Acura RDX sales are up 247.6% in July.
According to local consultancy Desrosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market slows down its growth in July to 8% year-on-year and an estimated 140,942 units. It is the 9th consecutive month of gains but this performance should be tempered by the fact July 2022 was off -16.2% on the year prior and the weakest July result in 21 years. Also, July 2023 is 18.8% below pre-pandemic July 2019. The year-to-date tally is now up 9.5% to 970,900. The Seasonally Adjusted Annualised sales Rate (SAAR) is at 1.55 million units, up 8.4% on last year.
Among groups still sharing monthly data, Toyota Motor (+6.9%) is shy, Honda Canada (+32.5%) soars and Hyundai-Kia (+13.5%) is solid. Brand-wise, Toyota (+5.1%) and Hyundai (+1.2%) trail the market whereas Acura (+91%), Subaru (+63.3%), Kia (+37.8%) and Honda (+28.2%) are euphoric. Volvo (+20.6%), Lexus (+20.4%) and Mazda (+13.5%) are also solid.
Over in the models aisle, the Toyota RAV4 gains 25.8%, but the Honda CR-V (+145.6%) is catching up. The Toyota Corolla (-43%) freefalls but stays well above the Honda Civic (-6.8%) in the passenger cars battle. The Hyundai Tucson (+6.6%) and Mazda CX-5 (+8.3%) are soft. In contrast the Subaru Outback (+401.1%) and Crosstrek (+50.1%) both surge, as do the Hyundai Kona (+31%), Toyota Corolla Cross (+114.6%) and Tacoma (+84.4%).
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Full July 2023 data for selected groups, brands and models below.
Canada July 2023 – groups:
| Group | Jul-23 | /22 | 2023 | /22 |
| Toyota Motor Co. | 19,871 | 6.9% | 127,399 | 3.6% |
| Hyundai-Kia | 17,938 | 13.5% | 119,690 | 6.9% |
| Honda Canada | 10,905 | 32.5% | 69,199 | 15.3% |
| Subaru | 5,133 | 63.3% | 30,027 | 20.1% |
| Mazda | 4,598 | 13.5% | 32,863 | 8.2% |
| Volvo Cars NA | 1,055 | 20.6% | 6,711 | 11.0% |
Canada July 2023 – brands:
| Brand | Jul-23 | /22 | 2023 | /22 |
| Toyota | 17,224 | 5.1% | 108,507 | -0.2% |
| Hyundai | 10,003 | 1.2% | 65,599 | -6.5% |
| Honda | 9,841 | 28.2% | 62,180 | 15.9% |
| Kia | 7,333 | 37.8% | 50,282 | 30.7% |
| Subaru | 5,133 | 63.3% | 30,027 | 20.1% |
| Mazda | 4,598 | 13.5% | 32,863 | 8.2% |
| Lexus | 2,647 | 20.4% | 18,892 | 32.0% |
| Acura | 1,064 | 91.0% | 7,019 | 10.6% |
| Volvo | 1,055 | 20.6% | 6,711 | 11.0% |
| Genesis | 602 | 1.5% | 3,809 | 14.8% |
Canada July 2023 – models:
| Model | Jul-23 | /22 | 2023 | /22 |
| Toyota RAV4 | 5,288 | 25.8% | 43,351 | 31.8% |
| Honda CR-V | 5,156 | 145.6% | 28,911 | 47.4% |
| Toyota Corolla | 2,953 | -43.0% | 15,208 | -24.6% |
| Hyundai Tucson | 2,777 | 6.6% | 15,741 | 19.8% |
| Mazda CX-5 | 2,341 | 8.3% | 13,420 | 1.4% |
| Honda Civic | 2,037 | -6.8% | 14,674 | -16.2% |
| Subaru Crosstrek | 1,900 | 50.1% | 10,351 | 17.8% |
| Subaru Outback | 1,829 | 401.1% | 8,257 | 33.1% |
| Hyundai Kona | 1,780 | 31.0% | 11,579 | -23.0% |
| Hyundai Elantra | 1,763 | -35.8% | 12,208 | -22.1% |
| Toyota Corolla Cross | 1,646 | 114.6% | 6,035 | 19.7% |
| Toyota Tacoma | 1,470 | 84.4% | 8,921 | 7.1% |
| Kia Sportage | 1,440 | 11.5% | 9,902 | 41.3% |
| Toyota Tundra | 1,273 | -16.1% | 6,832 | 2.9% |
| Kia Seltos | 1,251 | -15.6% | 11,519 | 30.2% |
| Hyundai Santa Fe | 1,117 | 14.2% | 7,422 | 9.0% |
| Hyundai Venue | 997 | -9.2% | 6,924 | -1.7% |
| Lexus RX | 951 | 9.6% | 6,986 | 19.1% |
| Kia Forte | 911 | 69.3% | 7,195 | 24.2% |
| Kia Niro | 847 | 3933.3% | 2,589 | 111.5% |
| Toyota Highlander | 781 | -31.6% | 9,264 | -11.5% |
| Honda HR-V | 680 | -25.6% | 5,752 | 18.4% |
| Kia Carnival | 670 | 155.7% | 4,151 | 183.9% |
| Mazda CX-30 | 658 | 30.8% | 6,843 | 62.6% |
| Lexus NX | 654 | -17.6% | 6,436 | 41.9% |
| Toyota Camry | 632 | -41.6% | 5,793 | -18.3% |
| Toyota Venza | 591 | 161.5% | 1,435 | -48.1% |
| Hyundai Ioniq 5 | 587 | 99.7% | 2,873 | -25.3% |
| Honda Pilot | 583 | -28.9% | 4,113 | 7.5% |
| Kia Sorento | 576 | 76.7% | 4,376 | -2.6% |
| Toyota Grand Highlander | 553 | new | 553 | new |
| Acura RDX | 497 | 247.6% | 3,544 | 27.8% |
| Mazda CX-90 | 489 | new | 1,555 | new |
| Kia EV6 | 449 | 225.4% | 1,411 | 111.5% |
| Mazda CX-50 | 444 | 123.1% | 2,326 | 118.6% |
| Hyundai Palisade | 442 | 76.1% | 4,745 | 8.4% |
| Toyota 4Runner | 429 | -10.4% | 3,413 | -26.6% |
| Honda Accord | 425 | 52.9% | 2,394 | -17.3% |
| Kia Telluride | 417 | 38.5% | 3,207 | 86.8% |
| Mazda3 | 416 | 0.2% | 5,575 | 3.5% |
| Toyota Prius | 409 | 44.5% | 1,541 | -41.6% |
| Toyota Sienna | 405 | 27.8% | 2,213 | -47.0% |
| Toyota bZ4X | 377 | new | 1,937 | new |
| Subaru Forester | 363 | -46.9% | 3,721 | -21.7% |
| Kia Soul | 358 | 140.3% | 2,016 | -39.7% |
| Lexus UX | 354 | 453.1% | 1,609 | 91.3% |
| Honda Passport | 347 | -35.5% | 1,696 | -2.5% |
| Subaru Ascent | 346 | -8.5% | 2,228 | 17.2% |
| Honda Odyssey | 343 | 880.0% | 2,684 | 124.0% |
| Acura MDX | 324 | 75.1% | 1,976 | 13.2% |
| Kia Rio | 299 | -57.5% | 2,693 | -8.0% |
| Genesis GV70 | 296 | 23.8% | 1,879 | 13.3% |
| Hyundai Santa Cruz | 273 | -12.5% | 2,230 | 20.3% |
| Honda Ridgeline | 270 | -66.5% | 1,955 | -2.8% |
| Lexus IS | 226 | 18.9% | 1,247 | -7.1% |
| Subaru WRX | 216 | -10.4% | 2,321 | 121.9% |
| Acura Integra | 160 | 23.1% | 723 | 145.9% |
| Hyundai Ioniq 6 | 158 | new | 803 | new |
| Lexus ES | 158 | -4.8% | 843 | -13.4% |
| Subaru Solterra | 155 | new | 924 | new |
| Subaru Impreza | 153 | 10.1% | 1,375 | -16.7% |
| Toyota Crown | 136 | new | 716 | new |
| Genesis GV80 | 131 | -33.8% | 708 | 25.1% |
| Lexus LX | 127 | 958.3% | 668 | 202.3% |
| Mazda CX-9 | 127 | -73.8% | 1,913 | -24.6% |
| Subaru BRZ | 112 | 166.7% | 617 | 75.3% |
| Hyundai Sonata | 109 | -34.7% | 1,067 | -36.0% |
| Genesis G70 | 99 | 41.4% | 659 | 3.0% |
| Toyota Sequoia | 79 | n/a | 362 | 609.8% |
| Acura TLX | 78 | 23.8% | 739 | -29.1% |
| Lexus RZ | 76 | new | 438 | new |
| Toyota Supra | 72 | 60.0% | 268 | 3.1% |
| Toyota 86 | 70 | -6.7% | 298 | -51.3% |
| Kia Stinger | 68 | 100.0% | 590 | 12.4% |
| Mazda MX-5 Miata | 67 | 116.1% | 861 | 91.3% |
| Subaru Legacy | 59 | 103.4% | 233 | -27.0% |
| Toyota Land Cruiser | 57 | 0.0% | 351 | 8.0% |
| Mazda MX-30 | 56 | -23.3% | 370 | -20.9% |
| Lexus GX | 55 | -26.7% | 473 | 95.5% |
| Kia K5 | 47 | -38.2% | 633 | 35.8% |
| Genesis GV60 | 44 | -20.0% | 254 | 14.9% |
| Genesis G80 | 32 | 3.2% | 280 | 27.3% |
| Lexus LC | 30 | 130.8% | 89 | -38.2% |
| Lexus RC | 15 | -6.3% | 85 | -30.9% |
| Acura ILX | 5 | -86.1% | 37 | -92.3% |
| Toyota Mirai | 2 | -33.3% | 13 | -68.3% |
| Lexus LS | 1 | 0.0% | 18 | -40.0% |
| Toyota C-HR | 1 | -99.5% | 3 | -99.9% |
| Genesis G90 | 0 | #DIV/0! | 29 | 123.1% |
| Honda Clarity FCV | 0 | -100.0% | 1 | -87.5% |
Source: Manufacturers, DAC
