Canada’s latest EV sales numbers are starting to come in, and several automakers posted significant year-over-year gains during the third quarter of 2026.
Among the results, GM recorded the largest increase, with Canadian zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sales up 118% compared with Q3 2025. The growth was led by GM’s expanding Cadillac EV portfolio, along with the Chevrolet Equinox EV, Bolt EV and Silverado EV.
Hyundai also finished the quarter ahead of last year, with combined sales of the Kona Electric and IONIQ 5 increasing 15%.
Toyota’s ZEV sales were up more than 30%, led by the bZ and bZ Woodland. Both battery-electric models recorded their best quarters yet, although Toyota did not provide individual Canadian sales figures for either model.
Toyota Q3 2026 EV Sales
Toyota and Lexus combined to sell 10,114 ZEVs during Q3, a Toyota Canada record, but that figure includes both battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), rather than BEVs alone.
Toyota did not provide separate sales totals for the bZ or bZ Woodland, but said both battery-electric models recorded their best quarters yet.
Including conventional hybrids, Toyota Canada sold 40,019 electrified vehicles during the quarter, accounting for 65.7% of its 70,008 total sales. Overall Toyota Canada sales increased 8.3% year-over-year.
Nissan Q3 2026 EV Sales
Nissan also reported a big increase for the Leaf, selling 1,987 units during the quarter compared with just 39 a year earlier. That makes for a nearly 5,000% increase, although the comparison comes from an unusually small base when the new Leaf was only just being introduced.
Leaf sales have also been strong across 2026, reaching 4,712 units through September.
The Ariya posted a smaller quarterly gain, with sales rising 12.46% from 337 to 379 units. However, the picture changes when looking at the full year. Nissan sold 1,039 Ariyas through September, down about 48% from 2,017 during the same period last year.
Those EV results came as Nissan Group’s total Canadian sales declined 17% to 22,496 vehicles during Q3.
Fiat grows while Wagoneer S falls
Stellantis had mixed results. Fiat 500e sales climbed 44%, from 399 units in Q3 2025 to 574 this year. Through September, sales reached 2,333 units, up 26%.
The Jeep Wagoneer S went the other way, falling from 207 sales a year ago to just 27 during Q3 2026, an 87% decline.
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