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Canada Top 10 Light Vehicles
Total calendar year sales of Canadian
light vehicles in 2016 increased by
2.6 percent to 1,948,899 from 2015's
1,898,996. That is a very good indicator
of Canadian consumer confidence as
volume continues to grow from the lows
witnessed during the economic downturn
in 2009.

Top 10 Canadian Light Vehicle Sales
(Based on 2016 CY Sales Rank)
Unit Sales

Driving this 2.6 percent increase was
a continued shift in the sales mix from
passenger cars to light trucks, with light
trucks continuing to increase their share
of total vehicle sales. In 2016, light truck
sales increased 8.8 percent to command
66 percent of the Canadian market.
On the other hand, passenger cars
sales dropped 7.6 percent in 2016 and
now make up 34 percent of 2016 units
sales. While the top four light truck sales
remained domestic nameplates in 2016,
the Chevrolet Cruze broke into the top five
passenger car sales as the lone domestic
nameplate.

% Change
2016/2015

Top 10 Passenger Car Sales

2015

2016

Honda Civic
Hyundai Elantra
Toyota Corolla
Mazda3
Chevrolet Cruze
Volkswagen Jetta
Hyundai Accent
Volkswagen Golf
Ford Focus
Toyota Camry
Top 10 Passenger Car Sales - Total
Total Canadian Passenger Car Sales
Top 10 Passenger Car Sales Percent of Total

64,950
47,722
47,198
34,811
31,958
27,719
19,371
17,890
21,101
16,805
329,525
716,230
46.0%

64,552
48,875
45,626
27,689
26,824
20,954
19,198
17,513
16,627
15,683
303,541
662,102
45.8%

Top 10 Selling Light Trucks

2015

2016

% Change
2016/2015

118,837
91,195
46,927
53,727
42,246
47,726
46,407
38,961
35,841
31,833
553,700
1,182,766
46.8%

145,409
89,048
51,349
51,091
49,103
46,661
44,932
44,789
40,055
32,465
594,902
1,286,797
46.2%

22.4%
-2.4%
9.4%
-4.9%
16.2%
-2.2%
-3.2%
15.0%
11.8%
2.0%
7.4%
8.8%
--

Unit Sales
Ford F-Series
Ram Pickup
Dodge Caravan
GMC Sierra
Toyota RAV4
Ford Escape
Chevrolet Silverado
Honda CR-V
Nissan Rogue
Jeep Cherokee
Top 10 Light Truck Sales - Total
Total Canadian Light Truck Sales
Top 10 Light Truck Sales Percent of Total

Unit Sales
Canadian Light Vehicle Summary
Total Canadian Light Vehicle Sales
Passenger Car Percent of Sales
Light Truck Percent of Sales

-0.6%
2.4%
-3.3%
-20.5%
-16.1%
-24.4%
-0.9%
-2.1%
-21.2%
-6.7%
-7.9%
-7.6%
--

2015

2016

% Change
2016/2015

1,898,996
37.7%
62.3%

1,948,899
34.0%
66.0%

2.6%
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2015
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
9
7
10
---2015
Rank
1
2
5
3
7
4
6
7
9
10
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Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc., GAC and CVMA / Canada
Further reproduction prohibited without written authorization from DesRosiers Automotive
Consultants Inc.

Average Age of Vehicles in Canada, 2014
12

11.4

11.1

10

By the numbers....
9.1

8

7.7

8.9

8.9

9.1 Years
Average vehicle age
in Canada

6
4

Source: Registration Data © IHS Inc., 2014 data released 2015 and
DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc.

2
0

British
Columbia

Prairie
Region

Canada
Average

Atlantic
Region

Quebec

Ontario

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