Midsize Car Sales In Canada - April 2016 YTD

Canadian sales of midsize cars plunged 30% in Apil 2016 as every entry in the category suffered declining sales, year-over-year. 

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - April 2016 YTD
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - April 2016 YTD

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From the class-leading Toyota Camry's 1% drop to 1862 units – only 22 fewer sales than in April 2015 – to the Chrysler 200's 67% drop worth 1176 lost sales, midsize cars bore the brunt of consumer passenger car rejection in April 2016.

And here's the kicker: auto sales in Canada have never been higher.

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Canadian car dealers sold more new vehicles to consumers, businesses, and government agencies (and Americans?) in April 2016 than at any point in history. But 39% of the 200,600 new vehicles were SUVs and crossovers; only 36% were cars. 

Meanwhile, of the roughly 72,000 new cars sold in Canada in April 2016, only 13% came from this core midsize category, down from 17% in April 2015.

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 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.

Click Column Headers To Sort • May 2016 • March 2016 • April 2015

Midsize Car	April 2016	April 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Buick Regal	63	211	-70.1%	310	431	-28.1%
Chevrolet Malibu	1541	1608	-4.2%	4816	3353	43.6%
Chrysler 200	585	1761	-66.8%	1613	4134	-61.0%
Dodge Avenger	---	---	---	---	8	-100%
Ford Fusion	1027	1672	-38.6%	3419	4322	-20.9%
Honda Accord	1364	1642	-16.9%	4291	3975	7.9%
Hyundai Sonata	655	1571	-58.3%	2019	4937	-59.1%
Kia Optima	461	720	-36.0%	1890	2146	-11.9%
Mazda 6	251	326	-23.0%	669	827	-19.1%
Nissan Altima	698	855	-18.4%	2897	2782	4.1%
Subaru Legacy	327	405	-19.3%	1006	1209	-16.8%
Toyota Camry	1862	1884	-1.2%	5770	5519	4.5%
Volkswagen Passat & CC ^	495	673	-26.4%	1434	2001	-28.3%
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Total	9329	13,328	-30.0%	30,134	35,644	-15.5%

Hybrids & Electrics	April 2016	April 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Volt	260	69	277%	702	246	185%
Ford C-Max	110	58	89.7%	241	151	59.6%
Honda Insight	---	---	---	1	---	---
Mitsubishi i MiEV	14	24	-41.7%	36	35	2.9%
Nissan LEAF	152	127	19.7%	373	275	35.6%
Toyota Prius	323	152	113%	679	521	30.3%
Toyota Prius V	198	158	25.3%	611	735	-16.9%
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Total	1057	588	79.8%	2643	1963	34.6%

Tall Wagons  & Crossovers	April 2016	April 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Honda Crosstour *	1	45	-97.8%	5	210	-97.6%
Subaru Outback *	1107	1156	-4.2%	3193	3432	-7.0%
Toyota Venza *	651	627	3.8%	2058	1974	4.3%
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Total	1759	1828	-3.8%	5256	5616	-6.4%

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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