686	-34.1%
Nissan Altima	730	1226	-40.5%	7719	8231	-6.2%
Subaru Legacy	310	236	31.4%	1849	1459	26.7%
Suzuki Kizashi	---	33	-100%	---	214	-100%
Toyota Camry	1297	1991	-34.9%	12,008	13,963	-14.0%
Volkswagen Passat & CC ^	638	708	-9.9%	6057	5696	6.3%
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Total	10,324	10,951	-5.7%	89,388	105,369	-15.2%

Hybrids & Electrics	September 2014	September 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Volt	145	59	146%	1294	656	97.3%
Ford C-Max	141	123	14.6%	1168	1133	3.1%
Honda Insight	---	3	-100%	---	63	-100%
Mitsubishi i MiEV	7	12	-41.7%	86	140	-38.6%
Nissan LEAF	113	36	214%	805	382	111%
Toyota Prius	162	196	-17.3%	1488	1973	-24.6%
Toyota Prius Sedan ^	151	189	-20.1%	1425	1783	-20.1%
Toyota Prius Plug-In ^	11	7	57.1%	63	190	-66.8%
Toyota Prius V	233	229	1.7%	1868	2126	-12.1%
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Total	801	658	21.7%	6709	6473	3.6%

Tall Wagons  & Crossovers	September 2014	September 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Honda Crosstour *	116	68	70.6%	680	901	-24.5%
Subaru Outback *	936	548	70.8%	5812	4567	27.3%
Toyota Venza *	650	612	6.2%	6202	7007	-11.5%
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Total	1702	1228	38.6%	12,694	12,475	1.8%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* indicates a vehicle that is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ Prius breakdown by variant
^ Volkswagen Canada combines figures for the Passat and CC.
GCBC isn't here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better. This explains why you'll see the Outback and Venza listed with midsize SUVs, too... because readers have wanted it both ways. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.

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