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.

Click Column Headers To Sort • February 2017 • March 2016

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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Commercial Van Sales In Canada - February 2017

Canadian sales of commercial vans jumped 9% in February 2017, a year-over-year increase worth 250 additional sales. 

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - February 2017 YTD

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No thanks to small commercial vans, sales of which plunged 57% in February and are down by roughly half through the first one-sixth of 2017. 

Only 14% of the commercial/cargo vans sold in Canada in February 2017 were small commercial vans – City Express, Transit Connect, Metris, NV200, ProMaster City – after the same vans earned 36% of the segment's sales one year ago. 

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Sharp declines reported by the Ram ProMaster City, Chevrolet City Express and top-selling Ford Transit Connect, along with a modest downturn from the Nissan NV200, brought the sub-segment very low in the second month of 2017. Small commercial van sales have now declined, year-over-year, in five consecutive months.

Led by the surging Ford Transit, the quickly rising Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, and gains at General Motors and Ram, full-size commercial van sales jumped 47% in February 2017.  Year-to-date, full-size commercial van sales have grown by 1179 units relative to the same period one year ago.

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.

Click Column Headers To Sort • March 2017 • January 2017 • February 2016

Van	Feb. 2017	Feb. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet City Express ²	16	52	-69.2%	29	118	-75.4%
Chevrolet Express ³	241	165	46.1%	454	428	6.1%
Ford E-Series ³	287	258	11.2%	491	502	-2.2%
Ford Transit ³	658	503	30.8%	1287	956	34.6%
Ford Transit Connect ²	140	239	-41.4%	272	397	-31.5%
GMC Savana ³	431	332	29.8%	693	614	12.9%
Mercedes-Benz Metris ²	80	65	23.1%	169	136	24.3%
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter ³	522	293	78.2%	929	496	87.3%
Nissan NV ³	38	44	-13.6%	60	98	-38.8%
Nissan NV200 ²	126	130	-3.1%	235	230	2.2%
Ram ProMaster ³	406	167	143%	659	300	120%
Ram ProMaster City ²	70	517	-86.5%	166	774	-78.6%
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Full-Size Commercial Vans ³	2583	1762	46.6%	4573	3394	34.7%
Small Commercial Vans ²	432	1003	-56.9%	871	1655	-47.4%
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Total	3015	2765	9.0%	5444	5049	7.8%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada

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Commercial Van Sales In Canada - January 2017

Canadian sales of commercial vans jumped 6% to more than 2400 units in January 2017 despite the continued decline of small commercial van popularity.

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - January 2017

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Led by the Ford Transit Connect, small commercial van volume plunged by a third in January after falling flat in 2016. For the Ford, it was the lowest-volume month since April 2014.

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For the larger Ford Transit, however, January volume jumped 39%, pulling the full-size commercial van sector up 22%. Full-size commercial vans produced 82% of all commercial/cargo van sales in Canada in January 2017, up from 71% one year ago.

Not only did Transit sales rise, but Mercedes-Benz Sprinter volume doubled. Ram ProMaster volume similarly nearly doubled, rising to 253 units.

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.

Click Column Headers To Sort • February 2017 • December 2016 • January 2016

Van	Jan. 2017	Jan. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet City Express ²	13	66	-80.3%	13	66	-80.3%
Chevrolet Express ³	213	263	-19.0%	213	263	-19.0%
Ford E-Series ³	204	244	-16.4%	204	244	-16.4%
Ford Transit ³	629	453	38.9%	629	453	38.9%
Ford Transit Connect ²	132	158	-16.5%	132	158	-16.5%
GMC Savana ³	262	282	-7.1%	262	282	-7.1%
Mercedes-Benz Metris ²	89	71	25.4%	89	71	25.4%
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter ³	407	203	101%	407	203	101%
Nissan NV ³	22	54	-59.3%	22	54	-59.3%
Nissan NV200 ²	109	100	9.0%	109	100	9.0%
Ram ProMaster ³	253	133	90.2%	253	133	90.2%
Ram ProMaster City ²	96	257	-62.6%	96	257	-62.6%
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Full-Size Commercial Vans ³	1990	1632	21.9%	1990	1632	21.9%
Small Commercial Vans ²	439	652	-32.7%	439	652	-32.7%
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Total	2429	2284	6.3%	2429	2284	6.3%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada

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Commercial Van Sales In Canada - December 2016 & 2016 Year End

With the best-selling full-size van and best-selling small van, Ford owned Canada's commercial van market in 2016. 

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - 2016 Year End

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Canadian sales of the Ford Transit jumped 16% to 10,204 units, which, together with the Ford E-Series, equalled 42% of the full-size commercial van market. The Ford Transit Connect, meanwhile, despite flat sales, owned 34% of the small commercial van market.

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General Motors is the second-highest-volume van brand in Canada. With three vans, including the Chevrolet City Express on loan from Nissan, GM earned 29% of all Canadian commercial van sales.

Ram's van market share fell to 11% in 2016 from 15% in 2015. Mercedes-Benz's van market share rose to 15% from 13% in 2015. Nissan owns 5% of Canada's commercial van market.

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.

Click Column Headers To Sort • January 2017 • November 2016 • December 2015

Van	Dec. 2016	Dec. 2015	% Change	2016	2015	% Change
Chevrolet City Express ²	28	127	-78.0%	636	957	-33.5%
Chevrolet Express ³	462	515	-10.3%	4164	3337	24.8%
Ford E-Series ³	190	258	-26.4%	3478	2661	30.7%
Ford Transit ³	626	619	1.1%	10,204	8767	16.4%
Ford Transit Connect ²	181	223	-18.8%	2799	2800	0.0%
GMC Savana ³	736	874	-15.8%	7012	6809	3.0%
Mercedes-Benz Metris ²	83	37	124%	1242	73	1601%
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter ³	453	364	24.5%	4677	4761	-1.8%
Nissan NV ³	13	58	-77.6%	515	760	-32.2%
Nissan NV200 ²	150	143	4.9%	1651	1343	22.9%
Ram Cargo Van ²	---	1	-100%	---	850	-100%
Ram ProMaster ³	317	149	113%	2553	2640	-3.3%
Ram ProMaster City ²	210	178	18.0%	1804	2059	-12.4%
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Full-Size Commercial Vans ³	2797	2837	-1.4%	32,603	29,735	9.6%
Small Commercial Vans ²	652	709	-0.8%	8132	8082	0.6%
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Total	3449	3546	-2.7%	40,735	37,817	7.7%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers of Canada

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