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Civic, F-Series trucks are Canada's most popular




The Honda Civic and the Ford F-Series pickups were the most popular vehicles in Canada last month, according to a report from an Ontario-based analyst.
The Dennis Desrosiers Report listed the Top 10 selling vehicles in Canada for the month of February and found that 3,208 Civics were sold north of the border, while Ford’s F-Series, which includes the F-150, sold 4,986 units.
Following the Honda Civic, the rest of the passenger cars on the list were the Mazda 3, Chevrolet Cobalt, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Yaris, Pontiac Pursuit/G5, Ford Focus, Toyota Camry, Dodge Caliber and Nissan Altima.

Honda’s dominance in the segment has been eroded over the years, as several new entries are making headway with Canadian consumers.

“It is very early but for the first time since 1999, the Honda Civic is being challenged for the position of best-selling passenger car,” said Desrosiers, an auto analyst and publisher of the report.

He notes that Civic sales were down 20% last month compared to a year ago, while sales of the Mazda 3 were up nearly 25%.

On the light truck and crossover side, Desrosiers said the Dodge Caravan, GMC Sierra, Dodge Ram Pickup, Chevrolet Silverado, Ford Ranger, Ford Escape/Hybrid, Hyundai Santa Fe, Chevrolet Uplander and Honda CR-V rounded out the Top 10.

“The consumer is still moving towards small entry-level vehicles which were up 9.1% on the month and 12.5% on the year,” Desrosiers said. “And the consumer is still moving away from midsized family vehicles which are down 12.3% on the month and 12.8% on the year.”