Canada - Flash report, Sales volume, 2018

Flash report, December 2018

4 Jan. 2019

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

Canadian vehicle sales down 8.0% in December, down 2.6% for 2018
Canadian vehicle sales in December fell 8.0% from the same month in 2017, to 114,289 units.
SUV and pickup sales, at 85,565 units, were down 6.5% in December and passenger car sales, at 28,724 units, were down 12.1% compared to December 2017.
Full-year vehicle sales of 1,984,992 units in 2018 were down 2.6% from 2017, with passenger car sales down 9.7% and SUV and pickup sales up 0.6% from 2017 levels.
Combined sales in December for the Detroit Big 3 were down 23.9% to 41,825 units, while sales of all foreign nameplates combined were up 4.6% to 72,464 units.
Of the Big Three manufacturers, GM was down 30.0%, while Ford and FCA were down 8.4% and 32.5%, respectively, from last December.
Among Japanese automakers, Toyota was up 28.0%, Nissan was down 1.6%, Honda was up 11.2% and Subaru sales were up 3.1% in December.
Hyundai and Kia sales were down 5.5% and 4.0%, respectively.
Among German companies, Mercedes-Benz was up 0.1%, BMW brand was down 20.8%, VW brand was up 17.6%, and Audi sales were down 25.6% from December 2017.

Canada - Sales of new vehicles by type

	Dec. 2018	Dec. 2017	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Dec. 2018	Jan.-Dec. 2017	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars	28,724	32,687	-12.1%	577,711	639,823	-9.7%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV)	85,565	91,560	-6.5%	1,407,281	1,398,975	0.6%
Total	114,289	124,247	-8.0%	1,984,992	2,038,798	-2.6%

Source: desrosiers AUTOMOTIVE reports Market Snapshot - Dec. 2018


Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles

Maker/Brand	2018		2017		Y-o-Y	2018		2017		Y-o-Y
	Dec.	Share	Dec.	Share		Jan.-Dec.	Share	Jan.-Dec.	Share
Ford	16,047	14.0%	17,526	14.1%	-8.4%	297,902	15.0%	308,474	15.1%	-3.4%
General Motors	13,855	12.1%	19,801	15.9%	-30.0%	288,310	14.5%	302,826	14.9%	-4.8%
FCA	11,923	10.4%	17,654	14.2%	-32.5%	224,889	11.3%	267,052	13.1%	-15.8%
Toyota	14,153	12.4%	11,060	8.9%	28.0%	207,535	10.5%	199,782	9.8%	3.9%
Honda	9,011	7.9%	8,100	6.5%	11.2%	175,042	8.8%	176,951	8.7%	-1.1%
Nissan	8,518	7.5%	8,654	7.0%	-1.6%	136,536	6.9%	134,244	6.6%	1.7%
Hyundai	6,760	5.9%	7,154	5.8%	-5.5%	127,839	6.4%	129,696	6.4%	-1.4%
Mazda	3,987	3.5%	4,685	3.8%	-14.9%	73,869	3.7%	74,056	3.6%	-0.3%
Kia	4,302	3.8%	4,480	3.6%	-4.0%	73,009	3.7%	76,504	3.8%	-4.6%
Volkswagen	4,896	4.3%	4,165	3.4%	17.6%	72,210	3.6%	69,634	3.4%	3.7%
Subaru	3,998	3.5%	3,876	3.1%	3.1%	58,070	2.9%	54,570	2.7%	6.4%
Mercedes-Benz	3,651	3.2%	3,649	2.9%	0.1%	49,413	2.5%	51,930	2.5%	-4.8%
BMW	2,411	2.1%	3,046	2.5%	-20.8%	39,033	2.0%	38,562	1.9%	1.2%
Audi	1,536	1.3%	2,064	1.7%	-25.6%	36,908	1.9%	36,007	1.8%	2.5%
Mitsubishi	1,643	1.4%	1,285	1.0%	27.9%	25,237	1.3%	22,706	1.1%	11.1%
Lexus	1,712	1.5%	1,555	1.3%	10.1%	24,111	1.2%	24,765	1.2%	-2.6%
Acura	1,676	1.5%	1,606	1.3%	4.4%	20,337	1.0%	20,300	1.0%	0.2%
Infiniti	970	0.8%	731	0.6%	32.7%	12,581	0.6%	12,433	0.6%	1.2%
Land Rover	798	0.7%	765	0.6%	4.3%	10,196	0.5%	9,145	0.4%	11.5%
Volvo	745	0.7%	668	0.5%	11.5%	9,217	0.5%	7,102	0.3%	29.8%
Porsche	799	0.7%	709	0.6%	12.7%	8,904	0.4%	8,249	0.4%	7.9%
MINI	393	0.3%	520	0.4%	-24.4%	6,945	0.3%	7,051	0.3%	-1.5%
Jaguar	279	0.2%	320	0.3%	-12.8%	4,349	0.2%	4,620	0.2%	-5.9%
Genesis	156	0.1%	47	0.0%	231.9%	1,441	0.1%	525	0.0%	174.5%
Maserati	45	0.0%	103	0.1%	-56.3%	764	0.0%	1,246	0.1%	-38.7%
smart	25	0.0%	24	0.0%	4.2%	345	0.0%	368	0.0%	-6.3%
Total	114,289	100.0%	124,247	100.0%	-8.0%	1,984,992	100.0%	2,038,798	100.0%	-2.6%

Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultant (DAC), Global Automakers of Canada (GAC), Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA)

Flash report, November 2018

4 Dec. 2018

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

Canadian vehicle sales dive 9.4% in November
Canadian vehicle sales in November decreased 9.4% from the same month in 2017, to 143,668 units.
SUV and pickup sales, at 104,637 units, were down 8.7% in November, while passenger car sales, at 39,031 units, were down 11.4% compared to 2017.
Combined sales in November for the Detroit Big 3 were down 20.4% to 52,875 units, while sales of all foreign nameplates combined were down 1.5% to 90,793 units.
Of the Big Three manufacturers, General Motors sales fell 18.3%, Ford sales fell 10.7%, and FCA sales dropped 35.1% from last November.
Among Japanese automakers, Toyota, Nissan and Subaru sales were up 11.5%, 1.3% and 4.8% respectively, while Honda sales were down 10.2% from last year.
Hyundai sales were up 10.0%, while Kia sales were down 17.3% from last November.
Among German companies, Mercedes-Benz sales were down 15.9%, BMW brand sales were up 4.5%, VW brand sales were down 2.6%, and Audi sales were up 11.8% compared to last November.

Canada - Sales of new vehicles by type

	Nov. 2018	Nov. 2017	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Nov. 2018	Jan.-Nov. 2017	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars	39,031	44,061	-11.4%	548,987	607,136	-9.6%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV)	104,637	114,592	-8.7%	1,321,716	1,307,415	1.1%
Total	143,668	158,653	-9.4%	1,870,703	1,914,551	-2.3%

Source: desrosiers AUTOMOTIVE reports Market Snapshot - Nov. 2018


Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles

Maker/Brand	2018		2017		Y-o-Y	2018		2017		Y-o-Y
	Nov.	Share	Nov.	Share		Jan.-Nov.	Share	Jan.-Nov.	Share
Ford	21,223	14.8%	23,775	15.0%	-10.7%	281,855	15.1%	290,948	15.2%	-3.1%
General Motors	19,286	13.4%	23,612	14.9%	-18.3%	274,455	14.7%	283,025	14.8%	-3.0%
Toyota	16,787	11.7%	15,052	9.5%	11.5%	193,382	10.3%	188,722	9.9%	2.5%
FCA	12,366	8.6%	19,054	12.0%	-35.1%	212,966	11.4%	249,398	13.0%	-14.6%
Honda	11,977	8.3%	13,341	8.4%	-10.2%	166,031	8.9%	168,851	8.8%	-1.7%
Nissan	10,444	7.3%	10,309	6.5%	1.3%	128,018	6.8%	125,590	6.6%	1.9%
Hyundai	10,068	7.0%	9,152	5.8%	10.0%	121,079	6.5%	122,542	6.4%	-1.2%
Volkswagen	5,846	4.1%	6,003	3.8%	-2.6%	67,314	3.6%	65,469	3.4%	2.8%
Kia	5,300	3.7%	6,407	4.0%	-17.3%	68,707	3.7%	72,024	3.8%	-4.6%
Mazda	5,104	3.6%	5,991	3.8%	-14.8%	69,882	3.7%	69,371	3.6%	0.7%
Subaru	4,995	3.5%	4,767	3.0%	4.8%	54,072	2.9%	50,694	2.6%	6.7%
Mercedes-Benz	3,795	2.6%	4,513	2.8%	-15.9%	45,762	2.4%	48,281	2.5%	-5.2%
BMW	3,652	2.5%	3,494	2.2%	4.5%	36,622	2.0%	35,516	1.9%	3.1%
Audi	3,273	2.3%	2,928	1.8%	11.8%	35,372	1.9%	33,943	1.8%	4.2%
Lexus	1,944	1.4%	1,911	1.2%	1.7%	22,399	1.2%	23,210	1.2%	-3.5%
Mitsubishi	1,706	1.2%	1,934	1.2%	-11.8%	23,594	1.3%	21,421	1.1%	10.1%
Acura	1,565	1.1%	2,017	1.3%	-22.4%	18,661	1.0%	18,694	1.0%	-0.2%
Infiniti	1,002	0.7%	1,082	0.7%	-7.4%	11,611	0.6%	11,702	0.6%	-0.8%
Land Rover	831	0.6%	734	0.5%	13.2%	9,398	0.5%	8,380	0.4%	12.1%
Porsche	804	0.6%	705	0.4%	14.0%	8,105	0.4%	7,540	0.4%	7.5%
Volvo	607	0.4%	733	0.5%	-17.2%	8,472	0.5%	6,434	0.3%	31.7%
MINI	573	0.4%	633	0.4%	-9.5%	6,552	0.4%	6,531	0.3%	0.3%
Jaguar	332	0.2%	338	0.2%	-1.8%	4,070	0.2%	4,300	0.2%	-5.3%
Genesis	133	0.1%	52	0.0%	155.8%	1,285	0.1%	478	0.0%	168.8%
Maserati	40	0.0%	95	0.1%	-57.9%	719	0.0%	1,143	0.1%	-37.1%
smart	15	0.0%	21	0.0%	-28.6%	320	0.0%	344	0.0%	-7.0%
Total	143,668	100.0%	158,653	100.0%	-9.4%	1,870,703	100.0%	1,914,551	100.0%	-2.3%

Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultant (DAC), Global Automakers of Canada (GAC), Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA)

Flash report, October 2018

2 Nov. 2018

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

Canadian vehicle sales slide 1.9% in October
Canadian vehicle sales in October decreased 1.9% from the same month in 2017, to 161,125 units.
SUV and pickup sales, at 115,688 units, were up 0.2% in October, while passenger car sales, at 45,437 units, were down 6.9% compared to 2017.
Combined sales in October for the Detroit Big 3 were down 8.7% to 59,457 units, while sales of all foreign nameplates combined were up 2.6% to 101,668 units.
Of the Big Three manufacturers, General Motors sales fell 12.9%, Ford sales increased 1.6%, and FCA sales fell 14.8% from last October.
Among Japanese automakers, Toyota, Nissan and Subaru sales were up 9.9%, 7.7% and 11.1% respectively, while Honda sales were down 8.7% from last year.
Hyundai sales were up 12.0%, while Kia sales were down 4.1% from last October.
Among German companies, Mercedes-Benz sales were down 5.1%, BMW brand sales were down 7.4%, VW brand sales were up 6.3%, and Audi sales were down 1.9% compared to last October.

Canada - Sales of new vehicles by type

	Oct. 2018	Oct. 2017	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Oct. 2018	Jan.-Oct. 2017	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars	45,437	48,797	-6.9%	509,956	563,075	-9.4%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV)	115,688	115,417	0.2%	1,217,079	1,192,823	2.0%
Total	161,125	164,214	-1.9%	1,727,035	1,755,898	-1.6%

Source: desrosiers AUTOMOTIVE reports Market Snapshot - Oct. 2018


Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles

Maker/Brand	2018		2017		Y-o-Y	2018		2017		Y-o-Y
	Oct.	Share	Oct.	Share		Jan.-Oct.	Share	Jan.-Oct.	Share
General Motors	23,374	14.5%	26,847	16.3%	-12.9%	255,169	14.8%	259,413	14.8%	-1.6%
Ford	21,414	13.3%	21,068	12.8%	1.6%	260,632	15.1%	267,173	15.2%	-2.4%
Toyota	18,756	11.6%	17,059	10.4%	9.9%	176,595	10.2%	173,670	9.9%	1.7%
FCA	14,669	9.1%	17,211	10.5%	-14.8%	200,600	11.6%	230,344	13.1%	-12.9%
Honda	14,301	8.9%	15,667	9.5%	-8.7%	154,054	8.9%	155,510	8.9%	-0.9%
Hyundai	11,373	7.1%	10,158	6.2%	12.0%	111,011	6.4%	113,390	6.5%	-2.1%
Nissan	11,296	7.0%	10,493	6.4%	7.7%	117,574	6.8%	115,281	6.6%	2.0%
Volkswagen	7,105	4.4%	6,681	4.1%	6.3%	61,468	3.6%	59,466	3.4%	3.4%
Mazda	5,992	3.7%	6,370	3.9%	-5.9%	64,778	3.8%	63,380	3.6%	2.2%
Kia	5,626	3.5%	5,866	3.6%	-4.1%	63,407	3.7%	65,617	3.7%	-3.4%
Subaru	5,500	3.4%	4,951	3.0%	11.1%	49,077	2.8%	45,927	2.6%	6.9%
Mercedes-Benz	4,023	2.5%	4,238	2.6%	-5.1%	41,967	2.4%	43,768	2.5%	-4.1%
BMW	3,233	2.0%	3,490	2.1%	-7.4%	32,970	1.9%	32,022	1.8%	3.0%
Audi	3,005	1.9%	3,063	1.9%	-1.9%	32,099	1.9%	31,015	1.8%	3.5%
Lexus	2,916	1.8%	2,612	1.6%	11.6%	20,455	1.2%	21,299	1.2%	-4.0%
Acura	2,075	1.3%	1,941	1.2%	6.9%	17,096	1.0%	16,677	0.9%	2.5%
Mitsubishi	1,802	1.1%	2,000	1.2%	-9.9%	21,888	1.3%	19,487	1.1%	12.3%
Land Rover	907	0.6%	750	0.5%	20.9%	8,567	0.5%	7,646	0.4%	12.0%
Infiniti	902	0.6%	1,084	0.7%	-16.8%	10,609	0.6%	10,620	0.6%	-0.1%
Porsche	850	0.5%	711	0.4%	19.5%	7,301	0.4%	6,835	0.4%	6.8%
Volvo	796	0.5%	768	0.5%	3.6%	7,865	0.5%	5,701	0.3%	38.0%
MINI	682	0.4%	710	0.4%	-3.9%	5,979	0.3%	5,898	0.3%	1.4%
Jaguar	300	0.2%	307	0.2%	-2.3%	3,738	0.2%	3,962	0.2%	-5.7%
Genesis	132	0.1%	48	0.0%	175.0%	1,152	0.1%	426	0.0%	170.4%
Maserati	55	0.0%	75	0.0%	-26.7%	679	0.0%	1,048	0.1%	-35.2%
smart	41	0.0%	46	0.0%	-10.9%	305	0.0%	323	0.0%	-5.6%
Total	161,125	100.0%	164,214	100.0%	-1.9%	1,727,035	100.0%	1,755,898	100.0%	-1.6%

Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultant (DAC), Global Automakers of Canada (GAC), Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA)

Flash report, September 2018

3 Oct. 2018

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

Canadian vehicle sales fall 7.4% in September
Canadian vehicle sales in September decreased 7.4% from the same month in 2017, to 172,974 units.
SUV and pickup sales, at 123,696 units, were down 4.7% in September, while passenger car sales, at 49,278 units, were down 13.7% compared to 2017.
Combined sales in September for the Detroit Big 3 were down 8.8% to 69,795 units, while sales of all foreign nameplates combined were down 6.4% to 103,179 units.
Of the Big Three manufacturers, General Motors sales fell 6.1%, Ford sales fell 14.1%, and FCA sales fell 4.0% from last September.
Among Japanese automakers, Toyota, Nissan, and Honda sales were down 8.0%, 2.3%, and 4.3%, respectively, while Subaru sales were up 9.4% from last year.
Hyundai sales were down 2.4%, while Kia sales were down 30.9% from last September.
Among German companies, Mercedes-Benz sales were down 19.1%, BMW brand sales were up 5.5%, VW brand sales were down 12.5%, and Audi sales were up 0.1% compared to last September.

Canada - Sales of new vehicles by type

	Sep. 2018	Sep. 2017	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Sep. 2018	Jan.-Sep. 2017	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars	49,278	57,106	-13.7%	464,519	514,278	-9.7%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV)	123,696	129,731	-4.7%	1,101,391	1,077,406	2.2%
Total	172,974	186,837	-7.4%	1,565,910	1,591,684	-1.6%

Source: desrosiers AUTOMOTIVE reports Market Snapshot - Sep. 2018


Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles

Maker/Brand	2018		2017		Y-o-Y	2018		2017		Y-o-Y
	Sep.	Share	Sep.	Share		Jan.-Sep.	Share	Jan.-Sep.	Share
Ford	26,531	15.3%	30,881	16.5%	-14.1%	239,218	15.3%	246,105	15.5%	-2.8%
General Motors	25,566	14.8%	27,237	14.6%	-6.1%	231,795	14.8%	232,566	14.6%	-0.3%
Toyota	18,038	10.4%	19,599	10.5%	-8.0%	157,839	10.1%	156,611	9.8%	0.8%
FCA	17,698	10.2%	18,444	9.9%	-4.0%	185,931	11.9%	213,133	13.4%	-12.8%
Honda	15,450	8.9%	16,143	8.6%	-4.3%	139,753	8.9%	139,843	8.8%	-0.1%
Nissan	11,929	6.9%	12,215	6.5%	-2.3%	106,278	6.8%	104,788	6.6%	1.4%
Hyundai	11,668	6.7%	11,961	6.4%	-2.4%	99,638	6.4%	103,232	6.5%	-3.5%
Volkswagen	6,618	3.8%	7,564	4.0%	-12.5%	54,363	3.5%	52,785	3.3%	3.0%
Mazda	6,101	3.5%	6,876	3.7%	-11.3%	58,786	3.8%	57,010	3.6%	3.1%
Subaru	5,622	3.3%	5,139	2.8%	9.4%	43,577	2.8%	40,976	2.6%	6.3%
Kia	5,401	3.1%	7,819	4.2%	-30.9%	57,781	3.7%	59,751	3.8%	-3.3%
BMW	3,914	2.3%	3,709	2.0%	5.5%	29,737	1.9%	28,532	1.8%	4.2%
Mercedes-Benz	3,822	2.2%	4,727	2.5%	-19.1%	37,944	2.4%	39,530	2.5%	-4.0%
Audi	3,280	1.9%	3,277	1.8%	0.1%	29,094	1.9%	27,952	1.8%	4.1%
Lexus	2,149	1.2%	2,419	1.3%	-11.2%	17,539	1.1%	18,687	1.2%	-6.1%
Mitsubishi	2,058	1.2%	2,069	1.1%	-0.5%	20,086	1.3%	17,487	1.1%	14.9%
Acura	1,853	1.1%	2,038	1.1%	-9.1%	15,021	1.0%	14,736	0.9%	1.9%
Infiniti	1,444	0.8%	1,222	0.7%	18.2%	9,707	0.6%	9,536	0.6%	1.8%
Land Rover	870	0.5%	895	0.5%	-2.8%	7,660	0.5%	6,896	0.4%	11.1%
Porsche	860	0.5%	760	0.4%	13.2%	6,451	0.4%	6,124	0.4%	5.3%
Volvo	778	0.4%	550	0.3%	41.5%	7,069	0.5%	4,933	0.3%	43.3%
MINI	721	0.4%	700	0.4%	3.0%	5,297	0.3%	5,188	0.3%	2.1%
Jaguar	398	0.2%	438	0.2%	-9.1%	3,438	0.2%	3,655	0.2%	-5.9%
Genesis	135	0.1%	50	0.0%	170.0%	1,020	0.1%	378	0.0%	169.8%
Maserati	42	0.0%	72	0.0%	-41.7%	624	0.0%	973	0.1%	-35.9%
smart	28	0.0%	33	0.0%	-15.2%	264	0.0%	277	0.0%	-4.7%
Total	172,974	100.0%	186,837	100.0%	-7.4%	1,565,910	100.0%	1,591,684	100.0%	-1.6%

Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultant (DAC), Global Automakers of Canada (GAC), Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA)

Flash report, August 2018

5 Sep. 2018

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

Canadian vehicle sales drop 1.6% in August
Canadian vehicle sales in August decreased 1.6% from the same month in 2017, to 180,942 units.
SUV and pickup sales, at 128,100 units, were up 2.6% in August, while passenger car sales, at 52,842 units, were down 10.6% compared to 2017.
Combined sales in August for the Detroit Big 3 were down 3.8% to 73,066 units, while sales of all foreign nameplates combined were down 0.1% to 107,876 units.
Of the Big Three manufacturers, General Motors sales fell 10.1%, Ford sales were up 7.1%, and FCA sales were down 9.6% from last August.
Among Japanese automakers, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, and Subaru sales were up 2.4%, 1.5%, and 0.3%, and 1.7%, respectively, from last year.
Hyundai sales were up 9.8%, while Kia sales were down 3.6% from last August.
Among German companies, Mercedes-Benz sales were down 20.5%, BMW brand sales were up 8.2%, VW brand sales were down 22.2%, and Audi sales were down 5.8% compared to last August.

Canada - Sales of new vehicles by type

	Aug. 2018	Aug. 2017	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Aug. 2018	Jan.-Aug. 2017	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars	52,842	59,096	-10.6%	415,241	457,172	-9.2%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV)	128,100	124,849	2.6%	977,695	947,675	3.2%
Total	180,942	183,945	-1.6%	1,392,936	1,404,847	-0.8%

Source: desrosiers AUTOMOTIVE reports Market Snapshot - Aug. 2018


Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles

Maker/Brand	2018		2017		Y-o-Y	2018		2017		Y-o-Y
	Aug.	Share	Aug.	Share		Jan.-Aug.	Share	Jan.-Aug.	Share
Ford	29,230	16.2%	27,286	14.8%	7.1%	212,687	15.3%	215,224	15.3%	-1.2%
General Motors	26,066	14.4%	28,981	15.8%	-10.1%	206,229	14.8%	205,329	14.6%	0.4%
Toyota	18,378	10.2%	17,950	9.8%	2.4%	139,801	10.0%	137,012	9.8%	2.0%
FCA	17,770	9.8%	19,648	10.7%	-9.6%	168,233	12.1%	194,689	13.9%	-13.6%
Honda	16,777	9.3%	16,719	9.1%	0.3%	124,303	8.9%	123,700	8.8%	0.5%
Hyundai	13,123	7.3%	11,949	6.5%	9.8%	87,970	6.3%	91,271	6.5%	-3.6%
Nissan	12,145	6.7%	11,970	6.5%	1.5%	94,349	6.8%	92,573	6.6%	1.9%
Kia	7,416	4.1%	7,692	4.2%	-3.6%	52,380	3.8%	51,932	3.7%	0.9%
Mazda	7,055	3.9%	7,036	3.8%	0.3%	52,685	3.8%	50,134	3.6%	5.1%
Volkswagen	7,024	3.9%	9,032	4.9%	-22.2%	47,745	3.4%	45,221	3.2%	5.6%
Subaru	5,035	2.8%	4,950	2.7%	1.7%	37,955	2.7%	35,837	2.6%	5.9%
Mercedes-Benz	3,350	1.9%	4,216	2.3%	-20.5%	34,122	2.4%	34,803	2.5%	-2.0%
BMW	3,289	1.8%	3,040	1.7%	8.2%	25,823	1.9%	24,823	1.8%	4.0%
Audi	3,101	1.7%	3,292	1.8%	-5.8%	25,814	1.9%	24,675	1.8%	4.6%
Mitsubishi	2,415	1.3%	2,050	1.1%	17.8%	18,028	1.3%	15,418	1.1%	16.9%
Lexus	2,055	1.1%	2,086	1.1%	-1.5%	15,390	1.1%	16,268	1.2%	-5.4%
Acura	1,846	1.0%	1,632	0.9%	13.1%	13,168	0.9%	12,698	0.9%	3.7%
Infiniti	1,201	0.7%	1,193	0.6%	0.7%	8,263	0.6%	8,314	0.6%	-0.6%
Volvo	827	0.5%	572	0.3%	44.6%	6,291	0.5%	4,383	0.3%	43.5%
Land Rover	801	0.4%	732	0.4%	9.4%	6,790	0.5%	6,001	0.4%	13.1%
Porsche	799	0.4%	785	0.4%	1.8%	5,591	0.4%	5,364	0.4%	4.2%
MINI	626	0.3%	589	0.3%	6.3%	4,576	0.3%	4,488	0.3%	2.0%
Jaguar	355	0.2%	390	0.2%	-9.0%	3,040	0.2%	3,217	0.2%	-5.5%
Genesis	185	0.1%	55	0.0%	236.4%	885	0.1%	328	0.0%	169.8%
Maserati	50	0.0%	75	0.0%	-33.3%	582	0.0%	901	0.1%	-35.4%
smart	23	0.0%	25	0.0%	-8.0%	236	0.0%	244	0.0%	-3.3%
Total	180,942	100.0%	183,945	100.0%	-1.6%	1,392,936	100.0%	1,404,847	100.0%	-0.8%

Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultant (DAC), Global Automakers of Canada (GAC), Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA)

Flash report, July 2018

2 Aug. 2018

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

Canadian vehicle sales fall 3.6% in July
Canadian vehicle sales in July decreased 3.6% from the same month in 2017, to 175,317 units.
SUV and pickup sales, at 122,299 units, were down 1.1% in July, while passenger car sales, at 53,018 units, were down 9.0% compared to 2017.
Combined sales in July for the Detroit Big 3 were down 10.7% to 68,765 units, while sales of all foreign nameplates combined were up 1.6% to 106,552 units.
Of the Big Three manufacturers, General Motors sales fell 2.4%, Ford sales were up 0.9%, and FCA sales were down 33.3% from last July.
Among Japanese automakers, Toyota, Nissan, and Honda sales were down 0.5%, 1.8%, and 0.9% respectively, while Subaru sales were up 13.2% from last year.
Hyundai sales were up 9.0%, and Kia sales were up 7.9% from last July.
Among German companies, Mercedes-Benz sales, BMW brand sales, VW brand sales, and Audi sales were down 4.4%, 8.2%, 2.9%, and 18.1%, respectively, compared to last July.

Canada - Sales of new vehicles by type

	Jul. 2018	Jul. 2017	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Jul. 2018	Jan.-Jul. 2017	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars	53,018	58,231	-9.0%	362,399	398,076	-9.0%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV)	122,299	123,603	-1.1%	849,595	822,826	3.3%
Total	175,317	181,834	-3.6%	1,211,994	1,220,902	-0.7%

Source: desrosiers AUTOMOTIVE reports Market Snapshot - Jul. 2018


Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles

Maker/Brand	2018		2017		Y-o-Y	2018		2017		Y-o-Y
	Jul.	Share	Jul.	Share		Jan.-Jul.	Share	Jan.-Jul.	Share
Ford	27,887	15.9%	27,650	15.2%	0.9%	183,457	15.1%	187,938	15.4%	-2.4%
General Motors	25,226	14.4%	25,852	14.2%	-2.4%	180,163	14.9%	176,348	14.4%	2.2%
Toyota	16,864	9.6%	16,943	9.3%	-0.5%	121,423	10.0%	119,062	9.8%	2.0%
Honda	16,693	9.5%	16,843	9.3%	-0.9%	107,526	8.9%	106,981	8.8%	0.5%
FCA	15,652	8.9%	23,467	12.9%	-33.3%	150,463	12.4%	175,041	14.3%	-14.0%
Hyundai	13,567	7.7%	12,443	6.8%	9.0%	74,847	6.2%	79,322	6.5%	-5.6%
Nissan	11,593	6.6%	11,807	6.5%	-1.8%	82,204	6.8%	80,603	6.6%	2.0%
Kia	8,101	4.6%	7,506	4.1%	7.9%	44,964	3.7%	44,240	3.6%	1.6%
Volkswagen	7,599	4.3%	7,823	4.3%	-2.9%	40,721	3.4%	36,189	3.0%	12.5%
Mazda	6,981	4.0%	6,591	3.6%	5.9%	45,630	3.8%	43,098	3.5%	5.9%
Subaru	5,044	2.9%	4,454	2.4%	13.2%	32,920	2.7%	30,887	2.5%	6.6%
Mercedes-Benz	4,109	2.3%	4,297	2.4%	-4.4%	30,772	2.5%	30,587	2.5%	0.6%
BMW	2,711	1.5%	2,953	1.6%	-8.2%	22,534	1.9%	21,783	1.8%	3.4%
Audi	2,603	1.5%	3,179	1.7%	-18.1%	22,713	1.9%	21,383	1.8%	6.2%
Mitsubishi	2,320	1.3%	2,078	1.1%	11.6%	15,613	1.3%	13,368	1.1%	16.8%
Lexus	1,834	1.0%	2,018	1.1%	-9.1%	13,335	1.1%	14,182	1.2%	-6.0%
Acura	1,762	1.0%	1,701	0.9%	3.6%	11,322	0.9%	11,066	0.9%	2.3%
Infiniti	1,124	0.6%	981	0.5%	14.6%	7,062	0.6%	7,121	0.6%	-0.8%
Volvo	903	0.5%	612	0.3%	47.5%	5,464	0.5%	3,811	0.3%	43.4%
Porsche	793	0.5%	770	0.4%	3.0%	4,792	0.4%	4,579	0.4%	4.7%
Land Rover	786	0.4%	734	0.4%	7.1%	5,989	0.5%	5,269	0.4%	13.7%
MINI	596	0.3%	587	0.3%	1.5%	3,950	0.3%	3,899	0.3%	1.3%
Jaguar	340	0.2%	370	0.2%	-8.1%	2,685	0.2%	2,827	0.2%	-5.0%
Genesis	135	0.1%	55	0.0%	145.5%	700	0.1%	273	0.0%	156.4%
Maserati	63	0.0%	84	0.0%	-25.0%	532	0.0%	826	0.1%	-35.6%
smart	31	0.0%	36	0.0%	-13.9%	213	0.0%	219	0.0%	-2.7%
Total	175,317	100.0%	181,834	100.0%	-3.6%	1,211,994	100.0%	1,220,902	100.0%	-0.7%

Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultant (DAC), Global Automakers of Canada (GAC), Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA)

Flash report, June 2018

5 Jul. 2018

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

Canadian vehicle sales decline 1.6% in June
Canadian vehicle sales in June decreased 1.6% from the same month in 2017, to 200,156 units.
SUV and pickup sales, at 139,003 units, were up 1.4% in June, while passenger car sales, at 61,153 units, were down 8.0% compared to 2017.
Combined sales in June for the Detroit Big 3 were down 6.4% to 81,296 units, while sales of all foreign nameplates combined were up 1.9% to 118,860 units.
Of the Big Three manufacturers, Ford sales were down 4.8%, General Motors sales were up 1.8%, and FCA sales were down 16.5% from last June.
Among Japanese automakers, Toyota was down 1.1% and Honda was down 2.4%. While Nissan, Mazda, Subaru, Mitsubishi sales in June were up 0.9%, 7.8%, 5.1%, 18.1%, respectively, from last year.
Hyundai sales were up 5.3%, and Kia sales were up 2.3% from last June.
Among German companies, Mercedes-Benz and BMW brand sales were down 2.4% and 2.6%, respectively, compared to last June.
VW brand sales were up 3.1% in June and Audi sales were up 0.1% compared to the previous year.

Canada - Sales of new vehicles by type

	Jun. 2018	Jun. 2017	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Jun. 2018	Jan.-Jun. 2017	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars	61,153	66,440	-8.0%	308,492	339,845	-9.2%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV)	139,003	137,046	1.4%	728,185	699,223	4.1%
Total	200,156	203,486	-1.6%	1,036,677	1,039,068	-0.2%

Source: desrosiers AUTOMOTIVE reports Market Snapshot - Jun. 2018


Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles

Maker/Brand	2018		2017		Y-o-Y	2018		2017		Y-o-Y
	Jun.	Share	Jun.	Share		Jan.-Jun.	Share	Jan.-Jun.	Share
Ford	31,179	15.6%	32,758	16.1%	-4.8%	155,570	15.0%	160,288	15.4%	-2.9%
General Motors	27,638	13.8%	27,151	13.3%	1.8%	154,937	14.9%	150,496	14.5%	3.0%
FCA	22,479	11.2%	26,926	13.2%	-16.5%	134,811	13.0%	151,574	14.6%	-11.1%
Toyota	20,833	10.4%	21,062	10.4%	-1.1%	104,559	10.1%	102,119	9.8%	2.4%
Honda	17,006	8.5%	17,423	8.6%	-2.4%	90,833	8.8%	90,138	8.7%	0.8%
Nissan	14,932	7.5%	14,800	7.3%	0.9%	70,611	6.8%	68,796	6.6%	2.6%
Hyundai	13,535	6.8%	12,848	6.3%	5.3%	61,280	5.9%	66,879	6.4%	-8.4%
Kia	8,394	4.2%	8,203	4.0%	2.3%	36,863	3.6%	36,734	3.5%	0.4%
Mazda	7,546	3.8%	6,997	3.4%	7.8%	38,649	3.7%	36,507	3.5%	5.9%
Volkswagen	6,828	3.4%	6,624	3.3%	3.1%	33,122	3.2%	28,366	2.7%	16.8%
Subaru	5,348	2.7%	5,088	2.5%	5.1%	27,876	2.7%	26,433	2.5%	5.5%
Mercedes-Benz	4,904	2.5%	5,026	2.5%	-2.4%	26,663	2.6%	26,290	2.5%	1.4%
Audi	3,859	1.9%	3,857	1.9%	0.1%	20,110	1.9%	18,204	1.8%	10.5%
BMW	3,707	1.9%	3,807	1.9%	-2.6%	19,823	1.9%	18,830	1.8%	5.3%
Mitsubishi	2,457	1.2%	2,081	1.0%	18.1%	13,293	1.3%	11,290	1.1%	17.7%
Lexus	2,456	1.2%	2,374	1.2%	3.5%	11,501	1.1%	12,164	1.2%	-5.5%
Acura	1,748	0.9%	1,835	0.9%	-4.7%	9,560	0.9%	9,365	0.9%	2.1%
Infiniti	1,398	0.7%	1,202	0.6%	16.3%	5,938	0.6%	6,140	0.6%	-3.3%
Land Rover	926	0.5%	751	0.4%	23.3%	5,203	0.5%	4,535	0.4%	14.7%
Volvo	919	0.5%	637	0.3%	44.3%	4,561	0.4%	3,199	0.3%	42.6%
Porsche	805	0.4%	740	0.4%	8.8%	3,999	0.4%	3,809	0.4%	5.0%
MINI	594	0.3%	623	0.3%	-4.7%	3,354	0.3%	3,312	0.3%	1.3%
Jaguar	380	0.2%	450	0.2%	-15.6%	2,345	0.2%	2,457	0.2%	-4.6%
Genesis	165	0.1%	60	0.0%	175.0%	565	0.1%	218	0.0%	159.2%
Maserati	77	0.0%	129	0.1%	-40.3%	469	0.0%	742	0.1%	-36.8%
smart	43	0.0%	34	0.0%	26.5%	182	0.0%	183	0.0%	-0.5%
Total	200,156	100.0%	203,486	100.0%	-1.6%	1,036,677	100.0%	1,039,068	100.0%	-0.2%

Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultant (DAC), Global Automakers of Canada (GAC), Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA)

Flash report, May 2018

4 Jun. 2018

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

Canadian vehicle sales decline 0.7% in May
Canadian vehicle sales in May decreased 0.7% from the same month in 2017, to 215,407 units.
SUV and pickup sales, at 147,337 units, were up 4.0% in May, while passenger car sales, at 68,070 units, were down 9.4% compared to 2017.
Combined sales in May for the Detroit Big 3 were down 4.5% to 94,365 units, while sales of all foreign nameplates combined were up 2.5% to 121,042 units.
Of the Big Three manufacturers, General Motors sales were up 5.4%, Ford sales were down 3.3%, and FCA sales were down 15.0% from last May.
Among Japanese automakers, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, and Subaru sales in May were up 1.9%, 3.2%, 3.2%, 2.1%, respectively, from last year.
Hyundai sales were down 8.9%, and Kia sales were down 3.5% from last May.
Among German companies, Mercedes-Benz and BMW brand sales were up 10.5% and 9.8%, respectively, compared to last May.
VW brand sales were up 11.4% in May and Audi sales were up 9.2% compared to the previous year.

Canada - Sales of new vehicles by type

	May 2018	May 2017	Y-o-Y	Jan.-May 2018	Jan.-May 2017	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars	68,070	75,172	-9.4%	247,339	273,405	-9.5%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV)	147,337	141,689	4.0%	589,183	562,177	4.8%
Total	215,407	216,861	-0.7%	836,522	835,582	0.1%

Source: desrosiers AUTOMOTIVE reports Market Snapshot - May 2018


Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles

Maker/Brand	2018		2017		Y-o-Y	2018		2017		Y-o-Y
	May	Share	May	Share		Jan.-May	Share	Jan.-May	Share
Ford	33,341	15.5%	34,475	15.9%	-3.3%	124,391	14.9%	127,530	15.3%	-2.5%
General Motors	32,831	15.2%	31,149	14.4%	5.4%	127,299	15.2%	123,345	14.8%	3.2%
FCA	28,193	13.1%	33,186	15.3%	-15.0%	112,332	13.4%	124,648	14.9%	-9.9%
Toyota	22,021	10.2%	21,611	10.0%	1.9%	83,726	10.0%	81,057	9.7%	3.3%
Honda	19,794	9.2%	19,175	8.8%	3.2%	73,827	8.8%	72,715	8.7%	1.5%
Hyundai	13,963	6.5%	15,335	7.1%	-8.9%	47,745	5.7%	54,031	6.5%	-11.6%
Nissan	13,236	6.1%	12,825	5.9%	3.2%	55,679	6.7%	53,996	6.5%	3.1%
Mazda	7,750	3.6%	7,250	3.3%	6.9%	31,103	3.7%	29,510	3.5%	5.4%
Kia	7,286	3.4%	7,551	3.5%	-3.5%	28,469	3.4%	28,531	3.4%	-0.2%
Volkswagen	6,624	3.1%	5,945	2.7%	11.4%	26,294	3.1%	21,742	2.6%	20.9%
Subaru	5,513	2.6%	5,400	2.5%	2.1%	22,528	2.7%	21,345	2.6%	5.5%
Mercedes-Benz	4,993	2.3%	4,518	2.1%	10.5%	21,759	2.6%	21,264	2.5%	2.3%
Audi	4,207	2.0%	3,852	1.8%	9.2%	16,251	1.9%	14,347	1.7%	13.3%
BMW	3,886	1.8%	3,540	1.6%	9.8%	16,116	1.9%	15,023	1.8%	7.3%
Mitsubishi	2,711	1.3%	2,258	1.0%	20.1%	10,836	1.3%	9,209	1.1%	17.7%
Lexus	2,092	1.0%	2,282	1.1%	-8.3%	9,045	1.1%	9,790	1.2%	-7.6%
Acura	1,904	0.9%	1,800	0.8%	5.8%	7,813	0.9%	7,530	0.9%	3.8%
Infiniti	944	0.4%	1,118	0.5%	-15.6%	4,540	0.5%	4,938	0.6%	-8.1%
Volvo	922	0.4%	654	0.3%	41.0%	3,642	0.4%	2,562	0.3%	42.2%
Porsche	874	0.4%	840	0.4%	4.0%	3,194	0.4%	3,069	0.4%	4.1%
MINI	861	0.4%	844	0.4%	2.0%	2,760	0.3%	2,689	0.3%	2.6%
Land Rover	847	0.4%	658	0.3%	28.7%	4,277	0.5%	3,784	0.5%	13.0%
Jaguar	353	0.2%	378	0.2%	-6.6%	1,965	0.2%	2,007	0.2%	-2.1%
Genesis	140	0.1%	62	0.0%	125.8%	400	0.0%	158	0.0%	153.2%
Maserati	83	0.0%	121	0.1%	-31.4%	392	0.0%	613	0.1%	-36.1%
smart	38	0.0%	34	0.0%	11.8%	139	0.0%	149	0.0%	-6.7%
Total	215,407	100.0%	216,861	100.0%	-0.7%	836,522	100.0%	835,582	100.0%	0.1%

Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultant (DAC), Global Automakers of Canada (GAC), Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA)

Flash report, April 2018

2 May 2018

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

Canadian vehicle sales decline 2.7% in April
Canadian vehicle sales in April decreased 2.7% from the same month in 2017, to 191,856 units.
SUV and pickup sales, at 133,773 units, were up 2.2% in April, while passenger car sales, at 58,083 units, were down 12.4% compared to 2017.
Combined sales in April for the Detroit Big 3 were down 6.8% to 82,632 units, while sales of all foreign nameplates combined were up 0.7% to 109,224 units.
Of the Big Three manufacturers, General Motors, Ford, and FCA sales were down 4.6%, 1.1% and 15.8%, respectively, from last April.
Among Japanese automakers, Toyota, Nissan, and Subaru sales in April were up 0.9%, 10.9%, 3.4%, respectively, while Honda sales were down 7.1% from last year.
Hyundai sales were down 14.4%, as Kia sales were up 1.3% from last April.
Among German companies, Mercedes-Benz and BMW brand sales were up 8.3% and 10.8%, respectively, compared to last April.
VW brand sales were up 4.4% in April and Audi sales were up 13.9% compared to the previous year.

Canada - Sales of new vehicles by type

	Apr. 2018	Apr. 2017	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Apr. 2018	Jan.-Apr. 2017	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars	58,083	66,291	-12.4%	179,269	198,233	-9.6%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV)	133,773	130,912	2.2%	441,845	420,488	5.1%
Total	191,856	197,203	-2.7%	621,114	618,721	0.4%

Source: desrosiers AUTOMOTIVE reports Market Snapshot - Apr. 2018


Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles

Maker/Brand	2018		2017		Y-o-Y	2018		2017		Y-o-Y
	Apr.	Share	Apr.	Share		Jan.-Apr.	Share	Jan.-Apr.	Share
Ford	30,038	15.7%	30,385	15.4%	-1.1%	91,050	14.7%	93,055	15.0%	-2.2%
General Motors	29,537	15.4%	30,948	15.7%	-4.6%	94,468	15.2%	92,196	14.9%	2.5%
FCA	23,057	12.0%	27,373	13.9%	-15.8%	84,139	13.5%	91,462	14.8%	-8.0%
Toyota	19,493	10.2%	19,316	9.8%	0.9%	61,705	9.9%	59,446	9.6%	3.8%
Honda	15,424	8.0%	16,608	8.4%	-7.1%	54,033	8.7%	53,540	8.7%	0.9%
Hyundai	12,468	6.5%	14,568	7.4%	-14.4%	33,782	5.4%	38,696	6.3%	-12.7%
Nissan	11,457	6.0%	10,335	5.2%	10.9%	42,443	6.8%	41,171	6.7%	3.1%
Kia	7,301	3.8%	7,205	3.7%	1.3%	21,183	3.4%	20,980	3.4%	1.0%
Mazda	7,278	3.8%	6,776	3.4%	7.4%	23,353	3.8%	22,260	3.6%	4.9%
Volkswagen	5,730	3.0%	5,486	2.8%	4.4%	19,670	3.2%	15,797	2.6%	24.5%
Subaru	5,710	3.0%	5,523	2.8%	3.4%	17,015	2.7%	15,945	2.6%	6.7%
Mercedes-Benz	4,694	2.4%	4,333	2.2%	8.3%	16,766	2.7%	16,746	2.7%	0.1%
Audi	4,108	2.1%	3,608	1.8%	13.9%	12,044	1.9%	10,495	1.7%	14.8%
BMW	4,020	2.1%	3,628	1.8%	10.8%	12,230	2.0%	11,483	1.9%	6.5%
Mitsubishi	2,567	1.3%	2,512	1.3%	2.2%	8,125	1.3%	6,951	1.1%	16.9%
Lexus	2,407	1.3%	2,651	1.3%	-9.2%	6,953	1.1%	7,508	1.2%	-7.4%
Acura	2,083	1.1%	1,691	0.9%	23.2%	5,908	1.0%	5,730	0.9%	3.1%
Volvo	903	0.5%	637	0.3%	41.8%	2,720	0.4%	1,908	0.3%	42.6%
Porsche	835	0.4%	830	0.4%	0.6%	2,320	0.4%	2,229	0.4%	4.1%
Land Rover	780	0.4%	589	0.3%	32.4%	3,430	0.6%	3,126	0.5%	9.7%
Infiniti	741	0.4%	1,020	0.5%	-27.4%	3,596	0.6%	3,820	0.6%	-5.9%
MINI	642	0.3%	689	0.3%	-6.8%	1,899	0.3%	1,845	0.3%	2.9%
Jaguar	327	0.2%	314	0.2%	4.1%	1,612	0.3%	1,629	0.3%	-1.0%
Genesis	137	0.1%	35	0.0%	291.4%	260	0.0%	96	0.0%	170.8%
Maserati	86	0.0%	121	0.1%	-28.9%	309	0.0%	492	0.1%	-37.2%
smart	33	0.0%	22	0.0%	50.0%	101	0.0%	115	0.0%	-12.2%
Total	191,856	100.0%	197,203	100.0%	-2.7%	621,114	100.0%	618,721	100.0%	0.4%

Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultant (DAC), Global Automakers of Canada (GAC), Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA)

Flash report, March 2018

4 Apr. 2018

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

Canadian vehicle sales down 0.6% in March
Canadian vehicle sales in March decreased 0.6% from the same month in 2017, to 186,447 units.
SUV and pickup sales, at 132,515 units, were up 5.2% in March and passenger car sales, at 53,932 units, were down 12.4% compared to 2017.
Combined sales in March for the Detroit Big 3 were down 2.9% to 80,699 units, while sales of all foreign nameplates combined were up 1.3% to 105,748 units.
Of the Big Three manufacturers, GM was up 0.1% from last March, while Ford and FCA were down 1.6% and 7.7%, respectively.
Among Japanese automakers, Toyota, Mazda, Subaru and Mitsubishi sales in March were up 9.7%, 1.5%, 3.8%, and 39.0%, respectively.
Hyundai sales were down 12.2% and Kia sales were up 7.2% from last March.
Among German companies, Mercedes-Benz and BMW brand sales were both down 3.7% compared to last March.
VW brand sales were up 31.8% in March and Audi sales were up 14.0% compared to the previous year.

Canada - Sales of new vehicles by type

	Mar. 2018	Mar. 2017	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Mar. 2018	Jan.-Mar. 2017	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars	53,932	61,557	-12.4%	121,186	131,942	-8.2%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV)	132,515	125,983	5.2%	308,072	289,576	6.4%
Total	186,447	187,540	-0.6%	429,258	421,518	1.8%

Source: desrosiers AUTOMOTIVE reports Market Snapshot - Mar. 2018


Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles

Maker/Brand	2018		2017		Y-o-Y	2018		2017		Y-o-Y
	Mar.	Share	Mar.	Share		Jan.-Mar.	Share	Jan.-Mar.	Share
General Motors	30,159	16.2%	30,115	16.1%	0.1%	64,931	15.1%	61,248	14.5%	6.0%
Ford	26,050	14.0%	26,480	14.1%	-1.6%	61,012	14.2%	62,670	14.9%	-2.6%
FCA	24,490	13.1%	26,531	14.1%	-7.7%	61,082	14.2%	64,089	15.2%	-4.7%
Toyota	18,954	10.2%	17,282	9.2%	9.7%	42,212	9.8%	40,130	9.5%	5.2%
Honda	15,935	8.5%	17,392	9.3%	-8.4%	38,609	9.0%	36,932	8.8%	4.5%
Nissan	13,987	7.5%	14,523	7.7%	-3.7%	30,986	7.2%	30,836	7.3%	0.5%
Hyundai	9,739	5.2%	11,087	5.9%	-12.2%	21,314	5.0%	24,128	5.7%	-11.7%
Mazda	7,048	3.8%	6,942	3.7%	1.5%	16,075	3.7%	15,484	3.7%	3.8%
Kia	6,802	3.6%	6,346	3.4%	7.2%	13,882	3.2%	13,775	3.3%	0.8%
Volkswagen	5,505	3.0%	4,176	2.2%	31.8%	13,940	3.2%	10,311	2.4%	35.2%
Subaru	4,830	2.6%	4,652	2.5%	3.8%	11,305	2.6%	10,422	2.5%	8.5%
Mercedes-Benz	4,569	2.5%	4,747	2.5%	-3.7%	12,072	2.8%	12,413	2.9%	-2.7%
Audi	3,404	1.8%	2,985	1.6%	14.0%	7,936	1.8%	6,887	1.6%	15.2%
BMW	3,063	1.6%	3,181	1.7%	-3.7%	8,210	1.9%	7,855	1.9%	4.5%
Mitsubishi	2,636	1.4%	1,897	1.0%	39.0%	5,558	1.3%	4,439	1.1%	25.2%
Lexus	2,086	1.1%	2,124	1.1%	-1.8%	4,546	1.1%	4,857	1.2%	-6.4%
Acura	1,603	0.9%	1,783	1.0%	-10.1%	3,825	0.9%	4,039	1.0%	-5.3%
Land Rover	1,444	0.8%	1,369	0.7%	5.5%	2,650	0.6%	2,537	0.6%	4.5%
Infiniti	1,205	0.6%	1,292	0.7%	-6.7%	2,855	0.7%	2,800	0.7%	2.0%
Volvo	849	0.5%	576	0.3%	47.4%	1,817	0.4%	1,271	0.3%	43.0%
Jaguar	703	0.4%	746	0.4%	-5.8%	1,285	0.3%	1,315	0.3%	-2.3%
Porsche	657	0.4%	624	0.3%	5.3%	1,485	0.3%	1,399	0.3%	6.1%
MINI	556	0.3%	510	0.3%	9.0%	1,257	0.3%	1,156	0.3%	8.7%
Maserati	75	0.0%	122	0.1%	-38.5%	223	0.1%	371	0.1%	-39.9%
Genesis	63	0.0%	15	0.0%	320.0%	123	0.0%	61	0.0%	101.6%
smart	35	0.0%	43	0.0%	-18.6%	68	0.0%	93	0.0%	-26.9%
Total	186,447	100.0%	187,540	100.0%	-0.6%	429,258	100.0%	421,518	100.0%	1.8%

Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultant (DAC), Global Automakers of Canada (GAC), Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA)

Flash report, February 2018

2 Mar. 2018

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

Canadian vehicle sales rise 2.0% in February
Canadian vehicle sales in February increased 2.0% from the same month in 2017, to 125,530 units.
SUV and pickup sales, at 89,651 units, were up 5.6% in February and passenger car sales, at 35,879 units, were down 6.0% compared to 2017.
Combined sales in February for the Detroit Big 3 were up 1.3% to 55,313 units, while sales of all foreign nameplates combined were up 2.6% to 70,217 units.
Of the Big Three manufacturers, Ford, and FCA were down 2.4% and 1.5%, respectively, while GM was up 8.8% from last February.
Among Japanese automakers, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, and Subaru sales in February were up 0.9%, 3.2%, 2.5%, and 9.7%, respectively.
Hyundai sales were down 11.0% and Kia sales were down 4.3% from last February.
Among German companies, Mercedes-Benz and BMW brand sales were up 0.2% and 6.2%, respectively, compared to last February.
VW brand sales were up 32.3% in February and Audi sales were up 21.9% compared to the previous year.


Canada - Sales of new vehicles by type

	Feb. 2018	Feb. 2017	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Feb. 2018	Jan.-Feb. 2017	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars	35,879	38,167	-6.0%	67,254	70,385	-4.4%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV)	89,651	84,866	5.6%	175,557	163,593	7.3%
Total	125,530	123,033	2.0%	242,811	233,978	3.8%

Source: desrosiers AUTOMOTIVE reports Market Snapshot - Feb. 2018


Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles

Maker/Brand	2018		2017		Y-o-Y	2018		2017		Y-o-Y
	Feb.	Share	Feb.	Share		Jan.-Feb.	Share	Jan.-Feb.	Share
FCA	18,831	15.0%	19,115	15.5%	-1.5%	36,592	15.1%	37,558	16.1%	-2.6%
Ford	18,501	14.7%	18,965	15.4%	-2.4%	34,962	14.4%	36,190	15.5%	-3.4%
General Motors	17,981	14.3%	16,528	13.4%	8.8%	34,772	14.3%	31,133	13.3%	11.7%
Toyota	12,090	9.6%	11,985	9.7%	0.9%	23,258	9.6%	22,848	9.8%	1.8%
Honda	10,667	8.5%	10,409	8.5%	2.5%	22,674	9.3%	19,540	8.4%	16.0%
Nissan	8,982	7.2%	8,703	7.1%	3.2%	16,999	7.0%	16,313	7.0%	4.2%
Hyundai	6,375	5.1%	7,160	5.8%	-11.0%	11,575	4.8%	13,041	5.6%	-11.2%
Mazda	4,611	3.7%	4,533	3.7%	1.7%	9,027	3.7%	8,542	3.7%	5.7%
Volkswagen	4,108	3.3%	3,104	2.5%	32.3%	8,435	3.5%	6,135	2.6%	37.5%
Mercedes-Benz	3,937	3.1%	3,930	3.2%	0.2%	7,503	3.1%	7,666	3.3%	-2.1%
Kia	3,827	3.0%	3,998	3.2%	-4.3%	7,080	2.9%	7,429	3.2%	-4.7%
Subaru	3,254	2.6%	2,965	2.4%	9.7%	6,475	2.7%	5,770	2.5%	12.2%
BMW	2,769	2.2%	2,608	2.1%	6.2%	5,147	2.1%	4,674	2.0%	10.1%
Audi	2,402	1.9%	1,970	1.6%	21.9%	4,532	1.9%	3,902	1.7%	16.1%
Mitsubishi	1,678	1.3%	1,319	1.1%	27.2%	2,922	1.2%	2,542	1.1%	14.9%
Lexus	1,146	0.9%	1,420	1.2%	-19.3%	2,460	1.0%	2,733	1.2%	-10.0%
Acura	1,124	0.9%	1,214	1.0%	-7.4%	2,222	0.9%	2,256	1.0%	-1.5%
Infiniti	831	0.7%	807	0.7%	3.0%	1,650	0.7%	1,508	0.6%	9.4%
Land Rover	605	0.5%	613	0.5%	-1.3%	1,206	0.5%	1,168	0.5%	3.3%
Volvo	529	0.4%	393	0.3%	34.6%	968	0.4%	695	0.3%	39.3%
Porsche	455	0.4%	416	0.3%	9.4%	828	0.3%	775	0.3%	6.8%
MINI	400	0.3%	375	0.3%	6.7%	701	0.3%	646	0.3%	8.5%
Jaguar	324	0.3%	318	0.3%	1.9%	582	0.2%	569	0.2%	2.3%
Maserati	60	0.0%	127	0.1%	-52.8%	148	0.1%	249	0.1%	-40.6%
Genesis	30	0.0%	24	0.0%	25.0%	60	0.0%	46	0.0%	30.4%
smart	13	0.0%	34	0.0%	-61.8%	33	0.0%	50	0.0%	-34.0%
Total	125,530	100.0%	123,033	100.0%	2.0%	242,811	100.0%	233,978	100.0%	3.8%

Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultant (DAC), Global Automakers of Canada (GAC), Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA)

Flash report, January 2018

6 Feb. 2018

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

Canadian vehicle sales increase 5.7% in January
Canadian vehicle sales in January increased 5.7% from the same month in 2017, to 117,281 units.
SUV and pickup sales, at 85,906 units, were up 9.1% in January and passenger car sales, at 31,375 units, were down 2.6% compared to 2017.
Combined sales in January for the Detroit Big 3 were up 1.5% to 51,013 units, while sales of all foreign nameplates combined were up 9.2% to 66,268 units.
Of the Big Three manufacturers, Ford, and FCA were down 4.4% and 3.7%, respectively, while GM was up 15.0% from last January.
Among Japanese automakers, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, and Subaru sales in January were up 2.8%, 5.3%, 31.5%, and 14.8%, respectively.
Hyundai sales were down 11.6% and Kia sales were down 5.2% from last January.
Among German companies, Mercedes-Benz sales were down 4.6%, while BMW brand sales were up 15.1% from last January.
VW brand sales were up 42.8% in January and Audi sales were up 10.2% compared to the previous year.

Canada - Sales of new vehicles by type

	Jan. 2018	Jan. 2017	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars	31,375	32,218	-2.6%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV)	85,906	78,727	9.1%
Total	117,281	110,945	5.7%

Source: desrosiers AUTOMOTIVE reports Market Snapshot - Jan. 2018


Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles

Maker/Brand	2018		2017		Y-o-Y
	Jan.	Share	Jan.	Share
FCA	17,761	15.1%	18,443	16.6%	-3.7%
General Motors	16,791	14.3%	14,605	13.2%	15.0%
Ford	16,461	14.0%	17,225	15.5%	-4.4%
Honda	12,007	10.2%	9,131	8.2%	31.5%
Toyota	11,168	9.5%	10,863	9.8%	2.8%
Nissan	8,017	6.8%	7,610	6.9%	5.3%
Hyundai	5,200	4.4%	5,881	5.3%	-11.6%
Mazda	4,416	3.8%	4,009	3.6%	10.2%
Volkswagen	4,327	3.7%	3,031	2.7%	42.8%
Mercedes-Benz	3,566	3.0%	3,736	3.4%	-4.6%
Kia	3,253	2.8%	3,431	3.1%	-5.2%
Subaru	3,221	2.7%	2,805	2.5%	14.8%
BMW	2,378	2.0%	2,066	1.9%	15.1%
Audi	2,130	1.8%	1,932	1.7%	10.2%
Lexus	1,314	1.1%	1,313	1.2%	0.1%
Mitsubishi	1,244	1.1%	1,223	1.1%	1.7%
Acura	1,098	0.9%	1,042	0.9%	5.4%
Infiniti	819	0.7%	701	0.6%	16.8%
Land Rover	601	0.5%	555	0.5%	8.3%
Volvo	439	0.4%	302	0.3%	45.4%
Porsche	373	0.3%	359	0.3%	3.9%
MINI	301	0.3%	271	0.2%	11.1%
Jaguar	258	0.2%	251	0.2%	2.8%
Maserati	88	0.1%	122	0.1%	-27.9%
Genesis	30	0.0%	22	0.0%	36.4%
smart	20	0.0%	16	0.0%	25.0%
Total	117,281	100.0%	110,945	100.0%	5.7%

Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultant (DAC), Global Automakers of Canada (GAC), Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA)