Commercial Van Sales In Canada - May 2016 YTD

Canadian commercial van sales jumped 35% to 4363 units in May 2016, a year-over-year increase equal to 1136 additional sales.

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - May 2016 YTD

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The strength of full-size vans caused the growth. Full-size nameplates, led by the Ford Transit, owned 86% of the overall sector thanks to a 44% year-over-year increase to 3742 sales, 46% of which were produced by Ford.

The full-size Ford duo weren't the only vans to post meaningful increases in May. The Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana twins jumped 115% to 1149 units. 

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Mercedes-Benz, meanwhile, earned 14% of Canada's commercial van sales in May 2016 thanks to a third consecutive month of 100+ Metris sales and the Sprinter's second year-over-year increase this year.

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. 

This table is sortable, so you can rank commercial vans 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 • June 2016 • April 2016 • May 2015

Van	May 2016	May 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet City Express ²	25	48	-47.9%	348	288	20.8%
Chevrolet Express ³	341	198	72.2%	1446	1058	36.7%
Ford E-Series ³	484	353	37.1%	2176	1350	61.2%
Ford Transit ³	1246	838	48.7%	4013	3315	21.1%
Ford Transit Connect ²	245	239	2.5%	1158	1189	-2.6%
GMC Savana ³	808	337	140%	2527	2069	22.1%
Mercedes-Benz Metris ²	124	---	---	492	---	---
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter ³	491	479	2.5%	1785	1925	-7.3%
Nissan NV ³	62	82	-24.4%	268	306	-12.4%
Nissan NV200 ²	152	143	6.3%	777	580	34.0%
Ram Cargo Van ²	---	7	-100%	---	807	-100%
Ram ProMaster ³	310	320	-3.1%	1158	1366	-15.2%
Ram ProMaster City ²	75	183	-59.0%	933	711	31.2%
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Full-Size Commercial Vans ³	3742	2607	43.5%	13,373	11,389	17.4%
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Small Commercial Vans ²	621	620	0.2%	3708	3575	3.7%
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Total	4363	3227	35.2%	17,081	14,964	14.1%

Source: Automakers

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