But the decline would have been far more significant if not for the momentous year-over-year improvements reported by numerous top sellers, from the most popular Honda Civic through to the Kia Forte, Subaru Impreza, Nissan Altima, and Nissan Versa.
Civic sales jumped 37%, year-over-year, to 8145 units, just the second 8000+ month for the Civic in the last five+ years. Toyota Corolla sales, meanwhile, jumped 32% to 4778 units. The Mazda 3, Chevrolet Cruze, Nissan Sentra, Mercedes-Benz C-Class, and the aforementioned Forte, Impreza, Altima, and Versa all reported double-digit year-over-year percentage increases.
But it was the all-conquering Civic, Canada's best-selling car in 19 consecutive years, that owned 13% of the Canadian passenger car market and now leads the second-ranked Corolla by 4622 units after just one-quarter.
Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these best-selling cars can always be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats page, and for those not viewing the mobile version of this site, near the top right of this page, as well. Mobile users can now thumb across the table for full-width access. GoodCarBadCar has already published the list of Canada's best-selling trucks in March and will shortly publish a list of Canada's most popular SUVs and crossovers.
February 2017 • March 2016
Rank | Best-Selling Car | March 2017 | March 2016 | % Change | 2017 YTD | 2016 YTD | % Change |
#1 | Honda Civic | 8,145 | 5,943 | 37.1% | 15,396 | 12,519 | 23.0% |
#2 | Toyota Corolla | 4,778 | 3,634 | 31.5% | 10,774 | 8,351 | 29.0% |
#3 | Hyundai Elantra | 3,723 | 5,692 | -34.6% | 8,057 | 11,578 | -30.4% |
#4 | Mazda 3 | 2,996 | 2,457 | 21.9% | 5,990 | 5,188 | 15.5% |
#5 | Chevrolet Cruze | 2,916 | 2,294 | 27.1% | 5,587 | 5,695 | -1.9% |
#6 | Nissan Sentra | 1,750 | 1,534 | 14.1% | 3,581 | 3,532 | 1.4% |
#7 | Volkswagen Golf | 1,645 | 2,038 | -19.3% | 3,952 | 4,202 | -5.9% |
#8 | Kia Forte | 1,623 | 1,047 | 55.0% | 3,015 | 2,468 | 22.2% |
#9 | Toyota Camry | 1,377 | 1,813 | -24.0% | 2,845 | 3,908 | -27.2% |
#10 | Subaru Impreza | 1,340 | 889 | 50.7% | 3,084 | 2,162 | 42.6% |
#11 | Honda Accord | 1,332 | 1,277 | 4.3% | 2,686 | 2,927 | -8.2% |
#12 | Volkswagen Jetta | 1,196 | 1,667 | -28.3% | 2,932 | 3,911 | -25.0% |
#13 | Hyundai Accent | 1,145 | 1,268 | -9.7% | 2,556 | 2,827 | -9.6% |
#14 | Ford Focus | 1,119 | 1,317 | -15.0% | 2,787 | 3,049 | -8.6% |
#15 | Nissan Altima | 1,056 | 752 | 40.4% | 2,472 | 2,199 | 12.4% |
#16 | Nissan Versa | 1,034 | 632 | 63.6% | 2,052 | 1,524 | 34.6% |
#17 | Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 1,026 | 891 | 15.2% | 2,734 | 1,882 | 45.3% |
#18 | Kia Soul | 917 | 861 | 6.5% | 2,111 | 2,059 | 2.5% |
#19 | Nissan Micra | 875 | 1,184 | -26.1% | 1,688 | 2,536 | -33.4% |
#20 | Chevrolet Malibu | 864 | 1,826 | -52.7% | 1,886 | 3,275 | -42.4% |
RECOMMENDED READING
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - February 2017
Top 25 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - 2016 Year End
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - March 2016
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - March 2017
Top 11 Best-Selling Trucks In America - March 2017
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada - March 2017
