August 2012 Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In Canada

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Canada's 30 overall best-selling automobiles in August 2012 included 14 passenger cars, one minivan, four pickup trucks, and 11 SUVs and crossovers. 14 members of August's top 30 were products of Detroit. 

Ford's F-Series predictably remained atop the leaderboard, but from that point on things differed in comparison to the previous month's results. From second spot in July, the Dodge Ram fell to third spot. The Honda Civic rose from fifth place to second. Apart from some other small moves, the biggest jumps were made by the Toyota RAV4 (year-over-year sales rose 134%, the RAV4 rose to 13th position from 17th), and the Toyota Camry (up to 23rd from 30th despite a year-over-year decline). 

All 259 Vehicles Ranked By August 2012 YTD Canadian Sales

The list of vehicles which were booted off the list include the Jeep Grand Cherokee, Chrysler 200, Hyundai Sonata, and Ford Fiesta. Taking their place were the GMC Terrain, Toyota Matrix, Volkswagen Golf, and Kia Rio.

Market Share Of Canada's Best Sellers
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GoodCarBadCar published more specific best seller lists yesterday - links to those lists are clickable at the bottom of this post. The Ford F-Series was absurdly dominant in Canada in August, as the market share chart above (which you can click for a larger view) clearly displays. Monthly and yearly sales figures for all these models can always be accessed free of charge through the first dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats home. 

Below, the list of Canada's 30 best-selling vehicles in August 2012 is complete with year-over-year comparisons, year-to-date totals, and year-over-year comparisons with the first eight months of 2012.

Rank	Vehicle	August 2012	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
#1	Ford F-Series	11,580	+ 26.0%	74,362	+ 15.1%
#2	Honda Civic	5785	+ 88.3%	42,412	+ 28.3%
#3	Dodge Ram	5575	+ 4.5%	47,515	+ 12.4%
#4	Dodge Grand Caravan	5490	+ 0.4%	38,778	- 2.5%
#5	Ford Escape	4642	+ 13.0%	28,641	- 9.4%
#6	Hyundai Elantra	4260	+ 9.6%	34,164	+ 3.7%
#7	Mazda 3	4213	+ 16.8%	28,102	+ 9.5%
#8	GMC Sierra	3990	- 13.2%	30,100	- 1.8%
#9	Chevrolet Silverado	3792	+ 2.5%	24,966	- 5.5%
#10	Toyota Corolla	3721	+ 19.7%	28,770	+ 16.6%
#11	Honda CR-V	3092	+ 35.45	23,495	+ 47.3%
#12	Chevrolet Cruze	2864	- 14.9%	22,319	- 10.9%
#13	Toyota RAV4	2754	+ 134%	17,163	+ 22.5%
#14	Volkswagen Jetta	2531	+ 16.3%	17,013	- 8.4%
#15	Dodge Journey	2404	+ 11.4%	20,148	- 5.6%
#16	Ford Focus	2275	- 29.5%	19,301	+ 3.6%
#17	Hyundai Accent	2172	+ 0.9%	17,780	+ 12.6%
#18	Jeep Wrangler	1951	+ 22.8%	14,258	+ 21.1%
#19	Chevrolet Equinox	1859	- 14.8%	14,615	- 9.3%
#20	Kia Rio	1733	+ 319%	9771	106%
#21	Hyundai Santa Fe	1725	- 35.6%	15,061	- 17.6%
#22	Kia Sorento	1588	+ 13.3%	9530	- 4.8%
#23	Toyota Camry	1461	- 10.5%	13,169	+ 73.3%
#24	Volkswagen Golf	1422	+ 7.1%	9396	- 2.5%
#25	Ford Edge	1356	+ 2.7%	13,793	+ 28.1%
#26	Hyundai Tucson	1352	+ 67.3%	10,494	+ 0.5%
#27	Kia Forte	1303	+ 13.9%	11,003	+ 5.2%
#28	Toyota Matrix	1254	- 2.2%	9530	+ 0.8%
#29	GMC Terrain	1243	+ 6.3%	8203	- 4.0%
#30	Ford Fusion	1211	- 15.0%	12,115	- 13.7%

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

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