Topic: Canadian Vehicle Sales

[OliverD]

BMW must have some great lease rates going on, to move that many 3's

I'd bet 600 of those 700 are automatic 328i xDrives.

[Jaeger]

The Altima has got to be the oldest - or nearly so - competitor in its segment, and it's still selling well.

Jaeger

[SaskSpecV]

The Altima has got to be the oldest - or nearly so - competitor in its segment, and it's still selling well.

Jaeger

Agreed.  When you look at high sales numbers for vehicles like the Altima, new Jetta, new Civic, Escape, Grand Caravan, etc. - all vehicles that are either older, not top of their class for some reason or other, or both - you realize there is one common denominator.  Very, very good pricing (dare I say value?)  Just goes to show that no matter how much we on the forum want the latest and greatest, what most Canadians want is a reliable vehicle that doesn't cost very much.

Damn, we are a sensible nation!

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worst sellings in Canada for January by percentage decline and volume

http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2012/02/top-10-worst-selling-cars-in-canada.html

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MISSISSAUGA, ON, March 1, 2012 /CNW/ - Kia Canada Inc. followed its best ever January with its second consecutive record month in 2012 reporting 4,644 new vehicles sold, translating into 20% growth compared to February 2011. The industry-leading sales growth streak continued into its 38th successive month. All four Regions throughout Canada indicated record February sales, reporting gains in the central, east, west and atlantic.

A variety of vehicle lines contributed to the record February including Kia Canada's best-selling 2012 Kia Sorento Compact Utility Vehicle (CUV) with 970 units sold. Forte models reported an impressive 964 units collectively, while the Optima mid-size sedan, which is the recipient of seven major Canadian automotive awards, established a record sales month with 824 vehicles sold.

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MARKHAM, ON, March 1, 2012 /CNW/ - Combined February sales of 8,883 units by the Honda and Acura divisions of Honda Canada Inc. represented a 14% increase over last year's sales.  The Honda Automobile Division reported February sales of 7,885 units, up 14% from last year, led by strong February sales of Honda Fit (up 111%), Ridgeline (up 108%), Pilot (up 49%), and record monthly sales of the new CR-V with 2,836 units, ahead of last year's monthly record by 342 units. The Acura Division reported February sales of 998 units, up 10% over last year, bolstered by a 64% monthly increase in sales of Acura TL.

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MISSISSAUGA, ON, March 1, 2012 /CNW/ - Subaru Canada, Inc. today announced record February sales with an increase of 7.8 percent.  With 1,902 units sold during the month, Subaru's Canadian sales have quickly surpassed the previous record for February results set just last year. Year-to-date results are also up by 7.4 percent, laying a strong foundation for 2012 to become Subaru's best year ever.

February's record month was bolstered by steep Impreza and WRX/STI sales. Both set new records in February as Impreza sales reached 684 units, up 54.8 percent over the same month last year, while WRX/STI sales rose by 18.4 percent over last February. Earlier in the month, the 2012 Subaru Impreza and WRX/STI were named Automotive Lease Guide's (ALG) Best Compact Car and Best Sporty Car, respectively, as Subaru was also named ALG's Best Mainstream Brand for the third year in a row.

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MISSISSAUGA, ON, March 1, 2012 /CNW/ - Nissan Canada Inc. (NCI) today announced its best February sales on record with a total of 6,342 units sold, an increase of 17.3 per cent over February 2011. Sales for the Nissan brand were 5,783 units, up 16.6 per cent while Infiniti sales grew by 24.2 per cent, with 559 units sold.

Rogue led Nissan sales again this month achieving a new February record with 1,191 units sold (up 54.7 per cent). Sales of Altima and Sentra rounded out the top three with 909 and 905 units sold, respectively, while sales of Maxima, Murano and Versa all jumped significantly in February (81.9, 39.6 and 26.6 per cent, respectively). Record months were also recorded for Frontier, Titan and GT-R this month.

Infiniti sales jumped 24.2 per cent in February with 559 units sold. The popular G line-up set a new sales record this month with 382 units sold, up 63.9 per cent over February 2011. The Infiniti EX is the next best seller in the line-up with 69 units sold.

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MARKHAM, ON, March 1, 2012 /CNW/ - Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. announced today that it sold 9,266 vehicles in February, representing a 6.5% increase over the same month in 2011. The February result caps a month where the Hyundai Elantra won Canadian Car of the Year award from the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC), the company saw its 38th consecutive month of year-over-year sales growth and the best-ever February in company history.

"February certainly yielded a number of major milestones for Hyundai," said Steve Kelleher, President and CEO of Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. "Not only did we set a new sales record for the month, but we extended our growth streak and won Canadian Car of the Year with our most important product - the Elantra. It's hard to imagine how it could have gone any better."

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TORONTO, March 1, 2012 /CNW/ - Toyota Canada Inc. achieves a 31% sales increase with 12,384 Toyota, Lexus and Scion vehicles sold in February 2012.

"When looking at the intermediate segment, Camry remains #1 for the fourth straight month.  And within the segment for Toyota, 37% of our sales are hybrid vehicles, Camry Hybrid, Prius and Prius v," said Tony Wearing, Senior Managing Director, Toyota Canada Inc. "Toyota is Canada's small car leader and with combined sales of Corolla and Matrix as #1 in the compact segment we know Canadians are looking to Toyota to meet their needs."

    TCI hybrid sales (Toyota & Lexus) were up 169.4% to 932 for the best ever February
    TCI car sales across all three brands were up 52.3% to 6,889
    TCI truck sales (Toyota & Lexus) were up 10.9% to 5,495 for the best ever February

Toyota sales highlights for February 2012 (vs. February 2011)

    Total Toyota sales: 11,165 (up 31.6%)
    Toyota car sales: 6,139 (up 50.9%)
        Yaris Hatch sales: 606 (up 254.4%)
        Corolla sales: 2,593 (up 31.3%)
        Camry/Camry Hybrid sales: 1,443 (up 250.2%)
        Prius/Prius v sales: 445 (up 178.1%)
    Toyota truck sales: 5,026 (up 13.7%) for the best ever February
        Tacoma sales: 715 (up 56.1%): Best ever February for Tacoma 4x4 models
        Sequoia sales: 118 (up 59.5%)
        Sienna sales: 922 (up 55.7%)

Lexus sales highlights for February 2012 (vs. February 2011)

    Lexus luxury cars: 392 (up 31.1%)
        GS 350 sales: 62 (up 244.4%) for best ever February

"Lexus will be launching 9 new or refreshed models this year and we're excited to bring Canadian luxury buyers a better Lexus experience," said Larry Hutchinson, Senior Executive Director.

Scion sales highlights for February 2012 (vs. February 2011)

    Total Scion sales: 358 (up 128.0%) for best ever February
        xD: 72 (up 125.0%)
        tC: 112 (up 103.6%)
        xB: 100 (up 42.9%)

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TORONTO, March 1, 2012 /CNW/ - Mercedes-Benz Canada and its national dealer network reported today that the company delivered a grand total of 2,393 Mercedes-Benz and smart units throughout the month. This represents the best February on record for the group, and an overall sales increase of 16.8% or 344 units compared to February 2011.

A total of 2,158 Mercedes-Benz passenger cars and luxury light trucks were retailed in February, which is ahead 18.4% or 336 units for the month and also represents the best February ever for the Mercedes-Benz brand.

Passenger car sales totaled 1,025 units in February, which was fueled by impressive C-Class, E-Class family and CLS-Class sales. On the luxury light trucks side, a total of 1,133 units were sold. This represents an increase of 424 vehicles or 59.8% compared to 2011 sales figures, and can be attributed to strong performance across the entire luxury light truck vehicle range with particularly significant M-Class and GL-Class sales growth.

The diesel take rate for luxury light trucks was 77.1% for the month, while permanent all-wheel drive 4MATIC™ units accounted for 88.2% of overall passenger car and light truck sales in February (excluding smart).

smart reported a total of 74 vehicles sold in February, which pushed overall sales growth to 3.2% on a year-to-date basis.

A total of 161 Mercedes-Benz Sprinters were delivered throughout the month. This represents a 5.2% gain for the month, and an increase of 53.6% year-to-date with a total of 358 units retailed in 2012.

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Mississauga, ON – March 1, 2012 – Led by a trio of strong-selling vehicles, Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada (MMSCAN) recorded 1,581 deliveries last month, a 1.4 per cent increase over 1,559 sales last year. It was a record February for Mitsubishi, now in its 10th year in Canada.
 
Mitsubishi’s newest crossover, the compact RVR, was February’s top seller at 605 deliveries. RVR features class-leading fuel economy at 6.4 L/100 km. In February, RVR sales were followed by all Lancer models at 481 deliveries and the mid-size Outlander sports utility vehicle with 438 sales.
 
“A common denominator among our top selling models in February is the availability of all-wheel-control – a suite of technologies offering performance, reliability and safety. Our dealers tell us all-wheel-control is a key customer preference in Mitsubishi vehicles,” said Shin Fujioka, President and CEO of MMSCAN.
 
“Mitsubishi has gained solid traction in the Canadian marketplace. Sales momentum in February follows record January sales – also an historic best-ever month – and we expect this trend to continue,” he added.
 
Twenty deliveries of the zero-tailpipe emission, all-electric 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV were also recorded in February. Now in its third month in the Canadian market, the Mitsubishi i-MiEV was recently named Canada’s most fuel-efficient subcompact car by the Ministry of Natural Resources.
 

[Guy]

Chrysler at the top of market share in February with Hyundai/Kia the top import in volumes...

[Guy]

http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2012/03/canada-auto-sales-by-brand-february.html

[DKaz]

Mitsubishi’s newest crossover, the compact RVR, was February’s top seller at 605 deliveries. RVR features class-leading fuel economy at 6.4 L/100 km. In February, RVR sales were followed by all Lancer models at 481 deliveries and the mid-size Outlander sports utility vehicle with 438 sales. 

Not class-leading anymore.

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2011 listing of all 265 models sold in Canada by volume

http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2012/03/canada-best-selling-vehicles-2011.html#more

[Mike]

#261 Lexus SC430  3    29    - 89.7%
T262  Hummer H3    2    166    - 98.8%
T262 Pontiac G5       2    2834  - 99.9%
T264 Pontiac G8       1    1        0%
T264 Honda S2000  1    21    - 95.2%

Not bad for discontinued models 

[Jaeger]

#261 Lexus SC430  3    29    - 89.7%
T262  Hummer H3    2    166    - 98.8%
T262 Pontiac G5       2    2834  - 99.9%
T264 Pontiac G8       1    1        0%
T264 Honda S2000  1    21    - 95.2%

Not bad for discontinued models 

Wow, where does one find a new S2000 these days? 

[kenm]

It's interesting to note that the smart fortwo, much maligned on this forum; at #134 and 1851 units is roughly in the middle of the list, yet many will still claim that there's no market for the IQ, which in all respects, is probably twice the vehicle.
 

[sirAQUAMAN64]

No surprise that Mazda has a winner. They moved 1,649 CX-5's in March, 50% of them in Quebec.

Interestingly, the CX-7 number doesn't look too affected either.