Although December was a bright light, Canadian sales of midsize cars sunk to surprising lows in 2014. As total new vehicle sales shot to record highs in Canada in 2014 and car sales stagnated, the core group of midsize sedan offerings tumbled 11% to 116,663 units. • Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - 2014 Year End
• Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - December & 2014 Year End
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With a 15% share of the passenger car market, midsize cars lost nearly two full percentage points of market share in 2014.The best-selling midsize car in Canada in each of the last two years was the Ford Fusion. But Fusion volume dropped 8% in 2014 compared with 2013, the nameplate's best-ever year. The Toyota Camry, Canada's best-selling midsize car in 2012, was the third-ranked car in the category in 2014 after a 12% drop. Honda Accord sales were just south of level, falling 1% to 16,962 units, 933 more than the Camry but 1510 fewer than the Fusion.
Combined, Hyundai and Kia sold 21,053 Sonatas and Optimas. On that note, one would have to point out that 17,924 Accords and Crosstours. And one could run the Camry's total forever, considering the lengths to which Toyota goes to incorporate that car's general architecture across its product lines.
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.
Click Column Headers To Sort • November 2014 • December 2013
Midsize Car December
2014 December
2013 %
Change 2014 2013 %
Change
Buick Regal 694940.8%81674010.3%
Chevrolet Malibu 97659464.3%8246683420.7%
Chrysler 200 855332158%11,655 11,666-0.1%
Dodge Avenger ---83-100%4887631-93.6%
Ford Fusion 1731100172.9%18,472 20,145-8.3%
Honda Accord 103187617.7%16,96217,165-1.2%
Hyundai Sonata 550611-10.0%13,645 14,519-6.0%
Kia Optima 233235-0.9%74089269-20.1%
Mazda 6 14611625.9%30234224-28.4%
Nissan Altima 627714-12.2%9475 10,488-9.7%
Subaru Legacy 27616567.3%2924 202244.6%
Suzuki Kizashi ---96-100%--- 365-100%
Toyota Camry 11591374-15.6%16,02918,245-12.1%
Volkswagen Passat & CC ^ 462751-38.5%75207909-4.9%
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Total 8115699716.0%116,663 131,222 -11.1%
Hybrids & Electrics December
2014 December
2013 %
Change 20142013%
Change
Chevrolet Volt 6280-22.5%152193163.4%
Ford C-Max 1297181.7%141113832.0%
Honda Insight ---2-100%--- 65-100%
Mitsubishi i MiEV 72250%109 168-35.1%
Nissan LEAF 6428129%1085470131%
Toyota Prius 16010158.4%2775 2816-1.4%
Toyota Prius Sedan ^ 87826.1%1819 2140 -15.0%
Toyota Prius Plug-In ^ 35-40.0%76212-64.2%
Toyota Prius V 79128-38.3%22922640-13.2%
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Total 50141221.6%9193 8473 8.5%
Tall Wagons
& Crossovers December
2014 December
2013 %
Change 2014 2013 %
Change
Honda Crosstour *945570.9%9621109-13.3%
Subaru Outback * 85447081.7%8688612042.0%
Toyota Venza * 346716-51.7%76109167-17.0%
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Total 129412414.3%17,260 16,396 5.3%
Source: Automakers & ANDC* 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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