Honda Civic, Ford F-Series top Canadian car, truck sales in first quarter

by Greg Keenan

The perennial leaders in car and truck sales remain on top of the list after the first quarter of 2014.

The Honda Civic compact leads the car sales rankings ahead of the Hyundai Elantra and Toyota Corolla, while the Ford F-Series pickup leads the truck rankings and is the overall best-selling vehicle despite a 6-per-cent decline in sales.

Industry sales rose 1 per cent in the first three months of the year, slightly ahead of the record pace of last year. Canadians bought 358,392 vehicles in the first three months, compared with 355,212 vehicles in the same period a year earlier.

Data compiled by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. show that purchases of compact sport utility vehicles soared 20 per cent in the three months ended March 30, pushing that segment close to compact cars as the largest segment in the market.

“They are fuel efficient and are configured for optimum utility and are displacing some of the volume we normally see in the compact car segment which is down by 2.7 per cent,” analysts at DesRosiers said Wednesday.

Here’s a look at Canada’s top 10 cars and light trucks, year-to-date through March, 2014:

	Passenger Cars	2014	2013	% gain/loss
1	Honda Civic	12,407	11,287	9.9
2	Hyundai Elantra	10,373	11,337	-8.5
3	Toyota Corolla	9,162	7,881	16.3
4	Mazda3	8,286	8851	-6.4
5	Chevrolet Cruze	6,916	6,579	5.1
6	Volkswagen Jetta	6,179	7,024	-12.0
7	Ford Focus	3,900	4,734	-17.6
8	Hyundai Accent	3,885	3,764	3.2
9	Honda Accord	3,448	3,726	-7.5
10	Ford Fusion	3,339	4,398	-24.1

	Light Trucks	2014	2013	% gain/loss
1	Ford F-Series	24,383	25,870	-5.7
2	Ram Pickup	18,367	17,987	2.1
3	Dodge Caravan	11,130	10,055	10.7
4	Ford Escape	9,137	8,411	8.6
5	GMC Sierra	9,095	9,431	-3.6
6	Chevrolet Silverado	7,343	8,186	-10.3
7	Honda CR-V	6,764	5,785	16.9
8	Toyota RAV4	6,687	6,678	0.1
9	Hyundai Santa Fe Sport	6,194	5,711	8.5
10	Nissan Rogue	6,092	3,429	77.7

Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultants

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