February 2013 Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada

Mazda 2 Sales Fell 38% In February, But
It Was Still Canada's 17th-Best-Selling
Car, Down From #10 A Year Ago

Hyundai Canada copied its February 2012 performance a year later by making the Elantra Canada's best-selling car in February 2013. 

The key difference? This year, the Elantra leads the year-to-date standings as well, having outsold the second-ranked Honda Civic by 1213 units through 59 days. The expansion of the Elantra's volume lead in February totalled 760 units. 

The midsize segment, one size class bigger than most of Canada's eight best-selling cars, landed seven cars on the list of Canada's best-selling cars in February 2013. That's up from five last February and five in January 2013. 

All Vehicles Ranked By February 2013 & YTD Canadian Sales
Sales of the fourth, sixth, and seventh-best-selling midsize cars - Camry, Optima, Altima - fell rather sharply. Canada's overall market was down 3.3% last month. Automotive News says passenger car sales were down 3.7%, compared with a 3% decline in "light truck" sales, which includes anything that isn't a traditional passenger car. Canada's best-selling midsize car this year is the Ford Fusion. The stylish Ford has opened up a 472-unit lead over the Hyundai Sonata, which is itself ten sales in front of the surging Honda Accord. 

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for these cars and any other vehicle can be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats page: just select a make and model, or just a make, or examine manufacturer or total market volume. Pertinent links are clickable at the bottom of this post. Many more best seller lists are easily found by making a selection at GCBC's Best Sellers page. Or you can just get to know these twenty, the most popular cars in Canada in February 2013.

January 2013 Top 20 - February 2012 Top 20

Rank	Best-Selling Car	February 2013	% Change	Year  To Date	YTD % Change
#1	Hyundai Elantra	3537	+ 5.4%	6493	+ 12.8%
#2	Honda Civic	2777	- 16.0%	5280	- 36.0%
#3	Mazda 3	2345	+ 4.0%	4003	- 3.9%
#4	Toyota Corolla	2258	- 12.9%	4723	- 4.2%
#5	Volkswagen Jetta	2218	+ 43.7%	4023	+ 31.6%
#6	Chevrolet Cruze	1872	+ 2.6%	4008	+ 16.4%
#7	Ford Focus	1430	+ 7.2%	2788	+ 3.0%
#8	Hyundai Accent	1174	- 26.3%	1929	- 34.0%
#9	Ford Fusion	1083	+ 10.3%	2346	+ 40.7%
#10	Hyundai Sonata	1070	+ 5.0%	1874	+ 8.9%
#11	Honda Accord	976	+ 226%	1864	+ 183%
#12	Kia Rio	945	+ 47.4%	1745	+ 36.1%
#13	Nissan Sentra	918	+ 1.4%	1677	+ 4.15
#14	Toyota Camry	884	- 38.7%	1674	- 31.7%
#15	Chrysler 200	705	+ 2.0%	1364	+ 4.1%
#16	Kia Optima	703	- 14.7%	1235	- 1.9%
#17	Mazda 2	683	- 38.4%	968	- 34.6%
#18	Nissan Versa	661	- 16.3%	1182	- 18.2%
#19	Chevrolet Sonic	659	+ 25.0%	1260	+ 26.5%
#20	Nissan Altima	636	- 30.0%	1135	- 35.9%

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

RECOMMENDED READING
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - January 2013
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - February 2012
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - February 2013
Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In Canada - February 2013
Top 13 Best-Selling Trucks In Canada - February 2013
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs And Crossovers In Canada - February 2013

February 2013 Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America

February 2013 Was The Best Dodge
Charger Sales Month In Three Years

America's best-selling car didn't sell nearly as well this February as in February 2012. It didn't matter. Just as it was at this time last year, just as it was last month, the Toyota Camry was the best-selling car in the United States in February 2013.

Besides, February 2012 was a bit of an anomaly, even when we take the Camry's high standards into account. Camry volume had shot up 27% after rising 64% the year before. So to see Camry sales falling in February 2013 means little for two reasons: it's still the most popular car in America, and matching last year's output would have been a huge undertaking.

U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - February 2013

Ford Fusion sales shot up 28% in February. That was enough for the Fusion to lay claim to a podium position, but not enough for the Ford to overtake the Honda Accord, which posted a 35% increase. America's four most popular cars in February were midsize sedans (with the odd coupe thrown in). The next four were compacts, then the Toyota Prius range, another compact, and then four bigger cars again. Speaking of bigness, the Dodge Charger landed on this list of America's 20 best-selling cars in February.

All 251 Vehicles Ranked By February & 2013 YTD Sales

Which cars didn't make such a landing? In January, the Dodge Avenger and Volkswagen Passat were America's 17th and 19th-best-selling cars. Those two cars fell out of the top 20 in February, making way for the Charger and the Mazda 3. Volkswagen Of America reported its lowest-volume Passat sales month since January of last year. Year-over-year volume dropped 8%. Dodge Avenger volume, meanwhile, rose 52%.

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for these vehicles and every other nameplate on sale can always be accessed through the dropdown at GCBC's Sales Stats page. GCBC already published the February rankings of America's best-selling trucks and SUVs. Below, you'll find the 20 most popular cars in America ranked by February 2013 sales.

January 2013's Top 20 - February 2012's Top 20

Rank	Best-Selling Car	February 2013	% Change	Year  To Date	YTD % Change
#1	Toyota Camry	31,270	- 9.5%	63,167	+ 4.5%
#2	Honda Accord	27,999	+ 35.2%	51,923	+ 51.1%
#3	Ford Fusion	27,875	+ 28.0%	50,274	+ 42.1%
#4	Nissan Altima	27,725	- 15.9%	49,189	- 11.1%
#5	Toyota Corolla/Matrix	24,999	+ 12.9%	48,821	+ 21.6%
#6	Honda Civic	22,713	- 16.1%	44,594	- 8.9%
#7	Ford Focus	20,808	- 10.9%	36,969	- 2.1%
#8	Chevrolet Cruze	17,947	- 12.1%	32,471	- 8.5%
#9	Toyota Prius	17,812	- 13.5%	33,584	+ 4.5%
	* Prius Liftback	11,428	- 30.6%	21,113	- 15.4%
	* Prius C	3148	+ 15,640%	5839	+ 29,095%
	*Prius V	2543	- 37.7%	5065	- 29.0%
	* Prius Plug-In	693	+ 3200%	1567	+ 7362%
#10	Hyundai Elantra	16,219	+ 17.4%	28,393	+ 14.9%
#11	Hyundai Sonata	16,007	- 8.1%	29,254	- 8.3%
#12	Chevrolet Impala	15,424	+ 0.6%	29,577	- 5.6%
#13	Chevrolet Malibu	14,817	- 25.9%	30,640	- 11.6%
#14	Kia Optima	13,195	+ 14.2%	24,447	+ 20.0%
#15	Nissan Versa	13,100	+ 28.6%	23,370	+ 19.2%
#16	Volkswagen Jetta	11,968	- 6.8%	22,490	- 5.5%
#17	Chrysler 200	11,446	+ 17.8%	20,292	+ 21.3%
#18	Mazda 3	10,554	- 6.4%	18,628	- 9.0%
#19	Dodge Charger	10,301	+ 40.6%	16,712	+ 29.9%
#20	Nissan Sentra	10,058	- 5.2%	19,037	+ 7.7%

Source: Manufacturers
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales 
* Prius breakdown by variant

RECOMMENDED READING
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - January 2013
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - February 2012
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - February 2013
Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In America - February 2013
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs & Crossovers In America - February 2013
Top 14 Best-Selling Pickup Trucks In America - February 2013

January 2013 Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada

The GT, One Of Three Bodystyles That Made The
Elantra Canada's Best-Selling Car In January 2013

Can the Hyundai Elantra end 2013 as Canada's best-selling car? Honda Civic sales slid 49% in January while Elantra sales rose 23%. That loss/gain transition was enough for the Elantra to easily take over the top spot in month numéro un.

We've been in this position before, however. As recently as last February, in fact. But Honda Canada takes the Civic's 15 years of utmost popularity very seriously. Indeed, the Civic's January decline reflects two other months of exceedingly tremendous popularity. Last January, Honda produced a ridiculous 332% year-over-year gain to find 4939 Civic buyers. And a month ago, Honda Canada sold 6666 Civics, more than the next two-best-selling cars combined. (For Toyota to do this with the Camry in the U.S., 47,747 would have needed to be sold in January.)

The Ford Fusion, Canada's Best-Selling
Midsize Car In January 2013

So did Hyundai Canada do itself proud by making the Elantra the country's best-selling car in January 2013? Of course. Let honour be given. But 2013 is far from over, and January is traditionally the lowest-volume month of the year. Not only should we assume that the Civic will recover, we should allow our minds to consider the fact that history will likely repeat itself. 

Nevertheless, Honda is off the Civic's 2012 pace by 2436 units already. Canada's new vehicle market was down 2.2% in January 2013. Exclude the Civic from the equation, and the market was actually up 0.4%. That tells you two things: first, the Civic is an important part of the market, and two, Civic sales plunged in January.

All 240 Vehicles Ranked By January 2013 Canadian Sales

In the past, GCBC has made exceptions for almost-minivans like the Kia Rondo and Chevrolet Orlando, labelling them as passenger cars for the purposes of Canada's best-selling cars post. But we haven't made exceptions for the Dodge Grand Caravan, Canada's fourth-best-selling vehicle in January 2013, or for the Toyota Sienna, Chrysler Town & Country, or Honda Odyssey. Those vehicles - the two Chryslers, the Toyota, and the Honda - would rank in the top 20 this month. Sienna sales fell to 620; Town & Country sales rose 226% to 619; Odyssey sales rose 8% to 569, ranking it ahead of the 20th-ranked Kia Forte. The Grand Caravan outsold every vehicle on this list except for the Elantra.

The Kia Rio, Canada's Best-Selling
Subcompact In January 2013

Fully 25% of Canada's 20 best-selling cars in January 2013 were Hyundais or Kias. Between the Elantra and Forte bookends, the Sonata ranked third among midsize cars with its best January ever, good enough for tenth spot. The Kia Rio was Canada's leading subcompact, ranking 11th among passenger cars. Hyundai's Accent, the Rio's fraternal twin, was 45 sales back.

Use GCBC's Sales Stats page to find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any model. And check back in a few minutes to see Canada's 20 top-selling SUVs and crossovers, and then again for a full list of the pickup trucks on sale in Canada, best sellers and worst sellers alike. For now, get to know Canada's 20 best-selling cars from January 2013.

Rank	Best-Selling Car	January 2013	% Change	Year  To Date	YTD % Change
#1	Hyundai Elantra	2956	+ 23.2%	2956	+ 23.2%
#2	Honda Civic	2503	- 49.3%	2503	- 49.3%
#3	Toyota Corolla	2465	+ 5.5%	2465	+ 5.5%
#4	Chevrolet Cruze	2136	+ 31.9%	2136	+ 31.9%
#5	Volkswagen Jetta	1805	+ 19.3%	1805	+ 19.3%
#6	Mazda 3	1658	- 13.3%	1658	- 13.3%
#7	Ford Focus	1358	- 1.2%	1358	- 1.2%
#8	Ford Fusion	1263	+ 84.4%	1263	+ 84.4%
#9	Honda Accord	888	+ 147%	888	+ 147%
#10	Hyundai Sonata	804	+ 14.5%	804	+ 14.5%
#11	Kia Rio	800	+ 24.8%	800	+ 24.8%
#12	Toyota Camry	790	- 21.5%	790	- 21.5%
#13	Nissan Sentra	759	+ 7.5%	759	+ 7.5%
#14	Hyundai Accent	755	- 43.2%	755	- 43.2%
#15	BMW 3-Series	676	- 3.4%	676	- 3.4%
T16	Volkswagen Golf	673	+ 2.7%	673	+ 2.7%
T16	Toyota Matrix	673	- 9.2%	673	- 9.2%
#18	Chrysler 200	659	+ 6.5%	659	+ 6.5%
#19	Chevrolet Sonic	601	+ 28.1%	601	+ 28.1%
#20	Kia Forte	549	- 9.9%	549	- 9.9%

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

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January 2013 Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America

No Popular Car Posted As Great A Year-Over-Year
Gain As The Honda Accord In January

Toyota's three best-selling nameplates ended January 2013 as three of America's nine-best-selling cars. Toyota Camry sales jumped 13%, easily enough to fend off the surging Honda Accord (up 75%) and Toyota's own Corolla, which with a bit of help from the Matrix, outsold the Honda Civic for small car honours. 

Half of the cars in the top 10 were midsize sedans, including the best-selling American car in America, Ford's Fusion. The Fusion was scarcely challenged by Ford's Focus and the Chevrolet Malibu, which were 6238 and 6576 sales back, respectively. Half of the cars in the top 20 were conventional midsize sedans, as well.

All 247 Vehicles Ranked By January 2013 Sales

America's overall new vehicle market grew by approximately 14% in January. Nine of the cars in this group exceeded the average. In the case of the Accord, Fusion, Dodge Avenger, and Volkswagen Passat, sales rose by more than 40%. 

You can find historic monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these vehicles by making a selection at GCBC's Sales Stats home. GoodCarBadCar published a list of America's best-selling trucks, well... actually a list of all the trucks available, earlier this afternoon. SUVs and crossovers are coming up shortly. All will be grouped together for a top 30 list on the weekend followed by a full list of every nameplate's January sales early next week.

For now, study this grouping of the 20 best-selling cars in America in January 2013.

Rank	Best-Selling Car	January 2013	% Change	Year  To Date	YTD % Change
#1	Toyota Camry	31,897	+ 12.7%	31,897	+ 12.7%
#2	Honda Accord	23,924	+ 75.2%	23,924	+ 75.2%
#3	Toyota Corolla/Matrix	23,822	+ 32.4%	23,822	+ 32.4%
#4	Ford Fusion	22,399	+ 64.5%	22,399	+ 64.5%
#5	Honda Civic	21,881	- 0.01%	21,881	- 0.01%
#6	Nissan Altima	21,464	- 4.0%	21,464	- 4.0%
#7	Ford Focus	16,161	+ 12.2%	16,161	+ 12.2%
#8	Chevrolet Malibu	15,823	+ 7.8%	15,823	+ 7.8%
#9	Toyota Prius	15,772	+ 36.5%	15,772	+ 36.5%
	* Prius Liftback	9685	+ 13.9%	9685	+ 13.9%
	* Prius C	2691	-----	2691	-----
	* Prius V	2522	- 17.4%	2522	- 17.4%
	* Prius Plug-In	874	-----	874	-----
#10	Chevrolet Cruze	14,524	- 3.5%	14,524	- 3.5%
#11	Chevrolet Impala	14,153	- 11.6%	14,153	- 11.6%
#12	Hyundai Sonata	13,247	- 8.6%	13,247	- 8.6%
#13	Hyundai Elantra	12,174	+ 11.7%	12,174	+ 11.7%
#14	Kia Optima	11,252	+ 27.7%	11,252	+ 27.7%
#15	Volkswagen Jetta	10,522	- 4.0%	10,522	- 4.0%
#16	Nissan Versa	10,270	+ 9.0%	10,270	+ 9.0%
#17	Dodge Avenger	9628	+ 69.0%	9628	+ 69.0%
#18	Nissan Sentra	8979	+ 27.1%	8979	+ 27.1%
#19	Volkswagen Passat	8856	+ 40.2%	8856	+ 40.2%
#20	Chrysler 200	8846	+ 26.2%	8846	+ 26.2%

Source: Manufacturers
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales 
* Prius breakdown by variant

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