Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - June 2016

The Honda Civic further secured its place as Canada's best-selling car in calendar year 2016 by expanding its year-to-date sales lead to 7682 units at the halfway point.

Civic sales rose 3% to 6232 units in June. The next-best-selling Toyota Corolla didn't crack the 5K marker. Hyundai's Elantra, the second-best-selling car in Canada so far this year, jumped 45% but trailed the Civic by 1416 units in June alone.

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

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Auto sales in the sixth month of 2016 rose to the highest June level in the industry's history, but passenger car sales specifically were down 3%, a loss of some 2000 units. The Civic and Elantra weren't the only popular cars immune to the sector's decline, however. 

The Ford Fusion jumped 70% to 2440 units, the Fusion's best month since July 2011. Even the Chrysler 200, which may not be on sale at this time next year, posted a 27% gain. The Toyota Camry, Canada's top-selling midsize car and America's best-selling car overall, posted a 4% June gain north of the border.

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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 in June and will shortly publish a list of Canada's most popular SUVs and crossovers.

May 2016 • June 2015

Rank	Best-Selling Car	June 2016	June 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
#1	Honda Civic	6,232	6,030	3.3%	33,193	29,589	12.2%
#2	Toyota Corolla	4,993	5,377	-7.1%	24,370	25,798	-5.5%
#3	Hyundai Elantra	4,816	3,325	44.8%	25,511	22,350	14.1%
#4	Mazda 3	2,832	3,522	-19.6%	14,156	18,513	-23.5%
#5	Ford Fusion	2,440	1,433	70.3%	7,263	7,690	-5.6%
#6	Nissan Sentra	2,159	1,491	44.8%	8,495	7,885	7.7%
#7	Hyundai Accent	2,026	1,952	3.8%	10,168	10,287	-1.2%
#8	Toyota Camry	1,962	1,894	3.6%	9,350	9,416	-0.7%
#9	Chevrolet Cruze	1,903	2,848	-33.2%	11,368	15,776	-27.9%
#10	Volkswagen Golf	1,790	1,849	-3.2%	10,793	10,416	3.6%
#11	Volkswagen Jetta	1,693	2,573	-34.2%	10,749	15,053	-28.6%
#12	Ford Focus	1,522	2,205	-31.0%	7,620	10,429	-26.9%
#13	Honda Accord	1,372	1,446	-5.1%	7,230	7,142	1.2%
#14	Kia Forte	1,356	1,601	-15.3%	6,455	6,756	-4.5%
#15	Kia Soul	1,355	1,652	-18.0%	5,921	6,338	-6.6%
#16	Kia Rio	1,149	779	47.5%	4,416	5,239	-15.7%
#17	Subaru Impreza	1,133	1,042	8.7%	5,834	5,846	-0.2%
#18	Chrysler 200	1,030	810	27.2%	4,087	6,342	-35.6%
#19	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	992	970	2.3%	4,592	5,508	-16.6%
#20	Nissan Micra	974	1,056	-7.8%	5,374	6,024	-10.8%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada 

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Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - June 2016

For the fourth time this year and the ninth time in the last year, the Toyota Camry was America's best-selling car in June.

Despite a 13% year-over-year decrease valued at a loss of more than 4800 sales and a 11% increase from the second-ranked Honda Civic worth nearly 3100 sales, the Camry outlasted the Civic with a 751-unit margin of victory. 

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - June 2016 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - June 2016 YTD

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Though Camry sales plunged, five of America's six best-selling cars posted year-over-year improvements. Indeed, among the top 20 best-selling cars, year-over-year increases weren't terrible rare, a healthy sign given the passenger car market's recent downturns. 

11 of the 20 most popular cars in America in June 2016 recorded year-over-year improvements. Through the first five months of 2016, only nine of the 20 top-selling cars in America were on the upswing.

June's best improvements belonged to the Nissan Versa and Chevrolet Impala, both of which jumped by more than 40%. The Nissan Sentra and aforementioned Civic both posted double-digit percentage gains, as well.

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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 America's best-selling trucks and best-selling SUVs in June 2016.

July 2016 • May 2016 • June 2015

Rank	Best-Selling Car	June 2016	June 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
#1	Toyota Camry	32,561	37,408	-13.0%	199,760	215,816	-7.4%
#2	Honda Civic	31,810	28,727	10.7%	189,840	158,301	19.9%
#3	Toyota Corolla	30,950	30,645	1.0%	182,193	190,131	-4.2%
#4	Nissan Altima	30,475	29,418	3.6%	172,695	172,031	0.4%
#5	Honda Accord	28,806	27,477	4.8%	169,354	155,746	8.7%
#6	Ford Fusion	26,520	25,409	4.4%	146,833	153,158	-4.1%
#7	Hyundai Elantra	22,414	26,613	-15.8%	96,306	128,698	-25.2%
#8	Nissan Sentra	20,721	17,200	20.5%	123,014	105,901	16.2%
#9	Ford Focus	19,491	22,051	-11.6%	103,144	117,079	-11.9%
#10	Chevrolet Cruze	18,666	22,647	-17.6%	86,731	127,938	-32.2%
#11	Chevrolet Malibu	16,138	15,228	6.0%	120,325	96,520	24.7%
#12	Nissan Versa	14,683	10,190	44.1%	72,461	66,955	8.2%
#13	Chevrolet Impala	12,335	8406	46.7%	56,390	58,071	-2.9%
#14	Kia Soul	12,229	11,844	3.3%	70,528	67,986	3.7%
#15	Hyundai Sonata	11,854	15,199	-22.0%	104,401	95,821	9.0%
#16	Ford Mustang	9776	11,719	-16.6%	62,965	68,290	-7.8%
#17	Kia Optima	9180	13,488	-31.9%	61,067	79,966	-23.6%
#18	Kia Forte	9170	7907	16.0%	52,742	43,182	22.1%
#19	Volkswagen Jetta	8617	11,080	-22.2%	58,279	67,018	-13.0%
#20	Toyota Prius	8542	10,023	-14.8%	48,517	57,063	-15.0%
	Toyota Prius ^	8531	9559	-10.8%	48,475	54,173	-10.5%
	Toyota Prius Plug-In ^	11	464	-97.6%	42	2890	-98.5%

Source: Automakers 
^ Prius breakdown by variant
The Subaru Outback and Subaru XV Crosstrek, formerly listed among cars at GCBC, are now ranked with SUVs/crossovers.

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Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - May 2016

Although Canada's second, third, fourth, and fifth-best-selling cars all sold less often in May 2016 than in May 2015, the top-selling Honda Civic posted a 10% year-over-year sales increase. For the Civic, this produced 8240 May sales, the first month since March 2011 in which Honda Canada sold more than 8000 Civics.

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

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11% of the passenger cars sold in Canada in May were Civics. South of the border, the second-ranked Civic and best-selling Toyota Camry combined for 11% market share among passenger cars. 

It wasn't just the Civic's top-selling rivals which declined. The majority of Canada's most popular cars sold less often this May than last. 13 of the top 20 cars posted declining sales in May 2016, a month in which the Canadian car market slid 13%. 

Some of the harshest declines were reported by some of the most popular cars. The Chevrolet Cruze and Ford Focus, Canada's two-top-selling Detroit car nameplates, tumbled 58% and 42%, respectively. 

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 in May and will shortly publish a list of Canada's most popular SUVs and crossovers.

June 2016 • April 2016 • May 2015

Rank	Best-Selling SUV/Crossover	May 2016	May 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
#1	Honda Civic	8,240	7,467	10.4%	26,961	23,559	14.4%
#2	Toyota Corolla	5,385	5,938	-9.3%	19,377	20,421	-5.1%
#3	Hyundai Elantra	4,510	4,733	-4.7%	20,695	19,025	8.8%
#4	Mazda 3	2,861	3,381	-15.4%	11,324	14,991	-24.5%
#5	Hyundai Accent	2,766	2,804	-1.4%	8,142	8,335	-2.3%
#6	Volkswagen Golf	2,259	2,021	11.8%	9,003	8,567	5.1%
#7	Volkswagen Jetta	2,233	3,043	-26.6%	9,056	12,480	-27.4%
#8	Nissan Sentra	1,645	1,596	3.1%	6,336	6,394	-0.9%
#9	Toyota Camry	1,618	2,003	-19.2%	7,388	7,522	-1.8%
#10	Chevrolet Cruze	1,574	3,718	-57.7%	9,465	12,928	-26.8%
#11	Honda Accord	1,567	1,721	-8.9%	5,858	5,696	2.8%
#12	Hyundai Sonata	1,565	1,125	39.1%	3,584	6,062	-40.9%
#13	Ford Focus	1,507	2,618	-42.4%	6,098	8,224	-25.9%
#14	Chrysler 200	1,444	1,398	3.3%	3,057	5,532	-44.7%
#15	Ford Fusion	1,404	1,935	-27.4%	4,823	6,257	-22.9%
#16	Ford Mustang	1,359	1,401	-3.0%	3,911	3,294	18.7%
#17	Kia Soul	1,138	1,074	6.0%	4,566	4,686	-2.6%
#18	Nissan Altima	1,138	691	64.7%	4,035	3,473	16.2%
#19	Subaru Impreza	1,127	1,344	-16.1%	4,701	4,804	-2.1%
#20	Kia Forte	1,119	2,226	-49.7%	5,099	5,155	-1.1%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada 

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Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - May 2016

After a brief one-month hiatus, the Toyota Camry was back on top as America's best-selling car in May 2016. 

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Camry volume plummeted 16%, a year-over-year loss of 6921 sales. A portion of that decline can be blamed upon the shorter sales month: May 2016 had 24 selling days, down two from a year ago.

But the Camry's decline can't solely be blamed upon the shorter sales month, which would result in 7.7%, 3373-unit loss if the daily selling rate stayed the same.  

Likewise, the declines reported by the Nissan Altima, Ford Fusion, Ford Focus, Chevrolet Cruze, Hyundai Sonata, Volkswagen Jetta, Kia Optima, Ford Mustang, and Toyota Prius were all far worse than can be purely attributed to the loss of selling days.

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The car market is struggling against a tide of SUVs and crossovers, and the exceptions – Civic and Malibu, most obviously – are exceptions largely because they're all-new, freshly introduced versions of established nameplates.

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 America's best-selling trucks and best-selling SUVs in May 2016.

June 2016 • April 2016 • May 2015

Rank	Best-Selling Car	May 2016	May 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
#1	Toyota Camry	36,916	43,837	-15.8%	167,199	178,408	-6.3%
#2	Honda Civic	35,396	34,472	2.7%	158,030	129,574	22.0%
#3	Toyota Corolla	34,872	36,768	-5.2%	151,243	159,486	-5.2%
#4	Honda Accord	31,949	32,373	-1.3%	140,548	128,269	9.6%
#5	Nissan Altima	28,404	33,630	-15.5%	142,220	142,613	-0.3%
#6	Ford Fusion	24,589	31,325	-21.5%	120,313	127,749	-5.8%
#7	Chevrolet Malibu	24,202	21,461	12.8%	104,187	81,292	28.2%
#8	Hyundai Elantra	22,168	23,432	-5.4%	73,892	102,085	-27.6%
#9	Nissan Sentra	20,204	20,616	-2.0%	102,293	88,701	15.3%
#10	Ford Focus	17,455	23,934	-27.1%	83,653	95,028	-12.0%
#11	Chevrolet Cruze	16,671	23,752	-29.8%	68,065	105,291	-35.4%
#12	Hyundai Sonata	15,879	18,018	-11.9%	92,547	80,622	14.8%
#13	Kia Soul	13,706	13,886	-1.3%	58,299	56,142	3.8%
#14	Nissan Versa	12,114	10,121	19.7%	57,778	56,765	1.8%
#15	Volkswagen Jetta	10,945	12,875	-15.0%	49,662	55,938	-11.2%
#16	Kia Optima	10,895	16,349	-33.4%	51,887	66,478	-21.9%
#17	Ford Mustang	10,327	13,616	-24.2%	53,189	56,571	-6.0%
#18	Mazda 3	10,127	10,316	-1.8%	42,982	45,626	-5.8%
#19	Kia Forte	9910	8584	15.4%	43,572	35,275	23.5%
#20	Toyota Prius	9393	12,648	-25.7%	39,975	47,040	-15.0%
	Toyota Prius ^	9389	11,921	-21.2%	39,944	44,614	-10.5%
	Toyota Prius Plug-In ^	4	727	-99.4%	31	2426	-98.7%

Source: Automakers 
^ Prius breakdown by variant
The Subaru Outback and Subaru XV Crosstrek, formerly listed among cars at GCBC, are now ranked with SUVs/crossovers.

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