In a country that has gone crazy for big pickups and modest-size SUVs (sport-utility vehicles), two small-car stalwarts remain strong sellers in Canada.

Ah, the Honda Civic. Sales are up 13.5 per cent year-on-year. In real terms, the numbers remain strong. Through the end of July, Canadians had bought 43,759 Civics.

Honda Civic: best-selling car in Canada.

Then we have Toyota’s Corolla. Year-on-year sales are up 15.3 per cent, to a very respectable 32,527. And while Hyundai Elantra sales have dipped 9.1 per cent this year, the actual sales number is respectable – 28,298.

Overall, though, car sales are stalling, down 2.0 per cent on the year. Meantime, in a market where light vehicle sales overall are 5.0 per cent, sales of light trucks – pickups, SUVs and minivans — have jumped 8.7 per cent, notes DesRosiers Automotive Consultants.

Look, Ford sells twice as many F-Series pickups as Honda sells Civics. Four of the best-selling light trucks are pickups like the F-Series, Ram, GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado. All are strong sellers overall, too. The Ram, Sierra and Silverado out-sell every passenger car model save the Civic.

Meantime, the compact SUV wave continues. Five of the top 10 best-selling light trucks are compact SUVs like the Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V. All the top-selling compact SUVs are enjoying double-digit sales gains, too, save the RAV4. But the RAV remains at the top of its class, nonetheless.

Canadians are growing increasingly interested in subcompact sport-utes like Toyota’s C-HR.

Now here’s something to watch:  subcompact SUV sales jumped 58.4 in July and are up 27.2 per cent on the year. Canadians are discovering the fuel economy and functional strengths of little rigs like the Honda HR-V, Mazda CX-3 and Toyota C-HR – all of which are about the same size as the first versions of the RAV4 and CR-V of nearly two decades ago.

Okay, enough of the commentary. Here’s a look at the top 10 best-selling cars and light truck in Canada through the end of July. The numbers come courtesy of DesRosiers Automotive Consultants:

Passenger Cars

2017        2016          % gain/loss

1 Honda Civic                43,759    38,558            13.5%

2 Toyota Corolla            32,527    28,216            15.3%

3 Hyundai Elantra         28,298    31,126            -9.1%

4 Chevrolet Cruz             17,712     13,805          28.3%

5 Mazda3                          16,941    16,512            -2.6%

6 Volkswagen Golf          12,533    11,115            12.8%

7 Volkswagen Jetta         10,556    13,036         -19.0%

8 Kia Forte                       10,083    7,419            35.9%

9 Nissan Sentra                9,212      9,989            -7.8%

10 Honda Accord             8,832      8,380            5.4%

Light Trucks\

1 Ford F-Series                92,651    85,818           8.0%

2 Ram pickup                   64,913   57,193           13.5%

3 GMC Sierra                    36,230   30,071          20.5%

4 Chevrolet Silverado      33,085   26,722          23.8%

5 Dodge Caravan              30,212    32,502          -7.0%

6 Toyota RAV4                  29,583   29,005            2.0%

7 Honda CR-V                   27,970    24,918           12.2%

8 Ford Escape                    27,699    25,130           10.2%

9 Nissan Rogue                 25,766    22,167             16.2%

10 Hyundai Tucson          18,292    15,917              14.9%

Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultants