Truck Sales And Minivan Sales In Canada - December 2011 And 2011 Year End

December 2011 Minivan Sales Chart
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Last known as a model year 2009 vehicle, the Hyundai Entourage was still somehow sourced for purchasing in Canada in 2011. 49 were sold. On the pickup side of the ledger, where there are now only 15 nameplates, Mazda sold 661 B-Series pickups in Canada in 2011. That was enough to make the B-Series more popular than the Cadillac Escalade EXT.

As usual, the Dodge Grand Caravan was Canada's best-selling minivan in 2011. 56.6% of all minivan sold in Canada were Grand Caravans. In total, 61.4% of all minivans sold in Canada in 2011 were Chrysler products, or 62.3% if you include the Routan as a member of the Windsor-built Chrysler family. The Toyota Sienna's 1775-unit victory over the Honda Odyssey came as a result of the Sienna's 8.8% year-over-year increase. Odyssey sales were also up, but only by 5.2%. Canada's overall new vehicle market increased by less than 2%.

In the mini-minivan segment, a category which now includes the awkward-looking Chevrolet Orlando, the Kia Rondo finished 2011 70 sales ahead of the Mazda 5. 13,366 mini-minivans were sold in Canada in 2011, meaning one was sold for every four Grand Caravans. Dodge is currently advertising the Grand Caravan's base price as $19,995, identical to the price point of the basic Rondo and Orlando. Mazda's Canadian website has the 5 at $21,895.

Take a look after the jump at detailed December and 2011 sales info on pickup trucks in Canada. The Ford F-Series, as you might have guessed, was easily the best-selling truck line. And while Dodge's Ram was quite clearly the number two truck, GM's twins were 22,906 sales ahead. You can also see more on the pickup truck market from this Top 10 Best-Selling Trucks post for December and this one for 2011. Of course, monthly and yearly sales figures for all these models and every other nameplate currently on sale can be accessed through the dropdown menu at the top right of this page.

Minivan	December  2011	% Change	2011	YTD % Change
Chevrolet Orlando	349	-----	1128	-----
Chrysler Town & Country	240	+ 24.4%	4536	+ 8.6%
Dodge Grand Caravan	2973	- 24.0%	53,406	- 3.4%
Honda Odyssey	1027	+ 10.9%	9060	+ 5.2%
Kia Rondo	201	- 8.2%	6154	- 2.4%
Kia Sedona	49	- 52.0%	1290	- 20.1%
Mazda 5	339	- 11.0%	6084	- 19.2%
Nissan Quest	76	-----	1022	+ 5010%
Toyota Sienna	642	+ 11.3%	10,835	+ 8.8%
Volkswagen Routan	53	+ 6.0%	842	- 16.6%
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Total	5949	-6.6%	94,435	-0.3%

Truck	December  2011	% Change	2011	YTD % Change
Cadillac Escalade EXT	20	+ 17.6%	217	+ 6.4%
Chevrolet Avalanche	286	- 19.4%	3667	- 0.1%
Chevrolet Colorado	294	- 4.5%	2694	- 32.0%
Chevrolet Silverado	3785	+ 7.2%	40,523	- 2.9%
Dodge Dakota	6	- 82.9%	1347	- 21.5%
Dodge Ram	5019	+ 21.6%	64,297	+ 18.5%
Ford F-Series	7952	+ 11.5%	96,325	- 1.6%
Ford Ranger	1006	- 13.5%	16,381	- 16.6%
GMC Canyon	228	- 23.0%	2293	- 32.8%
GMC Sierra	3938	- 8.1%	46,680	+ 2.7%
Honda Ridgeline	232	+ 34.1%	1713	- 46.5%
Nissan Frontier	197	+ 15.9%	2512	+ 10.6%
Nissan Titan	323	+ 56.0%	3103	+ 63.1%
Toyota Tacoma	686	+ 31.2%	7711	- 4.9%
Toyota Tundra	632	+ 73.6%	6847	- 9.4%
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Total	24,604	6.8%	296,310	-0.5%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC

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Sporty Car Sales And Premium Sporty Car Sales In Canada - December 2011 And 2011 Year End

December 2011 Sporty Car Sales Chart
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The cars showcased in this article formed just 1.7% of the Canadian new vehicle market in 2011. Collectively, they're about as popular as Canada's 13th-best-selling vehicle, the Volkswagen Jetta. 

So why aren't you noticing all these Hyundai Velosters on Canadian roads? The answer to that question is fairly basic. The Veloster is only popular in comparison to other brand new cars. A vehicle like, say, the Volkswagen GTI, has had years to build up a population, so they're still easily outnumbering Velosters on Canadian roads. But there's a second, more import response: there just aren't that many Velosters being sold. These charts make you think there are, the fact that the Veloster's December total is way higher than anything in this chart makes you think there are, but this is a chart which displays niche vehicles. Of which the Veloster is a startlingly successful example.

Ford Mustang sales slid 15% in 2011 but it was still the most popular sports/sporty/sporting/muscle car in Canada. Chevrolet Camaro sales fell 9%; the Dodge Challenger was down 24%, so the Mustang was in good company. The Hyundai Genesis Coupe was down 10% in 2011 but December was its best December yet as sales jumped 42%. The Scion tC forged a market for itself, one which might be hard to keep a hold on when the Scion FR-S comes to town, pulling tC buyers upmarket and yanking what few buyers remain for the Nissan 370Z. The Z, by the way, was one of Canada's worst-selling cars in 2011, along with the Honda CR-Z, Mazda MX-5 Miata, Volkswagen Eos, Porsche Cayman, Nissan GT-R, and Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.

High-end sports car sales figures for December and 2011 as a whole can be seen after the jump with the accompanying market share pie charts. Sales info on all these models and every other model on sale today can be accessed through the dropdown menu at the top right of this page.

Sporty Car	December  2011	% Change	2011	YTD % Change
Audi A5	75	- 30.6%	1565	+ 25.5%
Audi TT	16	+ 220%	450	+ 41.1%
BMW Z4	16	+ 45.5%	345	- 8.2%
Chevrolet Camaro	160	+ 15.1%	3750	- 8.8%
Chevrolet Corvette	16	+ 6.7%	352	- 3.3%
Dodge Challenger	65	- 8.5%	2350	- 24.1%
Ford Mustang	163	- 45.1%	4433	- 15.3%
Honda CR-Z	14	- 77.4%	517	+ 59.1%
Hyundai Genesis Coupe	119	+ 41.7%	2809	- 9.8%
Hyundai Veloster	406	-----	1902	-----
Mazda MX-5 Miata	19	+ 46.2%	612	- 16.8%
Mazda RX-8	4	+ 33.3%	165	+ 48.6%
Mercedes-Benz SLK	21	+ 75.0%	375	+ 15.7%
Mitsubishi Eclipse	23	- 50.0%	590	- 30.7%
Nissan 370Z	17	- 52.8%	453	- 49.6%
Porche Boxster	3	- 25.0%	151	- 9.0%
Porsche Cayman	1	- 92.9%	136	- 3.5%
Scion tC	132	+ 159%	2045	+ 778%
Volkswagen Eos	25	- 3.8%	708	- 8.5%
Volkswagen GTI	118	+ 14.6%	1756	- 17.8%
Volvo C70	3	+ 50.0%	156	- 19.6%

Premium Sporty Car	December  2011	% Change	2011	YTD % Change
Audi R8	2	+ 100%	147	+ 7.3%
BMW 6-Series	34	+ 1600%	205	+ 236%
Dodge Viper	3	+ 50.0%	33	- 38.9%
Jaguar XK	16	+ 433%	148	+ 26.5%
Lexus LFA	-----	-----	4	-----
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	9	+ 28.6%	191	- 17.0%
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	10	+ 150%	110	- 0.9%
Nissan GT-R	1	0%	72	+ 16.1%
Porsche 911	10	- 60.0%	463	- 8.0%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC

Clearly GoodCarBadCar is not suggesting that the cars in the two tables above are all direct competitors. Establishing categories among cars as unique as even the Audi TT and Porsche Boxster has never pleased a single reader, so cars have been lumped together so you can simply see how buyers looking for sports cars, roadsters, hot hatches, convertibles, GTs, and wanna-be sports cars spend their money. Greater categorization of cars would only lead to problems that automakers create by not isolating model-specific sales figures: we don't know how many M3s BMW has sold or how many Civics are Si models, for example. The numbers we do have are listed above.

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Large Car Sales And Large SUV Sales In Canada - December 2011 And 2011 Year End

December 2011 Large Car Sales Chart
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Big cars were less popular in 2011 than they were in 2010, at least in Canada. And by less popular, we do mean way less popular. Toyota Avalon sales only slid 1.2%, but the Avalon is the least popular big mainstream car. Its paltry sales total placed it on Canada's Worst-Selling Cars list for 2011. 

But it gets much worse than 1% declines. Buick LaCrosse sales fell 28%. The Chrysler 300 was down 27%. And Ford Taurus sales dropped 15%. Not a single one of these vehicles were selling in large numbers before they suffered such drastic declines. 

Keep scrolling for a look at the December and 2011 sales performances of jumbo SUVs in Canada. Few fared well. Use the dropdown menu at the top right of this page to find monthly and yearly sales figures, both Canadian and American, for these models and every other car currently on sale in North America.

Large Car	December 2011	% Change	2011	YTD % Change
Buick LaCrosse	202	- 46.0%	2839	- 28.1%
Buick Lucerne	149	- 19.5%	2239	- 5.4%
Chevrolet Caprice PPV	-----	-----	4	-----
Chevrolet Impala	454	+ 8.6%	9287	- 18.8%
Chrysler 300	203	- 54.4%	3045	- 27.2%
Dodge Charger	145	- 31.3%	4137	- 11.3%
Ford Taurus	206	+ 10.8%	3264	- 15.2%
Nissan Maxima	186	+ 52.5%	2069	- 8.7%
Toyota Avalon	46	+ 64.3%	496	- 1.2%

Large SUV	December 2011	% Change	2011	YTD % Change
Chevrolet Suburban	126	+ 80.0%	1302	- 12.7%
Chevrolet Tahoe	137	+ 71.3%	1197	- 21.4%
Ford Expedition	118	- 39.5%	1677	+ 0.8%
GMC Yukon	177	+ 31.1%	1172	- 38.8%
GMC Yukon XL	123	- 1.6%	1189	+ 9.3%
Nissan Armada	57	+ 7.5%	611	+ 47.9%
Toyota Sequoia	75	- 21.1%	733	- 19.6%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC

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Small SUV Sales And Midsize SUV Sales In Canada - December 2011 And 2011 Year End

December 2011 Small SUV Sales Chart
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In 2011, 34,285 people walked into General Motors dealerships in Canada and acquired either a Chevrolet Equinox or GMC Terrain. That statement proves just how successful the Ford Escape has been in the latter years of the first-gen Escape's lifespan. Escape sales rose 2.8% in 2011, a year in which the overall new vehicle market increased by less than 2%.

On a smaller scale, the RVR championed Mitsubishi to a victory over the Good 12-winning Nissan Juke, a very solid victory. The RVR beat the much more expensive Mini Countryman by 5501 sales, as well. 

67% of the smallerish SUVs and crossovers which could possibly report a year-over-year increase in Canadian sales in 2011 did so. The Hyundai Santsa Fe, Jeep Patriot, Mitsubishi Outlander, Subaru Forester, Suzuki Grand Vitara, Toyota RAV4, and Volkswagen Tiguan did not.

After the jump you can see December 2011 and year end sales figures for midsize SUVs and crossovers. Use the dropdown menu at the top right of this page to find monthly and yearly sales figures, both U.S. and Canadian, for all these nameplates and every other vehicle currently on sale.

Small SUV	December 2011	% Change	2011	YTD % Change
Chevrolet Equinox	1600	- 20.0%	22,468	+ 16.7%
Dodge Journey	1917	+ 2.7%	29,021	+ 22.0%
Ford Escape	3001	- 10.0%	44,248	+ 2.8%
GMC Terrain	829	- 17.8%	11,817	+ 16.4%
Honda CR-V	1873	+ 6.8%	25,076	+ 0.6%
Honda Element	3	- 88.5%	180	- 52.6%
Hyundai Santa Fe	949	- 31.0%	24,121	- 13.5%
Hyundai Tucson	763	- 24.8%	14,309	+ 10.7%
Jeep Compass	395	+ 46.8%	6619	+ 43.6%
Jeep Patriot	502	- 29.9%	8421	- 21.7%
Jeep Wrangler	778	+ 47.3%	15,636	+ 41.3%
Kia Sorento	953	- 2.1%	15,105	+ 47.9%
Kia Sportage	354	+ 79.7%	7766	+ 122%
Mazda CX-7	657	+ 34.9%	6710	+ 50.2%
Mazda Tribute	235	+ 27.7%	3751	- 29.1%
Mini Countryman	135	-----	1563	-----
Mitsubishi Outlander	641	- 21.7%	5711	- 31.5%
Mitsubishi RVR	537	+ 63.2%	7064	+ 782%
Nissan Juke	435	+ 31.4%	4586	+ 456%
Nissan Rogue	1370	+ 52.4%	14,191	+ 7.5%
Subaru Forester	579	- 30.5%	8673	- 3.0%
Suzuki Grand Vitara	248	+ 8.8%	1904	- 33.0%
Toyota RAV4	2285	+ 92.5%	21,550	- 5.5%
Volkswagen Tiguan	451	+ 40.5%	5379	- 4.1%

Midsize SUV	December 2011	% Change	2011	YTD % Change
Buick Enclave	287	- 24.7%	3696	- 10.6%
Chevrolet Traverse	322	- 43.6%	5143	- 18.5%
Dodge Durango	284	+ 7000%	2549	+ 42,383%
Dodge Nitro	8	- 88.7%	465	- 57.8%
Ford Edge	1132	- 20.1%	15,633	- 8.3%
Ford Explorer	656	+ 101%	9406	+ 119%
Ford Flex	208	- 35.0%	2862	- 40.4%
GMC Acadia	339	- 25.5%	5207	+ 3.2%
Honda Pilot	335	- 20.8%	4366	- 13.7%
Hyundai Veracruz	121	+ 133%	1525	+ 23.7%
Jeep Grand Cherokee	950	- 5.1%	10,283	+ 41.7%
Jeep Liberty	64	- 51.5%	1950	- 34.8%
Mazda CX-9	130	- 3.7%	1283	+ 0.1%
Mitsubishi Endeavor	60	+ 76.5%	451	+ 18.1%
Nissan Murano	451	+ 16.8%	4862	+ 28.0%
Nissan Pathfinder	140	+ 5.3%	1880	+ 34.3%
Nissan Xterra	70	- 15.7%	1258	+ 21.0%
Subaru Tribeca	30	- 21.1%	460	- 14.2%
Toyota 4Runner	241	+ 0.8%	2580	- 8.5%
Toyota FJ Cruiser	63	+ 53.7%	639	- 19.8%
Toyota Highlander	505	- 9.2%	5574	+ 32.6%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC

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