Like every other market on the planet, Canada continues to suffer from the crisis in the auto industry and the economy as a whole. Overall, in July, passenger car sales dropped 14.4 percent while light-duty truck sales increased by 4.4 percent. In the U.S., the results are fairly identical with a drop of 12.2 percent during the same month.
Yet, some automakers posted remarkable stats for July. Ford keeps building good momentum, with 26,795 vehicles sold in Canada -- a 47.6-percent rise over July of 2008. Even better, Ford was the best-selling automaker in the country for a second consecutive month. Success is also found across the border, where the blue-oval brand was one of the few companies to record a sales increase in July (+2.4 percent).
Hyundai and Volvo are other strong manufacturers, with an improvement of 37.8 and 39.4 percent, respectively. Audi topped the 40-percent mark (40.3), while Kia maintained its spectacular rise with a progression of 29.6 percent from last year’s period.
Of course, times are more difficult for some. The largest sales drops were posted by GM (-41.6 percent), Honda (-21.6 percent) and Toyota (-14.2 percent). Saab, smart and Land Rover didn’t fare much better, but these are low-volume sellers.
In some cases, there’s a sizeable difference between Canada and the U.S. Jaguar/Land Rover, for instance, has been enjoying a 195.5-percent improvement since January despite a tough month of July.
Over there, BMW (-26.6 percent), Nissan (-24.6 percent), Porsche (-50.6 percent) and Toyota (-11.4 percent) all posted losses in July. Actually, the only ones with a positive record were Ford, Hyundai (9.0 percent) and Subaru (34.2 percent).
Despite a drop of 19.4 percent, General Motors is still the highest volume seller in Uncle Sam’s land with 188,156 units sold. That’s about 14,000 more than Toyota and 24,000 more than Ford.
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Yet, some automakers posted remarkable stats for July. Ford keeps building good momentum, with 26,795 vehicles sold in Canada -- a 47.6-percent rise over July of 2008. Even better, Ford was the best-selling automaker in the country for a second consecutive month. Success is also found across the border, where the blue-oval brand was one of the few companies to record a sales increase in July (+2.4 percent).
Hyundai and Volvo are other strong manufacturers, with an improvement of 37.8 and 39.4 percent, respectively. Audi topped the 40-percent mark (40.3), while Kia maintained its spectacular rise with a progression of 29.6 percent from last year’s period.
Of course, times are more difficult for some. The largest sales drops were posted by GM (-41.6 percent), Honda (-21.6 percent) and Toyota (-14.2 percent). Saab, smart and Land Rover didn’t fare much better, but these are low-volume sellers.
In some cases, there’s a sizeable difference between Canada and the U.S. Jaguar/Land Rover, for instance, has been enjoying a 195.5-percent improvement since January despite a tough month of July.
Over there, BMW (-26.6 percent), Nissan (-24.6 percent), Porsche (-50.6 percent) and Toyota (-11.4 percent) all posted losses in July. Actually, the only ones with a positive record were Ford, Hyundai (9.0 percent) and Subaru (34.2 percent).
Despite a drop of 19.4 percent, General Motors is still the highest volume seller in Uncle Sam’s land with 188,156 units sold. That’s about 14,000 more than Toyota and 24,000 more than Ford.
| July | Month | Year to date | ||||
| 2009 | 2008 | 09/08 | 2009 | 2008 | 09/08 | |
| Acura | 1,644 | 1,531 | 7.4% | 9,764 | 12,362 | -21.0% |
| Audi | 822 | 586 | 40.3% | 6254 | 5213 | 20.0% |
| BMW | 2398 | 2139 | 12.1% | 13789 | 13974 | -1.3% |
| Chrysler | 15,891 | 17,673 | -10.1% | 92,826 | 145,828 | -36.3% |
| Ford | 26,765 | 18,131 | 47.6% | 134,569 | 131,420 | 2.4% |
| General Motors | 19,527 | 33,418 | -41.6% | 152,751 | 222,526 | -31.4% |
| Honda | 11,340 | 14,465 | -21.6% | 73,063 | 98,056 | -25.5% |
| Hyundai | 10,488 | 7,611 | 37.8% | 62,942 | 50,809 | 23.9% |
| Infiniti | 702 | 713 | -1.5% | 4,043 | 5,010 | -19.3% |
| Jaguar | 90 | 93 | -3.2% | 499 | 631 | -20.9% |
| Kia | 5,110 | 3,942 | 29.6% | 27,219 | 22,603 | 20.4% |
| Land Rover | 129 | 171 | -24.6% | 1,030 | 1,405 | -26.7% |
| Lexus | 1,512 | 1,327 | 13.9% | 8,788 | 9,121 | -3.7% |
| Mazda | 6,491 | 7,966 | -18.5% | 45,282 | 54,864 | -17.5% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 1,978 | 1,807 | 9.5% | 13,947 | 11,968 | 16.5% |
| MINI | 442 | 501 | -11.8% | 2,431 | 2,852 | -14.8% |
| Mitsubishi | 1,901 | 1,602 | 18.7% | 11,956 | 11,571 | 3.3% |
| Nissan | 6,832 | 7,060 | -3.2% | 42,958 | 47,270 | -9.1% |
| Porsche | 200 | 146 | 37.0% | 1,086 | 1,146 | -5.2% |
| Saab | 38 | 268 | -85.8% | 563 | 986 | -42.9% |
| smart | 290 | 502 | -42.2% | 1,464 | 2,466 | -40.6% |
| Subaru | 1,824 | 2,002 | -8.9% | 11,904 | 11,734 | 1.4% |
| Suzuki | 1,158 | 1,268 | -8.7% | 6,881 | 7,886 | -12.7% |
| Toyota | 17,720 | 20,663 | -14.2% | 107,886 | 134,033 | -19.5% |
| Volkswagen | 4,018 | 3,506 | 14.6% | 23,006 | 22,471 | 2.4% |
| Volvo | 591 | 424 | 39.4% | 4,018 | 4,317 | -6.9% |
| Light Vehicle | 139,901 | 149,515 | -6.4% | 860,919 | 1,032,522 | -16.6% |
| Passenger Car | 73,427 | 85,826 | -14.4% | 448,050 | 579,659 | -22.7% |
| Light Truck | 66,474 | 63,689 | 4.4% | 412,869 | 452,863 | -8.8% |
| GM/Ford/Chrysler Nameplates | 62,183 | 69,222 | -10.2% | 380,146 | 499,774 | -23.9% |
| Import | 77,718 | 80,293 | -3.2% | 480,773 | 532,748 | -9.8% |
| Sales History | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 09/08 |
| January | 79.2 | 86.2 | 91.2 | 102.8 | 76.9 | -25.3% |
| February | 102.7 | 97.4 | 97.0 | 111.0 | 80.2 | -27.7% |
| March | 144.5 | 151.3 | 150.7 | 150.0 | 127.5 | -15.0% |
| April | 163.2 | 155.1 | 169.0 | 175.2 | 143.9 | -17.8% |
| May | 157.6 | 168.2 | 185.5 | 184.5 | 154.0 | -16.5% |
| June | 161.4 | 157.3 | 169.2 | 159.5 | 138.5 | -13.2% |
| July | 154.8 | 141.6 | 142.4 | 149.5 | 139.9 | -6.4% |
| August | 142.5 | 153.6 | 158.4 | 147.0 | ||
| September | 124.2 | 135.8 | 131.8 | 134.1 | ||
| October | 115.2 | 118.4 | 120.9 | 122.7 | ||
| November | 120.2 | 123.5 | 117.3 | 105.2 | ||
| December | 117.8 | 126.3 | 119.9 | 94.4 | ||
| Full Year | 1583.3 | 1614.7 | 1653.4 | 1636.0 | ||
| Note: Sales figures above are in thousands. | ||||||