Volvo, Genesis, Hyunda fare well in market down -13.3% – Best Selling Cars Blog

Volvo sales are up 1.5% year-on-year in April.

With a bit of delay we are now able to share with you selected April 2022 data for Canada. Note the Q1 2022 article has now been updated with a Top 42 All-brands and Top 280 All-models. According to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants, new light vehicle sales in April drop -13.3% year-on-year to 140,785 units. The Seasonally Adjusted Annualised Rate of sales is down to 1.44 million units vs 1.66 million in April 2021. DAC notes April 2021 was the first month when the microchip shortage made itself felt. The year-to-date tally is now down -12.6% to 477,824.

Among manufacturers still communicating monthly data, Toyota Motor follows the market at -13.5%, Hyundai-Kia performs well again at -7.3% but Honda Canada sinks -32%. Brand-wise, the only year-on-year gainers are Volvo (+1.5%) and Genesis (+111.6%) of small bases. Toyota is down -14.4%, Hyundai (-0.8%) and Lexus (-6.3%) limit their fall, while Subaru (-33.5%) and Honda (-31.1%) struggle. Looking at models with available April data, the Toyota Corolla (-6.2%) overtakes the Honda Civic (-11.4%) to snap the #1 Passenger Car title, with the Kia Seltos (+21.8%), Hyundai Venue (+26.2%), Subaru Outback (+21.4%), Honda HR-V (+29.5%) and Lexus RX (+14.3%) posting market defying gains near the top.

Previous month: Canada March 2022: Monthly sales off -19.8%, Q1 down -12.3%, Hyundai (+7.5%) shines again

One year ago: Canada April 2021: Market up 254.4% on 2020 but down -10% on 2019

Full April 2022 data for selected groups, brands and models below.

Canada April 2022 – groups:

Group	Apr-22	/21	2022	/21	FY21
Toyota Motor Co.	20,319	-13.5%	60,937	-13.1%	2
Hyundai-Kia	18,622	-7.3%	61,028	-0.4%	4
Honda Canada	8,715	-32.0%	33,914	-21.3%	6
Mazda	5,999	-13.2%	18,918	-13.8%	9
Subaru	3,455	-33.5%	14,159	-14.0%	10
Volvo Cars NA	1,048	1.5%	3,201	2.2%	14

Canada April 2022 – brands:

Brand	Apr-22	/21	2022	/21	FY21
Toyota	17,793	-14.4%	53,316	-14.8%	2
Hyundai	11,666	-0.8%	38,358	4.8%	4
Honda	7,761	-31.1%	29,578	-22.0%	3
Kia	6,374	-20.7%	21,221	-10.8%	8
Mazda	5,999	-13.2%	18,918	-13.8%	10
Subaru	3,455	-33.5%	14,159	-14.0%	13
Lexus	2,526	-6.3%	7,621	1.4%	17
Volvo	1,048	1.5%	3,201	2.2%	24
Acura	954	-38.5%	4,336	-16.0%	20
Genesis	582	111.6%	1,449	60.5%	30

Canada April 2022 – models:

Model	Apr-22	/21	2022	/21	FY21
Toyota RAV4	6,156	-22.3%	16,055	-31.9%	3
Toyota Corolla	3,444	-6.2%	8,151	-24.4%	8
Honda Civic	3,303	-11.4%	10,271	-5.6%	7
Hyundai Elantra	2,852	23.8%	8,721	25.2%	13
Mazda CX-5	2,748	-2.1%	8,190	-11.4%	12
Hyundai Kona	2,706	-14.2%	8,069	-19.4%	9
Kia Seltos	2,237	21.8%	4,852	-8.3%	25
Hyundai Tucson	1,995	-18.1%	6,444	-11.3%	14
Honda CR-V	1,796	-56.2%	9,624	-38.4%	6
Toyota Highlander	1,669	-8.6%	6,117	-1.3%	17
Hyundai Venue	1,381	26.2%	3,914	25.7%	37
Kia Sportage	1,365	4.7%	3,065	-24.5%	33
Subaru Outback	1,362	21.4%	4,031	15.9%	39
Mazda CX-30	1,217	6.1%	2,424	-31.8%	38
Honda HR-V	1,208	29.5%	3,631	37.1%	36
Toyota Tacoma	1,157	-38.6%	4,337	-0.5%	24
Hyundai Santa Fe	1,081	-28.3%	3,813	-17.3%	22
Toyota Camry	1,079	-4.7%	2,566	-24.9%	31
Mazda3	1,038	-5.9%	4,110	9.3%	35
Lexus RX	1,033	14.3%	3,295	22.8%	42
Subaru Crosstrek	1,027	-43.8%	5,056	-20.2%	15
Lexus NX	816	2.4%	2,272	0.8%	61
Toyota 4Runner	756	17.6%	2,635	-5.8%	52
Kia Forte	748	-51.8%	3,745	-6.3%	26
Toyota Tundra	742	23.1%	3,243	50.8%	68
Toyota Sienna	736	-23.1%	2,784	-13.8%	32
Kia Sorento	675	-36.8%	3,021	-2.5%	43
Toyota Corolla Cross	635	new	2,166	new	200
Hyundai Ioniq 5	571	new	2,650	new	240
Toyota Prius	562	-8.8%	1,629	-3.2%	73
Honda Accord	537	-32.3%	1,675	-20.6%	69
Hyundai Palisade	478	-28.2%	2,440	-1.4%	67
Hyundai Santa Cruz	452	new	942	new	193
Mazda CX-3	451	-45.5%	2,266	-3.1%	80
Genesis GV70	423	new	817	new	165
Toyota C-HR	418	-49.9%	1,591	-33.4%	53
Mazda CX-9	415	-42.0%	1,262	-37.3%	88
Honda Pilot	410	-42.7%	1,951	-34.7%	59
Acura RDX	370	-33.0%	2,141	1.4%	54
Subaru Forester	317	-71.3%	2,267	-31.4%	46
Kia Rio	288	-28.0%	1,268	-9.3%	79
Lexus IS	277	-16.1%	604	-24.1%	146
Toyota Venza	262	-47.0%	1,412	9.3%	70
Subaru Impreza	259	-21.3%	1,098	8.0%	92
Kia Soul	251	-68.5%	2,142	7.4%	60
Acura TLX	244	-8.6%	689	-13.8%	154
Acura MDX	234	-61.7%	1,149	-38.7%	81
Honda Passport	221	-7.1%	729	-8.5%	123
Honda Ridgeline	211	-26.7%	908	-16.8%	106
Hyundai Sonata	206	-27.2%	1,086	17.8%	102
Kia Telluride	199	-49.1%	940	-46.3%	97
Subaru Ascent	197	-35.6%	939	-8.5%	113
Kia Carnival	192	new	616	new	101
Subaru Impreza WRX	169	-56.1%	236	-72.9%	116
Kia Niro	168	-59.7%	786	-35.9%	93
Lexus ES	135	4.7%	453	2.7%	158
Lexus UX	123	-67.4%	626	-27.4%	115
Kia EV6	122	new	277	new	–
Hyundai Veloster	115	82.5%	259	83.7%	204
Toyota 86	112	761.5%	373	710.9%	263
Acura ILX	98	-15.5%	344	-6.3%	199
Kia K5	77	-34.7%	242	-35.8%	175
Subaru Legacy	74	-9.8%	242	-17.7%	191
Honda Odyssey	73	-78.9%	780	-37.2%	100
Genesis G70	73	-16.1%	359	48.3%	186
Mazda MX-30	72	new	316	new	256
Genesis GV80	65	-57.8%	189	-64.2%	163
Mazda MX-5 Miata	58	-69.5%	350	-31.1%	188
Kia Stinger	52	-62.6%	266	-38.4%	180
Subaru BRZ	50	19.0%	290	110.1%	219
Lexus LC	40	5.3%	80	8.1%	247
Lexus LX	35	-32.7%	117	-39.1%	223
Toyota Land Cruiser	31	10.7%	140	42.9%	226
Lexus GX	30	0.0%	100	-18.0%	229
Toyota Supra	26	-45.8%	42	-54.3%	224
Lexus RC	23	-30.3%	54	-25.0%	241
Lexus LS	14	180.0%	20	17.6%	270
Genesis G80	12	-60.0%	64	-44.3%	236
Hyundai Ioniq	11	-95.8%	202	-81.3%	108
Acura NSX	8	60.0%	13	30.0%	273
Toyota Sequoia	5	-90.4%	51	-68.5%	221
Toyota Mirai	3	n/a	23	4.5%	258
Honda Insight	2	-95.1%	4	-97.0%	237
Genesis G90	1	-75.0%	12	-33.3%	266

Sources: DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. (DAC), Association of International Automobile Manufacturers of Canada (AIAMC), Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association (CVMA)