Top 40 Best-Selling Vehicles In Canada - 2010 Year End

On the rebound in 2010, Chrysler Canada didn't quite return to pre-recession volume levels, but there were significant gains. These gains were manifested in specific models on this list of Canada's best-selling vehicles. 

Dodge Grand Caravan sales shot up 37%, the Ram truck range was up 73%, and Chrysler products also slid into position in the 15th, 39th, and 40th positions. 

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• Top 40 Best-Selling Vehicles In Canada - 2008 Year End
• Top 40 Best-Selling Vehicles In Canada - 2009 Year End

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Note, none of these Chrysler products were, in fact, passenger cars, as the company's car sales slid another 24% in 2010.

Overall, the Canadian auto industry reported 1.56 million new vehicle sales, a 7% uptick from a discouraging 2009. Sales of the best-selling Ford F-Series continued to rise in 2010 and it expanded its lead over the second-ranked Honda Civic - Canada's most popular car - to more than 40,000 units. The Civic was just one part, albeit a major one, of a passenger car market that lost more than 30,000 sales. 

The seventh-ranked Ford Escape was once again the top-selling SUV/crossover in Canada. The Hyundai Santa Fe, Honda CR-V, Dodge Journey, Toyota RAV4, Chevrolet Equinox, Ford Edge, Nissan Rogue, Hyundai Tucson, Jeep Wrangler, and Jeep Patriot fell in behind the Escape. Five years earlier, only four of Canada's 40 best-selling autos were utility vehicles.

These were Canada's 40 best-selling vehicles in 2010. Together, they accounted for 66% of the new vehicles sold in Canada that year.

Rank	Best-Selling Vehicle	2010	2009	%  Change
#1	Ford F-Series	97,913	81,396	20.3%
#2	Honda Civic	57,501	62,654	-8.2%
#3	Dodge Grand Caravan	55,306	40,283	37.3%
#4	Ram P/U	54,267	31,408	72.8%
#5	Mazda 3	47,740	46,943	1.7%
#6	GMC Sierra	45,457	37,316	21.8%
#7	Ford Escape	43,038	36,980	16.4%
#8	Chevrolet Silverado	41,737	36,428	14.6%
#9	Toyota Corolla	38,680	53,933	-28.3%
#10	Hyundai Elantra	34,556	30,675	12.7%
#11	Hyundai Santa Fe	27,882	24,676	13.0%
#12	Chevrolet Cobalt	25,957	14,351	80.9%
#13	Honda CR-V	24,930	18,554	34.4%
#14	Hyundai Accent	24,017	25,220	-4.8%
#15	Dodge Journey	23,785	15,390	54.5%
#16	Ford Focus	23,452	21,831	7.4%
#17	Toyota RAV4	22,810	25,784	-11.5%
#18	Ford Ranger	19,653	20,715	-5.1%
#19	Ford Fusion	19,364	16,526	17.2%
#20	Chevrolet Equinox	19,261	11,759	63.8%
#21	Toyota Matrix	19,093	22,526	-15.2%
#22	Ford Edge	17,040	12,060	41.3%
#23	Volkswagen Golf	15,951	12,725	25.4%
#24	Nissan Versa	15,743	20,097	-21.7%
#25	Volkswagen Jetta	14,758	13,970	5.6%
#26	Honda Accord	14,659	16,017	-8.5%
#27	Nissan Sentra	14,651	13,431	9.1%
#28	BMW 3-Series	14,009	12,610	11.1%
#29	Hyundai Sonata	13,856	8,975	54.4%
#30	Toyota Yaris	13,817	23,773	-41.9%
#31	Kia Forte	13,578	5,734	136.8%
#32	Nissan Altima	13,425	13,852	-3.1%
#33	Nissan Rogue	13,199	11,054	19.4%
#34	Chevrolet Malibu	13,092	12,427	5.4%
#35	Hyundai Tucson	12,923	7,278	77.6%
#36	Toyota Venza	12,468	12,375	0.8%
#37	Toyota Camry	12,251	15,524	-21.1%
#38	Chevrolet Impala	11,434	12,294	-7.0%
#39	Jeep Wrangler	11,062	7,271	52.1%
#40	Jeep Patriot	10,753	7,998	34.4%

Source: Automakers & ANDC

Top 40 Best-Selling Vehicles In Canada - 2009 Year End

As jobs and retail purchases disappeared in 2009, so did many potential new vehicle sales. Compared with 2008, which didn't end pleasantly, the Canadian auto industry lost 178,000 sales. 

The passenger car market suffered a 15% year-over-year decline, and in 2009, cars accounted for only 51.9% of all new vehicle sales. 

The best-selling car in the country, Honda's Civic, fell 13.5%. GM car sales plunged 45% as Pontiac and Saturn were beginning to die off. Car sales at the Chrysler Group, where the Caliber was a top seller, slid 37%.

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Despite the smaller size of the overall new vehicle market, Ford made hay with its all-new F-150 in 2009 as year-over-year F-Series volume jumped 20%. The F-Series Canadian growth has hardly slowed since, only sliding 2% in 2011 before rocketing above 100,000 units in 2012 and 2013. The F-Series outsold GM's full-size twins by 7562 units in 2009. 

The Chrysler Group saw sales of its Dodge Ram pickup slide 26.5%, but it did still rank among the ten best-selling vehicle ranges in the country. The Ram P/U is now Canada's second-best-selling vehicle.

These were Canada's 40 best-selling vehicles in calendar year 2009.

Rank	Best-Selling Vehicle	2009	2008	%  Change
#1	Ford F-Series	81,396	67,749	20.1%
#2	Honda Civic	62,654	72,463	-13.5%
#3	Toyota Corolla	53,933	57,736	-6.6%
#4	Mazda 3	46,943	50,317	-6.7%
#5	Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan	40,283	39,780	1.3%
#6	GMC Sierra	37,316	34,555	8.0%
#7	Ford Escape	36,980	32,898	12.4%
#8	Chevrolet Silverado	36,428	34,685	5.0%
#9	Dodge Ram	31,408	42,736	-26.5%
#10	Hyundai Elantra	30,675	11,814	160%
#11	Toyota RAV4	25,784	20,522	25.6%
#12	Hyundai Accent	25,220	29,751	-15.2%
#13	Toyota Yaris	23,773	40,602	-41.4%
#14	Toyota Matrix	22,526	23,549	-4.3%
#15	Ford Focus	21,831	23,654	-7.7%
#16	Ford Ranger	20,715	24,211	-14.4%
#17	Nissan Versa	20,097	21,845	-8.0%
#18	Honda CR-V	18,554	20,500	-9.5%
#19	Ford Fusion	16,526	13,326	24.0%
#20	Honda Accord	16,017	22,623	-29.2%
#21	Toyota Camry	15,524	24,618	-36.9%
#22	Dodge Journey	15,390	11,817	30.2%
#23	Chevrolet Cobalt	14,350	33,754	-57.5%
#24	Volkswagen Jetta	13,970	13,915	0.4%
#25	Nissan Altima	13,852	16,676	-16.9%
#26	Nissan Sentra	13,431	11,000	22.1%
#27	Volkswagen Golf/Rabbit	12,725	16,919	-24.8%
#28	BMW 3-Series	12,610	11,754	7.3%
#29	Chevrolet Malibu	12,427	17,596	-29.4%
#30	Toyota Venza	12,375	---	---
#31	Chevrolet Impala	12,292	14,913	-17.6%
#32	Ford Edge	12,060	11,834	1.9%
#33	Chevrolet Equinox	11,759	11,946	-1.6%
#34	Pontiac Vibe	11,537	17,335	-33.4%
#35	Nissan Rogue/X-Trail	11,056	13,163	-16.0%
#36	Chevrolet Uplander	10,433	16,133	-35.3%
#37	Kia Rio	10,287	9,742	5.6%
#38	Pontiac G5 Pursuit	10,085	26,436	-61.9%
#39	Kia Rondo	9,835	9,906	-0.7%
#40	Dodge Caliber	9,802	19,544	-49.8%

Source: Automakers & ANDC

Top 40 Best-Selling Vehicles In Canada - 2008 Year End

Canada's auto market dipped slightly in 2008, falling especially sharply at the end of the year, but the Honda Civic was able to take advantage of an increased appetite for passenger cars to claim not just best-selling car status but the title of Canada's best-selling vehicle overall.

Honda had never previously sold as many Civics in Canada as they did in 2008, nor have they since. The Civic needed Ford F-Series volume to slide in order to grab the top spot, and F-Series volume slid, indeed. The 8% drop equalled a drop of 5869 units. F-Series sales slid by 1250 units in December alone. The economic climate was not a pleasant one.

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• Top 40 Best-Selling Vehicles In Canada - 2009 Year End

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SUVs were again led by the Ford Escape, and the Toyota RAV4 surged to take the second spot in the category as Honda CR-V sales decreased slightly. Six other utility vehicles joined the top trio in the group of Canada's top 40 sellers.

Sales of the Dodge Grand Caravan plummeted 28%, but Chrysler did sell an extra 3334 copies of the DGC's twin, the Town & Country. Cars generated just a quarter of all Chrysler Group sales, and more than a third of those car sales were produced by the disappointing Caliber. 

These were Canada's 40 best-selling vehicles in calendar year 2008.

Rank	Best-Selling Vehicle	2008	2007	%  Change
#1	Honda Civic	72,463	70,838	2.3%
#2	Ford F-Series	67,749	73,618	-8.0%
#3	Toyota Corolla	57,736	40,474	42.6%
#4	Mazda 3	50,317	48,236	4.3%
#5	Dodge Ram	42,736	42,296	1.0%
#6	Toyota Yaris	40,602	34,424	17.9%
#7	Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan	39,780	55,041	-27.7%
#8	Chevrolet Silverado	34,685	40,066	-13.4%
#9	GMC Sierra	34,555	40,606	-14.9%
#10	Chevrolet Cobalt	33,754	32,613	3.5%
#11	Ford Escape	32,898	31,643	4.0%
#12	Hyundai Accent	29,751	16,390	81.5%
#13	Pontiac G5	26,436	25,211	4.9%
#14	Toyota Camry	24,618	28,218	-12.8%
#15	Ford Ranger	24,211	23,386	3.5%
#16	Ford Focus	23,654	24,013	-1.5%
#17	Toyota Matrix	23,549	21,369	10.2%
#18	Honda Accord	22,623	22,102	2.4%
#19	Nissan Versa	21,845	21,940	-0.4%
#20	Toyota RAV4	20,522	16,329	25.7%
#21	Honda CR-V	20,500	20,980	-2.3%
#22	Dodge Caliber	19,544	18,553	5.3%
#23	Chevrolet Malibu	17,596	9,857	78.5%
#24	Pontiac Vibe	17,335	12,915	34.2%
#25	Volkswagen Golf/Rabbit	16,919	14,164	19.5%
#26	Nissan Altima	16,676	17,126	-2.6%
#27	Chevrolet Uplander/Venture	16,133	19,006	-15.1%
#28	Pontiac Montana/SV6	14,953	19,172	-22.0%
#29	Chevrolet Impala	14,913	16,326	-8.7%
#30	Honda Fit	14,836	13,507	9.8%
#31	Hyundai Santa Fe	14,401	15,429	-6.7%
#32	Volkswagen Jetta	13,915	14,665	-5.1%
#33	Jeep Patriot	13,836	9,629	43.7%
#34	Pontiac G6	13,640	11,848	15.1%
#35	Ford Fusion	13,326	15,882	-16.1%
#36	Nissan Rogue/X-Trail	13,163	7,503	75.4%
#37	Jeep Wrangler	12,137	9,834	23.4%
#38	Chevrolet Equinox	11,946	13,205	-9.5%
#39	Mazda 5	11,944	11,690	2.2%
#40	Ford Edge	11,834	10,349	14.3%

Source: Automakers & ANDC

Top 40 Best-Selling Vehicles In Canada - 2007 Year End

Canada's auto industry grew another 2% in 2007, a gain of nearly 39,000 units, as new vehicle sales crested the 1.65 million mark. 

The Ford F-Series was once again the best-selling vehicle line in Canada. Honda's Civic outsold its nearest passenger car rival by 22,602 units with superior growth, to boot. Overall car sales dropped 2.5% and accounted for 51.8% of all new vehicle sales.

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BMW's 3-Series was the top-selling premium brand vehicle and Canada's 35th-best-selling vehicle overall. The 3-Series generated 55% of BMW's volume. 

GM's attempt to make Pontiac into Detroit's BMW was soon to take a big hit - Pontiac no longer exists - but the brand did account for 26% of GM Canada's sales in 2007, outselling Buick, Cadillac, and GMC in the process. 

Among Canada's 40 top-selling vehicles, five were Pontiacs, including the 13th-ranked Pursuit, a Chevrolet Cobalt twin. Combined, the Cobalt and G5 Pursuit outsold all but two vehicle lines.

These were Canada's 40 best-selling vehicles in calendar year 2007.

Rank	Best-Selling Vehicle	2007	2006	%  Change
#1	Ford F-Series	73,618	72,128	2.1%
#2	Honda Civic	70,838	70,028	1.2%
#3	Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan	55,041	61,901	-11.1%
#4	Mazda 3	48,236	47,933	0.6%
#5	Dodge Ram	42,296	39,837	6.2%
#6	GMC Sierra	40,606	37,834	7.3%
#7	Toyota Corolla	40,474	44,182	-8.4%
#8	Chevrolet Silverado	40,066	36,480	9.8%
#9	Toyota Yaris	34,424	34,202	0.6%
#10	Chevrolet Cobalt	32,613	31,729	2.8%
#11	Ford Escape	31,643	25,542	23.9%
#12	Toyota Camry	28,218	28,039	0.6%
#13	Pontiac G5 Pursuit	25,211	25,551	-1.3%
#14	Ford Focus	24,013	27,718	-13.4%
#15	Ford Ranger	23,386	17,198	36.0%
#16	Honda Accord	22,102	20,165	9.6%
#17	Nissan Versa	21,940	6,727	226%
#18	Toyota Matrix	21,369	23,536	-9.2%
#19	Honda CR-V	20,980	17,821	17.7%
#20	Pontiac Montana/SV6	19,172	20,208	-5.1%
#21	Chevrolet Uplander/Venture	19,006	21,080	-9.8%
#22	Dodge Caliber	18,553	19,524	-5.0%
#23	Nissan Altima	17,126	13,997	22.4%
#24	Hyundai Accent	16,390	17,784	-7.8%
#25	Toyota RAV4	16,329	14,804	10.3%
#26	Chevrolet Impala	16,326	21,486	-24.0%
#27	Ford Fusion	15,882	17,370	-8.6%
#28	Hyundai Santa Fe	15,429	11,053	39.6%
#29	Volkswagen Jetta	14,667	19,251	-23.8%
#30	Hyundai Elantra	14,327	12,228	17.2%
#31	Volkswagen Golf/Rabbit	14,164	8,064	75.6%
#32	Saturn Ion	13,932	12,984	7.3%
#33	Honda Fit	13,507	10,634	27.0%
#34	Chevrolet Equinox	13,205	15,064	-12.3%
#35	BMW 3-Series	13,102	10,721	22.2%
#36	Pontiac Grand Prix	13,086	8,234	58.9%
#37	Pontiac Vibe	12,915	11,444	12.9%
#38	Honda Odyssey	12,025	13,368	-10.0%
#39	Hyundai Tucson	12,008	12,586	-4.6%
#40	Pontiac G6	11,848	18,559	-36.2%

Source: Automakers & ANDC