With over 1.74 million units* sold last year, 2013 was a record year for new car and truck sales in Canada, but not for these models. Excluding over-$100,000 luxury vehicles, low-volume sports cars and discontinued models, these were Canada’s 10 least-popular new vehicles in 2013.

Also check out: 10 cars that get us really excited for 2014

and 10 cars getting canned for 2014

10th place – Lincoln Navigator (295 sold)

It’s becoming obvious: Canadians aren’t buying the idea of Lincoln as a real luxury brand. Take for example Lincoln’s $75,000 (all prices are base 2014 MSRPs) Navigator full-size SUV, the more luxurious version of the $48,099 Ford Expedition full-size SUV. With sales down 46% from 2012, to only 295 copies sold in 2013, the number of Navigators sold are roughly one-eighth of the similarly engineered (but less expensive) Ford.

2014 Lincoln Navigator Handout , Lincoln

2013 Lincoln Navigator 4X4 FFV, 22.2 city/15.4 highway Handout , Ford

Five car brands that bounced back from the brink

9th place – Lincoln MKS (264 sold)

The $57,000 front- or all-wheel-drive Lincoln MKS — the more luxurious version of the Ford Taurus five-passenger sedan — has been around since 2008. But sales have never met parent Ford’s expectations, and 2013 was no better. With sales down 46% compared to all of 2012, only 264 copies of Lincoln’s so-called “flagship sedan” were sold in Canada last year.

2014 Lincoln MKS Handout , Lincoln

2014 Lincoln MKS. Rob Rothwell , Driving

2013 Lincoln MKS. Rob Rothwell , for PNG

2013 Lincoln MKS. Rob Rothwell , for PNG

2013 Lincoln MKS. Rob Rothwell , for PNG

8th place – Infiniti M (249 sold)

If you don’t have a BMW 5 Series or a Mercedes-Benz E Class in your showroom, Canada is a tough place to sell a mid-size luxury sports sedan. Witness the $52,700 front- or all-wheel-drive Infiniti M: yet another non-German model that struggles to overcome its anonymity with buyers in this class. Sales of Infiniti’s top model were down 22% compared to 2012, with only 249 samples moved in 2013.

2013 Infiniti M35h. Kevin Mio , Postmedia News

2013 Infiniti M35h. Kevin Mio , Postmedia News

2013 Infiniti M35h. Kevin Mio , Postmedia News

2013 Infiniti JX. Some 111,000 Nissan Pathfinder and Infiniti JX SUVs are under investigation for a possible recall. Handout , Nissan

2013 Infiniti M35h. Kevin Mio , Postmedia News

Gallery: The top 10 flagship cars

7th place – Subaru Tribeca (234 sold)

The $38,995 Subaru Tribeca all-wheel-drive crossover’s original styling was criticized for being too, well, stylish, which caused the Japanese automaker to resort to an ultra conservative look for 2008. But none of that has seemed to work. With only 234 examples sold in 2013, sales were down 40%, which made the up-to-seven-passenger Tribeca Subaru’s least popular vehicle in Canada by far last year.

2014 Subaru Tribeca Handout , Subaru

2010 Subaru Tribeca near Nordegg, Alberta. Bruce Edwards , Postmedia News

6th place – Acura RL/RLX (185 sold)

Like the Infiniti M, the $49,990 front-wheel-drive Acura RLX (and its RL predecessor) struggled to attract mid-size luxury sedan buyers. And although sales were up an astounding 538%, Acura still only managed to sell 185 copies of its topline sedan, considerably less than the class-leading Mercedes-Benz E-Class, of which 3,359 copies were sold in Canada last year.

2014 Acura RLX PHOTO: Handout

The RLX is fitted with two large information screens to access and set the many features and driver-assist functions included as standard equipment. Rob Rothwell

The RXL cabin is beautifully constructed using quality materials to create a tasteful living space that’s pleasing to occupy. Rob Rothwell

With 310 horses silently pulling beneath its hood, the RLX is no slouch in the passing lane, though it seeks premium fuel to quench its thirst. Rob Rothwell

Acura introduces a new flagship sedan for 2014. Badged as the RLX, it’s the most powerful and technologically advanced Acura ever. Rob Rothwell

Acura unveils much-anticipated TLX sedan in Detroit

5th place – Nissan Cube (183 sold)

The compact $17,788 Nissan Cube wagon was one of the most-hyped, most-anticipated new cars in 2009. But with sales peaking in 2010 at 2,864, and now down another 42% to just 183 sold in 2013, the front-wheel-drive, five-passenger Cube has become a sales dud. Within its segment, Cube sales look particularly weak against the leading Kia Soul, which found 7,618 buyers in Canada last year.

4th place – Mitsubishi i-MiEV (168 sold)

With only 168 copies sold last year, the pure-electric Mitsubishi i-MiEV subcompact five-door hatchback was not only one of the worst-selling cars in Canada it was also the worst-selling electric vehicle in Canada, too. Like the Nissan Leaf (which sold 470 copies), the Mitsu EV is pricey: at $32,998, it’s about twice the cost of a better-equipped and roomier gas-only subcompact.

3rd place – Hyundai Equus (83 sold)

The $64,799 rear-wheel-drive Hyundai Equus full-size luxury sedan continues to be a hard sell in Canada. On sale now for a few years, Canadian Equus sales were down 28% last year, to just 83 samples sold. This despite offering the room, features and performance of full-size luxury sedans like the Audi A8, BMW 7 Series or Mercedes-Benz S Class for tens of thousands of dollars less.

2014 Hyundai Equus. Chris Balcerak , Postmedia News

2014 Hyundai Equus. Chris Balcerak , Postmedia News

2014 Hyundai Equus. Chris Balcerak , Postmedia News

2014 Hyundai Equus. Chris Balcerak , Postmedia News

2014 Hyundai Equus. Chris Balcerak , Postmedia News

2014 Hyundai Equus. Chris Balcerak , Postmedia News

2014 Hyundai Equus. Handout

2014 Hyundai Equus. Chris Balcerak , Postmedia News

2014 Hyundai Equus. Chris Balcerak , Postmedia News

2014 Hyundai Equus. Chris Balcerak , Postmedia News

2014 Hyundai Equus. Chris Balcerak , Postmedia News

2014 Hyundai Equus. Chris Balcerak , Postmedia News

2014 Hyundai Equus. Chris Balcerak , Postmedia News

2nd place – Honda CR-Z (72 sold)

Like the Nissan Cube, Honda’s front-wheel-drive, two-passenger $22,700 CR-Z was supposed to be a car young people would fall in love with. As the reincarnation of Honda’s CR-X sports coupe from the 1980s and 1990s but with an eco-friendly hybrid powertrain, what was not to love? Apparently, a lot. After sales peaked in its first full year on sale in 2011 with 517 units sold in Canada, only 72 CR-Zs were sold in 2013.

2013 Honda CR-Z Graeme Fletcher , National Post

Interior of the 2011 Honda CR-Z. Tim Yip , Postmedia News

The 2011 Honda CR-Z. Tim Yip , Postmedia News

The 2011 Honda CR-Z offers three driving modes - Econ, Normal and Sport. Each mode gives different throttle response and steering feel and changes when the electric motor assists the 1.5-litre gas engine. Tim Yip , Postmedia News

The 2011 Honda CR-Z. Tim Yip , Postmedia News

2011 Honda CR-Z. Bob McHugh , For PNG

The 2011 Honda CR-Z. Tim Yip , Postmedia News

2011 Honda CR-Z. Bob McHugh , For PNG

Honda Civic keeps title of best-selling car

1st place – Volvo S80 (59 sold)

First place on the list (or should that be last place?) is the Volvo S80. Like most Volvos, few Canadians are interested in the brand’s front- or all-wheel-drive $48,300 S80 full-size five-passenger sedan. Sales of the flagship sedan from the now Chinese-owned Swedish brand were down 70% in 2013, to only 59 examples sold. In fact, with overall Volvo sales down overall by 16% to only 4,673 cars and trucks sold in Canada last year, every model experienced a double-digit sales slide in 2013.

*Sources: DesRosiers & Associates and automaker supplied data. Based on retails sales in Canada between January 1 and December 31, 2013.