Minivan Sales In America - March 2017

U.S. sales of minivans continued to plunge in March 2017, falling 19% year-over-year for an eighth consecutive year-over-year decline. 

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U.S. Vehicle Sales By Model - April 2017 YTD

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Led by the surging Dodge Grand Caravan – future unknown – minivan volume was down by nearly 11,000 units compared with March 2016. Sales are fully down by a fifth so far this year.

Will new models help? The 2018 Honda Odyssey is due in showrooms soon. Media drives take place in Hawaii in early May. The 2018 Toyota Sienna, the refreshed version of 2015 and 2016's best-selling minivan, is just that: merely a refresh. Pictured above, it'll reach dealers later this year.

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In the meantime, FCA minivan market share rose to 55% in March 2017 from 48% one year ago.

You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly U.S. 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 minivans any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page. Mobile users can now thumb across the table to access the full width.

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Minivan	March 2017	March 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Chrysler Pacifica	9340	30	31,033%	25,052	140	17,894%
Chrysler Town & Country	95	14,200	-99.3%	341	37,228	-99.1%
Dodge Grand Caravan	15,602	13,124	18.9%	40,054	38,057	5.2%
Honda Odyssey	7727	11,224	-31.2%	21,027	27,439	-23.4%
Kia Sedona	2769	4241	-34.7%	6418	10,231	-37.3%
Mazda 5	2	75	-97.3%	5	205	-97.6%
Nissan Quest	620	1763	-64.8%	3870	5750	-32.7%
Toyota Sienna	9770	11,996	-18.6%	26,020	34,529	-24.6%
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Total	45,925	56,653	-18.9%	122,787	153,579	-20.0%

Source: Automakers

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Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - March 2017 YTD

Through the first one-sixth of 2017, Canadian auto sales had risen 3% compared with results during the same time frame in 2016, a significant increase given that 2016 was the best year ever for the Canadian auto industry.

Through the first one-quarter of 2017? With all-time record March sales in the third month of 2017, first-quarter sales rose 5% compared with the records set in 2016.

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Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - March 2017
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada - March 2017
Top 11 Best-Selling Pickup Trucks In Canada - March 2017

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General Motors claimed top spot among automakers with more than 30,000 sales, the best March total for GM Canada since 2008. With modest gains from Ford Motor Company and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, the industry soared 7% ahead of March 2016's pace, capitalizing  on huge light truck demand. Pickups, SUVs, crossovers, and vans accounted for 67% of the overall new vehicle market as passenger car volume dipped slightly. 

Ford remained the top-selling auto brand. Jaguar, Maserati, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, and Cadillac were the fastest-growing brands; Dodge and Nissan were the fastest-growing volume brands. Rare were the auto brands that didn't generate more sales in March 2017 – the best March ever for the Canadian auto industry – than in March 2016. Smart, Jeep, Volkswagen, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Lincoln, and Ram stuck out like sore thumbs.

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Claiming 7.2% of the overall market, the Ford F-Series was Canada's top-selling vehicle in March 2017.

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The Honda Civic, the third-best-selling vehicle, jumped 37% to 8145 sales, tops among cars. The Dodge Grand Caravan led all minivans with 5459 sales, ahead of the top-selling SUV, Nissan's Rogue, which jumped 63% to 4888 units.

Don't like to see automakers arranged alphabetically? Click column headers to sort automakers by March sales, year-over-year change, year-to-date totals, or any other order. Best seller lists for cars, trucks, and SUVs will be added in the next few hours. In the coming days, GCBC will also publish a complete list of year-to-date sales for every single vehicle line, a list which includes brand results. To find out what you can expect, you can see the 2016 year end version of that post here. You can always find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any brand by clicking the brand name in the table below or by selecting a make (or model) at GCBC's Sales Stats page. Mobile users can now thumb across the table for full-width access.

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February 2017 • March 2016 • Updated at 9:31 PM AT on 04.06.2017

Rank	Automaker	March 2017	% Change	2017 YTD	% Change	March 2017 Market Share	YTD  Market Share
#21	Acura	1783	4.4%	4039	6.2%	1.0%	1.0%
#34	Alfa Romeo	26	73.3%	30	30.4%	0.0%	0.0%
#17	Audi	2985	6.4%	6887	17.6%	1.6%	1.6%
#35	Bentley	22	340%	49	277%	0.0%	0.0%
#16	BMW	3181	3.8%	7855	2.7%	1.7%	1.9%
#22	Buick	1702	17.5%	3815	32.7%	0.9%	0.9%
#25	Cadillac	1212	28.0%	2623	7.4%	0.6%	0.6%
#2	Chevrolet	17,412	21.4%	34,562	10.3%	9.3%	8.2%
#20	Chrysler	1842	9.4%	4119	2.5%	1.0%	1.0%
#8	Dodge	9362	26.7%	19,799	22.1%	5.0%	4.7%
#31	Fiat	468	107%	947	116%	0.2%	0.2%
#1	Ford	25,840	0.3%	61,005	2.0%	13.8%	14.5%
#36	Genesis	15	---	61	---	0.0%	0.0%
#7	GMC	9789	26.1%	20,248	12.6%	5.2%	4.8%
#3	Honda	17,392	18.7%	36,932	14.8%	9.3%	8.8%
#6	Hyundai	11,087	-14.7%	24,128	-13.2%	5.9%	5.7%
#24	Infiniti	1292	13.5%	2800	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%
#26	Jaguar	746	227%	1315	235%	0.4%	0.3%
#12	Jeep	5917	-26.6%	15,998	-14.1%	3.2%	3.8%
#11	Kia	6346	6.1%	13,775	-1.4%	3.4%	3.3%
#23	Land Rover	1369	1.7%	2537	-4.6%	0.7%	0.6%
#18	Lexus	2124	15.9%	4857	14.0%	1.1%	1.2%
#27	Lincoln	640	-5.2%	1665	1.9%	0.3%	0.4%
#32	Maserati	122	198%	371	342%	0.1%	0.1%
#10	Mazda	6942	14.8%	15,484	15.8%	3.7%	3.7%
#13	Mercedes-Benz ^	4747	11.9%	12,413	19.9%	2.5%	2.9%
#30	Mini	510	3.0%	1156	5.2%	0.3%	0.3%
#19	Mitsubishi	1896	-10.6%	4439	-10.5%	1.0%	1.1%
#5	Nissan	14,523	26.7%	30,836	13.2%	7.7%	7.3%
#28	Porsche	624	16.6%	1399	28.3%	0.3%	0.3%
#9	Ram	8916	-1.9%	23,196	-3.5%	4.8%	5.5%
#33	Smart	43	-83.7%	93	-80.6%	0.0%	0.0%
#14	Subaru	4652	10.4%	10,422	10.4%	2.5%	2.5%
#4	Toyota	17,282	0.1%	40,130	-2.5%	9.2%	9.5%
#15	Volkswagen	4176	-22.4%	10,311	-15.5%	2.2%	2.4%
#29	Volvo	576	1.1%	1271	1.0%	0.3%	0.3%
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	General Motors	30,115	22.9%	61,248	12.1%	16.1%	14.5%
	FCA/Chrysler Group	26,531	0.2%	64,089	1.1%	14.1%	15.2%
	Ford Motor Company	26,480	0.2%	62,670	2.0%	14.1%	14.9%
	Toyota Motor Corporation	19,406	1.6%	44,987	-1.0%	10.3%	10.7%
	Honda Motor Company	19,175	17.2%	40,971	13.9%	10.2%	9.7%
	Nissan Motor Company/Mitsubishi	17,712	20.3%	38,075	8.9%	9.4%	9.0%
	Hyundai-Kia	17,448	-8.1%	37,964	-9.1%	9.3%	9.0%
	Volkswagen  Group *	7807	-10.5%	18,646	-2.7%	4.2%	4.4%
	Daimler	4790	6.3%	12,506	15.5%	2.6%	3.0%
	BMW-Mini	3691	3.7%	9011	3.0%	2.0%	2.1%
	Jaguar-Land Rover	2115	34.4%	3852	26.2%	1.1%	0.9%
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---	Total	187,808	6.7%	422,306	4.5%

Source: Automakers, Desrosiers, Global Automakers Of Canada & ANDC 
Red font indicates declining year-over-year volume
* Does not include Lamborghini or Bentley
^ Excluding Sprinter/Metris: up 12.3% to 4747 in March; up 16.9% to 10,760 in Q1.
° Scion is discontinued, now part of Toyota.

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