The Honda Civic and Hyundai Elantra are locked in a tight, two-way battle for the top-selling passenger car in Canada, while the Ford F-series pickup truck has a lock on the top-selling light truck, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants.

The new Hyundai Elantra has seen sales rise by 33.3 per cent this year. while the Honda Civic has seen sales decline by 12.4 per cent. The Honda Civic remains the No. 1-selling passenger car for October and yearto-date but by fewer than 3,000 units. Sales this year for Civic are 42,748, and Elantra sales are 40,051.

"I doubt whether the Elantra can catch the Civic this year, especially since supply issues with the Civic are receding, but the simple fact that any vehicle has threatened the Civic is significant, since it has been the dominate passenger car in the market for well over a decade," said industry analyst Dennis DesRosiers.

Three Detroit-built vehicles have made it to the Top 10 passenger car list - Chevrolet Cruze, Ford Focus and Ford Fusion.

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