Large Car Sales In Canada - January 2016

As befits the lowest-volume month on the Canadian auto industry's calendar, Canadian sales of large volume brand cars in January 2016 were at their lowest level in a full year. Sales in this category were more than three times stronger last May than they were last month.

Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - January 2016
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - January 2016

But year-over-year volume did improve, rising 11% to 890 units thanks largely to big gains from the Nissan Maxima and Ford Taurus – which both generated 154 sales – and more modest improvements from the Chevrolet Impala and Chrysler 300.

Canada large car sales chart January 2016

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January marked the third consecutive month of improvement for the large car category. Sales rose 1% in 2015 as a whole after tumbling 14% the year before.

2016 begins with the Dodge Charger at the front of the pack. In calendar year 2015, Charger sales rose 22% to 4518 units, but that was down from 4588 units in 2013 and 7858 units at the reincarnated Charger's peak in 2007.

You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canada auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page. This table is sortable, so you can rank large cars any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • February 2016 • December 2015 • January 2015

Large Car	January 2016	January 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Buick LaCrosse	36	85	-57.6%	36	85	-57.6%
Chevrolet Impala	106	92	15.2%	106	92	15.2%
Chrysler 300	133	116	14.7%	133	116	14.7%
Dodge Charger	205	213	-3.8%	205	213	-3.8%
Ford Taurus	154	76	103%	154	76	103%
Hyundai Genesis *	53	63	-15.9%	53	63	-15.9%
Kia Cadenza	8	24	-66.7%	8	24	-66.7%
Nissan Maxima	154	85	81.2%	154	85	81.2%
Toyota Avalon	41	48	-14.6%	41	48	-14.6%
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Total	890	802	11.0%	890	802	11.0%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
* Genesis refers only to the sedan, not the coupe. For Canadian purposes - Hyundai USA doesn't yet breakdown sales figures for the sedan and much less costly coupe - the Genesis will now be shown with both these volume brands, with which Hyundai is a direct competitor, and midsize luxury cars, with which the Genesis competes.
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. 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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