September 2012 YTD - Top 260 Best-Selling Vehicles In Canada - Every Vehicle Ranked

Ranking 260 vehicles by nine-month Canadian sales volume inevitably leads to the analysis of the top 4% or 8% or 12% of the field. 13 of the top 30 suffered declining year-over-year sales through the first three quarters of 2012, from the fourth-ranked Dodge Grand Caravan - Canada's leading minivan by a long shot - to the Kia Sorento, a vehicle which replaced the Nissan Altima on this month's list.

The greatest year-over-year increase among the major players belongs to the Good 12-winning Kia Rio. The Chrysler 200, Toyota Camry, and Honda CR-V also made major gains compared with the first nine months of 2011. By itself, the Camry Hybrid outsells small-time midsize alternatives like the Subaru Legacy, Buick Regal, Suzuki Kizashi, and the original Prius. Yet the hybrid only accounts for 19% of total Canadian Camry sales. 

Canada Brand Rankings - September 2012 & YTD

But in Canada, the Camry isn't the best seller that it is in the United States. True, the Camry now outsells all of its midsize rivals, but the midsize category isn't nearly as big in Canada. The Honda Civic outsells the three best-selling midsize cars combined - Camry, Fusion, and Sonata - plus the Honda Accord and Subaru Legacy. In all, eight passenger cars, eight utility vehicles, four pickup trucks, and one minivan sell more often than Canada's best-selling midsize car.

The more popular nameplates obviously include the best-selling vehicle in Canada, Ford's F-Series, sales of which have risen 13% this year. Canada's overall new vehicle market is up just 7% this year. Canada's leading minivan and SUV, the Grand Caravan and Ford Escape, have reported declines of 4% and 6%, respectively.

The Dodge Dart Is Starting To Sell, More Than
Doubling Its July/August Volume In September

That's much of the top end covered, the 30 vehicles which together account for 58% of the overall market. After the jump you'll find 230 more nameplates, from the 31st-best-selling Nissan Altima to the long-since forgotten 260th-ranked Chevrolet Cobalt. Approximately 1.3 million new vehicles were sold or leased in Canada between January and September of 2012.

You're in the right place if you want to know how strong the Fiat 500C has proven to be in the Great White North. (It sells more often than most of the vehicles on sale in Canada.) Sales of the Hyundai Genesis Coupe have plunged this year, but the Hyundai Veloster is Canada's 68th-best-selling vehicle. The BMW 3-Series moved up three spots to 44th this month. The Dodge Dart moved up 32 spots; the Subaru XV Crosstrek jumped 40 spots; the Ford C-Max joined the ranks with an initial position of 253rd, a position which will soon rise. The main C-Max alternative is Toyota's Prius V, Canada's 97th-ranked nameplate.

Mercedes-Benz M-Class Sales Are Up 97% This Year After
Falling Just 0.6% Last Year From A High Of 3871 Units In 2010

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for every vehicle currently marketed in Canada and the U.S. can be accessed through the first dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats home or, for non-mobile users, near the top right of this page. Use your Command+F or Cntrl+F functions to search for a specific model. Italicized unranked lines are nothing more than available breakdowns, already included in the model's total, not in addition to the model's total. 

Links to important best seller lists are clickable at the bottom of this post. The U.S. version of this post is 265 models long and was published a week ago. But you'll be spending the next little while analyzing 260 vehicles, plus some trim-specific outputs, in the exhaustive table below.

Rank	Vehicle	September 2012 YTD	September 2012 YTD	% Change
#1	Ford F-Series	84,074	74,620	+ 12.7%
#2	Dodge Ram	53,237	48,447	+ 9.9%
#3	Honda Civic	48,194	37,774	+ 27.6%
#4	Dodge Grand Caravan	42,336	44,004	- 3.8%
#5	Hyundai Elantra	39,385	36,652	+ 7.5%
	Elantra Sedan/GT/Coupe	32,162	27,430	+ 17.3%
	Elantra Touring	7223	9222	- 21.7%
#6	GMC Sierra	33,412	34,046	- 1.9%
	Sierra Extended Cab	9828	13,505	- 27.2%
	Sierra Regular Cab	2948	3979	- 25.9%
#7	Ford Escape	33,132	35,322	- 6.2%
#8	Mazda 3	32,380	28,781	+ 12.5%
#9	Toyota Corolla	32,041	27,608	+ 16.1%
#10	Chevrolet Silverado	28,147	29,436	- 4.4%
	Silverado Extended Cab	8670	11,482	- 24.5%
	Silverado Regular Cab	2780	4393	- 36.7%
#11	Honda CR-V	26,177	18,081	+ 44.8%
#12	Chevrolet Cruze	25,301	27,257	- 7.2%
#13	Dodge Journey	23,021	23,286	- 1.1%
#14	Ford Focus	21,770	20,933	+ 4.0%
#15	Toyota RAV4	19,926	15,390	+ 29.5%
#16	Volkwagen Jetta	19,690	20,969	- 6.1%
#17	Hyundai Accent	19,457	17,810	+ 9.2%
#18	Hyundai Santa Fe	16,845	20,016	- 15.8%
#19	Chevrolet Equinox	16,214	17,663	- 8.2%
#20	Jeep Wrangler	15,714	13,053	+ 20.4%
#21	Ford Edge	15,302	12,322	+ 24.2%
#22	Toyota Camry	14,659	8681	+ 68.9%
	Camry 2.5 & 3.5	11,906	7934	+ 50.1%
	Camry Hybrid	2753	747	+ 269%
#23	Ford Fusion	13,316	15,252	- 12.7%
#24	Kia Forte	12,452	11,616	+ 7.2%
#25	Hyundai Sonata	11,790	13,341	- 11.6%
	* Sonata	11,451	n/a	n/a
	* Sonata Hybrid	339	n/a	n/a
#26	Chrysler 200	11,780	5898	+ 99.7%
	200	11,099	4847	+ 129%
	200 Convertible	681	747	- 8.8%
	Sebring	-----	140	- 100%
	Sebring Convertible	-----	164	- 100%
#27	Nissan Rogue	11,453	10,560	+ 8.5%
#28	Hyundai Tucson	11,331	11,551	- 1.9%
#29	Kia Rio	11,109	5325	+ 109%
#30	Kia Sorento	10,903	11,696	- 6.8%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC 
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
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Rank	Vehicle	September 2012 YTD	September 2011 YTD	% Change
#31	Nissan Altima	10,729	10,284	+ 4.3%
#32	Toyota Matrix	10,653	11,015	- 3.3%
#33	Volkswagen Golf	10,496	11,071	- 5.2%
#34	Nissan Versa	9888	11,317	- 12.6%
#35	Ford Fiesta	9875	10,841	- 8.9%
#36	Kia Optima	9809	1152	+ 751%
#37	Toyota Sienna	9282	8330	+ 11.4%
#38	GMC Terrain	9273	9290	- 0.2%
#39	Toyota Venza	8612	9455	- 8.9%
#40	Toyota Yaris	8593	5885	+ 46.0%
	Yaris Hatchback	6452	3366	+ 91.7%
	Yaris Sedan	2141	2519	- 15.0%
#41	Subaru Impreza	8577	5843	+ 46.8%
#42	Mazda CX-5	8568	-----	-----
#43	Nissan Sentra	8536	10,688	- 20.1%
#44	BMW 3-Series	8384	8849	- 5.3%
#45	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	8098	6725	+ 20.4%
#46	Ford Explorer	8009	7223	+ 10.9%
#47	Jeep Grand Cherokee	7691	7344	+ 4.7%
#48	Chevrolet Sonic/Aveo	7264	5563	+ 30.6%
	Sonic	7164	55	+ 12,925%
	Aveo	100	5508	- 99.2%
#49	Honda Odyssey	7230	6601	+ 9.5%
#50	Fiat 500	7129	4364	+ 63.4%
	500	5201	3991	+ 30.3%
	500C	1928	373	+ 417%
#51	Toyota Tacoma	7105	5489	+ 29.4%
	Tacoma 4x4	6816	5006	+ 36.2%
	Tacoma 4x2	289	483	- 40.2%
#52	Chevrolet Impala	6585	8211	- 19.8%
#53	Kia Sportage	6433	6004	+ 7.1%
#54	Volkswagen Passat	6223	1523	+ 309%
#55	Kia Soul	6215	9407	- 33.9%
#56	Honda Accord	5713	6396	- 10.7%
#57	Mitsubishi Lancer	5600	5157	+ 8.6%
#58	Toyota Tundra	5579	5042	+ 10.7%
	Tundra 4x4	5400	4827	+ 11.9%
	Tundra 4x2	179	215	- 16.7%
#59	Subaru Forester	5510	6224	- 11.5%
#60	Jeep Patriot	5322	6478	- 17.8%
#61	Lexus RX	5318	4856	+ 9.5%
	RX350	4759	4332	+ 9.9%
	RX450h	559	524	+ 6.7%
#62	Subaru Outback	5143	5336	- 3.6%
#63	Mitsubishi RVR	5059	5457	- 7.3%
#64	Chrysler 300	5018	2020	+ 148%
#65	Jeep Compass	4766	5200	- 8.3%
#66	Toyota Highlander	4756	3995	+ 19.0%
	Highlander	4006	3413	+ 17.4%
	Highlander Hybrid	750	582	+ 28.9%
#67	Audi A4	4647	4377	+ 6.2%
#68	Hyundai Veloster	4631	572	+ 710%
#69	Ford Mustang	4601	4031	+ 14.1%
#70	Chevrolet Orlando	4587	83	+ 5427%
#71	Volkswagen Tiguan	4375	4090	+ 7.0%
#72	Ford Taurus	4335	2712	+ 59.8%
#73	Mazda 5	4316	5050	- 14.5%
#74	Chevrolet Malibu	4312	9419	- 54.2%
#75	Audi Q5	4276	3553	+ 20.3%
#76	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	4268	2167	+ 97.0%
#77	BMW X1	4197	1998	+ 110%
#78	Honda Pilot	4188	3275	+ 27.9%
#79	Mazda 2	4187	7510	- 44.2%
#80	Kia Rondo	4111	5246	- 21.6%
#81	Dodge Avenger	4085	4077	+ 0.2%
#82	GMC Acadia	3903	4229	- 7.7%
#83	Buick Verano	3881	-----	-----
#84	Mercedes-Benz GLK	3839	4042	- 5.0%
#85	Acura MDX	3790	4227	- 10.3%
#86	Mitsubishi Outlander	3695	4011	- 7.9%
#87	Mini Cooper	3643	2625	+ 38.8%
#88	Nissan Murano	3612	3718	- 2.9%
#89	Ford Ranger	3605	12,985	- 72.2%
#90	BMW X3	3593	3342	+ 7.5%
#91	Honda Fit	3543	2561	+ 38.3%
#92	Dodge Charger	3463	3497	- 1.0%
#93	Acura RDX	3455	2021	+ 71.0%
#94	Chrysler Town & Country	3442	3539	- 2.7%
#95	Mazda 6	3356	2880	+ 16.5%
#96	Mercedes-Benz  E-Class & CLS-Class	3261	2851	+ 14.4%
#97	Toyota Prius V	3195	-----	-----
#98	Lincoln MKX	3061	3215	- 4.8%
#99	Nissan Juke	2948	3153	- 6.5%
#100	BMW X5	2940	2991	- 1.7%
#101	Mazda CX-7	2849	4398	- 35.2%
#102	Chevrolet Avalanche	2753	2737	+ 0.6%
#103	Ford Flex	2746	2358	+ 16.5%
#104	Chevrolet Traverse	2707	4183	- 35.3%
#105	Nissan Titan	2677	2103	+ 27.3%
#106	Toyota Prius	2635	1241	+ 112%
	Prius Liftback	2614	1241	+ 111%
	Prius Plug-In	21	-----	-----
#107	Buick Enclave	2626	2864	- 8.3%
#108	Infiniti G	2514	2764	- 9.0%
#109	Acura TL	2479	2022	+ 22.6%
#110	Chevrolet Camaro	2297	3242	- 29.1%
#111	Nissan Frontier	2290	2022	+ 22.6%
#112	Suzuki SX4	2267	2207	+ 2.7%
#113	Cadillac SRX	2167	2446	- 11.4%
#114	BMW 5-Series	2138	2057	+ 3.9%
#115	Toyota 4Runner	2136	1924	+ 11.0%
#116	Toyota Prius C	2074	-----	-----
#117	Dodge Durango	1989	1868	+ 6.5%
#118	Buick LaCrosse	1971	2306	- 14.5%
#119	Subaru Legacy	1954	2423	- 19.4%
#120	smart fortwo	1868	1445	+ 29.3%
#121	Cadillac CTS	1822	2511	- 27.4%
#122	Nissan Maxima	1784	1686	+ 5.8%
#123	Lexus ES	1667	1465	+ 13.8%
	ES350	1551	1465	+ 5.9%
	ES300h	116	-----	-----
#124	Volkswagen Beetle	1661	202	+ 722%
#125	Infiniti JX35	1594	-----	-----
#126	Hyundai Veracruz	1591	1076	+ 47.9%
#127	Audi A5	1589	1641	- 3.2%
#128	Honda Ridgeline	1560	1098	+ 42.1%
#129	Hyundai Genesis Coupe	1535	2324	- 34.0%
#130	Lexus IS	1516	1744	- 13.1%
	IS250/IS350 Sedan	1217	1441	- 15.5%
	ISC	254	248	+ 2.4%
	ISF	45	55	- 18.2%
#131	Volvo XC60	1506	1394	+ 8.0%
#132	Ford Expedition	1423	1302	+ 9.3%
#133	Volkswagen Touareg	1423	1223	+ 16.4%
#134	Buick Regal	1404	2092	- 32.9%
#135	Mercedes-Benz GL-Class & G-Class	1376	1186	+ 16.0%
#136	Chevrolet Colorado	1353	2039	- 33.6%
#137	Suzuki Grand Vitara	1348	1364	- 1.2%
#138	Dodge Challenger	1346	2112	- 36.3%
#139	Volvo S60	1327	1155	+ 14.9%
#140	Nissan Pathfinder	1283	1536	- 16.5%
#141	Lexus CT200h	1229	931	+ 32.0%
#142	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	1224	1061	+ 15.4%
#143	Audi Q7	1222	1214	+ 0.7%
#144	Scion tC	1215	1554	- 21.8%
#145	GMC Canyon	1213	1759	- 31.0%
#146	Mini Countryman	1201	1145	+ 4.9%
#147	Audi A3	1173	1002	+ 17.1%
#148	Porsche Cayenne	1170	975	+ 20.0%
#149	Acura ILX	1087	-----	-----
#150	Dodge Dart	1079	-----	-----
#151	Scion FR-S	1052	-----	-----
#152	Infiniti EX	992	1146	- 13.4%
#153	Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	975	-----	-----
#154	Mazda CX-9	963	940	+ 2.4%
#155	Acura TSX	962	829	+ 16.0%
#156	Hyundai Genesis	957	610	+ 56.9%
#157	Chevrolet Volt	927	143	+ 548%
#158	BMW 1-Series	869	1301	- 33.2%
#159	Scion xB	865	1141	- 24.2%
#160	Chevrolet Tahoe	862	866	- 0.5%
#161	Jeep Liberty	854	1510	- 43.4%
#162	GMC Yukon	819	786	+ 4.2%
#163	Scion iQ	768	-----	-----
#164	Lincoln MKZ	754	1283	- 41.2%
T165	Lexus GS	745	99	+ 653%
	GS350	700	87	+ 705%
	GS450h	45	10	+ 350%
	GS430	-----	2	- 100%
T165	Honda Crosstour	745	800	- 6.9%
#167	GMC Yukon XL	742	721	+ 2.9%
#168	Audi A7	714	436	+ 63.8%
#169	Audi A6	713	444	+ 60.6%
#170	BMW X6	701	808	- 13.2%
#171	Cadillac Escalade	683	793	- 13.9%
	Escalade	423	472	- 10.4%
	Escalade ESV	138	170	- 18.8%
	Escalade EXT	122	151	- 19.2%
#172	Nissan Xterra	680	1051	- 35.3%
#173	Mazda MX-5 Miata	673	542	+ 24.2%
#174	Chevrolet Suburban	662	897	- 26.2%
#175	Kia Sedona	657	1108	- 40.7%
#176	Subaru XV Crosstrek	620	-----	-----
#177	Volvo XC70	597	676	- 11.7%
#178	Infiniti FX	575	632	- 9.0%
#179	Volkswagen Eos	554	621	- 10.8%
#180	Buick Lucerne	552	1860	- 70.3%
#181	Volvo C30	548	563	- 2.7%
#182	Nissan Quest	546	681	- 19.8%
T183	Toyota Sequoia	519	526	- 1.3%
T183	Suzuki Kizashi	519	592	- 12.3%
#185	Toyota FJ Cruiser	509	475	+ 7.2%
#186	Mercedes-Benz S-Class & CL-Class	507	542	- 6.5%
#187	Volkswagen Routan	497	697	- 28.7%
#188	Porsche 911	493	424	+ 16.3%
#189	Scion xD	487	942	- 48.3%
#190	Nissan 370Z	465	405	+ 14.8%
#191	Mercedes-Benz SLK	452	318	+ 42.1%
#192	Nissan Armada	446	465	- 4.1%
#193	Mazda Tribute	444	2860	- 84.5%
#194	Lincoln Navigator	437	467	- 6.4%
#195	BMW 7-Series	429	365	+ 17.5%
#196	Land Rover LR4	422	459	- 8.1%
#197	Lincoln MKS	416	502	- 17.1%
#198	Mercedes-Benz R-Class	386	393	- 1.8%
#199	Volvo XC90	383	575	- 33.4%
#200	Audi TT	380	361	+ 5.3%
#201	Subaru BRZ	338	-----	-----
#202	Lincoln MKT	328	379	- 13.5%
#203	BMW 6-Series	322	119	+ 171%
#204	Porsche Panamera	305	289	+ 5.5%
#205	Jaguar XF	289	308	- 6.2%
T206	Land Rover Range Rover	285	291	- 2.1%
T206	Subaru Tribeca	285	339	- 15.9%
#208	Infiniti QX56	282	327	- 13.8%
#209	Toyota Avalon	281	347	- 19.0%
T210	Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	280	163	+ 71.8%
T210	Dodge Caliber	280	4384	- 93.6%
#212	BMW Z4	278	294	- 5.4%
#213	Lexus GX460	267	310	- 13.9%
#214	Nissan Cube	263	350	- 24.9%
#215	Infiniti M	240	325	- 26.2%
#216	Mitsubishi Eclipse	224	517	- 56.7%
T217	Porsche Boxster	212	142	+ 49.3%
T217	Honda CR-Z	212	468	- 54.7%
#219	Chevrolet Corvette	207	303	- 31.7%
#220	Land Rover LR2	206	274	- 24.8%
#221	Chevrolet Spark	205	-----	-----
#222	Lexus LX570	204	89	+ 129%
#223	Nissan Leaf	196	42	+ 367%
#224	Audi A8	179	167	+ 7.2%
#225	Volvo S80	178	307	- 42.0%
#226	Toyota Land Cruiser	169	96	+ 76.0%
#227	Chevrolet HHR	166	1034	- 83.9%
#228	Mitsubishi i MiEV	165	-----	-----
#229	Jaguar XJ	129	173	- 25.4%
#230	Volvo C70	123	147	- 16.3%
#231	Honda Insight	115	228	- 49.6%
#232	Mitsubishi Endeavor	109	244	- 55.3%
#233	Lexus HS250h	108	265	- 59.2%
#234	Audi R8	104	118	- 11.9%
T235	Cadillac XTS	103	-----	-----
T235	Nissan GT-R	103	56	+ 83.9%
#237	Jaguar XK	96	110	- 12.7%
#238	Hyundai Equus	90	94	- 4.3%
#239	Dodge Nitro	89	432	- 79.4%
#240	Porsche Cayman	88	108	- 18.5%
#241	Acura ZDX	86	100	- 14.0%
#242	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	83	84	- 1.2%
#243	Lexus LS	72	109	- 33.9%
	LS460	67	102	- 34.3%
	LS600hL	5	7	- 28.6%
#244	Dodge Dakota	45	1331	- 96.6%
#245	Mazda RX-8	43	150	- 71.3%
#246	Ford Crown Victoria	30	2431	- 98.8%
#247	Acura CSX	26	1463	- 98.2%
#248	Acura RL	21	48	- 56.3%
#249	Saab 9-3	15	93	- 83.9%
#250	Honda Element	9	170	- 94.7%
#251	Dodge Viper	7	27	- 74.1%
#252	Saab 9-5	6	45	- 86.7%
#253	Ford C-Max	5	-----	-----
T254	Lexus LFA	4	4	0.0%
T254	Kia Borrego	4	116	- 96.6%
T254	Cadillac DTS	4	226	- 98.2%
#257	Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren	3	-----	-----
T258	Cadillac STS	2	12	- 83.3%
T258	Mercedes-Benz B-Class	2	2364	- 99.9%
#260	Chevrolet Cobalt	1	360	- 99.7%
-----	Total	1,283,572	1,204,920	+ 6.5%
-----	-----------------------------	-------	-----	-----
-----	Commercial Vans	23,664	20,584	+ 15.0%
-----	-----------------------------	-------	-----	-----
-----	Overall Market	1,307,236	1,225,504	+ 6.7%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
Sales data for brands such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Maybach are unfortunately not broken down by model. ANDC estimates say sales for those brands through August were 171, 96, and 2 respectively. Total Maserati and Bentley volume is reported, but not by specific models.
* = unconfirmed by manufacturer's monthly report.
Italicized lines lacking rankings are nothing more than available breakdowns, sales which are already included in the model's total, not in addition to the model's total.

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