Midsize Car Sales In Canada - September 2016 YTD

In spite of harsh declines reported by a number of midsize cars that lost half of their volume, September 2016 sales of midsize cars tumbled 10% in Canada.

But it could've been far worse.

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

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Thanks to modest increases from the Nissan Altima and Subaru Legacy, a 20% uptick in sales of Canada's second-best-selling midsize car (the Honda Accord), and a huge 84% leap from September's top-selling Chevrolet Malibu, much of the volume lost by the Chrysler 200, Hyundai Sonata, Kia Optima, and Mazda 6 was counteracted by gains elsewhere.

The Toyota Camry, Canada's top-selling midsize car through the first three-quarters of 2016, reported an 11% decrease in September sales. 

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With significant improvements from the Chevrolet Malibu and Honda Accord, the Camry fell from first place in September 2015 to third in September 2016.

But the Camry remains 2315 sales ahead of the second-ranked Honda Accord heading into the final quarter of 2016. America's best-selling car overall, the Camry ranks ninth overall in Canada.

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. Mobile users can now thumb across the tables for full-width access.

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Midsize Car	September 2016	September 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Buick Regal	69	150	-54.0%	693	790	-12.3%
Chevrolet Malibu	1554	847	83.5%	9131	7703	18.5%
Chrysler 200	305	626	-51.3%	5784	8974	-35.5%
Dodge Avenger	---	---	---	---	8	-100%
Ford Fusion	1059	1116	-5.1%	10,657	12,576	-15.3%
Honda Accord	1383	1150	20.3%	10,825	10,771	0.5%
Hyundai Sonata	575	1302	-55.8%	7079	11,187	-36.7%
Kia Optima	297	592	-49.8%	3798	4702	-19.2%
Mazda 6	193	363	-46.8%	1546	2180	-29.1%
Nissan Altima	586	533	9.9%	6481	5631	15.1%
Subaru Legacy	286	279	2.5%	2269	2497	-9.1%
Toyota Camry	1335	1495	-10.7%	13,140	13,690	-4.0%
Volkswagen Passat & CC ^	355	384	-7.6%	3070	4714	-34.9%
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Total	7997	8837	-9.5%	74,473	85,423	-12.8%

Hybrids & Electrics	September 2016	September 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Volt	446	126	254%	2544	868	193%
Ford C-Max	91	90	1.1%	663	542	22.3%
Honda Insight	---	---	---	1	---	---
Mitsubishi i MiEV	9	6	50.0%	73	93	-21.5%
Nissan LEAF	146	144	1.4%	1085	850	27.6%
Toyota Prius	258	167	54.5%	2118	1278	65.7%
Toyota Prius V	169	232	-27.2%	1634	1922	-15.0%
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Total	1119	765	46.3%	8118	5553	46.2%

Tall Wagons  & Crossovers	September 2016	September 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Honda Crosstour *	---	7	-100%	5	289	-98.3%
Subaru Outback *	1129	1078	4.7%	8251	7399	11.5%
Toyota Venza *	527	489	7.8%	4524	4942	-8.5%
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Total	1656	1574	5.2%	12,780	12,630	1.2%

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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