2019 Canadian Automotive Sales by Brand – The Best-Selling Automotive Brands By Sales Volume
Automotive sales may have been down for the 2020 model year, and when you look at the brands specifically instead of individual models or individual companies, you get an interesting picture of the market. The majority of brands saw sales slip both for the month of December and for 2019 as a whole. Overall, the industry was down by 6,000 sales in the month of December. For 2019 as a whole, the industry was down by 66,000 sales. Ford led the way in terms of sales volume. Despite this the brand saw sales drop for both the month of December and 2019 as a whole. Toyota was in second. It saw sales drop in December but rise for the year. Honda came in third. It saw sales drop for both the month of December and 2019. We expect the poor sales numbers to continue into 2020. SUVs will likely sell well, which will put brands with plenty of SUVs in their lineup at the top of the sales charts, but otherwise sales should be down at least for the first few months of the new year.
2019 Best Selling Car Brands In Canada
This data table looks at last month’s total automotive brand volumes in Canada by model. We compare Canadian automotive brand sales with last year. While we call it “year to date” sales, because the year is over, it is for the full sales year. With these sales numbers we also calculate a growth rate column so you can better gauge an individual automotive brands sales success in the Canadian market.
| Brand | Month | LY | Change | YTD | YTD Last Year | YTD Change | Month Share | YTD Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acura | 1,624 | 1,676 | -3.10 | 19,294 | 18,908 | 2.04 | 0.10 | 0.11 |
| Alfa Romeo | 68 | 43 | 58.14 | 747 | 1,402 | -46.72 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Audi | 1,702 | 1,536 | 10.81 | 33,531 | 36,898 | -9.13 | 0.11 | 0.19 |
| BMW | 2,181 | 2,411 | -9.54 | 37,226 | 39,032 | -4.63 | 0.14 | 0.22 |
| Buick | 1,096 | 876 | 25.11 | 16,746 | 18,232 | -8.15 | 0.07 | 0.10 |
| Cadillac | 826 | 770 | 7.27 | 13,517 | 11,867 | 13.90 | 0.05 | 0.08 |
| Chevrolet | 6,639 | 7,692 | -13.69 | 144,601 | 164,220 | -11.95 | 0.41 | 0.84 |
| Chrysler | 134 | 219 | -38.81 | 6,531 | 9,511 | -31.33 | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| Dodge | 1,952 | 2,316 | -15.72 | 47,265 | 52,186 | -9.43 | 0.12 | 0.27 |
| Fiat | 12 | 18 | -33.33 | 388 | 645 | -39.84 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ford | 14,614 | 15,503 | -5.73 | 280,612 | 289,435 | -3.05 | 0.91 | 1.63 |
| Genesis | 107 | 156 | -31.41 | 1,525 | 1,441 | 5.83 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| GMC | 5,561 | 4,517 | 23.11 | 81,553 | 88,985 | -8.35 | 0.35 | 0.47 |
| Honda | 7,467 | 9,011 | -17.13 | 169,046 | 175,042 | -3.43 | 0.46 | 0.98 |
| Hyundai | 7,807 | 6,760 | 15.49 | 133,207 | 127,839 | 4.20 | 0.49 | 0.77 |
| Infiniti | 664 | 970 | -31.55 | 10,974 | 12,281 | -10.64 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| Jaguar | 266 | 279 | -4.66 | 3,736 | 4,349 | -14.10 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Jeep | 3,680 | 4,002 | -8.05 | 66,897 | 71,583 | -6.55 | 0.23 | 0.39 |
| Kia | 4,491 | 4,302 | 4.39 | 76,612 | 73,109 | 4.79 | 0.28 | 0.44 |
| Land Rover | 913 | 798 | 14.41 | 10,287 | 10,196 | 0.89 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| Lexus | 1,780 | 1,712 | 3.97 | 25,540 | 24,050 | 6.20 | 0.11 | 0.15 |
| Lincoln | 1,146 | 544 | 110.66 | 8,724 | 8,197 | 6.43 | 0.07 | 0.05 |
| Maserati | 28 | 45 | -37.78 | 585 | 765 | -23.53 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Mazda | 3,660 | 3,987 | -8.20 | 66,420 | 73,669 | -9.84 | 0.23 | 0.39 |
| Mercedes-Benz | 3,496 | 3,651 | -4.25 | 45,828 | 50,900 | -9.96 | 0.22 | 0.27 |
| Mini | 362 | 393 | -7.89 | 5,978 | 6,945 | -13.92 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Mitsubishi | 1,165 | 1,643 | -29.09 | 25,535 | 25,234 | 1.19 | 0.07 | 0.15 |
| Nissan | 6,767 | 8,518 | -20.56 | 123,755 | 136,536 | -9.36 | 0.42 | 0.72 |
| Porsche | 760 | 799 | -4.88 | 8,124 | 9,117 | -10.89 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Ram | 7,018 | 5,325 | 31.79 | 95,231 | 82,313 | 15.69 | 0.44 | 0.55 |
| Subaru | 4,671 | 3,998 | 16.83 | 57,524 | 57,934 | -0.71 | 0.29 | 0.33 |
| Tesla | 650 | 2,230 | -70.85 | 12,900 | 15,300 | -15.69 | 0.04 | 0.07 |
| Toyota | 11,500 | 14,153 | -18.75 | 211,541 | 207,533 | 1.93 | 0.72 | 1.23 |
| Volkswagen | 4,471 | 4,896 | -8.68 | 69,153 | 72,210 | -4.23 | 0.28 | 0.40 |
| Volvo | 960 | 745 | 28.86 | 10,155 | 9,217 | 10.18 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| ∑ = 110,238 | ∑ = 116,494 | ∑ = 1,921,288 | ∑ = 1,987,081 |
2019 Auto Brand Market Share Dynamics in Canada
This data table looks at total automotive sales and specific brand volumes in Canada. We compare Canadian automotive brand sales with last year. While we call it “year to date” sales, because the year is over, it is for the full sales year. With these sales numbers we also calculate a growth rate column so you can better gauge an individual automotive brands sales success in the Canadian market.
2019 vs 2018 Auto Brand Sales in Canada
This chart simply takes each brand and compares their year to date sales with the year to date sales for the same time last year. Brands where the current bar is lower than the prior year bar have seen declines in sales year on year whereas brands with a larger current bar and lower prior bar are seeing growth in volumes year on year.
2019 Automotive Brand Sales Analysis
This chart might seem a little complicated at first but once you understand it is very helpful. First, the size of the area for each brand refers to their market share (i.e size). The bigger the circle the larger the brand in terms of sales volumes (YTD). The position of the circle in the chart along the left axis looks at the year to date growth of that brand. The higher the brand is on the chart, the more year to date growth it is seeing in sales volumes. Along the bottom axis you can see the total volumes shipped by that brand year to date.
Automotive Data Disclosures
Important note: Both Ford, GM, and FCA have switched to quarterly reporting, making it more difficult to accurately gauge sales. We won’t have results to report for Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Ford, Lincoln, Jeep, Chrysler, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Dodge, and Ram until the end of each quarter.
