2009 YEAR END SALES STATS FROM DIRECT RIVALS IN CANADA - 370Z vs RX-8, 911 vs R8 & MORE

Direct competitors in the automotive arena are often manufactured by the same company. For instance, the now-defunct Pontiac G5 and the Chevrolet Cobalt were both relatively strong sellers in Canada during the twelve months of 2009. Yet the profit earned as a result of those two cars goes back to the same conglomerate, General Motors. Now, even the cash earned from a sale of a Porsche Boxster and Audi TT is wired through to Volkswagen's account.

Nonetheless, we've separated each and every model for comparison's sake. The categories listed below skip over potential cross-shopped vehicles and strike right at the heart of the matter: Civic vs. Corolla, Z4 vs. SLK, Fit vs. Yaris.... and a whole bunch more. These are Sales Stats from Canada's 2009 Year End figures. Click here for a similar story from south of the border.

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CANADA'S CORE SEGMENT

Honda Civic: 62,654

Toyota Corolla: 53,933

Mazda 3: 46,493

Hyundai Elantra: 30,675

Ford Focus: 21,831

Chevrolet Cobalt: 14,350

Volkswagen Golf/Rabbit/GTI: 13,770

Nissan Sentra: 13,431

Pontiac G5: 10,085

Dodge Caliber: 9,802

Mitsubishi Lancer: 9,446

Subaru Impreza: 9,126

Kia Forte/Spectra: 7,761

Suzuki SX4: 7,081

Saturn Astra: 4,066

MINI-MINIVANS
Kia Rondo: 9,835

Mazda 5: 8,638

FRONT-ENGINED GERMAN SPORTSTERS
BMW Z4: 486
Audi TT: 406

Mercedes-Benz SLK: 371
Porsche Boxster/Cayman: 362

BIG 'MERICAN CARS
Chrysler 300: 5,234

Pontiac G8: 2,171

Ford Taurus: 2,035

JAPAN'S ROAD RACERS
Nissan Z: 567
Mazda RX-8: 310

GM'S LIVING LAMBDA

Chevrolet Traverse: 4,351
GMC Acadia: 4,197
Buick Enclave: 3,854

BABY LUXURY:

Mercedes-Benz B-Class: 2,865

BMW 1-Series: 2,533

Acura CSX: 2,526

Audi A3: 1,245

Volvo C30: 906

FEISTY RUNABOUTS
Hyundai Accent: 25,220

Toyota Yaris: 23,773

Nissan Versa: 20,097
Kia Rio: 10,287

Honda Fit: 9,553
Chevrolet Aveo: 7,486

Pontiac G3: 5,686

UBER-LUXO SPORT

Porsche 911: 495

Mercedes-Benz SL-Class: 268

BMW 6-Series: 165

Audi R8: 152

Nissan GT-R: 133

Jaguar XK: 123

Cadillac XLR: 16