Commercial Van Sales In Canada - March 2017

Commercial van sales rose 14% in Canada in the first-quarter of 2017, buoyed by a 46% year-over-year increase in sales of the class-leading Ford Transit.

Through the end of March, the Transit generated three out of every ten full-size commercial van sales in Canada. Together, the Transit, E-Series, and Transit Connect own 42% of Canada's commercial van market.

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But big headway has been made in early 2017 by Mercedes-Benz's full-size Sprinter and Ram's full-size ProMaster. Those two vans accounted for 17% of Canadian commercial van sales in 2016's first-quarter; 25% in the same period this eyar.

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 sortable, so you can rank commercial vans any which way you like. Mobile users can now thumb across the table for full-width access. suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

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Van	March 2017	March 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet City Express ²	30	114	-73.7%	59	232	-74.6%
Chevrolet Express ³	298	296	0.7%	752	724	3.9%
Ford E-Series ³	825	571	44.5%	1316	1073	22.6%
Ford Transit ³	1084	672	61.3%	2371	1628	45.6%
Ford Transit Connect ²	206	258	-20.2%	478	655	-27.0%
GMC Savana ³	439	664	-33.9%	1132	1278	-11.4%
Mercedes-Benz Metris ²	105	102	2.9%	274	238	15.1%
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter ³	450	409	10.0%	1379	905	52.4%
Nissan NV ³	80	58	37.9%	140	156	-10.3%
Nissan NV200 ²	305	226	35.0%	540	456	18.4%
Ram ProMaster ³	449	227	97.8%	1108	527	110%
Ram ProMaster City ²	120	23	422%	286	797	-64.1%
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Full-Size Commercial Vans ³	3625	2897	25.1%	8198	6291	30.3%
Small Commercial Vans ²	766	723	5.9%	1637	2378	-31.2%
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Total	4391	3620	21.3%	9835	8669	13.5%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers of Canada

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Large SUV Sales In Canada - March 2017

Canadian sales of full-size SUVs jumped 16% in March 2017, a record-setting March for the industry. After sales of these same seven large SUVs decreased marginally through the first one-sixth of 2017, first-quarter volume ended up rising 5% because of strength in March, led by the Ford Expedition and GM's short-wheelbase large SUVs.

Combined, the Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon owned 39% of the market. Combined, the Tahoe, Yukon, and their long-wheelbase siblings owned 60% of the market. Ford's long-wheelbase Expedition's sales figures are included by Ford in the Expedition total. 

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Nissan also reported a major increase in sales of the Armada, which reported an all-time annual high in Canadian sales last year and is expected to smash that record in 2017.

You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canada auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page. 

This table is sortable, so you can rank large sport-utility vehicles any which way you like. Mobile users can now thumb across the table for full-width access. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

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SUV	March 2017	March 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	%  Change
Chevrolet Suburban	102	151	-32.5%	225	420	-46.4%
Chevrolet Tahoe	294	277	6.1%	574	613	-6.4%
Ford Expedition	296	151	96.0%	713	399	78.7%
GMC Yukon	208	180	15.6%	477	469	1.7%
GMC Yukon XL	163	192	-15.1%	380	452	-15.9%
Nissan Armada	126	73	72.6%	262	161	62.7%
Toyota Sequoia	92	78	17.9%	211	194	8.8%
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Total	1281	1102	16.2%	2842	2708	4.9%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers of Canada

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Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In Canada - March 2017

Canada's 20 best-selling autos – not even the top 30, but just the top 20 – accounted for precisely half of all new vehicle sales in March 2017. 

Record March sales for the Ford F-Series, Canada's best-selling line of vehicles, along with surges from GM's pickups, huge upticks from some of Canada's most popular cars, and high-flying SUV/crossover sales propelled the industry to the best March results ever.

Not everyone got in on the fun. Year-over-year, Ram P/U sales slumped 6% in March 2017. The Hyundai Elantra, Canada's fourth-best-selling vehicle in March 2016 but only the 12th-ranked vehicle in March 2017, fell 35%. 

But of the 30 most popular vehicles in Canada in March, 22 sold more often in 2017 than in the same period of 2016. 

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We've already published March lists for the 20 best-selling cars, 20 best-selling SUVs and crossovers, and complete figures for every pickup truck, links to which you'll find below. 

Throwing all those vehicles into one group results in this list of the 30 best-selling vehicles overall. 

We end up with four pickup trucks, two minivans, ten cars, and fourteen utility vehicles.

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these top-selling vehicles 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.

February 2017 • March 2016

Rank	Vehicle	March 2017	March 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
#1	Ford F-Series	13,580	13,385	1.5%	33,134	32,204	2.9%
#2	Ram P/U	8,347	8,841	-5.6%	21,802	22,708	-4.0%
#3	Honda Civic	8,145	5,943	37.1%	15,396	12,519	23.0%
#4	GMC Sierra	6,726	5,047	33.3%	13,105	11,559	13.4%
#5	Chevrolet Silverado	6,061	4,446	36.3%	11,991	10,362	15.7%
#6	Dodge Grand Caravan	5,459	3,702	47.5%	11,226	8,910	26.0%
#7	Nissan Rogue	4,888	2,993	63.3%	10,481	7,115	47.3%
#8	Toyota Corolla	4,778	3,634	31.5%	10,774	8,351	29.0%
#9	Honda CR-V	4,374	3,974	10.1%	10,465	8,725	19.9%
#10	Toyota RAV4	4,272	3,970	7.6%	9,979	9,589	4.1%
#11	Ford Escape	3,884	3,484	11.5%	8,932	8,205	8.9%
#12	Hyundai Elantra	3,723	5,692	-34.6%	8,057	11,578	-30.4%
#13	Mazda 3	2,996	2,457	21.9%	5,990	5,188	15.5%
#14	Chevrolet Cruze	2,916	2,294	27.1%	5,587	5,695	-1.9%
#15	Hyundai Tucson	2,589	1,792	44.5%	5,652	4,331	30.5%
#16	Chevrolet Equinox	2,493	1,544	61.5%	5,178	3,603	43.7%
#17	Jeep Cherokee	2,475	3,021	-18.1%	6,594	7,202	-8.4%
#18	Hyundai Santa Fe Sport	2,109	2,142	-1.5%	4,266	5,075	-15.9%
#19	Dodge Journey	2,027	1,449	39.9%	4,513	3,554	27.0%
#20	Mazda CX-5	1,885	2,198	-14.2%	5,108	4,851	5.3%
#21	Nissan Sentra	1,750	1,534	14.1%	3,581	3,532	1.4%
#22	Volkswagen Golf	1,645	2,038	-19.3%	3,952	4,202	-5.9%
#23	Kia Forte	1,623	1,047	55.0%	3,015	2,468	22.2%
#24	Ford Edge	1,489	2,259	-34.1%	3,405	4,598	-25.9%
#25	Honda HR-V	1,475	817	80.5%	3,307	2,031	62.8%
#26	Ford Explorer	1,468	1,121	31.0%	3,568	2,541	40.4%
#27	Jeep Grand Cherokee	1,384	1,353	2.3%	3,523	3,495	0.8%
#28	Toyota Camry	1,377	1,813	-24.0%	2,845	3,908	-27.2%
#29	Toyota Sienna	1,345	1,141	17.9%	3,324	3,251	2.2%
#30	Subaru Impreza	1,340	889	50.7%	3,084	2,162	42.6%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada

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Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada - March 2017

Just as it claimed top honours in the United States in March 2017 and in the first-quarter of 2017, the Nissan Rogue was Canada's top-selling SUV in March 2017 and leads the second-ranked Honda CR-V by 16 units through the end of the third month.

The CR-V, still in short supply at many Honda stores, remains a hot seller. Volume jumped 10% in March 2017 as the industry at large grew 7% to an all-time March high. In fact, all six of the six most popular SUVs and crossovers in Canada – and 15 of the top 20 – sold more often in March 2017 than in March 2016. 

But it's the Rogue's growth – up 63% in March and 47% in Q1 – that has some wondering if Nissan will not stop at anything to grab Canadian market share. North America's Rogues now come from three factories, and a fourth will bring in a sub-Rogue in a couple of months: it's called the Qashqai. 

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Nissan is targeting the heart of the growth market, soon replacing the Juke, adding the Qashqai, producing mega-volume with the Rogue, while also marketing the Murano, Pathfinder, and Armada. 53% of Nissan's Canadian March volume stemmed from utility vehicles.

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these best-selling SUVs and crossovers 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 cars.

February 2017 • March 2016

Rank	Best-Selling SUV/Crossover	March 2017	March 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
#1	Nissan Rogue	4,888	2,993	63.3%	10,481	7,115	47.3%
#2	Honda CR-V	4,374	3,974	10.1%	10,465	8,725	19.9%
#3	Toyota RAV4	4,272	3,970	7.6%	9,979	9,589	4.1%
#4	Ford Escape	3,884	3,484	11.5%	8,932	8,205	8.9%
#5	Hyundai Tucson	2,589	1,792	44.5%	5,652	4,331	30.5%
#6	Chevrolet Equinox	2,493	1,544	61.5%	5,178	3,603	43.7%
#7	Jeep Cherokee	2,475	3,021	-18.1%	6,594	7,202	-8.4%
#8	Hyundai Santa Fe Sport	2,109	2,142	-1.5%	4,266	5,075	-15.9%
#9	Dodge Journey	2,027	1,449	39.9%	4,513	3,554	27.0%
#10	Mazda CX-5	1,885	2,198	-14.2%	5,108	4,851	5.3%
#11	Ford Edge	1,489	2,259	-34.1%	3,405	4,598	-25.9%
#12	Honda HR-V	1,475	817	80.5%	3,307	2,031	62.8%
#13	Ford Explorer	1,468	1,121	31.0%	3,568	2,541	40.4%
#14	Jeep Grand Cherokee	1,384	1,353	2.3%	3,523	3,495	0.8%
#15	Kia Sorento	1,332	1,309	1.8%	2,841	3,204	-11.3%
#16	Toyota Highlander	1,319	1,210	9.0%	3,370	2,964	13.7%
#17	GMC Terrain	1,308	829	57.8%	2,977	2,182	36.4%
#18	Subaru Forester	1,303	1,080	20.6%	2,911	2,573	13.1%
#19	Nissan Murano	1,281	1,270	0.9%	2,941	3,049	-3.5%
#20	Jeep Wrangler	1,211	1,657	-26.9%	3,533	4,113	-14.1%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada 

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