Article content Okay, the mid-sized family sedan might not be as endangered as British Columbia’s own furry varmint, the Vancouver Island marmot, but it is on a very slippery slope. Tim Cain, Driving.ca’s resident sales pundit, said in December, “ perhaps no vehicle segment is more maligned for its disappearance from the sales leaderboard than mid-size sedans , the Toyota Camrys and Honda Accords of the world.
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mid-size cars are down 12% to only 18,078 units, just 2,000 units per month. A decade ago, when mid-size cars were already facing significant headwinds, Canadians acquired over 100,000 mid-size sedans during the first three quarters of 2013.” And since that bit of less-than-cheery news for the once-important segment, Subaru has announced that 2025 will be the last year for its Legacy sedan , while G eneral Motors will cease building the Chevrolet Malibu in November to produce new electric vehicles.
Kia’s K5? Gone-zo after this model year. So, what’s left? Nothing from Detroit. Nada from VW since it ditched the Passat and Arteon (the Jetta is considered a compact).
Mazda has already said sayonara to the Mazda6. Fortunately, for Canadian buyers who refuse to beat the crossover drum, there are still a few family-oriented — which is to say, not sporty or luxury models — mid-sized four-door automobiles offered by the Asian companies, namely the Toyota Camry , Honda Accord , Nissan Altima , and Hyundai Sonata . Learn more about the cars We�.