Midsize Car Sales In Canada - March 2016 YTD

The Chevrolet Malibu was the best-selling midsize car in Canada in March 2016.

There. We said it. 

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - March 2016 YTD
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - March 2016 YTD

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Did you see it coming? Did you expect the all-new ninth-generation Chevrolet Malibu would be so well-received that a car which ranked sixth in the category a year ago would soar to the top of the podium in March 2016?

The Malibu recorded a 73% year-over-year gain in March, presumably helped along by sweetheart deals on remaining eighth-gen Malibus. Toyota's Camry, the best-selling midsize car in Canada in 2015 and during the first-quarter of 2016, finished only 13 sales back of the Malibu in March.

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You could almost call it a draw. Camry volume jumped 50%, year-over-year. 

Despite their gains and the 11% Honda Accord uptick and the Kia Optima's 27% improvement, overall midsize car volume slid 6% in a booming new vehicle market. Canadian new vehicle volume rose 9% last month. March midsize car sales fell by 569 units.

Outside the midsize mainstream, GM Canada reported the Chevrolet Volt's best month ever. Toyota Prius sales reached a 41-month high.

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 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	March 2016	March 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Buick Regal	88	124	-29.0%	247	220	12.3%
Chevrolet Malibu	1826	1058	72.6%	3275	1745	87.7%
Chrysler 200	404	1140	-64.6%	1028	2373	-56.7%
Dodge Avenger	---	2	-100%	---	8	-100%
Ford Fusion	1026	1379	-25.6%	2392	2650	-9.7%
Honda Accord	1277	1150	11.0%	2927	2333	25.5%
Hyundai Sonata	522	1233	-57.7%	1364	3366	-59.5%
Kia Optima	677	535	26.5%	1429	1426	0.2%
Mazda 6	189	266	-28.9%	418	501	-16.6%
Nissan Altima	752	834	-9.8%	2199	1927	14.1%
Subaru Legacy	338	365	-7.4%	679	804	-15.5%
Toyota Camry	1813	1211	49.7%	3908	3635	7.5%
Volkswagen Passat & CC ^	350	534	-34.5%	939	1328	-29.3%
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Total	9262	9831	-5.8%	20,805	22,316	-6.8%

Hybrids & Electrics	March 2016	March 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Volt	246	68	262%	442	177	150%
Ford C-Max	64	43	48.8%	131	93	40.9%
Honda Insight	---	---	---	1	---	---
Mitsubishi i MiEV	7	8	-12.5%	22	11	100%
Nissan LEAF	98	74	32.4%	221	148	49.3%
Toyota Prius	274	124	121%	356	369	-3.5%
Toyota Prius V	170	173	-1.7%	413	577	-28.4%
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Total	859	490	75.3%	1586	1375	15.3%

Tall Wagons  & Crossovers	March 2016	March 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Honda Crosstour *	2	85	-97.6%	4	165	-97.6%
Subaru Outback *	1056	946	11.6%	2086	2276	-8.3%
Toyota Venza *	581	586	-0.9%	1407	1347	4.5%
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Total	1639	1617	1.4%	3497	3788	-7.7%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
* indicates a vehicle that is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ 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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