Got a hankering for good news? Want to look forward to a positive 2010? Well, we've got some good news indeed. As we all know, the auto market is very indicative of the state of our economy. If an industry average of +17,8% in growth is not a reason to put a smile on our faces then we don't know what to tell y'all! We are actually stoked about the results as they would indicate that the worse of the economic downturn is indeed behind us and good times are'a'comin!
How about this for bug numbers: Volvo has shown an increase of 133.2%! The walls of their Canadian offices must be trembling with joy. Other low volume winners include Land Rover (+62.0%), smart (+50.7%), Jaguar (yes Jaguar, at + 50.0%) and Porsche (+20.0%).
The Gold Medal though goes to Toyota for the December 2008 vs December 2009 numbers. How about an 86.2% climb in numbers? A piddly extra 1,220 units would have doubled their sales! Amazing! Maybe next month... The Koreans take home Silver and Bronze. Kia is on serious fire with a climb of 61.1% during that same period and Hyundai, takes home a supplemental 37.4% in sales.
The manufacturers that faced negative results in December 2009 are relatively few, again we exclude Saab from this picture. The biggest looser? Well, not really but Volkswagen lost 10.9% in volume while GM was a close second with a drop of 9.3%. Mazda and, surprisingly, Audi, bring up the rear with loses of 5.5% and 5.1% respectively. Perhaps Audi should be more forthcoming with certain media (...) in the future or, more realistically, increase production to supply the ever rising demand that cannot be met...
Once more, Ford is on the up and up. Sporting a +25.4% result for December, Ford is still poised to take over the Top Spot in Canada (still held by GM) as only 923 sales separate the 1st and 2nd positions on the roster.
photo:Toyota, Volvo
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| 2010 Toyota Prius |
How about this for bug numbers: Volvo has shown an increase of 133.2%! The walls of their Canadian offices must be trembling with joy. Other low volume winners include Land Rover (+62.0%), smart (+50.7%), Jaguar (yes Jaguar, at + 50.0%) and Porsche (+20.0%).
The Gold Medal though goes to Toyota for the December 2008 vs December 2009 numbers. How about an 86.2% climb in numbers? A piddly extra 1,220 units would have doubled their sales! Amazing! Maybe next month... The Koreans take home Silver and Bronze. Kia is on serious fire with a climb of 61.1% during that same period and Hyundai, takes home a supplemental 37.4% in sales.
The manufacturers that faced negative results in December 2009 are relatively few, again we exclude Saab from this picture. The biggest looser? Well, not really but Volkswagen lost 10.9% in volume while GM was a close second with a drop of 9.3%. Mazda and, surprisingly, Audi, bring up the rear with loses of 5.5% and 5.1% respectively. Perhaps Audi should be more forthcoming with certain media (...) in the future or, more realistically, increase production to supply the ever rising demand that cannot be met...
Once more, Ford is on the up and up. Sporting a +25.4% result for December, Ford is still poised to take over the Top Spot in Canada (still held by GM) as only 923 sales separate the 1st and 2nd positions on the roster.
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| 2010 Volvo C30 |
photo:Toyota, Volvo