It still can't be considered a true revival of Canadian automotive sales, but moral is definitely up with several automakers, which have recorded an increase in sales during the last month. In fact, the Canadian average, a 13.2% drop, is the best recorded since the beginning of 2009.
For some automakers this is the continuation of a positive streak. Particularly in Audi's case, as the manufacturer just concluded its best-ever half-year period in Canada with a 51% increase in sales in June.Other automakers have also had the wind in their sales over the past several weeks, particularly Hyundai and
Kia with respective growth of 25.5% and 37.9%, the latter mostly due to the
Kia Soul 's remarkable popularity.Other more-than-satisfying results come from American manufacturer Ford, with sales up by 24.7%. For the first time in 50 years, Ford was the biggest seller in the country for the month.Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and Acura are also on an upward streak, as is Volkswagen with a 15.8% increase.On a less optimistic note, Chrysler is still steadily sinking into decline, recording a 58.4% drop in sales in June. GM is in almost identical straits, seeing its sales drop by 30.8%. In Canada, 74 028 vehicles were sold in June, a 22% decrease compared to last year. However, sales of light trucks reached 64 472 units, a slight 1.5% increase over last year.
| June | Month | Year To Date |
| | 2009 | 2008 | 09/08 | 2009 | 2008 | 09/08 |
| Acura | 1812 | 1600 | 13.3% | 8120 | 10831 | -25.0% |
| Audi | 1106 | 729 | 51.7% | 5432 | 4627 | 17.4% |
| BMW | 3003 | 2943 | 2.0% | 11391 | 11835 | -3.8% |
| Chrysler | 9161 | 22048 | -58.4% | 76935 | 128155 | -40.0% |
| Ford | 27373 | 21959 | 24.7% | 107804 | 113289 | -4.8% |
| General Motors | 22034 | 31887 | -30.9% | 133224 | 189108 | -29.6% |
| Honda | 11942 | 14918 | -19.9% | 61723 | 83591 | -26.2% |
| Hyundai | 10104 | 8049 | 25.5% | 52454 | 43198 | 21.4% |
| Infiniti | 679 | 680 | -0.1% | 3341 | 4297 | -22.2% |
| Jaguar | 97 | 101 | -4.0% | 409 | 538 | -24.0% |
| Kia | 5200 | 3772 | 37.9% | 22109 | 18661 | 18.5% |
| Land Rover | 123 | 210 | -41.4% | 901 | 1234 | -27.0% |
| Lexus | 1402 | 1557 | -10.0% | 7276 | 7794 | -6.6% |
| Mazda | 6711 | 8510 | -21.1% | 38791 | 46898 | -17.3% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 2580 | 2105 | 22.6% | 11969 | 10161 | 17.8% |
| MINI | 528 | 621 | -15.0% | 1989 | 2351 | -15.4% |
| Mitsubishi | 1744 | 1885 | -7.5% | 10055 | 9969 | 0.9% |
| Nissan | 6743 | 6488 | 3.9% | 36126 | 40210 | -10.2% |
| Porsche | 170 | 160 | 6.3% | 886 | 1000 | -11.4% |
| Saab | 37 | 181 | -79.6% | 525 | 718 | -26.9% |
| smart | 303 | 411 | -26.3% | 1174 | 1964 | -40.2% |
| Subaru | 1763 | 1822 | -3.2% | 10080 | 9732 | 3.6% |
| Suzuki | 1273 | 1251 | 1.8% | 5723 | 6618 | -13.5% |
| Toyota | 17198 | 20871 | -17.6% | 90166 | 113370 | -20.5% |
| Volkswagen | 4513 | 3898 | 15.8% | 18988 | 18965 | 0.1% |
| Volvo | 901 | 873 | 3.2% | 3427 | 3893 | -12.0% |
| Small cars | 138500 | 159529 | -13.2% | 721018 | 883007 | -18.3% |
| Cars | 74028 | 95989 | -22.9% | 374623 | 493833 | -24.1% |
| Small trucks | 64472 | 63540 | 1.5% | 346395 | 389174 | -11.0% |
| GM/Ford/Chrysler Nameplates | 58568 | 75894 | -22.8% | 317963 | 430552 | -26.1% |
| Importations | 79932 | 83635 | -4.4% | 403055 | 452455 | -10.9% |
| History of sales | 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 | | |
| 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 | | |
| Total of the year | 1583.3 | 1614.7 | 1653.4 | 1636.0 | | |
| Note: The above sales figures are in thousands of dollars. |
Source: Desrosiers Automotive Report
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