Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - July 2011

More than half of Canada's 20 best-selling cars in July 2011 didn't sell as well as they did in July 2010. The third-ranked Honda Civic slid 23.3%; the Mazda 3 was down 22.1%; the Cobalt-replacing Chevrolet Cruze fell 11% in comparison to the Cobalt's performance from last year; and the 2012 Ford Focus was off 13%. The overall market, you may recall, was down 4.9%.

For the third consecutive month the Hyundai Elantra was the best-selling car in Canada. Though it trails the Honda Civic year-to-date, its seven-month total is now just 923 sales behind the Honda. Elantra sales rose 47.9% in July. 3437 Elantra sedans were sold last month along with 1331 Elantra Touring wagons. Those are 51.5% and 39.5% improvements, respectively, leading to best-ever Julys for both Elantra bodystyles. 

Unusually, there are no luxury brands represented in Canada's best-selling cars table in this edition. BMW 3-Series sales fell 16.4% to 943 in July 2011. The 3-Series would have fell into 22nd spot had our group been larger Just missing from the Top 20 was the Mazda 2, by no means a luxury car, but a fun-to-drive hatch that's surely stealing some of the Mazda 3's customers. Mazda sold 4812 2s and 3s in July 2010 and 4577 last month, not a dreadful loss given that the market tumbled just as far. Sales of the 21st-ranked Mazda 2 were up 493%.

Have a good look at this July 2011 Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada table, then click over and scan the American version. Strengthen your eye prescription if you can't see the stark differences.

Rank	Car	Status	July 2011	July 2010	Year-To-Date
#1	Hyundai Elantra	↔	4768	3223	29,051
#2	Mazda 3	↑	3623	4651	22,069
#3	Honda Civic	↓	3603	4699	29,974
#4	Chevrolet Cruze/Cobalt	↔	2928	3290	22,055
#5	Ford Focus	↔	2750	3162	15,409
#6	Toyota Corolla	↑	2721	3042	21,574
#7	Ford Fusion	↔	2465	1793	12,619
#8	Hyundai Accent	↑	2334	2733	13,638
#9	Volkswagen Jetta	↔	2323	1206	16,391
#10	Nissan Versa	↓	1620	2286	9704
#11	Kia Forte	↑	1573	1221	9311
#12	Nissan Sentra	↔	1367	1337	9193
#13	Volkswagen Golf	↑	1293	1489	8306
#14	Ford Fiesta	↔	1291	386	8435
#15	Honda Accord	↑	1171	1124	5431
#16	Hyundai Sonata	↑	1160	1162	10,429
#17	Toyota Camry	↑	1126	1323	5968
#18	Nissan Altima	↓	1121	1030	8959
#19	Toyota Matrix	↑	1014	1550	8168
#20	Kia Soul	↓	955	1294	6851

Source: Manufacturers And Automotive News Data Center

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