The Toyota Corolla is now the best-selling car in Canada

The Toyota Corolla finished 2022 with over 33,000 vehicles sold, and in the process surpassed the Honda Civic as the best-selling car not just in its segment, but in Canada as a whole. This is a significant milestone for the Corolla which was always a top seller on the Canadian market and one of the best-selling vehicles ever built in the world. Still, the Corolla wasn't at the top of the sales charts in its segment until last year. The popularity of the Toyota Corolla can be explained in multiple different ways but it all starts with its impressive reliability and safety.

The Toyota Corolla has always stood out as one of the most dependable cars in Canada. It is no surprise that you see so many Corolla vehicles on the road. Buyers looking for a vehicle that will never let them down while also providing a low cost of ownership always turn to the Corolla.

The impressive safety features that come standard on the current generation of the Toyota Corolla also explain the popularity of the model. Compared with other compact sedans like a Honda Civic, the Corolla provides more advanced features and driver assistance technologies standard. The Corolla also received the upgraded Toyota Safety Sense 3.0 suite of active technologies last year which pushes the safety technology to a level you will not see elsewhere in the segment. The 2023 Toyota Corolla can detect and automatically brake for other vehicles, pedestrians, and even cyclists, it offers radar-based automatic adaptive cruise control standard and automatic lane-keeping assist as well.

A long list of available powertrains

The 2023 Toyota Corolla also features an impressive list of available powertrains, providing more engine options than any other vehicle in the segment. Moreover, every 2023 Corolla stands out with its fuel economy and the Corolla is now available with all-wheel drive, ensuring that you are always safe on the road even in the most difficult weather conditions.

The performance of the base engine in the Corolla is another reason that explains the popularity of the Toyota compact sedan. the 2023 Toyota Corolla features a 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine that delivers 169 hp in every version, providing more horsepower and torque than the Honda Civic, Mazda3 or Hyundai Elantra. The 2023 Toyota Corolla is also offered with a hybrid engine, something you don't find in the Mazda3, Kia forte, Honda Civic, or most of the other competitors of the Corolla.

This model provides an outstanding fuel economy rating of under 5 L per 100 km while the gas-powered Corolla averages under 8 L per 100 km despite its impressive power.

The 2023 Toyota Corolla should continue to stand out with the improvements made to the model and the characteristics that already make it a bestseller in Canada. Overall in terms of sales, 2022 was a great year for the Toyota lineup. The Toyota RAV4 continued as the best-selling vehicle in Canada outside of the truck segment and there were also a host of other Toyota models that stood out including the full lineup of hybrid vehicles. Give us a call today to learn more about the impressive new 2023 Toyota Corolla and the full Toyota Corolla lineup.