Commercial Van Sales In Canada - April 2016 YTD

Canada's auto industry registered a 14% year-over-year increase in sales of commercial vans as the small sub-segment recorded rapid growth but remained a relatively small niche. 

Only 18.8% of the commercial vans sold in Canada in April 2016 were "small", including the midsize Mercedes-Benz Metris. Canada's leading commercial van, the full-size Ford Transit, easily outsold the whole small commercial van sub-segment on its own.

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - April 2016 YTD

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Transit sales dipped slightly, year-over-year, but Ford nevertheless grabbed one-third of the full-size market with the Transit. Moreover, sales of the E-Series rose to a 20-month high.

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Ram's vans, the ProMaster and ProMaster City, combined for a market share increase from 5.6% in April 2015 to 11.8% in April 2016. 

Mercedes-Benz grabbed 12.5% of the Canadian commercial van market in April as the Metris, reviewed by GCBC earlier this week, posted its best results yet.

You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canadian auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page. These tables are sortable, so you can rank commercial vans any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • March 2016 • April 2015

Van	April 2016	April 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet City Express ²	91	81	12.3%	323	240	34.6%
Chevrolet Express ³	381	269	41.6%	1105	860	28.5%
Ford E-Series ³	619	461	34.3%	1692	997	69.7%
Ford Transit ³	1139	1173	-2.9%	2767	2477	11.7%
Ford Transit Connect ²	258	216	19.4%	913	950	-3.9%
GMC Savana ³	441	620	-28.9%	1719	1732	-0.8%
Mercedes-Benz Metris ²	130	---	---	368	---	---
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter ³	389	442	-12.0%	1294	1446	-10.5%
Nissan NV ³	50	66	-24.2%	206	224	-8.0%
Nissan NV200 ²	169	102	65.7%	625	437	43.0%
Ram Cargo Van ²	---	47	-100%	---	800	-100%
Ram ProMaster ³	354	115	208%	848	1046	-18.9%
Ram ProMaster City ²	135	40	238%	858	528	62.5%
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Full-Size Commercial Vans ³	3373	3146	7.2%	9631	8782	9.7%
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Small Commercial Vans ²	783	486	61.1%	3087	2955	4.5%
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Total	4156	3632	14.4%	12,718	11,737	8.4%

Source: Automakers

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