Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - October 2014

The Chrysler 200 was Canada's best-selling midsize car in October 2014 as the Hyundai Sonata, the leader in three previous months, fell 25% year-over-year to just 1023 units, 777 back of the 200. Stickers like these probably helped.

But midsize cars in Canada, even the flavours of the month, never stand a chance at outselling the leading compacts. Canada's best-selling car overall in October was the Honda Civic. October 2014 marked the Civic's sixth consecutive month on top. 2014 will be its 17th consecutive year on top of the Canadian leaderboard.

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

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But Civic sales did decrease in October. Moreover, so did sales of its five closest followers from Toyota, Hyundai, Mazda, Chevrolet, and Volkswagen: Corolla, Elantra, 3, Cruze, Jetta. 

And despite these losses, Canada's car market - an ever-shrinking part of the overall auto industry as a whole - actually grew in October, rising 2% after falling slightly less than 1% through the first ten months of 2014. 

Which cars made the upswing possible? The Hyundai Accent, aforementioned Chrysler 200, Volkswagen Golf, and Honda Fit, Canada's four top-selling improved nameplates, combined for a 66% increase, equal to 2627 extra sales. Sales of the Kia Forte, Chevrolet Malibu, and Subaru Outback also expanded rapidly.

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these best-selling cars can always be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats page, and for those not viewing the mobile version of this site, near the top right of this page, as well. GoodCarBadCar has already published the list of Canada's best-selling trucks and best-selling SUVs in October 2014.

October 2015 • November 2014 • September 2014 • October 2013

Rank	Best-Selling Car	October 2014	October 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
#1	Honda Civic	5917	6852	-13.6%	57,853	54,950	5.3%
#2	Toyota Corolla	4067	4312	-5.7%	43,102	38,430	12.2%
#3	Hyundai Elantra	3907	4021	-2.8%	43,967	48,366	-9.1%
#4	Mazda 3	3169	3821	-17.1%	36,185	34,024	6.4%
#5	Chevrolet Cruze	2843	3127	-9.1%	29,021	28,490	1.9%
#6	Volkswagen Jetta	2235	3267	-31.6%	27,451	26,565	3.3%
#7	Hyundai Accent	1819	1393	30.6%	20,560	17,186	19.6%
#8	Chrysler 200	1800	820	120%	9664	10,834	-10.8%
#9	Ford Focus	1698	1872	-9.3%	19,580	22,776	-14.0%
#10	Volkswagen Golf	1543	858	79.8%	9604	10,365	-7.3%
#11	Honda Fit	1427	891	60.2%	9079	6866	32.2%
#12	Honda Accord	1379	1550	-11.0%	14,862	14,970	-0.7%
#13	Nissan Sentra	1372	1178	16.5%	12,968	12,673	2.3%
#14	Toyota Camry	1231	1412	-12.8%	13,239	15,375	-13.9%
#15	Kia Forte	1173	814	44.1%	10,399	9975	4.3%
#16	Chevrolet Malibu	1144	440	160%	6489	5705	13.7%
#17	Kia Rio	1134	1174	-3.4%	13,226	14,180	-12.0%
#18	Ford Fusion	1127	1083	4.1%	15,635	17,764	-12.0%
#19	Subaru Outback	1049	575	82.4%	6861	5142	33.4%
#20	Hyundai Sonata	1023	1355	-24.5%	11,634	12,523	-7.1%

Source: Automakers & ANDC 
GCBC continues to showcase the Subaru Outback as a passenger car until at least the end of the year. If considered an SUV, the Outback would have ranked 14th in October.

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