Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - January 2017

Canadian auto sales surged to an all-time record high in 2016, but sales dropped in five of the last six months of the year. Will 2017 take on the character of 2016's first-half, or adopt the trend set in the latter portion of 2016?

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - January 2017

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Based on January, 2017 could be a very good year indeed. Sales in the first month of 2017 rose to an all-time January record of nearly 111,000 units, bursting past the five-year January average of 99,300 sales. 

Ford, thanks to surging F-Series sales, set the stage with a 4% year-over-year improvement. No other auto brand came within 5800 sales of catching Ford in January. But the overall Ford Motor Company was nevertheless outsold by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, 2015's leader and the second-best-selling manufacturer in 2016. FCA sales rose 2% to 18,443 units, 1218 more than Ford and Lincoln, despite declines at FCA's top-selling Ram brand. 

Mercedes-Benz was Canada's top-selling premium auto brand in 2016. Sales at Mercedes rose 29%, including van volume, to 3736 units. 

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Maserati, Fiat, Jaguar, Porsche, and Buick were the fastest-growing auto brands in Canada in January 2017. But Mercedes-Benz's rapid growth was tops among volume brands. (Mercedes-Benz, clearly a luxury outlet, produces mainstream levels of market share in Canada.) Audi, Mazda, and Dodge reported double-digit percentage growth.

Volkswagen, Hyundai, and Ram were the most rapidly declining volume auto brands in Canada in January. Volkswagen slid 11% to only 3031 units.

Granted, January may be nothing on which to base predictions for the rest of 2017. While year-over-year volume grew 2%, that gains equals only 2373 units. We won't really be able to gauge the Canadian auto industry's success until we see results in the spring. In April 2016, Canadian auto sales rose to an all-time record high. Volume was more than 80% stronger that month than in January, traditionally the lowest-volume month on the calendar.

Don't like to see automakers arranged alphabetically? Click column headers to sort automakers by January sales, year-over-year change, year-to-date totals, or any other order. Best seller lists for cars, trucks, and SUVs will be added in the next few hours. In the coming days, GCBC will also publish a complete list of year-to-date sales for every single vehicle line, a list which includes brand results. 

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To find out what you can expect, you can see the 2016 year end version of that post here. You can always find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any brand by clicking the brand name in the table below or by selecting a make (or model) at GCBC's Sales Stats page. Mobile users can now thumb across the table for full-width access.

Click column headers to sort by specific categories. Using the mobile version of GoodCarBadCar? Switch to the web version at the bottom of the page, at which point columns should be sortable.
February 2017 • December 2016 • January 2016 • Updated at 8:42 AM AT on 02.03.2017

Rank	Automaker	Jan. 2017	% Change	2017 YTD	% Change	Jan. 2017 Market Share	YTD  Market Share
#21	Acura	1042	-1.9%	1042	-1.9%	0.9%	0.9%
#36	Alfa Romeo	---	-100%	---	-100%	0.0%	0.0%
#17	Audi	1932	28.1%	1932	28.1%	1.7%	1.7%
#35	Bentley	11	1000%	11	1000%	0.0%	0.0%
#16	BMW	2066	2.7%	2066	2.7%	1.9%	1.9%
#22	Buick	942	40.4%	942	40.4%	0.8%	0.8%
#24	Cadillac	657	-19.0%	657	-19.0%	0.6%	0.6%
#4	Chevrolet	8118	3.9%	8118	3.9%	7.3%	7.3%
#20	Chrysler	1068	4.6%	1068	4.6%	1.0%	1.0%
#9	Dodge	5032	10.9%	5032	10.9%	4.5%	4.5%
#28	Fiat	353	272%	353	272%	0.3%	0.3%
#1	Ford	16,738	3.6%	16,738	3.6%	15.1%	15.1%
#33	Genesis	22	---	22	---	0.0%	0.0%
#10	GMC	4888	-4.1%	4888	-4.1%	4.4%	4.4%
#3	Honda	9131	1.9%	9131	1.9%	8.2%	8.2%
#7	Hyundai	5903	-10.6%	5903	-10.6%	5.3%	5.3%
#23	Infiniti	701	-12.9%	701	-12.9%	0.6%	0.6%
#31	Jaguar	251	254%	251	254%	0.2%	0.2%
#8	Jeep	5577	4.9%	5577	4.9%	5.0%	5.0%
#13	Kia	3431	-4.7%	3431	-4.7%	3.1%	3.1%
#25	Land Rover	555	-6.3%	555	-6.3%	0.5%	0.5%
#18	Lexus	1313	3.1%	1313	3.1%	1.2%	1.2%
#26	Lincoln	487	0.8%	487	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
#32	Maserati	122	542%	122	542%	0.1%	0.1%
#11	Mazda	4009	18.5%	4009	18.5%	3.6%	3.6%
#12	Mercedes-Benz ^	3736	28.9%	3736	28.9%	3.4%	3.4%
#30	Mini	271	1.1%	271	1.1%	0.2%	0.2%
#19	Mitsubishi	1223	-5.0%	1223	-5.0%	1.1%	1.1%
#5	Nissan	7610	0.1%	7610	0.1%	6.9%	6.9%
#27	Porsche	359	43.6%	359	43.6%	0.3%	0.3%
#6	Ram	6413	-9.6%	6413	-9.6%	5.8%	5.8%
#34	Smart	16	-36.0%	16	-36.0%	0.0%	0.0%
#15	Subaru	2805	4.4%	2805	4.4%	2.5%	2.5%
#2	Toyota	10,863	0.9%	10,863	0.9%	9.8%	9.8%
#14	Volkswagen	3031	-11.1%	3031	-11.1%	2.7%	2.7%
#29	Volvo	302	1.0%	302	1.0%	0.3%	0.3%
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	FCA/Chrysler Group	18,443	2.1%	18,443	2.1%	16.6%	16.6%
	Ford Motor Company	17,225	3.5%	17,225	3.5%	15.5%	15.5%
	General Motors	14,605	1.5%	14,605	1.5%	13.2%	13.2%
	Toyota Motor Corporation	12,176	1.1%	12,176	1.1%	11.0%	11.0%
	Honda Motor Company	10,173	1.5%	10,173	1.5%	9.2%	9.2%
	Hyundai-Kia	9334	-8.5%	9334	-8.5%	8.4%	8.4%
	Nissan Motor Company	8311	-1.1%	8311	-1.1%	7.5%	7.5%
	Volkswagen  Group *	5322	3.0%	5322	3.0%	4.8%	4.8%
	Daimler	3752	28.4%	3752	28.4%	3.4%	3.4%
	BMW-Mini	2337	2.5%	2337	2.5%	2.1%	2.1%
	Jaguar-Land Rover	806	21.6%	806	21.6%	0.7%	0.7%
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---	Total	111,199	2.3%	111,199	2.3%	---	---

Source: Automakers, Desrosiers, Global Automakers Of Canada & ANDC 
Red font indicates declining year-over-year volume
* Does not include Lamborghini or Bentley
^ Excluding Sprinter/Metris: up 23.5% to 3240.
° Scion is discontinued, now part of Toyota.

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Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - June 2016 YTD

Not bothered in the slightest by a brief downturn in May 2016, the Canadian auto industry rebounded with a 7% surge to more than 191,000 sales in June 2016, the best June in the history of the Canadian auto market.

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - June 2016 YTD

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Through the first five months of 2016, Canadian auto sales gew 6%, a massive rate of expansion in a market which soared to all-time record highs in calendar year 2015.The rate of growth slowed slightly in May, however, in part because a quirk in the calendar, in part because the decline in passenger car volume eroded with special rapidity. 

June 2016, however, turned out to be a revealing month for the industry, as auto sales shot beyond 190,000 units, a figure crested only once in all of 2015, for a third consecutive month.

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Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In Canada - June 2016

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The Ford Motor Company, not the year-to-date leader FCA, was Canada's top-selling automobile manufacturer in June 2016. Outselling FCA by 923 units thanks mainly to strong F-Series volume, Ford MoCo shrunk FCA's halfway-point lead to 2597 sales. 

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' two namesake brands, meanwhile, both lost half their June sales in the sixth month of 2016, but total FCA Canada volume increased 2% because of strength at Jeep and Dodge.

General Motors Canada produced across the board June 2016 sales gains, with improvements coming from all four brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC.

For Nissan, June was yet another month of above-average growth. Infiniti rose 5%, but the Nissan brand's 13% growth came largely on passenger car strength.  It was the best month ever for Nissan Canada and the Nissan brand. Honda Canada's namesake Honda brand rose 4% on the strength of Civic, HR-V, Odyssey and Pilot, but the Acura brand was down 12%. At Porsche, June results tied July 2015's 730 sales for the second-best month in Porsche's history. Toyota Canada's 6% increase occurred as the Toyota RAV4 set an all-time monthly sales record with 5021 units.  Hyundai Canada produced a massive 41% year-over-year uptick thanks to the Tucson's best month ever (4044 sales) and the Santa Fe XL's best June ever, plus a big gain from the Elantra, too.

Mercedes-Benz was Canada's top-selling premium auto brand in June. Ford Motor Company's own Ford brand led all individual marques; the Ford F-Series was Canada's best-selling pickup truck and top-selling vehicle line overall. The Honda Civic led the car category; Toyota's RAV4 was tops among SUVs/crossovers. 

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No auto brands posted worse year-over-year declines in June than Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' Fiat and Chrysler brands, save for FCA's ultra-low-volume Alfa Romeo outlet. Smart, Volkswagen, Acura, and Mini all reported double-digit percentage declines. 

On the other end of the equation, blessed with a hugely appealing new SUV, Jaguar climbed 191% to 405 units. Hyundai's 41% uptick was tops among volume brands, but 14 other auto brands posted double-digit percentage gains.

Year-to-date, Fiat and Chrysler's 64% and 30% losses, respectively, are clearly the worst. Soon to be discontinued, Scion's 78% leap forward is best. Among volume brands, Jeep's 20% improvement stands above the rest. Thanks to Global Automakers Of Canada, we can also now include Maserati figures straightway at the beginning of the month.

The U.S. equivalent of this page can be viewed here. Don't like to see automakers arranged alphabetically? Click column headers to sort automakers by June sales, year-over-year change, year-to-date totals, or any other order. Best seller lists for cars, trucks, and SUVs will be added in the next few hours. In the coming days, GCBC will also publish a complete list of year-to-date sales for every single vehicle line, a list which includes brand results. To find out what you can expect, you can see the 2015 year end version of that post here. You can always find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any brand by clicking the brand name in the table below or by selecting a make (or model) at GCBC's Sales Stats page.

Click column headers to sort by specific categories. Using the mobile version of GoodCarBadCar? Switch to the web version at the bottom of the page, at which point columns should be sortable.
July 2016 • May 2016 • June 2015 • Updated at 6:40 PM AT on 07.04.2016

Rank	Automaker	June 2016	% Change	2016 YTD	% Change	June 2016 Market Share	YTD  Market Share
#21	Acura	1632	-12.3%	9206	-7.4%	0.9%	0.9%
#35	Alfa Romeo	1	-87.5%	37	48.0%	0.0%	0.0%
#17	Audi	3102	15.1%	15,614	16.0%	1.6%	1.6%
#16	BMW	3572	10.4%	18,686	8.6%	1.9%	1.9%
#18	Buick	2364	28.5%	9502	18.0%	1.2%	1.0%
#23	Cadillac	1126	13.5%	5458	-3.6%	0.6%	0.6%
#5	Chevrolet	14,065	4.5%	73,393	1.4%	7.4%	7.4%
#22	Chrysler	1569	-52.3%	9728	-30.1%	0.8%	1.0%
#7	Dodge	9362	12.4%	44,525	4.4%	4.9%	4.5%
#32	Fiat	177	-55.2%	1192	-64.3%	0.1%	0.1%
#1	Ford	27,952	6.6%	145,852	11.5%	14.6%	14.7%
#9	GMC	8490	7.0%	41,849	1.7%	4.4%	4.2%
#3	Honda	15,273	4.0%	80,325	11.8%	8.0%	8.1%
#4	Hyundai	15,201	41.3%	72,625	7.7%	8.0%	7.3%
#24	Infiniti	961	5.4%	5679	8.6%	0.5%	0.6%
#31	Jaguar	405	191%	1062	51.5%	0.2%	0.1%
#10	Jeep	7693	11.0%	45,497	19.8%	4.0%	4.6%
#11	Kia	7540	14.0%	36,318	1.5%	3.9%	3.7%
#25	Land Rover	765	15.2%	4742	39.5%	0.4%	0.5%
#20	Lexus	1752	-8.5%	10,439	1.3%	0.9%	1.1%
#26	Lincoln	747	36.8%	3990	21.1%	0.4%	0.4%
#33	Maserati	63	12.5%	268	30.7%	0.0%	0.0%
#12	Mazda	6728	-2.2%	34,291	-1.9%	3.5%	3.5%
#15	Mercedes-Benz ^	4442	6.5%	23,487	7.3%	2.3%	2.4%
#29	Mini	573	-10.7%	3191	0.0%	0.3%	0.3%
#19	Mitsubishi	1903	-4.0%	11,538	16.3%	1.0%	1.2%
#6	Nissan	13,171	13.3%	63,822	10.3%	6.9%	6.5%
#27	Porsche	730	0.7%	3303	8.0%	0.4%	0.3%
#8	Ram	8974	-1.2%	51,460	2.4%	4.7%	5.2%
#30	Scion	463	12.7%	3617	78.1%	0.2%	0.4%
#34	Smart	31	-50.8%	600	62.2%	0.0%	0.1%
#14	Subaru	4795	10.7%	23,915	1.9%	2.5%	2.4%
#2	Toyota	19,789	7.8%	99,354	7.2%	10.4%	10.0%
#13	Volkswagen	5085	-21.2%	31,722	-14.2%	2.7%	3.2%
#28	Volvo	614	17.9%	3117	34.6%	0.3%	0.3%
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	Ford Motor Company	28,699	7.2%	149,842	11.7%	15.0%	15.1%
	FCA/Chrysler Group	27,776	2.1%	152,439	2.9%	14.5%	15.4%
	General Motors	26,045	7.5%	130,202	2.3%	13.6%	13.2%
	Hyundai-Kia	22,741	30.9%	108,943	5.6%	11.9%	11.0%
	Toyota Motor Corporation	22,004	6.4%	113,410	8.0%	11.5%	11.5%
	Honda Motor Company	16,905	2.2%	89,531	9.5%	8.8%	9.0%
	Nissan Motor Company	14,132	12.7%	69,501	10.1%	7.4%	7.0%
	Volkswagen  Group *	8917	-9.7%	50,639	-5.3%	4.7%	5.1%
	Daimler	4473	5.6%	24,087	8.2%	2.3%	2.4%
	BMW-Mini	4145	6.9%	21,877	7.3%	2.2%	2.2%
	Jaguar-Land Rover	1170	45.7%	5804	41.6%	0.6%	0.6%
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---	Total	191,316	7.4%	990,727	6.0%	---	---

Source: Automakers, Global Automakers Of Canada & ANDC 
Red font indicates declining year-over-year volume
* Does not include Lamborghini or Bentley
^ Excluding Sprinter: up 3.0% to 3781 in June; up 5.5% to 20,549 YTD.

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