Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - January 2011

For the first time in GoodCarBadCar.net's records and quite likely just the first time ever, a Hyundai is Canada's best-selling car. Starting off 2011 in the top spot is the all-new 2011 Hyundai Elantra, almost 500 units ahead of its nearest competitor and more than 1500 sales ahead of 2010's best-selling car. Elantra sales were up 101.3% over January 2010 totals.

Among Canada's 20 best-selling cars in January, more than half posted declining sales compared with the same period of last year. Besides the Elantra, the new Volkswagen Jetta posted tremendous improvements over January 2010 with a 159% jump. Toyota Matrix sales rose 105%. On the flip side, Honda Civic sales were cut in half. Like the Civic, Canada's second most popular car of 2010 also faced a tumble: Mazda 3 sales fell 42.5%. 

There are often reasons for such drastic inclines and declines. Honda Canada sold so many Civics with such terrific incentives during the latter part of 2010 that supply, especially as we're not far from the 2012 Honda Civic coming online, was probably pretty low in January 2011. Nevertheless, the 2011 Elantra is a very special car. Its chances of staying at or near the top are assured, particularly as Hyundai lowers finance rates or offers rebates in the second half of 2011.

Rank	Car	Status*	January 2011	Last Month	January 2010
#1	Hyundai Elantra	↑	2643	1971	1313
#2	Toyota Corolla	↑	2146	2105	1630
#3	Chevrolet Cruze/Cobalt	↑	1734	2471	801
#4	Mazda 3	↓	1689	2658	2938
#5	Volkswagen Jetta	↑	1471	2160	567
#6	Toyota Matrix	↑	1360	1139	663
#7	Ford Focus	↔	1278	1548	1038
#8	Honda Civic	↓	1142	4493	2334
#9	Hyundai Accent	↓	869	809	1191
#10	Nissan Altima	↑	797	697	1154
#11	Volkswagen Golf	↓	769	825	1143
#12	Hyundai Sonata	↑	661	756	801
#13	Chevrolet Malibu	↑	647	747	748
#14	Ford Fusion	↓	611	1085	722
#15	Nissan Versa	↓	608	701	834
#16	Toyota Venza	↑	594	680	968
#17	Chevrolet Impala	↑	572	418	1251
#18	Kia Soul	↑	558	471	527
#19	Subaru Impreza	↑	535	671	522
#20	Kia Forte	↓	521	739	651

Source: Manufacturers And Automotive News Data Center
* - Status Compares With 2010 Year End Results


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