Tesla 3 is the best-selling electric car in Canada in 2022 – L’annuel de l’automobile
The Tesla Model 3 retained its spot as Canada’s best-selling electric car before its sibling, the Model Y, and the Ford Mustang Mach E rounded out the podium.
Another difficult year
2022 has been another tough year, especially if you’re among those looking to buy an electric car. The waiting period regularly exceeds 18 months and often almost two years. Overall sales in Canada were down about 20%.
More and more players
Big names like the Hyundai IONIQ 5, Volkswagen ID.4 and Kia EV6 were big players in 2022, as were several luxury EVs like the BMW iX, which had a successful first year. Of course, Tesla remained the EV sales champion in Canada, taking first and second place in 2022 EV sales. As usual, Tesla sales in Canada are not officially reported. Nevertheless, the following numbers provided by Automotive News’ data center are generally considered to be as accurate as possible when it comes to Tesla sales.
Tesla and Hyundai in the top 5
The Tesla Model 3 was the best-selling electric car in Canada in 2022, with approximately 14,400 units sold. The Model Y leapfrogged the Kona EV into second place last year with nearly 8,000 units, while the Mustang Mach-E dropped from fifth place to third place in 2021. The Hyundai Kona EV, which finished as the second best-selling EV in Canada in 2021, fell to fourth place, largely due to the fifth-placed IONIQ 5 having its first full year of production. With more than 10,000 Hyundai EVs sold in Canada last year, Hyundai has consistently outpaced every other automaker in Canada except for Tesla when it comes to total EV sales.
The Chevrolet Bolt also had a strong 2022. GM provided us with numbers for the Bolt EUV (6th place) and the Bolt (7th place). Combined, the Bolt was the 4th best-selling EV in Canada in 2022, selling 5,963 units. Volkswagen ID.4 (2166 units), Nissan LEAF (1542 units) and the new Kia EV6 (1460 units) complete the top tier. 10.
List of Top 10 Electrical Dealers in Canada
1- Tesla Model 3 14,400 units
2- Tesla Model Y 8000 units
3- Ford Mustang Mach-e 6,048 units
4- Hyundai Kona EV 5,665 units
5- Hyundai Ioniq 5 5,037 units
6- Chevrolet Bolt EUV 3399 units
7- Chevrolet Bolt 2564 units
8- Volkswagen ID.4 2,166 units
9- Nissan Leaf 1542 units
10- Kia EV6 1460 units
11- BMW iX 1296 units
12- Teskhla Model X 1200 units
13- Audi e-tron 1154 units
14- Audi Q4 e-tron 872 units
15- Mazda MX-30 812 units
16- Tesla model 800 pieces
17- BMW i4 758 units
18- Volvo XC 40 filling 750 pcs
19- Toyota bZ4X 702 units
20- Kia Soul EV 691 units
21- Porsche Taycan 596 units
22- Genesis GV60 529 units
23- Mercedes Benz EQS 458 units
24- Volvo C40 Refill 446 units
25- Kia Niro EV 433 units
26- Audi e-tron GT 223 units
27- Subaru Solterra 140 units
28- Mercedes Benz EQB 38 units
29- Jaguar i-Pace 36 units
30- Mercedes Benz EQS SUV 28 units
31- BMW i4 10 units
With information from Motor Illustrated
About the author
Benoit Charette / Owner and Editor-in-Chief Benoit Charette has been involved in automotive journalism for 30 years. He is the founder, owner and editor-in-chief of L’Annuel de l’automobile, which he has published since 2001. He hosted RPM and RPM+ on V and Legends of the Road in History. On the radio since 1986, he hosts the Cha tenu la route program and for the second year participates in the Passion Auto program on RDS, in addition to making the official website of L’Annuel de l’automobile online at dailyauto.
