Something is seriously wrong with Canadians when the Pontiac Grand Am is #7 on the list.

Looks like the Civic has overtaken the hard charging M3 and regained the Best selling car in Canada label.

Funny how the Altima is outselling the Camry. Always thought Camry's were way overpriced anyway.

Those Corlla numbers are slightly padded IMO considering they include Matrix sales. I'd take a Corolla over a Civic though.

 

ya..canadians cant afford as much as americans generally anyways so the cheaper cars always sell good which would help explain the Grand Am as well.

 

I would take a grand am over a cavalier or sunfire any day.

But ya, the bottom line is cheap for most of these cars.

 

I'd venture to guess that the US list is not that different - mostly the same cars but probably in a bit different order.

 

actually i would say its somewhat different.

US top ten selling vehicles from jan 2004 to March 2004

Ford F-Series
200,661

Chevrolet Silverado
147,337

Dodge Ram
102,845

Toyota Camry / Camry Solara
96,180

Honda Accord
83,231

Honda Civic
73,149

Chevrolet Impala
72,624

Ford Taurus
68,679

Nissan Altima
63,029

Ford Explorer
60,195

 

You gotta seperate cars from trucks like on the Canadian list.

 

just look at the class/size of sedans on both lists..canadians are cheaper/smaller.

 

should say more enivornmental friendly

 

% of Canadians overweight or obese = 47.9% (1998, StatsCan)

% of Americans overweight or obese = 61% (1999, US Surgeon General)

No surprise that Americans buy more large cars than Canadians.

 

Well, this might also come from the fact that Canadians are poorer too.

 

very surpised, civics are still online top!


btw does any1 know where are mazda3's built?
is there a mazda plant in ontario?

 

Wouldn't rental fleet sales have a great deal of impact on those numbers?

 

On the Grand Am numbers yes. I've yet to see a Civic. M3 or Corolla as a rental.

 

actually. This goes for pretty much all the domestics on that list.

 

I have a rental Mazda3 now. I was surprised it was available, but a friend of mine rented a Protege once, so I guess it's nothing too new.

 

I guess the mazda's are getting in there because of the ford connection, and their relationship with rental companies.

 

Mazda 3 is made in Japan

Civic Si & coupe may not selling that well but sedan still very good because they are cheap hard to complete! Both Corolla & Civic is $188/mth! who can beat that!

 

there are a lot of civic rentals as well... i drove one a while ago and my friend got one too still (about 3wks she's had it)

 

You rented a Honda Civic? As in from Hertz, Enterprise, Avis, Thrifty, etc? It's not that I doubt you, it's just that I have never personally seen a rental Civic or any Honda for that matter. I have seen Camry, Taurus, Galant, Lancer, Cavalier, Ranger, Mustang, Impala, Expedition, Explorer, and on and on, even G35s. The only Honda fleet cars I've seen have been a few corporate cars or those rent-by-the-hour cars (they rent Civic Hybrids primarily, and are basically a car time-sharing service for large-city residents who other than occasionally don't need personal transport).

So, out of my curiousity, where have your friends and you rented Hondas, so that next time I'm on business maybe I can book a decent car instead of the sad Gallant I had last time?

 

Honda rents around 1% of Accords to fleet markets/rentals, so it's possible to see some Hondas. I'm just not sure about the "a lot" part that gilbo is talking about. Honda typically avoids the fleet market because it wants to retain the value of its used cars - and personally, I've never seen a Honda at any rental lot.

 

I rented from Dollar rent a car, not sure where my friend rented hers. civics seem to be a rental tats not hard to get a hold of. havent seen an accord available to rent though.

 

there are a lot of premium cars for rent now from the companies now..especially hertz..u can get a jag or lexus and etc...

 

While you might find one here and there it is not a standard thing.