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Small Luxury SUV Sales And Midsize Luxury SUV Sales In Canada - December 2011 And 2011 Year End

goodcarbadcar@gmail.com (The Good Car Guy) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:46:11 PST

December 2011 Small Lux SUV Sales Chart
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Little more than a decade ago, the vast majority of the luxury automakers shown in these tables and charts weren't building SUVs or crossovers. And if they were, the thought of developing multiple versions - one to compete with midsize luxury cars and another to rival their smallest sedans and wagons and maybe another to slot in between - was laughable. Fast forward to 2011 and these luxury utility vehicles were absolutely vital to the automakers' very existence.

A simple examination of each brand reveals this to be true. With the new X1 competing for sales in Canada, BMW's SAV total ascended to 12,946 in 2011, 43.5% of BMW Canada sales, 2.5 times the total achieved by the whole Mini brand. 48.9% of BMW sales in December stemmed from the X family. The MDX and RDX are Acura's first and third-best-selling models. Acura's luxury utilities out-sold Acura cars by 1794 units in 2011. The Q5 and Q7 make up just 20% of Audi's nameplates but they accounted for 36% of Audi's sales in 2011. The Q5 was Audi's second-best-selling model. Cadillac SRX sales rose 9.6% in 2011 as Cadillac's smaller luxury SUV went from being the brand's second-ranked model to its biggest volume seller.

2011 Year End Small
Lux SUV Sales Chart

Shall we go on? Volvo's XC60 was the brand's top-selling model. Along with the XC90, the two made up 38.5% of Volvo Canada's sales total. Without even considering the GL-Class, Mercedes-Benz's GLK and M-Class, two of the wide-ranging brand's four highest-volume models, made SUVs 32% of Benz's Canadian sales total. 42.2% of Infiniti sales in Canada in 2011 were luxury utilities, though the G20/G37 represents 51.9% of Infiniti's Canadian volume and clearly remains the brand's core model.

Care to continue? Read more on the subject of luxury SUV importance, along with more tables and charts, after the jump. You can also find monthly and yearly sales figures, both Canadian and American, by accessing the dropdown menu at the top right of this screen.

Small Luxury SUV	December 2011	% Change	2011	YTD % Change
Acura RDX	352	+ 15.8%	3070	- 2.9%
Audi Q5	247	+ 65.8%	4502	+ 47.1%
BMW X1	313	-----	2980	-----
BMW X3	375	+ 421%	4671	+ 64.5%
Cadillac SRX	235	- 6.0%	3197	+ 9.6%
Infiniti EX	104	+ 35.1%	1521	- 21.0%
Land Rover LR2	33	+ 3.1%	343	- 19.5%
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	150	-----	412	-----
Mercedes-Benz GLK	405	- 11.6%	5294	- 9.5%
Volvo XC60	174	- 2.8%	1865	+ 21.1%

December 2011 Midsize Lux SUV Sales Chart
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Lincoln's passenger car range has become so weak that the SUVs are more than just important or essential; they're pretty much all Lincoln has going for it in Canada. And by they we do mean it. The MKX accounted for 56.3% of all Lincoln Canada sales in 2011. Include the MKT and Navigator in the mix and Lincoln SUVs and crossovers out-sold Lincoln cars by 3282 units.

December was a rough month for the inventory-limited Porsche Cayenne, as it was for all Porsches, but Porsche Canada had a tremendous year overall. The Cayenne is Porsche's best-selling model with 49.9% of all Porsche Canada sales. 50.6% of all Lexus sales are RX350s or RX450h hybrids.

2011 Year End Midsize Lux SUV Sales Chart

And then there's Land Rover where, get this, 100% of the brand's Canadian (and global) sales were SUVs.

After just three months on sale, the Good 12-winning Range Rover Evoque quickly became the brand's fourth-ranked model, ahead of the LR2, and nearly surpassed the Range Rover. The Evoque, one of five Land Rover models, accounted for 40.9% of Land Rover sales in December.

Midsize Luxury SUV	December 2011	% Change	2011	YTD % Change
Acura MDX	333	- 26.0%	5334	- 11.0%
Acura ZDX	8	- 92.3%	129	- 85.1%
Audi Q7	75	- 30.6%	1565	+ 25.5%
BMW X5	310	- 17.1%	4155	+ 3.6%
BMW X6	85	+ 9.0%	1140	+ 12.1%
Infiniti FX	100	+ 37.0%	934	- 13.9%
Land Rover LR4	37	+ 27.6%	579	+ 10.9%
Land Rover Range Rover Sport	96	+ 6.7%	1475	+ 26.3%
Lexus GX	33	+ 3.1%	414	- 19.3%
Lexus RX	593	+ 39.5%	6760	- 8.4%
Lincoln MKT	53	- 3.6%	518	- 43.8%
Lincoln MKX	444	+ 5.2%	4595	+ 3.1%
Mercedes-Benz M-Class	449	- 7.6%	3846	- 0.6%
Porsche Cayenne	31	- 67.7%	1105	+ 31.7%
Volkswagen Touareg	110	+ 17.0%	1618	+ 129%
Volvo XC90	71	+ 1.4%	756	- 36.7%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC

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Are Americans Buying Fewer Trucks? Yes, Yes, And No

goodcarbadcar@gmail.com (The Good Car Guy) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:21:07 PST

Too little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Here's what you've heard: pickup truck sales are on the rise in America. You also remembering hearing that, in 2009, full-size pickup truck sales had steadily fallen year after year since 2004.

Clicking through truck sales figures by accessing the dropdown menu at the top right of this page is certainly informative, but it can be slightly misleading, as well. Yes, U.S. Ford F-Series sales fell each year from 2004 through 2009. Yes, Ford F-Series sales have increased both in 2010 and in 2011. Does this say something about the Ford F-Series or does it simply speak to the market as a whole?

America's six core full-size models, excluding the Chevrolet Avalanche and Cadillac Escalade EXT and any Lincoln entry, found 2,456,656 buyers in 2004 and just 1,117,706 buyers in 2009. It's hard to believe that pickup truck popularity died off that much relative to the popularity of passenger cars or SUVs or crossovers. In fact, during that period in which sales of those six trucks collectively dropped 54.5%, America's new vehicle market plunged 38.3%. Though the full-size truck market admittedly became less popular, sales weren't simply cut in half. America's new vehicle market was a much smaller playing field. Those six trucks were fighting for a slice of shrinking pie.

Nevertheless, the second chart in this post makes very clear that when the market shrunk, the market for America's six full-size offerings caved more precipitously. Those six trucks accounted for 14.5% of the overall new vehicle market in 2004 but just 10.7% in 2004. And now that the market has started to grow again - up to 11.6 million sales in 2010 and 12.8 million sales in 2011 - trucks are playing a larger role once again. The F-Series, Chevrolet Silverado, Dodge Ram, GMC Sierra, Nissan Titan, and Toyota Tundra accounted for 11.6% of the new vehicle market in 2010 and 11.7% in 2011.

All of this is explained by the two charts GoodCarBadCar compiled and inserted below. But it's not explained by simply scanning the sales figures for one vehicle and assuming the worst, or the best.

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Truck Sales And Minivan Sales In Canada - December 2011 And 2011 Year End

goodcarbadcar@gmail.com (The Good Car Guy) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:06:38 PST

December 2011 Minivan Sales Chart
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Last known as a model year 2009 vehicle, the Hyundai Entourage was still somehow sourced for purchasing in Canada in 2011. 49 were sold. On the pickup side of the ledger, where there are now only 15 nameplates, Mazda sold 661 B-Series pickups in Canada in 2011. That was enough to make the B-Series more popular than the Cadillac Escalade EXT.

As usual, the Dodge Grand Caravan was Canada's best-selling minivan in 2011. 56.6% of all minivan sold in Canada were Grand Caravans. In total, 61.4% of all minivans sold in Canada in 2011 were Chrysler products, or 62.3% if you include the Routan as a member of the Windsor-built Chrysler family. The Toyota Sienna's 1775-unit victory over the Honda Odyssey came as a result of the Sienna's 8.8% year-over-year increase. Odyssey sales were also up, but only by 5.2%. Canada's overall new vehicle market increased by less than 2%.

In the mini-minivan segment, a category which now includes the awkward-looking Chevrolet Orlando, the Kia Rondo finished 2011 70 sales ahead of the Mazda 5. 13,366 mini-minivans were sold in Canada in 2011, meaning one was sold for every four Grand Caravans. Dodge is currently advertising the Grand Caravan's base price as $19,995, identical to the price point of the basic Rondo and Orlando. Mazda's Canadian website has the 5 at $21,895.

Take a look after the jump at detailed December and 2011 sales info on pickup trucks in Canada. The Ford F-Series, as you might have guessed, was easily the best-selling truck line. And while Dodge's Ram was quite clearly the number two truck, GM's twins were 22,906 sales ahead. You can also see more on the pickup truck market from this Top 10 Best-Selling Trucks post for December and this one for 2011. Of course, monthly and yearly sales figures for all these models and every other nameplate currently on sale can be accessed through the dropdown menu at the top right of this page.

Minivan	December 2011	% Change	2011	YTD % Change
Chevrolet Orlando	349	-----	1128	-----
Chrysler Town & Country	240	+ 24.4%	4536	+ 8.6%
Dodge Grand Caravan	2973	- 24.0%	53,406	- 3.4%
Honda Odyssey	1027	+ 10.9%	9060	+ 5.2%
Kia Rondo	201	- 8.2%	6154	- 2.4%
Kia Sedona	49	- 52.0%	1290	- 20.1%
Mazda 5	339	- 11.0%	6084	- 19.2%
Nissan Quest	76	-----	1022	+ 5010%
Toyota Sienna	642	+ 11.3%	10,835	+ 8.8%
Volkswagen Routan	53	+ 6.0%	842	- 16.6%

Truck	December 2011	% Change	2011	YTD % Change
Cadillac Escalade EXT	20	+ 17.6%	217	+ 6.4%
Chevrolet Avalanche	286	- 19.4%	3667	- 0.1%
Chevrolet Colorado	294	- 4.5%	2694	- 32.0%
Chevrolet Silverado	3785	+ 7.2%	40,523	- 2.9%
Dodge Dakota	6	- 82.9%	1347	- 21.5%
Dodge Ram	5019	+ 21.6%	64,297	+ 18.5%
Ford F-Series	7952	+ 11.5%	96,325	- 1.6%
Ford Ranger	1006	- 13.5%	16,381	- 16.6%
GMC Canyon	228	- 23.0%	2293	- 32.8%
GMC Sierra	3938	- 8.1%	46,680	+ 2.7%
Honda Ridgeline	232	+ 34.1%	1713	- 46.5%
Nissan Frontier	197	+ 15.9%	2512	+ 10.6%
Nissan Titan	323	+ 56.0%	3103	+ 63.1%
Toyota Tacoma	686	+ 31.2%	7711	- 4.9%
Toyota Tundra	632	+ 73.6%	6847	- 9.4%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC

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Sporty Car Sales And Premium Sporty Car Sales In Canada - December 2011 And 2011 Year End

goodcarbadcar@gmail.com (The Good Car Guy) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:07:29 PST

December 2011 Sporty Car Sales Chart
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The cars showcased in this article formed just 1.7% of the Canadian new vehicle market in 2011. Collectively, they're about as popular as Canada's 13th-best-selling vehicle, the Volkswagen Jetta.

So why aren't you noticing all these Hyundai Velosters on Canadian roads? The answer to that question is fairly basic. The Veloster is only popular in comparison to other brand new cars. A vehicle like, say, the Volkswagen GTI, has had years to build up a population, so they're still easily outnumbering Velosters on Canadian roads. But there's a second, more import response: there just aren't that many Velosters being sold. These charts make you think there are, the fact that the Veloster's December total is way higher than anything in this chart makes you think there are, but this is a chart which displays niche vehicles. Of which the Veloster is a startlingly successful example.

Ford Mustang sales slid 15% in 2011 but it was still the most popular sports/sporty/sporting/muscle car in Canada. Chevrolet Camaro sales fell 9%; the Dodge Challenger was down 24%, so the Mustang was in good company. The Hyundai Genesis Coupe was down 10% in 2011 but December was its best December yet as sales jumped 42%. The Scion tC forged a market for itself, one which might be hard to keep a hold on when the Scion FR-S comes to town, pulling tC buyers upmarket and yanking what few buyers remain for the Nissan 370Z. The Z, by the way, was one of Canada's worst-selling cars in 2011, along with the Honda CR-Z, Mazda MX-5 Miata, Volkswagen Eos, Porsche Cayman, Nissan GT-R, and Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.

High-end sports car sales figures for December and 2011 as a whole can be seen after the jump with the accompanying market share pie charts. Sales info on all these models and every other model on sale today can be accessed through the dropdown menu at the top right of this page.

Sporty Car	December 2011	% Change	2011	YTD % Change
Audi A5	75	- 30.6%	1565	+ 25.5%
Audi TT	16	+ 220%	450	+ 41.1%
BMW Z4	16	+ 45.5%	345	- 8.2%
Chevrolet Camaro	160	+ 15.1%	3750	- 8.8%
Chevrolet Corvette	16	+ 6.7%	352	- 3.3%
Dodge Challenger	65	- 8.5%	2350	- 24.1%
Ford Mustang	163	- 45.1%	4433	- 15.3%
Honda CR-Z	14	- 77.4%	517	+ 59.1%
Hyundai Genesis Coupe	119	+ 41.7%	2809	- 9.8%
Hyundai Veloster	406	-----	1902	-----
Mazda MX-5 Miata	19	+ 46.2%	612	- 16.8%
Mazda RX-8	4	+ 33.3%	165	+ 48.6%
Mercedes-Benz SLK	21	+ 75.0%	375	+ 15.7%
Mitsubishi Eclipse	23	- 50.0%	590	- 30.7%
Nissan 370Z	17	- 52.8%	453	- 49.6%
Porche Boxster	3	- 25.0%	151	- 9.0%
Porsche Cayman	1	- 92.9%	136	- 3.5%
Scion tC	132	+ 159%	2045	+ 778%
Volkswagen Eos	25	- 3.8%	708	- 8.5%
Volkswagen GTI	118	+ 14.6%	1756	- 17.8%
Volvo C70	3	+ 50.0%	156	- 19.6%

Premium Sporty Car	December 2011	% Change	2011	YTD % Change
Audi R8	2	+ 100%	147	+ 7.3%
BMW 6-Series	34	+ 1600%	205	+ 236%
Dodge Viper	3	+ 50.0%	33	- 38.9%
Jaguar XK	16	+ 433%	148	+ 26.5%
Lexus LFA	-----	-----	4	-----
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	9	+ 28.6%	191	- 17.0%
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	10	+ 150%	110	- 0.9%
Nissan GT-R	1	0%	72	+ 16.1%
Porsche 911	10	- 60.0%	463	- 8.0%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC

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Large Car Sales And Large SUV Sales In Canada - December 2011 And 2011 Year End

goodcarbadcar@gmail.com (The Good Car Guy) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:49:14 PST

December 2011 Large Car Sales Chart
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Big cars were less popular in 2011 than they were in 2010, at least in Canada. And by less popular, we do mean way less popular. Toyota Avalon sales only slid 1.2%, but the Avalon is the least popular big mainstream car. Its paltry sales total placed it on Canada's Worst-Selling Cars list for 2011.

But it gets much worse than 1% declines. Buick LaCrosse sales fell 28%. The Chrysler 300 was down 27%. And Ford Taurus sales dropped 15%. Not a single one of these vehicles were selling in large numbers before they suffered such drastic declines.

Keep scrolling for a look at the December and 2011 sales performances of jumbo SUVs in Canada. Few fared well. Use the dropdown menu at the top right of this page to find monthly and yearly sales figures, both Canadian and American, for these models and every other car currently on sale in North America.

Large Car	December 2011	% Change	2011	YTD % Change
Buick LaCrosse	202	- 46.0%	2839	- 28.1%
Buick Lucerne	149	- 19.5%	2239	- 5.4%
Chevrolet Caprice PPV	-----	-----	4	-----
Chevrolet Impala	454	+ 8.6%	9287	- 18.8%
Chrysler 300	203	- 54.4%	3045	- 27.2%
Dodge Charger	145	- 31.3%	4137	- 11.3%
Ford Taurus	206	+ 10.8%	3264	- 15.2%
Nissan Maxima	186	+ 52.5%	2069	- 8.7%
Toyota Avalon	46	+ 64.3%	496	- 1.2%

Large SUV	December 2011	% Change	2011	YTD % Change
Chevrolet Suburban	126	+ 80.0%	1302	- 12.7%
Chevrolet Tahoe	137	+ 71.3%	1197	- 21.4%
Ford Expedition	118	- 39.5%	1677	+ 0.8%
GMC Yukon	177	+ 31.1%	1172	- 38.8%
GMC Yukon XL	123	- 1.6%	1189	+ 9.3%
Nissan Armada	57	+ 7.5%	611	+ 47.9%
Toyota Sequoia	75	- 21.1%	733	- 19.6%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC

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Small SUV Sales And Midsize SUV Sales In Canada - December 2011 And 2011 Year End

goodcarbadcar@gmail.com (The Good Car Guy) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:37:25 PST

December 2011 Small SUV Sales Chart
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In 2011, 34,285 people walked into General Motors dealerships in Canada and acquired either a Chevrolet Equinox or GMC Terrain. That statement proves just how successful the Ford Escape has been in the latter years of the first-gen Escape's lifespan. Escape sales rose 2.8% in 2011, a year in which the overall new vehicle market increased by less than 2%.

On a smaller scale, the RVR championed Mitsubishi to a victory over the Good 12-winning Nissan Juke, a very solid victory. The RVR beat the much more expensive Mini Countryman by 5501 sales, as well.

67% of the smallerish SUVs and crossovers which could possibly report a year-over-year increase in Canadian sales in 2011 did so. The Hyundai Santsa Fe, Jeep Patriot, Mitsubishi Outlander, Subaru Forester, Suzuki Grand Vitara, Toyota RAV4, and Volkswagen Tiguan did not.

After the jump you can see December 2011 and year end sales figures for midsize SUVs and crossovers. Use the dropdown menu at the top right of this page to find monthly and yearly sales figures, both U.S. and Canadian, for all these nameplates and every other vehicle currently on sale.

Small SUV	December 2011	% Change	2011	YTD % Change
Chevrolet Equinox	1600	- 20.0%	22,468	+ 16.7%
Dodge Journey	1917	+ 2.7%	29,021	+ 22.0%
Ford Escape	3001	- 10.0%	44,248	+ 2.8%
GMC Terrain	829	- 17.8%	11,817	+ 16.4%
Honda CR-V	1873	+ 6.8%	25,076	+ 0.6%
Honda Element	3	- 88.5%	180	- 52.6%
Hyundai Santa Fe	949	- 31.0%	24,121	- 13.5%
Hyundai Tucson	763	- 24.8%	14,309	+ 10.7%
Jeep Compass	395	+ 46.8%	6619	+ 43.6%
Jeep Patriot	502	- 29.9%	8421	- 21.7%
Jeep Wrangler	778	+ 47.3%	15,636	+ 41.3%
Kia Sorento	953	- 2.1%	15,105	+ 47.9%
Kia Sportage	354	+ 79.7%	7766	+ 122%
Mazda CX-7	657	+ 34.9%	6710	+ 50.2%
Mazda Tribute	235	+ 27.7%	3751	- 29.1%
Mini Countryman	135	-----	1563	-----
Mitsubishi Outlander	641	- 21.7%	5711	- 31.5%
Mitsubishi RVR	537	+ 63.2%	7064	+ 782%
Nissan Juke	435	+ 31.4%	4586	+ 456%
Nissan Rogue	1370	+ 52.4%	14,191	+ 7.5%
Subaru Forester	579	- 30.5%	8673	- 3.0%
Suzuki Grand Vitara	248	+ 8.8%	1904	- 33.0%
Toyota RAV4	2285	+ 92.5%	21,550	- 5.5%
Volkswagen Tiguan	451	+ 40.5%	5379	- 4.1%

Midsize SUV	December 2011	% Change	2011	YTD % Change
Buick Enclave	287	- 24.7%	3696	- 10.6%
Chevrolet Traverse	322	- 43.6%	5143	- 18.5%
Dodge Durango	284	+ 7000%	2549	+ 42,383%
Dodge Nitro	8	- 88.7%	465	- 57.8%
Ford Edge	1132	- 20.1%	15,633	- 8.3%
Ford Explorer	656	+ 101%	9406	+ 119%
Ford Flex	208	- 35.0%	2862	- 40.4%
GMC Acadia	339	- 25.5%	5207	+ 3.2%
Honda Pilot	335	- 20.8%	4366	- 13.7%
Hyundai Veracruz	121	+ 133%	1525	+ 23.7%
Jeep Grand Cherokee	950	- 5.1%	10,283	+ 41.7%
Jeep Liberty	64	- 51.5%	1950	- 34.8%
Mazda CX-9	130	- 3.7%	1283	+ 0.1%
Mitsubishi Endeavor	60	+ 76.5%	451	+ 18.1%
Nissan Murano	451	+ 16.8%	4862	+ 28.0%
Nissan Pathfinder	140	+ 5.3%	1880	+ 34.3%
Nissan Xterra	70	- 15.7%	1258	+ 21.0%
Subaru Tribeca	30	- 21.1%	460	- 14.2%
Toyota 4Runner	241	+ 0.8%	2580	- 8.5%
Toyota FJ Cruiser	63	+ 53.7%	639	- 19.8%
Toyota Highlander	505	- 9.2%	5574	+ 32.6%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC

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Small Car Sales And Midsize Car Sales In Canada - December 2011 And 2011 Year End

goodcarbadcar@gmail.com (The Good Car Guy) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:54:06 PST

While the end of the compact car sales race revealed itself quite capably in the list of Canada's 25 best-selling cars, a list which was absolutely full of compact cars, the subcompact race is more easily seen in first table below.

December 2011 Small Car Sales Chart
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Year-over-year, Hyundai Accent sales slid 7.2%, but the Accent ended 2011 by picking up a head of steam, a fact made visible by December's 72% boost. The Accent beat the Nissan Versa by 7783 sales to win the segment. In third place, Ford's Fiesta found 13,064 buyers.

The Fiesta's long-lost-brutha-from-anotha-mutha, the Mazda 2, was next up with 9020 sales. Toyota's Yaris surged at the end of the year and ended 2011 with a Canadian sales total of 7968. The combined efforts of the Aveo and its replacement, the Sonic, afforded Chevrolet 7472 sales. The Kia Rio's 6849-unit total placed it way ahead of the worst-selling Honda Fit.

This table shows that the Fiat 500 out-sold the Mini Cooper. What you don't see here (but can see elsewhere) is that the Fiat 500 out-sold the Mini Cooper hatch and Countryman combined. This means Fiat also out-sold the Scion brand.

There were a bunch of cars just starting off in 2011. Chevrolet sold 1241 copies of the aforementioned Sonic in 2011. GM Canada just began selling the Buick Verano in December. The Fiat 500 has only been on sale since February, and though not such a hit south of the border, the Cinquecento's been a roaring success in Canada. The Mitsubishi i and Scion iQ will forever remain niche market cars, but give them some time to grow more of a following and they will. Maybe.

A midsize table and the accompanying charts can be perused after the jump. Detailed sales figures for all these models and every other car currently on sale in North America can be found by accessing the dropdown menu at the top right of this page. December's Canadian sales figures are pouring out in this section of GoodCarBadCar - 2011 results can be seen by scrolling through this label.

Small Car	December 2011	% Change	2011	YTD % Change
Buick Verano	32	-----	32	-----
Chevrolet Aveo/Sonic	480	- 22.6%	7472	+ 7.4%
Chevrolet Cruze	1874	+ 20.8%	33,900	+ 965%
Chevrolet HHR	51	- 56.8%	1214	- 31.9%
Dodge Caliber	112	- 65.3%	4919	- 32.4%
Fiat 500	284	-----	5392	-----
Ford Fiesta	666	+ 1.1%	13,064	+ 195%
Ford Focus	1505	- 2.8%	25,736	+ 9.7%
Honda Civic	5525	+ 23.0%	55,090	- 4.2%
Honda Fit	33	- 98.0%	2835	- 64.1%
Hyundai Accent	1389	+ 71.7%	22,280	- 7.2%
Hyundai Elantra	1975	+ 0.2%	44,970	+ 30.1%
Kia Forte	576	- 22.1%	13,984	+ 3.0%
Kia Rio	412	+ 36.9%	6849	- 13.2%
Kia Soul	480	+ 1.9%	11,651	+ 18.2%
Mazda 2	472	- 25.6%	9020	+ 215%
Mazda 3	2748	+ 3.4%	37,224	- 22.0%
Mini Cooper	317	+ 0.6%	3592	- 20.2%
Mitsubishi i MiEV	16	-----	23	-----
Mitsubishi Lancer	788	+ 60.5%	6632	- 24.3%
Nissan Cube	28	- 79.6%	459	- 84.0%
Nissan Sentra	759	+ 58.5%	12,880	- 12.1%
Nissan Versa	919	+ 31.1%	14,497	- 7.9%
Scion iQ	8	-----	8	-----
Scion xB	106	+ 12.8%	1529	+ 317%
Scion xD	65	+ 103%	1138	+ 1341%
smart fortwo	179	+ 24.3%	1851	- 8.3%
Subaru Impreza	1161	+ 73.0%	7664	- 11.5%
Suzuki SX4	209	- 37.2%	2969	- 40.3%
Toyota Corolla	2688	+ 27.7%	36,663	- 5.2%
Toyota Matrix	900	- 21.0%	14,895	- 22.0%
Toyota Yaris	795	+ 59.3%	7968	- 42.3%
Volkswagen Beetle	98	+ 66.1%	380	- 52.4%
Volkswagen Golf	848	+ 2.8%	13,919	- 23.0%
Volkswagen Jetta	1607	- 25.6%	26,749	+ 81.3%

December 2011 Midsize Car Sales Chart
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Let's keep it simple: the best-selling midsize car in Canada in 2011 was the Ford Fusion. Sales dipped, but the Fusion held off the Hyundai Sonata with a measure of ease. Following the Sonata was Toyota's unconventional midsize car contender, the crossoverish Venza, seller to 13,159 buyers. Before we get to the Camry, Malibu, Accord, Chrysler 200, Outback, Avenger, and Mazda 6 we must first make a stop at the Nissan Altima, sales of which slid 7% to 12,537.

There are other unconventional contenders in the table below. You already read about the car-that-is-an-SUV Outback. In the hybrid/electric crowd, the Toyota Prius came out victorious, but only because the Prius V didn't have enough months to build up its total. In just three months - really just two and a bit - the Prius V found 553 buyers. The Chevrolet Volt beat the Honda Insight (by 33) which beat the Nissan LEAF by 72 sales in the battle of irrelevant sales totals.

Midsize Car	December 2011	% Change	2011	YTD % Change
Buick Regal	289	+ 63.3%	2846	+ 247%
Chevrolet Malibu	501	- 32.9%	10,913	- 16.6%
Chevrolet Volt	32	-----	275	-----
Chrysler 200	470	+ 1019%	7474	+ 124%
Dodge Avenger	112	- 75.4%	4680	+ 33.9%
Ford Fusion	873	- 19.5%	18,404	- 5.0%
Honda Accord/Crosstour	476	- 67.8%	8769	- 40.2%
Honda Insight	6	- 94.4%	242	- 78.7%
Hyundai Sonata	711	- 6.0%	16,343	+ 17.9%
Kia Optima	383	+ 1496%	2187	+ 281%
Mazda 6	264	- 27.9%	3676	- 39.7%
Mitsubishi Galant	9	- 70.0%	40	- 89.0%
Nissan Altima	960	+ 37.7%	12,537	- 6.6%
Nissan LEAF	59	-----	170	-----
Subaru Legacy	185	- 27.2%	3115	- 4.7%
Subaru Outback	538	- 2.5%	7072	+ 10.5%
Suzuki Kizashi	32	- 53.6%	734	+ 6.7%
Toyota Camry	1289	+ 152%	12,234	- 0.1%
Toyota Prius	57	- 49.1%	1581	- 46.7%
Toyota Prius V	262	-----	553	-----
Toyota Venza	1098	+ 61.5%	13,159	+ 5.5%
Volkswagen Passat	373	+ 87.4%	3009	- 17.4%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
109 of the Aveo/Sonic's December total was Aveo. 6231 of the year end total was Aveo-sourced.
Chrysler 200 year-over-year numbers are contrasted with the Sebring.

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Top 30 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - 2011 Year End

goodcarbadcar@gmail.com (The Good Car Guy) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:12:24 PST

The Volvo S60 was Canada's 31st-best-selling
premium vehicle in 2011

The Hyundai Genesis was sold 3625 times in Canada in 2011. There's no doubt that the $53,499 Genesis 5.0 R-Spec is a luxury car, so why don't the 3625 Genesis sales net the Hyundai a 13th-place finish on this list of Canada's 30 best-selling premium vehicles? After all, the Genesis was granted 14th spot in the U.S. edition.

Here's the Hyundai's problem, a problem we, as sales stats addicts, would rather Hyundai Canada didn't fix: we know that only 816 of those Genesis sales were Genesis sedans. Hyundai says so. There's no convincing GoodCarBadCar that the Genesis Coupe is a "premium vehicle", so the Genesis goes into the Canadian fight with just 816 sedan sales, whereas Hyundai USA doesn't split the two cars and entered the U.S. fight with 32,998 sales. What about the Equus? Only 116 were sold, not a bad achievement, but not nearly good enough to enter this hallowed ground.

As for the cars you do see here, BMW's 3-Series came out on top despite its 20% year-over-year decline. Just as the Mercedes-Benz C-Class is getting close, there's a very good all-new Good 12-winning 3-Series. The 3-Series and C-Class have other rivals in fourth, 13th, 17th, 21st, and 27th, even 14th, 23rd, and 25th if you want to be loose about things. The Lexus RX was third on this list, but among premium utilities, the RX's victory was 1426 units strong in an off year. America's best-selling premium vehicle was the Lincoln MKX. Sales of the Ford Edge-based crossover increased 3% in a market which grew 1.9%. Keep in mind, Detroit's second-best-selling premium vehicle in Canada wasn't a car, either. The Cadillac SRX beat the CTS by 149 sales.

The Acura ILX is the next Civic-based Acura, following up on
the 1.6EL, 1.7EL, and CSX. It'll be sold in America, too.

For those who struggle to consider the Mercedes-Benz B-Class and Honda Civic-based Acura CSX to be premium contenders, a continuation of the top 30 would reveal the Volvo S60, Lincoln MKZ, Range Rover Sport, Lexus CT200h, Audi A3, and BMW X6 to be the next-best-selling vehicles. You can find monthly and yearly sales figures for those models and every other nameplate on sale by accessing the dropdown menu at the top right of this page.

Rank	Best-Selling Luxury Vehicle	2011	2010	% Change
#1	BMW 3-Series	11,226	14,009	- 19.9%
#2	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	9447	8090	+ 16.8%
#3	Lexus RX	6760	7383	- 8.4%
#4	Audi A4	5480	5211	+ 5.2%
#5	Acura MDX	5334	5994	- 11.0%
#6	Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class	5294	5852	- 9.5%
#7	BMW X3	4671	2840	+ 64.5%
#8	Lincoln MKX	4595	4458	+ 3.1%
#9	Audi Q5	4502	3060	+ 47.1%
#10	BMW X5	4155	4012	+ 3.6%
#11	Mercedes-Benz E & CLS-Class	3898	3914	- 0.4%
#12	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	3846	3871	- 0.6%
#13	Infiniti G	3603	4408	- 18.3%
#14	Acura TL	3229	2895	+ 11.5%
#15	Cadillac SRX	3197	2918	+ 9.6%
#16	Acura RDX	3070	3163	- 2.9%
#17	Cadillac CTS	3048	2974	+ 2.5%
#18	BMW X1	2980	-----	-----
#19	BMW 5-Series	2963	2382	+ 24.4%
#20	Mercedes-Benz B-Class	2440	2994	- 18.5%
#21	Lexus IS	2235	2233	+ 0.1%
#22	Audi A5	1948	2309	- 15.6%
#23	Lexus ES	1892	2688	- 29.6%
#24	Volvo XC60	1865	1540	+ 21.1%
#25	Acura CSX	1795	2064	- 13.0%
#26	Mercedes-Benz G & GL-Class	1722	1437	+ 19.8%
#27	Acura TSX	1659	2297	- 27.8%
#28	Audi Q7	1565	1247	+ 25.5%
#29	BMW 1-Series	1556	1764	- 11.8%
#30	Infiniti EX	1521	1925	- 21.0%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales

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Top 30 Best-Selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - December 2011

goodcarbadcar@gmail.com (The Good Car Guy) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:14:22 PST

The Infiniti FX was Canada's
31st-best-selling premium vehicle in December

In the lead-up to the launch of BMW's F30 3-Series, Canadian sales of the current E90 3-Series are in free fall. The BMW ended December 2011 as Canada's second-best-selling premium car, no mean feat, but sales plunged 40%, year-over-year. The Mercedes-Benz C-Class, a direct 3-Series rival, was up 18% in December, enough to earn a victory as Canada's best-selling premium vehicle and Canada's 13th-best-selling car overall.

Canada's favourite premium utility vehicle in December was the Lexus RX. Other SUVs and crossovers in the top ten included the Mercedes-Benz M-Class, Lincoln MKX, Mercedes-Benz GLK, BMW X3, and Acura RDX. Not including the Volvo XC70 - it's just a V70 on stilts - 16 members of this list of Canada's top 30 best-selling premium vehicles were SUVs/crossovers. The list includes a new GoodCarBadCar Good 12 winner, the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque.

Aside from the 3-Series' dreadful 40% decline, no year-over-year fall (among cars in the top 30) was worse than the Cadillac CTS's 29% plunge. The Acura MDX fell 26%. Infiniti G sales slid 24%. On the flip side, BMW X3 sales jumped 421% - BMW didn't really have any X3s to sell in December 2010. The same story was true at Volvo where sales of the gorgeous S60 jumped 304%. Audi Q5 sales rose 66% and the Acura TL was up 56%.

The list showing Canada's 30 best-selling luxury vehicles for 2011 can be viewed here. Check out December's top 30 below and examine November's edition for some context. You can always find monthly and yearly sales figures for these models and every other nameplate on sale by accessing the dropdown menu at the top right of this page.

Rank	Best-Selling Luxury Vehicle	December 2011	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
#1	Mercedes-Benz C-class	946	+ 18.3%	9447	+ 16.8%
#2	BMW 3-Series	742	- 39.5%	11,226	- 19.9%
#3	Lexus RX	593	+ 39.5%	6760	- 8.4%
#4	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	449	- 7.6%	3846	- 0.6%
#5	Lincoln MKX	444	+ 5.2%	4595	+ 3.1%
#6	Acura TL	437	+ 56.1%	3229	+ 11.5%
#7	Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class	405	- 11.6%	5294	- 9.5%
#8	BMW X3	375	+ 421%	4671	+ 64.5%
#9	Acura RDX	352	+ 15.8%	3070	- 2.9%
#10	Mercedes-Benz E & CLS-Class	338	+ 5.6%	3898	- 0.4%
#11	Acura TSX	338	+ 4.6%	1659	- 27.8%
#12	Acura MDX	333	- 26.0%	5334	- 11.0%
#13	BMW X1	313	-----	2980	-----
#14	BMW X5	310	- 17.1%	4155	+ 3.6%
#15	Audi A4	262	+ 21.9%	5480	+ 5.2%
#16	Infiniti G	248	- 24.2%	3603	- 18.3%
#17	Audi Q5	247	+ 65.8%	4502	+ 47.1%
#18	BMW 5-Series	241	- 19.4%	2963	+ 24.4%
#19	Cadillac SRX	235	- 6.0%	3197	+ 9.6%
#20	Volvo XC60	174	- 2.8%	1865	+ 21.1%
#21	Cadillac CTS	165	- 28.6%	3048	+ 2.5%
#22	Mercedes-Benz G & GL-Class	154	- 7.8%	1722	+ 19.8%
#23	Lexus ES	152	- 1.9%	1892	- 29.6%
#24	Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	150	-----	412	-----
#25	Lexus IS	143	- 1.4%	2235	+ 0.1%
#26	Lexus CT200h	136	-----	1350	-----
#27	Volkswagen Touareg	110	+ 17.0%	1618	+ 129%
#28	Volvo S60	109	+ 304%	1519	+ 630%
#29	Infiniti EX	104	+ 35.1%	1521	- 21.0%
#30	Volvo XC70	103	+ 47.1%	942	- 17.7%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales

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Top 10 Worst-Selling Cars In Canada - 2011 Year End

goodcarbadcar@gmail.com (The Good Car Guy) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:17:19 PST

The worst-selling car in Canada in 2011 was the Acura ZDX, or the Honda Insight, or the Saab 9-5. It depends how you shake the numbers.

Based on the rules GoodCarBadCar lays out at the bottom of this post, no vehicle found fewer buyers in Canada last year than the Saab 9-5. But do we consider the 9-5 a candidate for worst seller status when Saab is dead? If not, that makes the Acura RL Canada's worst-selling car, a status it definitely deserves.

And do we consider the Honda Insight a candidate for worst seller status when Honda Canada all but ignored the Insight over the last year? If not, that makes the Nissan 370Z Canada's worst-selling car, only the 370Z's $40,978 makes the Nissan sports car more worthy of the premium list, leaving the Nissan Cube to headline the second table.

GoodCarBadCar configured Canada's 2010 worst-selling cars list quite differently, but it's worth a look for a bit of comedy. The U.S. versions of these tables can be viewed here, and don't forget you can always find monthly and yearly sales figures for these models and every other nameplate on sale by accessing the dropdown menu at the top right of this page.

Rank	Worst-Selling Car By Percentage Decline	% Drop	2011	2010
#1	Acura ZDX	- 85.1%	129	863
#2	Nissan Cube	- 84.0%	459	2864
#3	Honda Insight	- 78.7%	242	1136
#4	Honda Fit	- 64.1%	2835	7900
#5	Lexus HS250h	- 58.7%	308	746
#6	Nissan 370Z	- 49.6%	453	899
#7	Lexus GS	- 49.0%	128	251
#8	Honda Ridgeline	- 46.5%	1713	3200
#9	Lincoln MKT	- 43.8%	518	922
#10	Toyota Yaris	- 42.3%	7968	13,817

Rank	Worst-Selling Non-Premium Car By Volume	2011	2010	% Change
#1	Honda Insight	242	1136	- 78.7%
#2	Nissan 370Z	453	899	- 49.6%
#3	Nissan Cube	459	2864	- 84.0%
#4	Subaru Tribeca	460	536	- 14.2%
#5	Toyota Avalon	496	502	- 1.2%
#6	Honda CR-Z	517	325	+ 59.1%
#7	Nissan Armada	611	413	+ 47.9%
#8	Mazda MX-5 Miata	612	736	- 16.8%
#9	Toyota FJ Cruiser	639	797	- 19.8%
#10	Volkswagen Eos	708	774	- 8.5%

Rank	Worst-Selling Car By Volume (All Vehicles)	2011	2010	% Change
#1	Saab 9-5	52	-----	-----
#2	Acura RL	56	64	- 12.5%
#3	Nissan GT-R	72	62	+ 16.1%
#4	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	110	111	- 0.9%
#5	Lexus LX570	114	180	- 36.7%
#6	Saab 9-3	115	2	+ 5650%
#7	Hyundai Equus	116	-----	-----
#8	Lexus GS	128	251	- 49.0%
#9	Acura ZDX	129	863	- 85.1%
#10	Porsche Cayman	136	141	- 3.5%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
Vehicle must have been on sale throughout and until the end of 2011, must not have been officially cancelled by its manufacturer, and must have been showcased on manufacturer's website through the end of the year.

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