Canada - Flash report, Sales volume, 2019

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Flash report, Sales volume, 2019

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Flash report, December 2019

6 Jan. 2020

*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 4.1% in December, down 3.6% for full-year 2019

Canadian vehicle sales of 109,584 units in December decreased 4.1% from the 114,289 units sold in the same month in 2018.
Overall vehicle sales for 2019 declined 3.6% to 1,914,357 units.
SUV and pickup sales, at 87,188 units, were up 1.9% in December, while passenger car sales, at 22,396 units, were down 22.0% compared to 2018.
Combined sales for all of 2019 for the Detroit Big 3 were down 5.3% to 767,770 units, while sales of all foreign nameplates combined in 2019 were down 2.3% to 1,146,587 units.
Combined sales in December for the Detroit Big 3 were up 2.2% at 42,741 units, while sales of all foreign nameplates combined were down 7.8% to 66,843 units.
Of the Big Three manufacturers, FCA’s estimated sales climbed 7.8% and General Motors’ estimated sales rose 2.0%, while Ford’s estimated sales fell 1.8% from last December.
Among Japanese automakers, Subaru sales increased 16.8%, while Toyota, Nissan, and Honda sales fell 18.7%, 20.6% and 17.1%, respectively.
Hyundai and Kia sales in December were up 15.5% and 4.4%, respectively.
Among German companies, Mercedes-Benz sales were down 4.2%, BMW brand sales were down 9.5%, VW brand sales were down 8.7%, while Audi sales were up 10.8% compared to last December.
Scotiabank estimates that Canadian auto sales in 2020 will be 1,915,000, remaining at the same level of 2019’s sales volume.

Canada - Sales of new vehicles by type

Dec. 2019 Dec. 2018 Y-o-Y Jan.-Dec.
2019
Jan.-Dec.
2018
Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 22,396 28,724 -22.0% 484,687 577,711 -16.1%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV) 87,188 85,565 1.9% 1,429,670 1,407,281 1.6%
Total 109,584 114,289 -4.1% 1,914,357 1,984,992 -3.6%
Source: desrosiers AUTOMOTIVE reports Market Snapshot - Dec. 2019


Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles
Maker/Brand 2019 2018 Y-o-Y 2019 2018 Y-o-Y
Dec. Share Dec. Share Jan.-Dec. Share Jan.-Dec. Share
Ford (Est.) 15,757 14.4% 16,047 14.0% -1.8% 287,874 15.0% 297,902 15.0% -3.4%
General Motors (Est.) 14,129 12.9% 13,855 12.1% 2.0% 256,795 13.4% 288,310 14.5% -10.9%
FCA (Est.) 12,855 11.7% 11,923 10.4% 7.8% 223,101 11.7% 224,889 11.3% -0.8%
Toyota 11,500 10.5% 14,153 12.4% -18.7% 211,551 11.1% 207,535 10.5% 1.9%
Honda 7,468 6.8% 9,011 7.9% -17.1% 169,047 8.8% 175,042 8.8% -3.4%
Hyundai 7,807 7.1% 6,760 5.9% 15.5% 133,207 7.0% 127,839 6.4% 4.2%
Nissan 6,767 6.2% 8,518 7.5% -20.6% 123,755 6.5% 136,536 6.9% -9.4%
Kia 4,491 4.1% 4,302 3.8% 4.4% 76,630 4.0% 73,009 3.7% 5.0%
Volkswagen 4,471 4.1% 4,896 4.3% -8.7% 69,153 3.6% 72,210 3.6% -4.2%
Mazda 3,660 3.3% 3,987 3.5% -8.2% 66,420 3.5% 73,869 3.7% -10.1%
Subaru 4,671 4.3% 3,998 3.5% 16.8% 57,524 3.0% 58,070 2.9% -0.9%
Mercedes-Benz 3,496 3.2% 3,651 3.2% -4.2% 45,828 2.4% 49,413 2.5% -7.3%
BMW 2,181 2.0% 2,411 2.1% -9.5% 36,658 1.9% 39,033 2.0% -6.1%
Audi 1,702 1.6% 1,536 1.3% 10.8% 33,531 1.8% 36,908 1.9% -9.1%
Lexus 1,780 1.6% 1,712 1.5% 4.0% 25,540 1.3% 24,111 1.2% 5.9%
Mitsubishi 1,165 1.1% 1,643 1.4% -29.1% 25,535 1.3% 25,237 1.3% 1.2%
Acura 1,624 1.5% 1,676 1.5% -3.1% 19,781 1.0% 20,337 1.0% -2.7%
Infiniti 664 0.6% 970 0.8% -31.5% 10,974 0.6% 12,581 0.6% -12.8%
Land Rover 913 0.8% 798 0.7% 14.4% 10,287 0.5% 10,196 0.5% 0.9%
Volvo 960 0.9% 745 0.7% 28.9% 10,155 0.5% 9,217 0.5% 10.2%
Porsche 760 0.7% 799 0.7% -4.9% 9,025 0.5% 8,904 0.4% 1.4%
MINI 362 0.3% 393 0.3% -7.9% 5,978 0.3% 6,945 0.3% -13.9%
Jaguar 266 0.2% 279 0.2% -4.7% 3,636 0.2% 4,349 0.2% -16.4%
Genesis 107 0.1% 156 0.1% -31.4% 1,525 0.1% 1,441 0.1% 5.8%
Maserati 28 0.0% 45 0.0% -37.8% 585 0.0% 764 0.0% -23.4%
smart - -% 25 0.0% -% 262 0.0% 345 0.0% -24.1%
Total 109,584 100.0% 114,289 100.0% -4.1% 1,914,357 100.0% 1,984,992 100.0% -3.6%
Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultant (DAC), Global Automakers of Canada (GAC), Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA)



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Flash report, November 2019

4 Dec. 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 flat for November
Canadian vehicle sales of 143,666 units in November decreased by only 2 units from the 143,668 units sold in the same month in 2018.
SUV and pickup sales, at 111,892 units, were up 6.9% in November, while passenger car sales, at 31,774 units, were down 18.6% compared to 2018.
Combined sales in November for the Detroit Big 3 were virtually the same as last November at 52,855 units, while sales of all foreign nameplates combined were coincidentally also nearly the same at 90,811 units.
Of the Big Three manufacturers, General Motors’ estimated sales fell 5.2% y/y (a 12.7% market share) and Ford sales fell 1.7% (14.5%), but FCA sales increased 10.8% (9.5%) from last November.
Among Japanese automakers, Toyota and Subaru sales were up 0.1% (11.7%) and 3.4% (3.6%), respectively, while Nissan and Honda sales were down 10.4% (6.5%) and 3.1% (8.1%), respectively.
Hyundai and Kia sales were up 5.1% (7.4%) and 8.6% (4.0%), respectively.
Among German companies, Mercedes-Benz sales were up 9.7% (2.9%), BMW brand sales were down 12.9% (2.2%), VW brand sales were down 5.3% (3.9%), and Audi sales were up 4.4% (2.4%) compared to last November.
Scotiabank estimates that Canadian auto sales in 2019 will reach 1,940,000.

Canada - Sales of new vehicles by type

Nov. 2019 Nov. 2018 Y-o-Y Jan.-Nov.
2019
Jan.-Nov.
2018
Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 31,774 39,031 -18.6% 462,322 548,987 -15.8%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV) 111,892 104,637 6.9% 1,342,904 1,321,716 1.6%
Total 143,666 143,668 0.0% 1,805,226 1,870,703 -3.5%
Source: desrosiers AUTOMOTIVE reports Market Snapshot - Nov. 2019


Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles
Maker/Brand 2019 2018 Y-o-Y 2019 2018 Y-o-Y
Nov. Share Nov. Share Jan.-Nov. Share Jan.-Nov. Share
Ford (Est.) 20,867 14.5% 21,223 14.8% -1.7% 273,738 15.2% 281,855 15.1% -2.9%
General Motors (Est.) 18,291 12.7% 19,286 13.4% -5.2% 243,511 13.5% 274,455 14.7% -11.3%
Toyota 16,808 11.7% 16,787 11.7% 0.1% 200,051 11.1% 193,382 10.3% 3.4%
FCA (Est.) 13,697 9.5% 12,366 8.6% 10.8% 208,233 11.5% 212,966 11.4% -2.2%
Honda 11,605 8.1% 11,977 8.3% -3.1% 161,579 9.0% 166,031 8.9% -2.7%
Hyundai 10,582 7.4% 10,068 7.0% 5.1% 125,400 6.9% 121,079 6.5% 3.6%
Nissan 9,358 6.5% 10,444 7.3% -10.4% 116,988 6.5% 128,018 6.8% -8.6%
Kia 5,756 4.0% 5,300 3.7% 8.6% 72,139 4.0% 68,707 3.7% 5.0%
Volkswagen 5,535 3.9% 5,846 4.1% -5.3% 64,682 3.6% 67,314 3.6% -3.9%
Mazda 5,308 3.7% 5,104 3.6% 4.0% 62,760 3.5% 69,882 3.7% -10.2%
Subaru 5,164 3.6% 4,995 3.5% 3.4% 52,853 2.9% 54,072 2.9% -2.3%
Mercedes-Benz 4,165 2.9% 3,795 2.6% 9.7% 42,332 2.3% 45,762 2.4% -7.5%
Audi 3,416 2.4% 3,273 2.3% 4.4% 31,829 1.8% 35,372 1.9% -10.0%
BMW 3,182 2.2% 3,652 2.5% -12.9% 34,477 1.9% 36,622 2.0% -5.9%
Lexus 2,281 1.6% 1,944 1.4% 17.3% 23,760 1.3% 22,399 1.2% 6.1%
Mitsubishi 2,052 1.4% 1,706 1.2% 20.3% 24,370 1.3% 23,594 1.3% 3.3%
Acura 1,605 1.1% 1,565 1.1% 2.6% 18,157 1.0% 18,661 1.0% -2.7%
Volvo 888 0.6% 607 0.4% 46.3% 9,195 0.5% 8,472 0.5% 8.5%
Land Rover 852 0.6% 831 0.6% 2.5% 9,374 0.5% 9,398 0.5% -0.3%
Infiniti 826 0.6% 1,002 0.7% -17.6% 10,310 0.6% 11,611 0.6% -11.2%
Porsche 676 0.5% 804 0.6% -15.9% 8,265 0.5% 8,105 0.4% 2.0%
MINI 403 0.3% 573 0.4% -29.7% 5,616 0.3% 6,552 0.4% -14.3%
Jaguar 216 0.2% 332 0.2% -34.9% 3,370 0.2% 4,070 0.2% -17.2%
Genesis 105 0.1% 133 0.1% -21.1% 1,418 0.1% 1,285 0.1% 10.4%
Maserati 27 0.0% 40 0.0% -32.5% 557 0.0% 719 0.0% -22.5%
smart 1 0.0% 15 0.0% -93.3% 262 0.0% 320 0.0% -18.1%
Total 143,666 100.0% 143,668 100.0% 0.0% 1,805,226 100.0% 1,870,703 100.0% -3.5%
Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultant (DAC), Global Automakers of Canada (GAC), Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA)



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Flash report, October 2019

5 Nov. 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 fall 0.6% in October
Canadian vehicle sales in October decreased by 0.6% from the same month in 2018, to 160,216 units.
SUV and pickup sales, at 121,512 units, were up 5.0% in October, while passenger car sales, at 38,704 units, were down 14.8% compared to 2018.
Combined sales in October for the Detroit Big 3 were down 1.4% to 58,651 units, while sales of all foreign nameplates combined were down 0.1% to 101,565 units.
Of the Big Three manufacturers, General Motors’ estimated sales fell 7.5% y/y (a 13.5% market share), Ford sales fell 1.1% (13.2%), and FCA sales increased 8.1% (9.9%) from last October.
Among Japanese automakers, Toyota, Nissan, sales were down 2.7% (11.4%), 12.8% (6.2%) while Honda, Mazda and Subaru sales were up 7.8% (9.6%), 0.7% (3.8%) and 2.6% (3.5%), respectively.
Hyundai and Kia sales were up 2.6% (7.3%) and 11.1% (3.9%), respectively.
Among German companies, Mercedes-Benz sales were up 6.4% (2.7%) and Audi sales were up 11.2% (2.1%) whereas VW brand sales were down 1.7% (4.4%) and BMW brand sales were down 4.5% (1.9%), compared to last October.

Canada - Sales of new vehicles by type

Oct. 2019 Oct. 2018 Y-o-Y Jan.-Oct.
2019
Jan.-Oct.
2018
Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 38,704 45,437 -14.8% 430,548 509,956 -15.6%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV) 121,512 115,688 5.0% 1,231,012 1,217,079 1.1%
Total 160,216 161,125 -0.6% 1,661,560 1,727,035 -3.8%
Source: desrosiers AUTOMOTIVE reports Market Snapshot - Oct. 2019


Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles
Maker/Brand 2019 2018 Y-o-Y 2019 2018 Y-o-Y
Oct. Share Oct. Share Jan.-Oct. Share Jan.-Oct. Share
General Motors (Est.) 21,611 13.5% 23,374 14.5% -7.5% 225,220 13.6% 255,169 14.8% -11.7%
Ford (Est.) 21,178 13.2% 21,414 13.3% -1.1% 252,871 15.2% 260,632 15.1% -3.0%
Toyota 18,247 11.4% 18,756 11.6% -2.7% 183,243 11.0% 176,595 10.2% 3.8%
FCA (Est.) 15,862 9.9% 14,669 9.1% 8.1% 194,536 11.7% 200,600 11.6% -3.0%
Honda 15,415 9.6% 14,301 8.9% 7.8% 149,974 9.0% 154,054 8.9% -2.6%
Hyundai 11,669 7.3% 11,373 7.1% 2.6% 114,818 6.9% 111,011 6.4% 3.4%
Nissan 9,854 6.2% 11,296 7.0% -12.8% 107,630 6.5% 117,574 6.8% -8.5%
Volkswagen 6,985 4.4% 7,105 4.4% -1.7% 59,147 3.6% 61,468 3.6% -3.8%
Kia 6,250 3.9% 5,626 3.5% 11.1% 66,383 4.0% 63,407 3.7% 4.7%
Mazda 6,035 3.8% 5,992 3.7% 0.7% 57,452 3.5% 64,778 3.8% -11.3%
Subaru 5,641 3.5% 5,500 3.4% 2.6% 47,689 2.9% 49,077 2.8% -2.8%
Mercedes-Benz 4,282 2.7% 4,023 2.5% 6.4% 38,167 2.3% 41,967 2.4% -9.1%
Audi 3,342 2.1% 3,005 1.9% 11.2% 28,413 1.7% 32,099 1.9% -11.5%
BMW 3,086 1.9% 3,233 2.0% -4.5% 31,295 1.9% 32,970 1.9% -5.1%
Lexus 2,545 1.6% 2,916 1.8% -12.7% 21,479 1.3% 20,455 1.2% 5.0%
Mitsubishi 2,141 1.3% 1,802 1.1% 18.8% 22,318 1.3% 21,888 1.3% 2.0%
Acura 1,727 1.1% 2,075 1.3% -16.8% 16,552 1.0% 17,096 1.0% -3.2%
Land Rover 952 0.6% 907 0.6% 5.0% 8,522 0.5% 8,567 0.5% -0.5%
Volvo 801 0.5% 796 0.5% 0.6% 8,307 0.5% 7,865 0.5% 5.6%
Porsche 793 0.5% 850 0.5% -6.7% 7,589 0.5% 7,301 0.4% 3.9%
Infiniti 751 0.5% 902 0.6% -16.7% 9,484 0.6% 10,609 0.6% -10.6%
MINI 558 0.3% 682 0.4% -18.2% 5,213 0.3% 5,979 0.3% -12.8%
Jaguar 271 0.2% 300 0.2% -9.7% 3,154 0.2% 3,738 0.2% -15.6%
Genesis 133 0.1% 132 0.1% 0.8% 1,313 0.1% 1,152 0.1% 14.0%
Maserati 75 0.0% 55 0.0% 36.4% 530 0.0% 679 0.0% -21.9%
smart 12 0.0% 41 0.0% -70.7% 261 0.0% 305 0.0% -14.4%
Total 160,216 100.0% 161,125 100.0% -0.6% 1,661,560 100.0% 1,727,035 100.0% -3.8%
Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultant (DAC), Global Automakers of Canada (GAC), Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA)



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Flash report, September 2019

2 Oct. 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 fall 3.7% in September

Canadian vehicle sales in September decreased 3.7% from the same month in 2018, to 166,488 units.
SUV and pickup sales, at 126,087 units, were up 1.9% in September, while passenger car sales, at 40,401 units, were down 18.0% compared to 2018.
Combined sales in September for the Detroit Big 3 were down 5.1% to 66,240 units, while sales of all foreign nameplates combined were down 2.8% to 100,248 units.
Of the Big Three manufacturers, General Motors’ estimated sales fell 8.7%, Ford sales fell 4.2%, and FCA sales fell 1.2% from last September.
Among Japanese automakers, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, and Subaru sales were down 6.3%, 13.0%, 5.0%, and 15.4%, respectively.
Hyundai and Kia sales were up 2.1% and 15.3%, respectively.
Among German companies, Mercedes-Benz sales were up 4.8%, BMW brand sales were up 1.1%, VW brand sales were down 7.8%, and Audi sales were up 5.3% compared to last September.

Canada - Sales of new vehicles by type

Sep. 2019 Sep. 2018 Y-o-Y Jan.-Sep.
2019
Jan.-Sep.
2018
Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 40,401 49,278 -18.0% 391,844 464,519 -15.6%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV) 126,087 123,696 1.9% 1,109,500 1,101,391 0.7%
Total 166,488 172,974 -3.7% 1,501,344 1,565,910 -4.1%
Source: desrosiers AUTOMOTIVE reports Market Snapshot - Sep. 2019


Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles
Maker/Brand 2019 2018 Y-o-Y 2019 2018 Y-o-Y
Sep. Share Sep. Share Jan.-Sep. Share Jan.-Sep. Share
Ford 25,407 15.3% 26,531 15.3% -4.2% 231,693 15.4% 239,218 15.3% -3.1%
General Motors (Est.) 23,346 14.0% 25,566 14.8% -8.7% 203,609 13.6% 231,795 14.8% -12.2%
FCA (Est.) 17,487 10.5% 17,698 10.2% -1.2% 178,674 11.9% 185,931 11.9% -3.9%
Toyota 16,899 10.2% 18,038 10.4% -6.3% 164,996 11.0% 157,839 10.1% 4.5%
Honda 14,671 8.8% 15,450 8.9% -5.0% 134,559 9.0% 139,753 8.9% -3.7%
Hyundai 11,918 7.2% 11,668 6.7% 2.1% 103,149 6.9% 99,638 6.4% 3.5%
Nissan 10,376 6.2% 11,929 6.9% -13.0% 97,776 6.5% 106,278 6.8% -8.0%
Kia 6,227 3.7% 5,401 3.1% 15.3% 60,133 4.0% 57,781 3.7% 4.1%
Volkswagen 6,100 3.7% 6,618 3.8% -7.8% 52,162 3.5% 54,363 3.5% -4.0%
Mazda 5,843 3.5% 6,101 3.5% -4.2% 51,417 3.4% 58,786 3.8% -12.5%
Subaru 4,755 2.9% 5,622 3.3% -15.4% 42,048 2.8% 43,577 2.8% -3.5%
Mercedes-Benz 4,006 2.4% 3,822 2.2% 4.8% 33,885 2.3% 37,944 2.4% -10.7%
BMW 3,959 2.4% 3,914 2.3% 1.1% 28,209 1.9% 29,737 1.9% -5.1%
Audi 3,453 2.1% 3,280 1.9% 5.3% 25,071 1.7% 29,094 1.9% -13.8%
Lexus 2,601 1.6% 2,149 1.2% 21.0% 18,934 1.3% 17,539 1.1% 8.0%
Mitsubishi 2,376 1.4% 2,058 1.2% 15.5% 20,177 1.3% 20,086 1.3% 0.5%
Acura 2,052 1.2% 1,853 1.1% 10.7% 14,825 1.0% 15,021 1.0% -1.3%
Infiniti 1,151 0.7% 1,444 0.8% -20.3% 8,733 0.6% 9,707 0.6% -10.0%
Land Rover 932 0.6% 870 0.5% 7.1% 7,570 0.5% 7,660 0.5% -1.2%
Porsche 894 0.5% 860 0.5% 4.0% 6,796 0.5% 6,451 0.4% 5.3%
Volvo 871 0.5% 778 0.4% 12.0% 7,506 0.5% 7,069 0.5% 6.2%
MINI 642 0.4% 721 0.4% -11.0% 4,655 0.3% 5,297 0.3% -12.1%
Jaguar 323 0.2% 398 0.2% -18.8% 2,883 0.2% 3,438 0.2% -16.1%
Genesis 137 0.1% 135 0.1% 1.5% 1,180 0.1% 1,020 0.1% 15.7%
Maserati 40 0.0% 42 0.0% -4.8% 455 0.0% 624 0.0% -27.1%
smart 22 0.0% 28 0.0% -21.4% 249 0.0% 264 0.0% -5.7%
Total 166,488 100.0% 172,974 100.0% -3.7% 1,501,344 100.0% 1,565,910 100.0% -4.1%
Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultant (DAC), Global Automakers of Canada (GAC), Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA)



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Flash report, August 2019

5 Sep. 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 up 0.6% in August
Canadian vehicle sales in August increased 0.6% from the same month in 2018, to 182,040 units.
SUV and pickup sales, at 138,893 units, were up 8.4% in August, while passenger car sales, at 43,147 units, were down 18.3% compared to 2018.
Combined sales in August for the Detroit Big 3 were up 1.9% to 74,474 units, while sales of all foreign nameplates combined were down 0.3% to 107,566 units.
Of the Big Three manufacturers, General Motors’ estimated sales fell 3.4%, Ford sales fell 8.8%, but FCA sales jumped by 27.5% from last August.
Among Japanese automakers, Toyota sales were up 10.4% while Nissan, Honda, and Subaru sales were down 7.6%, 1.4%, and 6.1%, respectively.
Hyundai and Kia sales were up 1.1% and 3.0%, respectively.
Among German companies, Mercedes-Benz sales were up 18.4%, BMW brand sales were down 8.1%, VW brand sales were down 2.4%, and Audi sales were up 2.1% compared to last August.


Canada - Sales of new vehicles by type
Aug. 2019 Aug. 2018 Y-o-Y Jan.-Aug.
2019
Jan.-Aug.
2018
Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 43,147 52,842 -18.3% 349,948 415,241 -15.7%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV) 138,893 128,100 8.4% 985,732 977,695 0.8%
Total 182,040 180,942 0.6% 1,335,680 1,392,936 -4.1%
Source: desrosiers AUTOMOTIVE reports Market Snapshot - Aug. 2019


Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles
Maker/Brand 2019 2018 Y-o-Y 2019 2018 Y-o-Y
Aug. Share Aug. Share Jan.-Aug. Share Jan.-Aug. Share
Ford 26,655 14.6% 29,230 16.2% -8.8% 206,286 15.4% 212,687 15.3% -3.0%
General Motors (Est.) 25,171 13.8% 26,066 14.4% -3.4% 183,274 13.7% 206,229 14.8% -11.1%
FCA (Est.) 22,648 12.4% 17,770 9.8% 27.5% 159,000 11.9% 168,233 12.1% -5.5%
Toyota 20,286 11.1% 18,378 10.2% 10.4% 148,097 11.1% 139,801 10.0% 5.9%
Honda 16,542 9.1% 16,777 9.3% -1.4% 119,888 9.0% 124,303 8.9% -3.6%
Hyundai 13,265 7.3% 13,123 7.3% 1.1% 91,231 6.8% 87,970 6.3% 3.7%
Nissan 11,226 6.2% 12,145 6.7% -7.6% 87,400 6.5% 94,349 6.8% -7.4%
Kia 7,640 4.2% 7,416 4.1% 3.0% 53,906 4.0% 52,380 3.8% 2.9%
Volkswagen 6,858 3.8% 7,024 3.9% -2.4% 46,062 3.4% 47,745 3.4% -3.5%
Mazda 6,408 3.5% 7,055 3.9% -9.2% 45,574 3.4% 52,685 3.8% -13.5%
Subaru 4,730 2.6% 5,035 2.8% -6.1% 37,293 2.8% 37,955 2.7% -1.7%
Mercedes-Benz 3,966 2.2% 3,350 1.9% 18.4% 29,879 2.2% 34,122 2.4% -12.4%
Audi 3,166 1.7% 3,101 1.7% 2.1% 21,618 1.6% 25,814 1.9% -16.3%
BMW 3,023 1.7% 3,289 1.8% -8.1% 24,250 1.8% 25,823 1.9% -6.1%
Lexus 2,108 1.2% 2,055 1.1% 2.6% 16,333 1.2% 15,390 1.1% 6.1%
Mitsubishi 2,022 1.1% 2,415 1.3% -16.3% 17,801 1.3% 18,028 1.3% -1.3%
Acura 1,828 1.0% 1,846 1.0% -1.0% 12,773 1.0% 13,168 0.9% -3.0%
Infiniti 1,012 0.6% 1,201 0.7% -15.7% 7,582 0.6% 8,263 0.6% -8.2%
Land Rover 858 0.5% 801 0.4% 7.1% 6,638 0.5% 6,790 0.5% -2.2%
Volvo 830 0.5% 827 0.5% 0.4% 6,635 0.5% 6,291 0.5% 5.5%
Porsche 808 0.4% 799 0.4% 1.1% 5,902 0.4% 5,591 0.4% 5.6%
MINI 496 0.3% 626 0.3% -20.8% 4,013 0.3% 4,576 0.3% -12.3%
Jaguar 278 0.2% 355 0.2% -21.7% 2,560 0.2% 3,040 0.2% -15.8%
Genesis 143 0.1% 185 0.1% -22.7% 1,043 0.1% 885 0.1% 17.9%
Maserati 52 0.0% 50 0.0% 4.0% 415 0.0% 582 0.0% -28.7%
smart 21 0.0% 23 0.0% -8.7% 227 0.0% 236 0.0% -3.8%
Total 182,040 100.0% 180,942 100.0% 0.6% 1,335,680 100.0% 1,392,936 100.0% -4.1%
Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultant (DAC), Global Automakers of Canada (GAC), Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA)



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Flash report, July 2019

2 Aug. 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 slide 1.0% in July
Canadian vehicle sales in July decreased 1.0% from the same month in 2018, to 173,533 units.
SUV and pickup sales, at 129,411 units, were up 5.8% in July, while passenger car sales, at 44,122 units, were down 16.8% compared to 2018.
Combined sales in July for the Detroit Big 3 were up 0.7% to 69,234 units, while sales of all foreign nameplates combined were down 2.1% to 104,299 units.
Of the Big Three manufacturers, General Motors’ estimated sales fell 0.1%, Ford sales fell 8.8%, but FCA sales jumped 18.9% from last July.
Among Japanese automakers, Toyota sales were up 17.2% and Subaru sales were up 2.3%, while Nissan sales were down 11.9% and Honda sales were down 3.9%.
Hyundai and Kia sales were down 3.8% and 1.2%, respectively.
Among German companies, Mercedes-Benz sales were down 3.4%, BMW brand sales were up 0.4%, VW brand sales were down 17.0%, and Audi sales were down 4.6% compared to last July.


Canada - Sales of new vehicles by type
Jul. 2019 Jul. 2018 Y-o-Y Jan.-Jul.
2019
Jan.-Jul.
2018
Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 44,122 53,018 -16.8% 306,801 362,399 -15.3%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV) 129,411 122,299 5.8% 846,839 849,595 -0.3%
Total 173,533 175,317 -1.0% 1,153,640 1,211,994 -4.8%
Source: desrosiers AUTOMOTIVE reports Market Snapshot - Jul. 2019


Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles
Maker/Brand 2019 2018 Y-o-Y 2019 2018 Y-o-Y
Jul. Share Jul. Share Jan.-Jul. Share Jan.-Jul. Share
Ford 25,428 14.7% 27,887 15.9% -8.8% 179,631 15.6% 183,457 15.1% -2.1%
General Motors (Est.) 25,200 14.5% 25,226 14.4% -0.1% 158,103 13.7% 180,163 14.9% -12.2%
Toyota 19,764 11.4% 16,864 9.6% 17.2% 127,811 11.1% 121,423 10.0% 5.3%
FCA (Est.) 18,606 10.7% 15,652 8.9% 18.9% 136,352 11.8% 150,463 12.4% -9.4%
Honda 16,048 9.2% 16,693 9.5% -3.9% 103,346 9.0% 107,526 8.9% -3.9%
Hyundai 13,046 7.5% 13,567 7.7% -3.8% 77,966 6.8% 74,847 6.2% 4.2%
Nissan 10,215 5.9% 11,593 6.6% -11.9% 76,174 6.6% 82,204 6.8% -7.3%
Kia 8,005 4.6% 8,101 4.6% -1.2% 46,266 4.0% 44,964 3.7% 2.9%
Mazda 6,631 3.8% 6,981 4.0% -5.0% 39,166 3.4% 45,630 3.8% -14.2%
Volkswagen 6,305 3.6% 7,599 4.3% -17.0% 39,204 3.4% 40,721 3.4% -3.7%
Subaru 5,159 3.0% 5,044 2.9% 2.3% 32,563 2.8% 32,920 2.7% -1.1%
Mercedes-Benz 3,971 2.3% 4,109 2.3% -3.4% 25,913 2.2% 30,772 2.5% -15.8%
BMW 2,722 1.6% 2,711 1.5% 0.4% 21,227 1.8% 22,534 1.9% -5.8%
Audi 2,484 1.4% 2,603 1.5% -4.6% 18,452 1.6% 22,713 1.9% -18.8%
Mitsubishi 2,107 1.2% 2,320 1.3% -9.2% 15,779 1.4% 15,613 1.3% 1.1%
Lexus 1,904 1.1% 1,834 1.0% 3.8% 14,225 1.2% 13,335 1.1% 6.7%
Acura 1,643 0.9% 1,762 1.0% -6.8% 10,945 0.9% 11,322 0.9% -3.3%
Volvo 905 0.5% 903 0.5% 0.2% 5,805 0.5% 5,464 0.5% 6.2%
Infiniti 845 0.5% 1,124 0.6% -24.8% 6,570 0.6% 7,062 0.6% -7.0%
Porsche 799 0.5% 793 0.5% 0.8% 5,094 0.4% 4,792 0.4% 6.3%
Land Rover 660 0.4% 786 0.4% -16.0% 5,780 0.5% 5,989 0.5% -3.5%
MINI 600 0.3% 596 0.3% 0.7% 3,517 0.3% 3,950 0.3% -11.0%
Jaguar 275 0.2% 340 0.2% -19.1% 2,282 0.2% 2,685 0.2% -15.0%
Genesis 142 0.1% 135 0.1% 5.2% 900 0.1% 700 0.1% 28.6%
Maserati 44 0.0% 63 0.0% -30.2% 363 0.0% 532 0.0% -31.8%
smart 25 0.0% 31 0.0% -19.4% 206 0.0% 213 0.0% -3.3%
Total 173,533 100.0% 175,317 100.0% -1.0% 1,153,640 100.0% 1,211,994 100.0% -4.8%
Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultant (DAC), Global Automakers of Canada (GAC), Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA)



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Flash report, June 2019

4 Jul. 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 fall 7.2% in June
Canadian vehicle sales in June decreased 7.2% from the same month in 2018, to 185,741 units.
SUV and pickup sales, at 137,625 units, were down 1.0% in June, while passenger car sales, at 48,116 units, were down 21.3% compared to 2018.
Combined sales in June for the Detroit Big 3 were down 4.5% to 77,640 units, while sales of all foreign nameplates combined were down 9.1% to 108,101 units.
Of the Big Three manufacturers, General Motors’ estimated sales fell 6.8%, Ford sales fell 2.7%, and FCA sales fell 4.1% from last June.
Among Japanese automakers, Toyota sales were down 1.5%, Nissan sales were down 11.7%, Subaru sales were down 0.6%, and Honda sales were down 10.2%.
Hyundai and Kia sales were down 1.4% and 4.1%, respectively.
Among German companies, Mercedes-Benz sales were down 19.1%, BMW brand sales were down 15.6%, VW brand sales were down 18.4%, and Audi sales were down 29.8% compared to last June.


Canada - Sales of new vehicles by type
Jun. 2019 Jun. 2018 Y-o-Y Jan.-Jun.
2019
Jan.-Jun.
2018
Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 48,116 61,153 -21.3% 262,679 309,381 -15.1%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV) 137,625 139,003 -1.0% 717,428 727,296 -1.4%
Total 185,741 200,156 -7.2% 980,107 1,036,677 -5.5%
Source: desrosiers AUTOMOTIVE reports Market Snapshot - Jun. 2019


Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles
Maker/Brand 2019 2018 Y-o-Y 2019 2018 Y-o-Y
Jun. Share Jun. Share Jan.-Jun. Share Jan.-Jun. Share
Ford 30,325 16.3% 31,179 15.6% -2.7% 154,203 15.7% 155,570 15.0% -0.9%
General Motors 25,749 13.9% 27,638 13.8% -6.8% 132,903 13.6% 154,937 14.9% -14.2%
FCA 21,566 11.6% 22,479 11.2% -4.1% 117,746 12.0% 134,811 13.0% -12.7%
Toyota 20,524 11.0% 20,833 10.4% -1.5% 108,047 11.0% 104,559 10.1% 3.3%
Honda 15,278 8.2% 17,006 8.5% -10.2% 87,298 8.9% 90,833 8.8% -3.9%
Hyundai 13,341 7.2% 13,535 6.8% -1.4% 64,920 6.6% 61,280 5.9% 5.9%
Nissan 13,185 7.1% 14,932 7.5% -11.7% 65,959 6.7% 70,611 6.8% -6.6%
Kia 8,050 4.3% 8,394 4.2% -4.1% 38,261 3.9% 36,863 3.6% 3.8%
Mazda 6,025 3.2% 7,546 3.8% -20.2% 32,535 3.3% 38,649 3.7% -15.8%
Volkswagen 5,570 3.0% 6,828 3.4% -18.4% 32,899 3.4% 33,122 3.2% -0.7%
Subaru 5,317 2.9% 5,348 2.7% -0.6% 27,404 2.8% 27,876 2.7% -1.7%
Mercedes-Benz 3,966 2.1% 4,904 2.5% -19.1% 21,942 2.2% 26,663 2.6% -17.7%
BMW 3,127 1.7% 3,707 1.9% -15.6% 18,505 1.9% 19,823 1.9% -6.6%
Audi 2,710 1.5% 3,859 1.9% -29.8% 15,968 1.6% 20,110 1.9% -20.6%
Mitsubishi 2,283 1.2% 2,457 1.2% -7.1% 13,672 1.4% 13,293 1.3% 2.9%
Lexus 2,245 1.2% 2,456 1.2% -8.6% 12,321 1.3% 11,501 1.1% 7.1%
Acura 1,661 0.9% 1,748 0.9% -5.0% 9,302 0.9% 9,560 0.9% -2.7%
Infiniti 1,021 0.5% 1,398 0.7% -27.0% 5,725 0.6% 5,938 0.6% -3.6%
Volvo 928 0.5% 919 0.5% 1.0% 4,900 0.5% 4,561 0.4% 7.4%
Porsche 926 0.5% 805 0.4% 15.0% 4,295 0.4% 3,999 0.4% 7.4%
Land Rover 902 0.5% 926 0.5% -2.6% 5,120 0.5% 5,203 0.5% -1.6%
MINI 498 0.3% 594 0.3% -16.2% 2,917 0.3% 3,354 0.3% -13.0%
Jaguar 295 0.2% 380 0.2% -22.4% 2,007 0.2% 2,345 0.2% -14.4%
Genesis 166 0.1% 165 0.1% 0.6% 758 0.1% 565 0.1% 34.2%
Maserati 48 0.0% 77 0.0% -37.7% 319 0.0% 469 0.0% -32.0%
smart 35 0.0% 43 0.0% -18.6% 181 0.0% 182 0.0% -0.5%
Total 185,741 100.0% 200,156 100.0% -7.2% 980,107 100.0% 1,036,677 100.0% -5.5%
Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultant (DAC), Global Automakers of Canada (GAC), Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA)



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Flash report, May 2019

4 Jun. 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 fall 5.9% in May  
Canadian vehicle sales in May decreased 5.9% from the same month in 2018, to 202,800 units.
SUV and pickup sales, at 145,825 units, were down 0.4% in May, while passenger car sales, at 56,975 units, were down 17.4% compared to 2018.
Combined sales in May for the Detroit Big 3 were down 12.5% to 82,579 units, while sales of all foreign nameplates combined were down 0.7% to 120,221 units.
Of the Big Three manufacturers, General Motors’ estimated sales fell 12.5%, Ford sales fell 1.6%, and FCA sales fell 25.4% from last May.
Among Japanese automakers, Toyota sales were up 9.0%, Nissan sales were up 1.8%, and Subaru sales were up 6.6%, while Honda sales were down 4.9%.
Hyundai and Kia sales were up 1.4% and 8.6%, respectively.
Among German companies, Mercedes-Benz sales were down 20.5%, BMW brand sales were down 2.1%, VW brand sales were up 6.6%, and Audi sales were down 17.5% compared to last May.

Canada - Sales of new vehicles by type

May 2019 May 2018 Y-o-Y Jan.-May
2019
Jan.-May
2018
Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 56,975 68,959 -17.4% 211,661 248,228 -14.7%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV) 145,825 146,448 -0.4% 587,762 588,293 -0.1%
Total 202,800 215,407 -5.9% 799,423 836,521 -4.4%
Source: desrosiers AUTOMOTIVE reports Market Snapshot - May 2019


Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles
Maker/Brand 2019 2018 Y-o-Y 2019 2018 Y-o-Y
May Share May Share Jan.-May Share Jan.-May Share
Ford 32,814 16.2% 33,341 15.5% -1.6% 123,878 15.5% 124,391 14.9% -0.4%
General Motors 28,723 14.2% 32,831 15.2% -12.5% 112,211 14.0% 127,299 15.2% -11.9%
Toyota 24,010 11.8% 22,021 10.2% 9.0% 87,523 10.9% 83,726 10.0% 4.5%
FCA 21,042 10.4% 28,193 13.1% -25.4% 96,180 12.0% 112,332 13.4% -14.4%
Honda 18,827 9.3% 19,794 9.2% -4.9% 72,020 9.0% 73,827 8.8% -2.4%
Hyundai 14,156 7.0% 13,963 6.5% 1.4% 51,579 6.5% 47,745 5.7% 8.0%
Nissan 13,477 6.6% 13,236 6.1% 1.8% 52,774 6.6% 55,679 6.7% -5.2%
Kia 7,913 3.9% 7,286 3.4% 8.6% 30,211 3.8% 28,469 3.4% 6.1%
Volkswagen 7,058 3.5% 6,624 3.1% 6.6% 27,329 3.4% 26,294 3.1% 3.9%
Mazda 6,380 3.1% 7,750 3.6% -17.7% 26,510 3.3% 31,103 3.7% -14.8%
Subaru 5,875 2.9% 5,513 2.6% 6.6% 22,087 2.8% 22,528 2.7% -2.0%
Mercedes-Benz 3,969 2.0% 4,993 2.3% -20.5% 17,976 2.2% 21,759 2.6% -17.4%
BMW 3,803 1.9% 3,886 1.8% -2.1% 15,378 1.9% 16,116 1.9% -4.6%
Audi 3,472 1.7% 4,207 2.0% -17.5% 13,258 1.7% 16,251 1.9% -18.4%
Lexus 2,290 1.1% 2,092 1.0% 9.5% 10,076 1.3% 9,045 1.1% 11.4%
Mitsubishi 2,171 1.1% 2,711 1.3% -19.9% 11,389 1.4% 10,836 1.3% 5.1%
Acura 1,860 0.9% 1,904 0.9% -2.3% 7,641 1.0% 7,812 0.9% -2.2%
Volvo 981 0.5% 922 0.4% 6.4% 3,972 0.5% 3,642 0.4% 9.1%
Porsche 928 0.5% 874 0.4% 6.2% 3,369 0.4% 3,194 0.4% 5.5%
Infiniti 900 0.4% 944 0.4% -4.7% 4,704 0.6% 4,540 0.5% 3.6%
Land Rover 865 0.4% 847 0.4% 2.1% 4,218 0.5% 4,277 0.5% -1.4%
MINI 689 0.3% 861 0.4% -20.0% 2,419 0.3% 2,760 0.3% -12.4%
Jaguar 292 0.1% 353 0.2% -17.3% 1,712 0.2% 1,965 0.2% -12.9%
Genesis 160 0.1% 140 0.1% 14.3% 592 0.1% 400 0.0% 48.0%
smart 82 0.0% 38 0.0% 115.8% 146 0.0% 139 0.0% 5.0%
Maserati 63 0.0% 83 0.0% -24.1% 271 0.0% 392 0.0% -30.9%
Total 202,800 100.0% 215,407 100.0% -5.9% 799,423 100.0% 836,521 100.0% -4.4%
Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultant (DAC), Global Automakers of Canada (GAC), Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA)



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Flash report, April 2019

2 May 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 decrease 3.5% in April
Canadian vehicle sales in April decreased 3.5% from the same month in 2018, to 185,158 units.
SUV and pickup sales, at 136,163 units, were up 1.8% in April, while passenger car sales, at 48,995 units, were down 15.6% compared to 2018.
Combined sales in April for the Detroit Big 3 were down 5.9% to 77,775 units, while sales of all foreign nameplates combined were down 1.7% to 107,383 units.
Of the Big Three manufacturers, General Motors sales fell 4.4%, Ford sales fell 4.3%, and FCA sales dropped 9.8% from last April.
Among Japanese automakers, Toyota sales were up 5.6%, while Nissan, Honda, and Subaru sales were down 7.1%, 5.4%, and 8.6%, respectively.
Hyundai and Kia sales were up 5.6% and 1.9%, respectively.
Among German companies, Mercedes-Benz sales were down 19.6%, BMW brand sales were up 1.0%, VW brand sales were up 11.1%, and Audi sales were down 17.7% compared to last April.

Canada - Sales of new vehicles by type

Apr. 2019 Apr. 2018 Y-o-Y Jan.-Apr.
2019
Jan.-Apr.
2018
Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 48,995 58,083 -15.6% 154,686 179,269 -13.7%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV) 136,163 133,773 1.8% 441,937 441,845 0.0%
Total 185,158 191,856 -3.5% 596,623 621,114 -3.9%
Source: desrosiers AUTOMOTIVE reports Market Snapshot - Apr. 2019


Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles
Maker/Brand 2019 2018 Y-o-Y 2019 2018 Y-o-Y
Apr. Share Apr. Share Jan.-Apr. Share Jan.-Apr. Share
Ford 28,745 15.5% 30,038 15.7% -4.3% 91,064 15.3% 91,050 14.7% 0.0%
General Motors 28,228 15.2% 29,537 15.4% -4.4% 83,488 14.0% 94,468 15.2% -11.6%
FCA 20,802 11.2% 23,057 12.0% -9.8% 75,138 12.6% 84,139 13.5% -10.7%
Toyota 20,579 11.1% 19,493 10.2% 5.6% 63,513 10.6% 61,705 9.9% 2.9%
Honda 14,591 7.9% 15,424 8.0% -5.4% 53,193 8.9% 54,033 8.7% -1.6%
Hyundai 13,160 7.1% 12,468 6.5% 5.6% 37,423 6.3% 33,782 5.4% 10.8%
Nissan 10,642 5.7% 11,457 6.0% -7.1% 39,297 6.6% 42,443 6.8% -7.4%
Kia 7,438 4.0% 7,301 3.8% 1.9% 22,298 3.7% 21,183 3.4% 5.3%
Volkswagen 6,365 3.4% 5,730 3.0% 11.1% 20,271 3.4% 19,670 3.2% 3.1%
Mazda 6,311 3.4% 7,278 3.8% -13.3% 20,130 3.4% 23,353 3.8% -13.8%
Subaru 5,220 2.8% 5,710 3.0% -8.6% 16,212 2.7% 17,015 2.7% -4.7%
BMW 4,059 2.2% 4,020 2.1% 1.0% 11,575 1.9% 12,230 2.0% -5.4%
Mercedes-Benz 3,775 2.0% 4,694 2.4% -19.6% 14,007 2.3% 16,766 2.7% -16.5%
Audi 3,382 1.8% 4,108 2.1% -17.7% 9,786 1.6% 12,044 1.9% -18.7%
Lexus 2,655 1.4% 2,407 1.3% 10.3% 7,786 1.3% 6,953 1.1% 12.0%
Mitsubishi 2,273 1.2% 2,567 1.3% -11.5% 9,218 1.5% 8,125 1.3% 13.5%
Acura 2,094 1.1% 2,083 1.1% 0.5% 5,781 1.0% 5,908 1.0% -2.1%
Volvo 1,023 0.6% 903 0.5% 13.3% 2,991 0.5% 2,720 0.4% 10.0%
Infiniti 914 0.5% 741 0.4% 23.3% 3,804 0.6% 3,596 0.6% 5.8%
Porsche 889 0.5% 835 0.4% 6.5% 2,441 0.4% 2,320 0.4% 5.2%
Land Rover 813 0.4% 780 0.4% 4.2% 3,353 0.6% 3,430 0.6% -2.2%
MINI 591 0.3% 642 0.3% -7.9% 1,730 0.3% 1,899 0.3% -8.9%
Jaguar 372 0.2% 327 0.2% 13.8% 1,420 0.2% 1,612 0.3% -11.9%
Genesis 151 0.1% 137 0.1% 10.2% 432 0.1% 260 0.0% 66.2%
Maserati 67 0.0% 86 0.0% -22.1% 208 0.0% 309 0.0% -32.7%
smart 19 0.0% 33 0.0% -42.4% 64 0.0% 101 0.0% -36.6%
Total 185,158 100.0% 191,856 100.0% -3.5% 596,623 100.0% 621,114 100.0% -3.9%
Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultant (DAC), Global Automakers of Canada (GAC), Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA)



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Flash report, March 2019

3 Apr. 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 drop 2.5% in March
Canadian vehicle sales in March decreased 2.5% from the same month in 2018, to 181,000 units.
SUV and pickup sales, at 133,317 units, were up 0.6% in March, while passenger car sales, at 48,483 units, were down 10.1% compared to 2018.
Combined sales in March for the Detroit Big 3 were down 8.0% to 74,209 units, while sales of all foreign nameplates combined were up 1.7% to 107,591 units.
Of the Big Three manufacturers, General Motors sales fell 18.4%, Ford sales rose 7.2%, and FCA sales dropped 11.5% from last March.
Among Japanese automakers, Toyota, Nissan, and Subaru sales were down 4.1%, 2.7%, and 1.0%, respectively, while Honda sales were up 12.0%.
Hyundai and Kia sales were up 8.8% and 4.1%, respectively.
Among German companies, Mercedes-Benz sales were down 6.5%, BMW brand sales were up 0.8%, VW brand sales were up 4.8%, and Audi sales were down 17.3% compared to last March.

Canada - Sales of new vehicles by type

Mar. 2019 Mar. 2018 Y-o-Y Jan.-Mar.
2019
Jan.-Mar.
2018
Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 48,483 53,932 -10.1% 105,691 121,186 -12.8%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV) 133,317 132,515 0.6% 305,774 308,072 -0.7%
Total 181,800 186,447 -2.5% 411,465 429,258 -4.1%
Source: desrosiers AUTOMOTIVE reports Market Snapshot - Mar. 2019


Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles
Maker/Brand 2019 2018 Y-o-Y 2019 2018 Y-o-Y
Mar. Share Mar. Share Jan.-Mar. Share Jan.-Mar. Share
Ford 27,915 15.4% 26,050 14.0% 7.2% 62,319 15.1% 61,012 14.2% 2.1%
General Motors 24,610 13.5% 30,159 16.2% -18.4% 55,260 13.4% 64,931 15.1% -14.9%
FCA 21,684 11.9% 24,490 13.1% -11.5% 54,336 13.2% 61,082 14.2% -11.0%
Toyota 18,185 10.0% 18,954 10.2% -4.1% 42,934 10.4% 42,212 9.8% 1.7%
Honda 17,840 9.8% 15,935 8.5% 12.0% 38,602 9.4% 38,609 9.0% 0.0%
Nissan 13,606 7.5% 13,987 7.5% -2.7% 28,655 7.0% 30,986 7.2% -7.5%
Hyundai 10,594 5.8% 9,739 5.2% 8.8% 24,263 5.9% 21,314 5.0% 13.8%
Kia 7,084 3.9% 6,802 3.6% 4.1% 14,860 3.6% 13,882 3.2% 7.0%
Mazda 6,250 3.4% 7,048 3.8% -11.3% 13,819 3.4% 16,075 3.7% -14.0%
Volkswagen 5,768 3.2% 5,505 3.0% 4.8% 13,906 3.4% 13,940 3.2% -0.2%
Subaru 4,780 2.6% 4,830 2.6% -1.0% 10,992 2.7% 11,305 2.6% -2.8%
Mercedes-Benz 4,271 2.3% 4,569 2.5% -6.5% 10,232 2.5% 12,072 2.8% -15.2%
Mitsubishi 3,753 2.1% 2,636 1.4% 42.4% 6,945 1.7% 5,558 1.3% 25.0%
BMW 3,087 1.7% 3,063 1.6% 0.8% 7,516 1.8% 8,210 1.9% -8.5%
Audi 2,814 1.5% 3,404 1.8% -17.3% 6,404 1.6% 7,936 1.8% -19.3%
Lexus 2,216 1.2% 2,086 1.1% 6.2% 5,131 1.2% 4,546 1.1% 12.9%
Acura 1,712 0.9% 1,603 0.9% 6.8% 3,687 0.9% 3,825 0.9% -3.6%
Infiniti 1,375 0.8% 1,205 0.6% 14.1% 2,890 0.7% 2,855 0.7% 1.2%
Land Rover 1,369 0.8% 1,444 0.8% -5.2% 2,540 0.6% 2,650 0.6% -4.2%
Volvo 864 0.5% 849 0.5% 1.8% 1,968 0.5% 1,817 0.4% 8.3%
Porsche 685 0.4% 657 0.4% 4.3% 1,552 0.4% 1,485 0.3% 4.5%
Jaguar 611 0.3% 703 0.4% -13.1% 1,048 0.3% 1,285 0.3% -18.4%
MINI 551 0.3% 556 0.3% -0.9% 1,139 0.3% 1,257 0.3% -9.4%
Genesis 115 0.1% 63 0.0% 82.5% 281 0.1% 123 0.0% 128.5%
Maserati 50 0.0% 75 0.0% -33.3% 141 0.0% 223 0.1% -36.8%
smart 11 0.0% 35 0.0% -68.6% 45 0.0% 68 0.0% -33.8%
Total 181,800 100.0% 186,447 100.0% -2.5% 411,465 100.0% 429,258 100.0% -4.1%
Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultant (DAC), Global Automakers of Canada (GAC), Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA)



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Flash report, February 2019

4 Mar. 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 fall 3.7% in February
Canadian vehicle sales in February decreased 3.7% from the same month in 2018, to 120,891 units.
SUV and pickup sales, at 90,767 units, were up 1.2% in February, while passenger car sales, at 30,124 units, were down 16.0% compared to 2018.
Combined sales in February for the Detroit Big 3 were down 4.1% to 53,061 units, while sales of all foreign nameplates combined were down 3.4% to 67,830 units.
Of the Big Three manufacturers, General Motors sales fell 9.1%, Ford sales fell 1.4%, and FCA sales dropped 2.0% from last February.
Among Japanese automakers, Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, and Subaru sales were down 1.0%, 13.7%, 17.1%, and 5.7%, respectively, while Honda sales were up 2.0%.
Hyundai and Kia sales were up 14.6% and 10.5%, respectively.
Among German companies, Mercedes-Benz sales were down 21.9%, BMW brand sales were down 15.5%, VW brand sales were up 0.5%, and Audi sales were down 27.6% compared to last February.

Canada - Sales of new vehicles by type

Feb. 2019 Feb. 2018 Y-o-Y Jan.-Feb.
2019
Jan.-Feb.
2018
Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 30,124 35,879 -16.0% 57,208 67,254 -14.9%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV) 90,767 89,651 1.2% 172,457 175,557 -1.8%
Total 120,891 125,530 -3.7% 229,665 242,811 -5.4%
Source: desrosiers AUTOMOTIVE reports Market Snapshot - Feb. 2019


Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles
Maker/Brand 2019 2018 Y-o-Y 2019 2018 Y-o-Y
Feb. Share Feb. Share Jan.-Feb. Share Jan.-Feb. Share
FCA 18,461 15.3% 18,831 15.0% -2.0% 32,652 14.2% 36,592 15.1% -10.8%
Ford 18,250 15.1% 18,501 14.7% -1.4% 34,404 15.0% 34,962 14.4% -1.6%
General Motors 16,350 13.5% 17,981 14.3% -9.1% 30,650 13.3% 34,772 14.3% -11.9%
Toyota 11,971 9.9% 12,090 9.6% -1.0% 24,749 10.8% 23,258 9.6% 6.4%
Honda 10,876 9.0% 10,667 8.5% 2.0% 20,762 9.0% 22,674 9.3% -8.4%
Nissan 7,755 6.4% 8,982 7.2% -13.7% 15,049 6.6% 16,999 7.0% -11.5%
Hyundai 7,303 6.0% 6,375 5.1% 14.6% 13,669 6.0% 11,575 4.8% 18.1%
Kia 4,228 3.5% 3,827 3.0% 10.5% 7,776 3.4% 7,080 2.9% 9.8%
Volkswagen 4,130 3.4% 4,108 3.3% 0.5% 8,138 3.5% 8,435 3.5% -3.5%
Mazda 3,824 3.2% 4,611 3.7% -17.1% 7,569 3.3% 9,027 3.7% -16.2%
Mercedes-Benz 3,074 2.5% 3,937 3.1% -21.9% 5,961 2.6% 7,503 3.1% -20.6%
Subaru 3,069 2.5% 3,254 2.6% -5.7% 6,212 2.7% 6,475 2.7% -4.1%
BMW 2,341 1.9% 2,769 2.2% -15.5% 4,429 1.9% 5,147 2.1% -13.9%
Mitsubishi 1,750 1.4% 1,678 1.3% 4.3% 3,192 1.4% 2,922 1.2% 9.2%
Audi 1,740 1.4% 2,402 1.9% -27.6% 3,590 1.6% 4,532 1.9% -20.8%
Lexus 1,448 1.2% 1,146 0.9% 26.4% 2,915 1.3% 2,460 1.0% 18.5%
Acura 1,068 0.9% 1,124 0.9% -5.0% 1,975 0.9% 2,222 0.9% -11.1%
Infiniti 842 0.7% 831 0.7% 1.3% 1,515 0.7% 1,650 0.7% -8.2%
Land Rover 609 0.5% 605 0.5% 0.7% 1,171 0.5% 1,206 0.5% -2.9%
Volvo 576 0.5% 529 0.4% 8.9% 1,104 0.5% 968 0.4% 14.0%
Porsche 485 0.4% 455 0.4% 6.6% 867 0.4% 828 0.3% 4.7%
MINI 324 0.3% 400 0.3% -19.0% 588 0.3% 701 0.3% -16.1%
Jaguar 247 0.2% 324 0.3% -23.8% 437 0.2% 582 0.2% -24.9%
Genesis 115 0.1% 30 0.0% 283.3% 166 0.1% 60 0.0% 176.7%
Maserati 40 0.0% 60 0.0% -33.3% 91 0.0% 148 0.1% -38.5%
smart 15 0.0% 13 0.0% 15.4% 34 0.0% 33 0.0% 3.0%
Total 120,891 100.0% 125,530 100.0% -3.7% 229,665 100.0% 242,811 100.0% -5.4%
Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultant (DAC), Global Automakers of Canada (GAC), Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA)



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Flash report, January 2019

4 Feb. 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 decrease 7.3% in January
Canadian vehicle sales in January decreased 7.3% from the same month in 2018, to 108,774 units.
SUV and pickup sales, at 81,690 units, were down 4.9% in January, while passenger car sales, at 27,084 units, were down 13.7% compared to 2018.
Combined sales in January for the Detroit Big 3 were down 12.5% to 44,645 units, while sales of all foreign nameplates combined were down 3.2% to 64,129 units.
Of the Big Three manufacturers, General Motors sales fell 14.8%, Ford sales fell 1.9%, and FCA sales dropped 20.1% from last January.
Among Japanese automakers, Toyota sales were up 14.4%, while, Nissan, Honda, and Subaru sales were down 9.0%, 17.7% and 2.4% respectively.
Hyundai and Kia sales were up 22.4% and 9.1%, respectively.
Among German companies, Mercedes-Benz sales were down 19.0%, BMW brand sales were down 12.2%, VW brand sales were down 7.4%, and Audi sales were down 13.1% compared to last January.

Canada - Sales of new vehicles by type

Jan. 2019 Jan. 2018 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 27,084 31,375 -13.7%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV) 81,690 85,906 -4.9%
Total 108,774 117,281 -7.3%

Source: desrosiers AUTOMOTIVE reports Market Snapshot - Jan. 2019


Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles

Maker/Brand 2019 2018 Y-o-Y
Jan. Share Jan. Share
Ford 16,154 14.9% 16,461 14.0% -1.9%
General Motors 14,300 13.1% 16,791 14.3% -14.8%
FCA 14,191 13.0% 17,761 15.1% -20.1%
Toyota 12,778 11.7% 11,168 9.5% 14.4%
Honda 9,886 9.1% 12,007 10.2% -17.7%
Nissan 7,294 6.7% 8,017 6.8% -9.0%
Hyundai 6,366 5.9% 5,200 4.4% 22.4%
Volkswagen 4,008 3.7% 4,327 3.7% -7.4%
Mazda 3,745 3.4% 4,416 3.8% -15.2%
Kia 3,548 3.3% 3,253 2.8% 9.1%
Subaru 3,143 2.9% 3,221 2.7% -2.4%
Mercedes-Benz 2,887 2.7% 3,566 3.0% -19.0%
BMW 2,088 1.9% 2,378 2.0% -12.2%
Audi 1,850 1.7% 2,130 1.8% -13.1%
Lexus 1,467 1.3% 1,314 1.1% 11.6%
Mitsubishi 1,442 1.3% 1,244 1.1% 15.9%
Acura 907 0.8% 1,098 0.9% -17.4%
Infiniti 673 0.6% 819 0.7% -17.8%
Land Rover 562 0.5% 601 0.5% -6.5%
Volvo 528 0.5% 439 0.4% 20.3%
Porsche 382 0.4% 373 0.3% 2.4%
MINI 264 0.2% 301 0.3% -12.3%
Jaguar 190 0.2% 258 0.2% -26.4%
Maserati 51 0.0% 88 0.1% -42.0%
Genesis 51 0.0% 30 0.0% 70.0%
smart 19 0.0% 20 0.0% -5.0%
Total 108,774 100.0% 117,281 100.0% -7.3%

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




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