What make of car is most popular with Canadians? All you really have to do is look around the next time you jump in your auto and go for a drive. Chances are you'll mostly see cars made by Honda, Chevrolet, Toyota, Ford or Pontiac, and chances are you're driving one of these too.

Recently, kanetix.ca took a closer look at the vehicles quoted online for car insurance to see who had the most popular car brand; specifically for quotes obtained during 2006, 2007 and 2008. Add them all up and the following are the Top 10 car brands quoted online:

• 1. Honda
• 2. Chevrolet
• 3. Toyota
• 4. Ford
• 5. Pontiac
• 6. Dodge
• 7. Mazda
• 8. Nissan
• 9. Volkswagen
• 10. Hyundai

Collectively, these 10 automotive brands were represented over 70 per cent of the time through kanetix's online insurance quote comparison services. Pretty impressive when you consider the well known, prominent car makes not listed, and there are many like Acura, Chrysler, Jeep, BMW, GMC, Saturn, Kia, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Buick, Audi, Volvo, Lexus, Saab to name but just a few.

A year-by-year summary

kanetix.ca also looked at each year (2006, 2007, and 2008) individually, rather then cumulatively. For each year, the Top 10 car brands are the same; although there is movement as to where they placed. Of course there are exceptions, like Honda (1), Pontiac (5), and Nissan (8) who kept their respective placements each year. In contrast, Hyundai and Volkswagen like to switch spots occasionally, as do Dodge and Mazda.

The most movement has been among Chevrolet, Toyota and Ford. Of the three, in 2006, Chevrolet placed 2^nd, Ford 3^rd, and Toyota 4^th. Each year since 2006, Toyota has leapfrogged over the car brand ahead of it; in 2007 it swapped spots with Ford to place 3^rd, and so far in 2008 it has swapped spots with Chevrolet to place 2^nd.

Compare online car insurance quotes

Whether you drive a car in the Top 10, or one not on the list, kanetix.ca can help you ensure you're not paying unnecessarily high auto insurance premiums (and many people do.) Because-no matter what you drive-what you are paying now with your current insurer is not the same as what you would get with another insurance company. Each insurer's car insurance rates are so unique to them that it's safe to say no two are alike, and are you sure you're getting the best rate possible?