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Canada Top 10 Light Vehicles
Total calendar year sales of Canadian
light vehicles in 2017 increased by
4.6 percent to 2,038,798 from 2016's
1,948,899. 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.
Driving this 4.6 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 2017, light truck
sales increased 8.7 percent to command
68.6 percent of the Canadian market.
On the other hand, passenger cars
sales dropped 3.4 percent in 2017 and
now make up 31.4 percent of 2017 units
sales. While the top four light truck sales
remained domestic nameplates in 2017,
the Chevrolet Cruze broke into the top five
passenger car sales as the lone domestic
nameplate.

Top 10 Canadian Light Vehicle Sales
(Based on 2017 CY Sales Rank)
Unit Sales
Top 10 Passenger Car Sales
Honda Civic
Toyota Corolla
Hyundai Elantra
Mazda3
Chevrolet Cruze
Volkswagen Golf
Volkswagen Jetta
Kia Forte
Toyota Camry
Nissan Sentra
Top 10 Passenger Car Sales - Total
Total Canadian Passenger Car Sales
Top 10 Passenger Car Sales Percent of Total

2016

2017

64,552
45,626
48,875
27,689
26,824
17,513
20,954
12,296
15,683
14,281
294,293
662,102
44.4%

69,030
50,332
46,112
27,862
27,520
22,288
17,483
16,388
14,574
13,883
305,472
639,823
47.7%

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

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

6.9%
10.3%
-5.7%
0.6%
2.6%
27.3%
-16.6%
33.3%
-7.1%
-2.8%
3.8%
-3.4%
--

2016

2017

% Change
2016/2017

145,409
89,048
51,091
44,932
49,103
44,789
46,661
51,349
40,055
23,789
586,226
1,286,797
45.6%

155,290
98,465
61,883
59,066
50,894
50,443
47,880
46,933
43,418
30,467
644,739
1,398,975
46.1%

6.8%
10.6%
21.1%
31.5%
3.6%
12.6%
2.6%
-8.6%
8.4%
28.1%
10.0%
8.7%
--

Unit Sales
Canadian Light Vehicle Summary

% Change
2016/2017

2016

2017

% Change
2016/2017

1,948,899
34.0%
66.0%

2,038,798
31.4%
68.6%

4.6%
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2016
Rank
1
3
2
4
5
8
6
14
10
12
---2016
Rank
1
2
4
7
5
8
6
3
9
13
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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, 2015
14.0
12.0

11.7
10.5

Years

10.0

9.0

9.6

By the numbers....

9.1

9.6 Years

8.7

8.0

Average vehicle age
in Canada

6.0
4.0
2.0
0.0

British
Columbia

Prairie
Region

Canada
Average

Atlantic
Region

Quebec

Ontario

Source: 	 Registration Data © IHS Markit, 2016 data released 2017 and
DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc.
	

Further reproduction prohibited without written authorization
from DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc.

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