Midsize Car Sales In Canada - October 2015 YTD

Kia Canada produced a 51% year-over-year October sales increase with its Optima midsize sedan. With 605 October sales, the Optima generated more Canadian sales activity last month than in either of the two previous Octobers, but sales were down by a third compared with October 2012.

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2015 YTD
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - October 2015 YTD

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The Optima is a major midsize force in the United States, where the overall midsize car category is a far more consequential segment. The Optima is Kia's best seller in the United States, accounting for one-quarter of the brand's year-to-date volume. 

Ranked eighth in the category, the Optima's midsize market share in America stands at 6.5%; 7.3% in October 2015.

In Canada, even in a stronger month for the Optima – which suffered sharply declining Canadian sales in 2013 and 2014 – the car's share of the Kia lineup is just 10%; just 8.9% year-to-date. The Optima was Canada's sixth-ranked midsize car last month and owned 7.1% of the midsize market.

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But again, that market is just so small. The core midsize car category produced only 5.8% of the industry's volume in the first ten months of 2015, a figure which slid to 5.2% in October, but 14.0% in the United States.

In both countries, the most popular car is the Toyota Camry. In Canada, the Camry ranks tenth overall. In the U.S., the Camry is the best-selling car full stop.

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	October 2015	October 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Buick Regal	68	82	-17.1%	858	689	24.5%
Chevrolet Malibu	563	1144	-50.8%	8266	6489	27.4%
Chrysler 200	740	1800	-58.9%	9714	9664	0.5%
Dodge Avenger	---	3	-100%	8	488	-98.4%
Ford Fusion	1158	1127	2.8%	13,734	15,635	-12.2%
Honda Accord	1353	1379	-1.9%	12,124	14,862	-18.4%
Hyundai Sonata	1078	1023	5.4%	12,265	11,634	5.4%
Kia Optima	605	400	51.3%	5307	6824	-22.2%
Mazda 6	179	275	-34.9%	2359	2703	-12.7%
Nissan Altima	470	657	-28.5%	6101	8376	-27.2%
Subaru Legacy	283	411	-31.1%	2780	2260	23.0%
Toyota Camry	1489	1231	21.0%	15,179	13,239	14.7%
Volkswagen Passat & CC ^	478	497	-3.8%	5192	6554	-20.8%
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Total	8464	10,029	-15.6%	93,887	99,417	-5.6%

Hybrids & Electrics	October 2015	October 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Volt	203	107	89.7%	1071	1401	-23.6%
Ford C-Max	57	72	-20.8%	599	1240	-51.7%
Mitsubishi i MiEV	9	12	-25.0%	102	98	4.1%
Nissan LEAF	113	113	0.0%	963	918	4.9%
Toyota Prius	122	174	-29.9%	1400	1662	-15.8%
Toyota Prius V	213	204	4.4%	2135	2072	3.0%
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Total	717	682	5.1%	6270	7391	-15.2%

Tall Wagons  & Crossovers	October 2015	October 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Honda Crosstour *	2	114	-98.2%	291	794	-63.4%
Subaru Outback *	958	1049	-8.7%	8357	6861	21.8%
Toyota Venza *	452	594	-23.9%	5394	6796	-20.6%
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Total	1412	1757	-19.6%	14,042	14,451	-2.8%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
* 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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