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Symptomatic of a car market which declined 6%, midsize car sales in Canada fell 27% in January 2014. Nearly every nameplate in the category, save for Subaru's Legacy and the Volkswagen Passat, reported lower sales last month than they did a year ago.
Besides the Suzuki Kizashi's disappearance and resulting 100% drop, the worst decline belonged to the Mazda 6, Canada's fourth-worst-selling vehicle in January 2014.
The Mazda 6 was recently crowned Canadian Car Of The Year by AJAC and received a glowing review here at GoodCarBadCar, but Canadians don't want it. Well, a few Canadians want a new Mazda 6, but they're far fewer in number than the group of Canadians who wanted a new Mazda 6 a year ago. In 2013, Mazda 6 volume fell 64% from 2005 levels. Clearly 2014 is off to a much worse start.
The best-selling midsize car in Canada in 2013 and during the month of January 2014, the Ford Fusion, outsold the Mazda 6 by an 8-to-1 count last month. But like the 6, Fusion sales slid sharply in January. Sales of the Buick Regal, Chevrolet Malibu, and the likely-soon-to-disappear Dodge Avenger all were more than chopped in half, year-over-year.
Improvements from the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf weren't significant enough to help their group of exclusively hybrid/electric nameplates produce year-over-year gains last month, either. Total Toyota Prius sales were down 10% in January; Ford C-Max sales slid 60% to the lowest level since November 2012.
You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canadian auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank midsize cars any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.
Click Column Headers To Sort • January 2015 • February 2014 • December 2013 • January 2013
Source: Automakers & ANDC
* indicates a vehicle that is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ Prius breakdown by variant
^ Volkswagen Canada combines figures for the Passat and CC.
GCBC isn't here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better, right? This explains why you'll see the Outback and Venza listed with midsize SUVs, too... because readers have wanted it both ways. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.
RECOMMENDED READING
Midsize Car Sales In Canada - January 2015
Midsize Car Sales In Canada - February 2014 YTD
Midsize Car Sales In Canada - December 2013 & Year End
Midsize Car Sales In Canada - January 2013
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - January 2014
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - January 2014
Small Car Sales In Canada - January 2014
Large Car Sales In Canada - January 2014
- Midsize Car Sales In Canada - February 2015 Ytd
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- Midsize Car Sales In Canada - December 2014 And 2014 Year End
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- Midsize Car Sales In Canada - February 2014 Ytd
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- January 2013 Midsize Car Sales In Canada
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Midsize Car Sales In Canada - January 2014
Besides the Suzuki Kizashi's disappearance and resulting 100% drop, the worst decline belonged to the Mazda 6, Canada's fourth-worst-selling vehicle in January 2014.
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The best-selling midsize car in Canada in 2013 and during the month of January 2014, the Ford Fusion, outsold the Mazda 6 by an 8-to-1 count last month. But like the 6, Fusion sales slid sharply in January. Sales of the Buick Regal, Chevrolet Malibu, and the likely-soon-to-disappear Dodge Avenger all were more than chopped in half, year-over-year.
Improvements from the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf weren't significant enough to help their group of exclusively hybrid/electric nameplates produce year-over-year gains last month, either. Total Toyota Prius sales were down 10% in January; Ford C-Max sales slid 60% to the lowest level since November 2012.
You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canadian auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank midsize cars any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.
Click Column Headers To Sort • January 2015 • February 2014 • December 2013 • January 2013
Midsize Car | January 2014 | January 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buick Regal | 43 | 98 | -56.1% | 43 | 98 | -56.1% |
Chevrolet Malibu | 207 | 498 | -58.4% | 207 | 498 | -58.4% |
Chrysler 200 | 643 | 659 | -2.4% | 643 | 659 | -2.4% |
Dodge Avenger | 183 | 424 | -56.8% | 183 | 424 | -56.8% |
Ford Fusion | 828 | 1263 | -34.4% | 828 | 1263 | -34.4% |
Honda Accord | 728 | 888 | -18.0% | 728 | 888 | -18.0% |
Hyundai Sonata | 444 | 804 | -44.8% | 444 | 804 | -44.8% |
Kia Optima | 508 | 532 | -4.5% | 508 | 532 | -4.5% |
Mazda 6 | 108 | 535 | -79.8% | 108 | 535 | -79.8% |
Nissan Altima | 489 | 499 | -2.0% | 489 | 499 | -2.0% |
Subaru Legacy | 128 | 102 | 25.5% | 128 | 102 | 25.5% |
Suzuki Kizashi | --- | 23 | -100% | --- | 23 | -100% |
Toyota Camry | 650 | 790 | -17.7% | 650 | 790 | -17.7% |
Volkswagen Passat & CC ^ | 496 | 345 | 43.8% | 496 | 345 | 43.8% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 5455 | 7460 | -26.9% | 5455 | 7460 | -26.9% |
Midsize Hybrids & Electrics | January 2014 | January 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet Volt | 66 | 44 | 50.0% | 66 | 44 | 50.0% |
Ford C-Max | 63 | 158 | -60.1% | 63 | 158 | -60.1% |
Honda Insight | --- | 17 | -100% | --- | 17 | -100% |
Nissan LEAF | 41 | 37 | 10.8% | 41 | 37 | 10.8% |
Toyota Prius | 113 | 161 | -29.8% | 113 | 161 | -29.8% |
Toyota Prius Sedan ^ | 109 | 128 | -14.8% | 109 | 128 | -14.8% |
Toyota Prius Plug-In ^ | 4 | 33 | -87.9% | 4 | 33 | -87.9% |
Toyota Prius V | 156 | 162 | -3.7% | 156 | 162 | -3.7% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 552 | 740 | -25.4% | 552 | 740 | -25.4% |
Tall Wagons & Crossovers | January 2014 | January 2013 | % Change | 2014 YTD | 2013 YTD | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Honda Crosstour * | 48 | 85 | -43.5% | 48 | 85 | -43.5% |
Subaru Outback * | 416 | 438 | -5.0% | 416 | 438 | -5.0% |
Toyota Venza * | 493 | 546 | -9.7% | 493 | 546 | -9.7% |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Total | 957 | 1069 | -10.5% | 957 | 1069 | -10.5% |
* indicates a vehicle that is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ Prius breakdown by variant
^ Volkswagen Canada combines figures for the Passat and CC.
GCBC isn't here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better, right? This explains why you'll see the Outback and Venza listed with midsize SUVs, too... because readers have wanted it both ways. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.
RECOMMENDED READING
Midsize Car Sales In Canada - January 2015
Midsize Car Sales In Canada - February 2014 YTD
Midsize Car Sales In Canada - December 2013 & Year End
Midsize Car Sales In Canada - January 2013
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - January 2014
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - January 2014
Small Car Sales In Canada - January 2014
Large Car Sales In Canada - January 2014
- Midsize Car Sales In Canada - February 2015 Ytd
Canadian midsize car volume increased 14% in February 2015, a gain of 890 units compared with February 2015; a loss of 2109 sales compared with February 2013. • Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - February 2015 YTD • Canada...
- Midsize Car Sales In Canada - December 2014 And 2014 Year End
Although December was a bright light, Canadian sales of midsize cars sunk to surprising lows in 2014. As total new vehicle sales shot to record highs in Canada in 2014 and car sales stagnated, the core group of midsize sedan offerings tumbled 11% to 116,663...
- Midsize Car Sales In Canada - February 2014 Ytd
Canadian sales of midsize cars are down 26% in 2014 after falling 27% in January and 25% in February. Only two of the competitors are selling more often this year than they were at this stage of 2013: the Subaru Legacy and Volkswagen Passat. In...
- Midsize Car Sales In America - January 2014
American midsize car sales plunged 16% in January 2014 as gains were made only by two low-volume cars, one moderately successful nameplate, and one leader. Click Chart To ExpandSales of the overpriced Buick Regal jumped 43%, although it remains...
- January 2013 Midsize Car Sales In Canada
It's not exactly the order you'd expect. January 2013 Canadian midsize car sales results (initially) showed the Suzuki Kizashi outselling the Subaru Legacy. The Mazda 6 outsold the Kia Optima, Nissan Altima, Chevrolet Malibu, Dodge Avenger, and...