Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In Canada - May 2012

This list of the 30 best-selling cars in Canada in May 2012 includes three subcompacts (all of which are roomy like a compact), four pickup trucks, one minivan, five midsize cars, nine so-called compacts (some of which are roomy like midsizers), and eight SUVs and crossovers.

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The Ford F-Series and its 19 closest followers accounted for 47.1% of the market. That's down from 47.5% a month ago. The second-ranked Ram pickup is now 2343 sales ahead of the Honda Civic in the race to be the second-best-selling vehicle in Canada. There is no chance any vehicle other than the Ford F-Series will end 2012 as the best-selling vehicle overall, just as there was no chance in 2011.

Just missing out on this month's top 30 were the Nissan Versa, Ford Taurus, Hyundai Sonata, Nissan Rogue, Hyundai Tucson, and Mazda CX-5. The second-ranked minivan was the Toyota Sienna, 1296 of which found buyers in May. For every Sienna sold so far this year, nearly five Dodge Grand Caravans have been sold.

All 251 Vehicles Ranked - Canada May 2012 YTD Sales

Half of the vehicles on this top 30 best sellers list wear the badges of domestic U.S. brands. (May sales results had 16 domestics in the U.S. top 30.) But while those same domestics, including the Fiat 500, took 46% of the Canadian new vehicle market in May, the same brands accounted for 45.8% of the U.S. market during the same period. Yes, Canadians support Detroit with slightly greater fervour.

Canada's top 30 best-selling vehicles from May 2012 are ranked by volume below. Key links are clickable at the bottom of this post. Check out the dropdown menu at the top right of this page or at GCBC's Sales Stats home to find detailed monthly and yearly sales figures for every vehicle currently on sale in North America. And just click the accompanying market share for a larger view.

Rank	Vehicle	May 2012	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
#1	Ford F-Series	10,965	+ 46.1%	42,634	+ 14.7%
#2	Dodge Ram	6740	+ 21.4%	28,974	+ 20.1%
#3	Honda Civic	6343	+ 40.7%	26,631	+ 22.8%
#4	Dodge Grand Caravan	5006	- 9.6%	21,963	- 10.1%
#5	Hyundai Elantra	4607	- 3.6%	20,843	+ 8.0%
#6	Toyota Corolla	4594	+ 56.0%	17,824	+ 8.5%
#7	GMC Sierra	4522	+ 18.8%	17,740	+ 4.4%
#8	Mazda 3	4240	+ 19.7%	16,134	+ 13.1%
#9	Ford Escape	3857	- 13.7%	15,384	- 12.1%
#10	Chevrolet Cruze	3572	+ 5.3%	13,171	- 11.7%
#11	Hyundai Accent	3520	+ 62.1%	10,818	+ 20.8%
#12	Ford Focus	3469	+ 31.3%	11,283	+ 24.2%
#13	Chevrolet Silverado	3342	+ 4.5%	14,392	- 2.9%
#14	Dodge Journey	3002	+ 6.8%	12,016	- 13.8%
#15	Honda CR-V	2796	+ 42.8%	14,571	+ 28.2%
#16	Toyota RAV4	2688	+ 102%	9919	- 1.1%
#17	Ford Edge	2625	+ 109%	7340	+ 31.9%
#18	Volkswagen Jetta	2611	- 11.9%	10,004	- 12.9%
#19	Hyundai Santa Fe	2123	- 21.8%	9019	- 12.3%
#20	Jeep Wrangler	2091	+ 9.0%	7915	+ 28.4%
#21	Chevrolet Equinox	2083	- 7.0%	8929	- 5.8%
#22	Chrysler 200	2057	+ 92.6%	7144	+ 142%
#23	Toyota Camry	1992	+ 127%	8543	+ 127%
#24	Nissan Altima	1907	+ 123%	6409	+ 44.2%
#25	Ford Fusion	1841	+ 18.2%	7071	+ 2.5%
#26	Kia Forte	1839	+ 5.0%	6400	+ 5.6%
#27	Ford Fiesta	1752	+ 17.5%	5154	- 5.9%
#28	Kia Rio	1696	+ 107%	5571	+ 78.5%
#29	Kia Optima	1459	+ 753%	5618	+ 1359%
#30	Toyota Matrix	1455	+ 64.4%	5650	- 10.4%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales

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