Canadian car sales fall 1.6% in April
Canadian car sales in April were down 1.6% from the same month in 2016, to 197,203 units.
SUV and pickup sales, at 130,912 units, were up 2.5% in April, while passenger car sales, at 66,291 units, were down 8.7% compared to last year.
Combined sales in April for the Detroit Big 3 were up 1.9% to 88,706 units, while sales of all foreign nameplates combined were down 4.3% to 108,497 units.
Of the Big Three manufacturers, GM was up 16.4% and Ford was up 0.2%, but FCA was down 9.1% from last April.
Among Japanese automakers, Honda sales were up 5.8% and Subaru sales were up 8.6%, while Toyota brand sales were down 9.9% and Nissan brand sales were down 8.1%.
Hyundai sales were down 0.3% and Kia sales were down 6.5% from April 2016.
Among German companies, Mercedes sales were up 3.8% and BMW brand was down 2.0%.
VW brand sales were down 30.1% compared to the previous year, while Audi sales were up 7.6%.