Best-Selling Automotive Brands in Canada in 2018

With 297,902 vehicles sold last year, Ford tops the list of the best-selling automotive brands in Canada for 2018.

General Motors finished second with 288,310 sales last year while FCA came in third with 224,889 vehicles sold.

That said, all three automakers saw their sales fall last year with Ford experiencing a 3.4% drop in sales. GM saw its sales decrease by 4.8% while FCA recorded one of the sharpest drops of any automaker last year with a 15.8% decrease in sales.

Here is the complete list of the best-selling automotive brands in Canada in 2018.

Ford – 297,902 units sold

General Motors – 288,310 units sold

FCA – 224,889 units sold

Toyota – 207,535 units sold

Honda – 175,042 units sold

Nissan – 136,536 units sold

Hyundai – 127,839 units sold

Mazda – 73,869 units sold

Kia – 73,009 units sold

Volkswagen – 72,210 units sold

Subaru – 58,070 units sold

Mercedes-Benz – 49,414 units sold

BMW – 39,033 units sold

Audi – 36,908 units sold

Mitsubishi – 25,237 units sold

Lexus – 24,111 units sold

Acura – 20,337 units sold

Infiniti – 12,581 units sold

Land Rover – 10,196 units sold

Volvo – 9,217 units sold

Porsche – 8,904 units sold

MINI – 6,945 units sold

Jaguar – 4,349 units sold

Genesis – 1,441 units sold

Maserati – 764 units sold

smart – 345 units sold

It was a terrible year for Maserati which led the way in lost sales with a decrease of 38.7%. Unlike in the US where Genesis saw its sales tumble, the Canadian arm had a good year in 2018 with a 174.5% increase in sales. Mitsubishi also had an encouraging year with an 11.1% increase in sales. Volvo continued to push forward with a 29.8% increase in sales.

Overall it was an off year for automotive sales in Canada with passenger car sales dropping by 9.7%. Light truck sales slightly increased by 0.6%. Overall light vehicle sales were down 2.6%.