February 2013 Top 13 Best-Selling Pickup Trucks In Canada

Ram's P/U Outsold The GM
Twins, Combined, In February

Following a trend which saw Ford and Ram report record Canadian truck sales in 2012, the pickup truck market continued to grow in Canada in February 2013. Even as the overall auto industry reported a 3.3% decrease in overall volume, 1.1% more pickup trucks were sold in February. 

More importantly, this increase occurred in spite of the decrease in the number of available truck nameplates. The Ford Ranger was Canada's sixth-best-selling pickup in February 2012, but it has been wiped off the North American radar by its parent company. Chrysler also stopped selling the Dodge Dakota, although only four were sold at this time last year. Although in their current form they're not yet extinct, the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon contributed way less to the truck market's total output this year than last, as well.

In conjunction with this disappearance of Detroit's small trucks, sales of Japanese brand pickups declined in February, as well. From the Toyota Tundra's 8.4% slide to the Nissan Frontier's 32.1% drop, all five Japanese brand trucks sold less often in February 2013 than in February 2012.

All Vehicles Ranked By February 2013 & YTD Canadian Sales

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Through all of this, sales of full-size American brand trucks improved significantly last month, so much so that the truck market's total volume grew. February 2013 Ford F-Series volume grew by 691 units. The Ram Pickup was up by 298 units. Combined, the four full-size General Motors trucks recorded a 519-unit increase. The increases generated by GM's main set of twins - the Sierra and Silverado - weren't enough to conquer Ram, however, which on its own outsold the GM twins by a scant 44 units.

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for all these trucks can be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats page or, more simply, by clicking the model name in the best sellers table below. The table is also sortable, so you can rank trucks by year-to-date volume (which doesn't change the order at all), alphabetically, or by year-over-year change. You can also check out America's 14 top-selling trucks here.

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Rank	Best-Selling Truck	February 2013	% Change	Year  To Date	YTD % Change
#1	Ford F-Series	7317	+ 10.4%	14,529	+ 10.0%
#2	Dodge Ram	5174	+ 6.1%	10,664	+ 14.3%
#3	GMC Sierra	2744	+ 11.1%	5291	+ 10.0%
#4	Chevrolet Silverado	2386	+ 2.9%	4815	+ 9.5%
#5	Toyota Tacoma	595	- 16.8%	1176	- 4.2%
#6	Toyota Tundra	417	- 8.4%	873	+ 2.3%
#7	Chevrolet Avalanche	336	+ 89.8%	600	+ 70.0%
#8	Nissan Titan	181	- 29.0%	348	- 13.2%
#9	Nissan Frontier	148	- 32.1%	310	- 29.2%
#10	Honda Ridgeline	132	- 17.5%	255	- 17.2%
#11	Chevrolet Colorado	37	- 77.4%	55	- 84.3%
#12	Cadillac Escalade EXT	25	+ 257%	47	+ 262%
#13	GMC Canyon	7	- 95.7%	16	- 95.5%

Source: Manufacturers 

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2012 Year End Top 15 Best-Selling Trucks In Canada

17.3% of the new vehicles sold in Canada in 2012 were pickup trucks. Of those 290,481 trucks, 36.6% were Ford F-Series pickups, 29.4% were GM trucks of one kind or another, 23.8% were Ram Pickups, and 8.9% were Japanese brand trucks. Of the 25,843 Japanese brand trucks which were sold in Canada in the twelve months of 2012, only 41.6% were full-size Tundras and Titans. 

Canada's pickup truck market declined by 2% in 2012, but one must remember that the loss of nearly 6000 units came about even as two vehicles entered extinction, contributing 13,967 fewer sales, and two small GM twins went on hiatus and were thus responsible for 2269 fewer sales. Set just the Ranger and Dakota aside and you'll find that the market for Canada's remaining 13 trucks grew 3% in 2012.

All 262 Vehicles Ranked By 2012 Canadian Sales
For the first time ever, one nameplate found more than 100,000 Canadian buyers in a calendar year. Ford F-Series sales rose 10.4% to 106,358 in 2012. Keep in mind, Canada's overall new vehicle market grew 5.7%, so the gains generated by the F-Series, Ram, and Toyota Tacoma - the best-selling small truck - were significant. The improved sales of the F-Series, 10,033 extra units, was better than the total volume achieved by Suzuki and Land Rover combined.

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In other words, the Ford F-Series was the best-selling truck in Canada in 2012. Combined, the GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado twins outsold the (Dodge) Ram Pickup by 9400 units. In 2011, the General Motors twins outsold the Ram by 22,906. Sales of the twins slid 9.8% in 2012. This wasn't unexpected given the soon-coming nature of their replacements. Moreover, Sierra sales were coming off a major league high in 2011, so the decline doesn't pull GMC back below the totals achieved between 2004-2009.

Toyota has never sold this many Tacomas in a single year in Canada. Toyota Tundra sales are down 37% from 2007's high. Nissan Canada didn't sell as many Titans in 2009 and 2010 combined as they did in 2012. And though Ridgeline sales are up year-over-year, 2012 was still the second-worst year on record for the unibody Honda.

Top 15 Best-Selling Trucks In Canada - December 2012

Click the linked-up models in the table below to find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for both Canada and the United States. You can select any currently-marketed vehicle or manufacturer at GCBC's Sales Stats page to find detailed sales results. There are yet more best seller lists upcoming, but for now, get to know the 15 best-selling trucks in Canada from 2012.

Rank	Truck	2012 Year End	2011 Year End	% Change
#1	Ford F-Series	106,358	96,325	+ 10.4%
#2	Dodge Ram	69,255	64,297	+ 7.7%
#3	GMC Sierra	42,712	46,680	- 8.5%
#4	Chevrolet Silverado	35,943	40,523	- 11.3%
#5	Toyota Tacoma	9904	7711	+ 28.4%
#6	Toyota Tundra	7241	6847	+ 5.8%
#7	Ford Ranger	3716	16,381	- 77.3%
#8	Chevrolet Avalanche	3713	3667	+ 1.3%
#9	Nissan Titan	3499	3103	+ 12.8%
#10	Nissan Frontier	2973	2512	+ 18.4%
#11	Honda Ridgeline	2226	1713	+ 29.9%
#12	Chevrolet Colorado	1445	2694	- 46.4%
#13	GMC Canyon	1273	2293	- 44.5%
#14	Cadillac Escalade EXT	178	217	- 18.0%
#15	Dodge Dakota	45	1347	- 96.7%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC

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December 2012 Top 15 Best-Selling Trucks In Canada

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Truck, But Sales Fell 38% In December 2012

Canadians acquired just 19,493 pickup trucks in December 2012, down 20% from 24,604 in December 2011. Three of Canada's four best-selling trucks posted serious year-over-year declines, leading to a loss of 3546 units, and that's before we consider the impact of Ford's now defunct Ranger.

Canada's 15 Best-Selling Trucks In 2012

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Ford sold 1006 Rangers in December 2011 but not a single one in December 2012, the first such month since Ford announced the end of North American Ranger sales. Ram, by which we mean Dodge, didn't report a single Dakota sale, but we've become accustomed to the missing Ram sibling. The loss of 1006 Ranger sales weren't made up by the F-Series, not this month. F-Series sales dropped 11.6%.

Of course, Ford set records with its full year F-Series sales. In 2012, Ford sold more than 100,000 F-Series pickups for the first time ever. In fact, this was the first time any nameplate has ever sold on more than 100,000 occasions in Canada. It helps that Ford has seemingly millions of different F-Series variants.

All 262 Vehicles Ranked By 2012 Canadian Sales

You can find year end sales results for every pickup truck nameplate in the table below, but GoodCarBadCar.net will post a 2012 best seller list in a few minutes, one where the order at the bottom of the list are altered slightly. Click any of the linked-up vehicles in the table below to find historical monthly and yearly sales figures.

Rank	Truck	December 2012	% Change	2012  Year End	YTD % Change
#1	Ford F-Series	7027	- 11.6%	106,358	+ 10.4%
#2	Dodge Ram	5100	+ 1.6%	69,255	+ 7.7%
#3	GMC Sierra	2750	- 30.2%	42,712	- 8.5%
#4	Chevrolet Silverado	2352	- 37.9%	35,943	- 11.3%
#5	Toyota Tacoma	828	+ 20.7%	9904	+ 28.4%
#6	Toyota Tundra	527	- 16.6%	7241	+ 5.8%
#7	Chevrolet Avalanche	298	+ 4.2%	3713	+ 1.3%
#8	Nissan Titan	197	- 39.0%	3499	+ 12.8%
#9	Honda Ridgeline	192	- 17.2%	2226	+ 29.9%
#10	Nissan Frontier	175	- 11.2%	2973	+ 18.4%
#11	Cadillac Escalade EXT	22	+ 10.0%	178	- 18.0%
#12	Chevrolet Colorado	14	- 95.2%	1445	- 46.4%
#13	GMC Canyon	11	- 95.2%	1273	- 44.5%
#14	Ford Ranger	-----	- 100%	3716	- 77.3%
#15	Dodge Dakota	-----	- 100%	45	- 96.7%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC

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November 2012 Pickup Truck Sales In Canada

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21,149 new pickup trucks were registered in Canada in November 2012. 34% of those trucks were Ford F-Series pickups. In all, 90% of the trucks sold last month were Rams, GMs, or Fords. 

41% of the other 10%, all of which were trucks built by Japanese automakers, were Toyota Tacomas. Only 38 of the Tacoma's 897-unit total were rear-wheel-drive trucks. Only 13 of the Toyota Tundra's 555-unit total were rear-wheel-drivers.

Ford doesn't break down F-Series sales by drivetrain or bodystyle. If GM's results are anything to go by, it's not hard to see that crew cabs play a major role in the modern truck market. 62% of all GMC Sierras and 60% of all the Chevrolet Silverados sold in Canada in the first eleven months of this year were crew cab models. In fact, in GM's Canadian showrooms, where truck sales are slowing, crew cab sales are way up.

All 261 Vehicles Ranked By November 2012 YTD Canadian Sales

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As always, you can click any model name in the table below to see historical monthly and yearly sales figures. Or you can select any make or model at GCBC's Sales Stats home. Any vehicle you can't find tabled here will be listed elsewhere - you can select from segments like large SUVs and commercial vans at GCBC's The Tally page.

Click the accompanying chart for a larger view. In that chart, trucks are ranked by volume - they're listed alphabetically in the table below.

Truck	November 2012	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Cadillac Escalade EXT	21	- 19.2%	156	- 20.8%
Chevrolet Avalanche	310	+ 5.4%	3415	+ 1.0%
Chevrolet Colorado	35	- 80.1%	1431	- 40.4%
Chevrolet Silverado	2564	- 26.7%	33,591	- 8.6%
Dodge Dakota	-----	- 100%	45	- 96.6%
Dodge Ram	5316	- 2.4%	64,155	+ 8.2%
Ford F-Series	7237	+ 6.4%	99,331	+ 12.4%
Ford Ranger	88	- 93.0%	3716	- 75.8%
GMC Canyon	18	- 88.4%	1262	- 38.9%
GMC Sierra	3396	- 16.3%	39,962	- 6.5%
Honda Ridgeline	205	+ 22.8%	2034	+ 37.3%
Nissan Frontier	238	+ 88.9%	2798	+ 20.9%
Nissan Titan	269	- 18.0%	3302	+ 18.8%
Toyota Tacoma	897	+ 29.1%	9076	+ 29.2%
Toyota Tundra	555	- 2.3%	6714	+ 8.0%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC

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October 2012 Canada Truck Sales And Minivan Sales

Model by model, the October 2012 and year-to-date Canadian sales results for 15 different pickup trucks are listed in the table after the jump. Trucks are ranked by October volume in the accompanying chart, which you can click for a larger view.

But these are the numbers you won't see without doing the math: 22,667 pickup trucks were sold in Canada in October 2012. That's 16.7% of the overall new vehicle market. 35% of those trucks sold were Ford F-Series pickups. 11% of the trucks were sold by Japanese automakers, although they account for more than one-third of the pickup nameplates.

All 261 Vehicles Ranked By October 2012 YTD Canadian Sales

Pickup Truck Sales Chart
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7744 minivans and mini-minivans were sold in Canada in October 2012, equal to 5.7% of Canada's overall new vehicle market. Think the F-Series was dominant in the truck category? Dodge's Grand Caravan represented 43% of the minivan segment. That's down from 49% in September when the Chevrolet Orlando and Kia Rondo weren't so strongly challenging the Grand Caravan at the less costly end of the minivan market.

The Orlando and Rondo combined to own 26% of Canada's October minivan market, up from 16.1% in September. Although Toyota and Honda have sold more Siennas and Odysseys in the first ten months of 2012, the Orlando/Rondo superiority in October will come as a shock to American observers who have never been able to buy an Orlando and haven't registered a Rondo since last December.

Minivan Sales Chart

As will always be the case in the future, historic brand and corporate totals (monthly and yearly going back to 2004) are now available through the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats page, along with results for more than 260 currently sold vehicles. That's where you'll find out that Kia Rondo sales are up 253% compared with October 2010.

Detailed October 2012 and year-to-date U.S. sales figures for 15 trucks and ten minivans are visible below. If the vehicle you're looking for isn't grouped together with these vehicles, perhaps you'll find it in one of the many segments you can access through the eighth dropdown menu on GCBC's Tally page.

Truck	October 2012	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Cadillac Escalade EXT	13	- 35.0%	135	- 21.1%
Chevrolet Avalanche	352	+ 0.6%	3105	+ 0.6%
Chevrolet Colorado	43	- 76.8%	1396	- 37.2%
Chevrolet Silverado	2880	- 24.3%	31,027	- 6.7%
Dodge Dakota	-----	- 100%	45	- 96.6%
Dodge Ram	5602	+ 4.0%	58,839	+ 9.3%
Ford F-Series	8020	+ 15.4%	92,094	+ 12.9%
Ford Ranger	23	- 98.0%	3628	- 74.3%
GMC Canyon	31	- 79.5%	1244	- 34.9%
GMC Sierra	3154	- 32.0%	36,566	- 5.5%
Honda Ridgeline	269	+ 24.5%	1829	+ 39.2%
Nissan Frontier	270	+ 61.7%	2560	+ 16.9%
Nissan Titan	356	+ 2.0%	3033	+ 23.7%
Toyota Tacoma	1074	+ 27.7%	8179	+ 29.2%
Toyota Tundra	580	- 4.1%	6159	+ 9.1%

Minivan	October 2012	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
Chevrolet Orlando	1044	+ 157%	5631	+ 1049%
Chrysler Town & Country	159	- 69.6%	3592	- 10.9%
Dodge Grand Caravan	3351	+ 12.9%	45,687	- 2.7%
Honda Odyssey	784	+ 10.3%	8014	+ 9.6%
Kia Rondo	1005	+ 157%	5116	- 9.2%
Kia Sedona	153	+ 107%	810	- 31.5%
Mazda 5	299	- 16.7%	4615	- 14.7%
Nissan Quest	59	- 41.0%	605	- 22.5%
Toyota Sienna	842	- 15.1%	10,124	+ 8.6%
Volkswagen Routan	48	+ 41.2%	545	- 25.4%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC

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