Midsize Car Sales In Canada - November 2015 YTD

Canadians registered 26% fewer midsize cars in November 2015 than in November 2014, a stunning loss of 2400 sales for a segment that was already struggling.

But it wasn't struggling this badly. Through the first ten months of 2015, midsize car sales in Canada were down by less than 6%. Prior to 2014's 11% drop, midsize car volume in 2013 increased 3% in 2013. 

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - November 2015 YTD
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - November 2015 YTD

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November's drastic results highlight an increasingly prominent trend, however. Consumers are more quickly veering away from conventional midsize cars and toward small crossovers than we thought possible. In 2007, Canadian consumers purchased and leased 73% more Toyota Camrys than Toyota RAV4s. Just two years later, the RAV4 was selling 66% more often than the Camry. In 2015, the RAV4 sells 144% more often than the Camry, and the Camry is Canada's most popular midsize car.

Camry volume is actually on the rise through 2015's first eleven months, rising 9% in comparison with the same period one year ago. But the Camry's 42% slide in November was among the four harshest midsize declines last month. The Volkswagen Passat slid 44%, Chrysler 200 sales plunged 45%, and Hyundai Sonata volume was chopped in half.

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The excellence of the cars themselves seems to matter little. We'll put the final touches on our review of the 2016 Honda Accord Touring later this week. The Accord, which visted GCBC Towers for the first week of December, is an excellent car, but sales through the first eleven months of 2015 are down 16%. Accord sales had climbed to a five-year high in 2013, but the midsize Honda was down 1% in 2014 and has lost 2501 buyers in 2015, despite a noteworthy 22% uptick in November.

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. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank midsize cars any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

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Midsize Car	November 2015	November 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Buick Regal	59	58	1.7%	917	747	22.8%
Chevrolet Malibu	546	781	-30.1%	8812	7270	21.2%
Chrysler 200	624	1136	-45.1%	10,338	10,800	-4.3%
Dodge Avenger	---	---	---	8	488	-98.4%
Ford Fusion	1012	1106	-8.5%	14,746	16,741	-11.9%
Honda Accord	1306	1069	22.2%	13,430	15,931	-15.7%
Hyundai Sonata	725	1461	-50.4%	12,990	13,095	-0.8%
Kia Optima	448	351	27.6%	5755	7175	-19.8%
Mazda 6	193	174	10.9%	2552	2877	-11.3%
Nissan Altima	341	472	-27.8%	6442	8848	-27.2%
Subaru Legacy	249	388	-35.8%	3029	2648	14.4%
Toyota Camry	954	1631	-41.5%	16,133	14,870	8.5%
Volkswagen Passat & CC ^	280	504	-44.4%	5472	7058	-22.5%
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Total	6737	9131	-26.2%	100,624	108,548	-7.3%

Hybrids & Electrics	November 2015	November 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Volt	172	58	197%	1243	1459	-14.8%
Ford C-Max	68	42	61.9%	667	1282	-48.0%
Mitsubishi i MiEV	8	4	100%	110	102	7.8%
Nissan LEAF	148	103	43.7%	1111	1021	8.8%
Toyota Prius	126	143	-8.7%	1526	1805	-15.5%
Toyota Prius V	177	141	25.5%	2312	2213	4.5%
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Total	699	491	42.4%	6969	7882	-11.6%

Tall Wagons  & Crossovers	November 2015	November 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Honda Crosstour *	3	74	-95.9%	294	868	-66.1%
Subaru Outback *	889	973	-8.6%	9246	7834	18.0%
Toyota Venza *	377	468	-19.4%	5771	7264	-20.6%
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Total	1269	1515	-16.2%	15,311	15,966	-4.1%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
* indicates a vehicle that is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ Prius breakdown by variant
^ Volkswagen Canada combines figures for the Passat and CC.
GCBC isn't here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better. This explains why you'll see the Outback and Venza listed with midsize SUVs, too... because readers have wanted it both ways. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.

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