September 2012 Canada Auto Sales By Brand

4% Of The Chevrolets Sold In Canada
In September Were Orlandos

Early reporting from two of Canada's three largest sellers of automobiles did not carry good news. September 2012 sales at FoMoCo's own Ford brand slid 7%. Ram sales also fell 7%. Jeep was down 5%. Lincoln sales plunged 30%. Year-to-date, the Ford Motor Company is off last year's pace, albeit barely.

Then along came more pleasant data from Porsche. The German sports car (and hatchback and SUV) company sold more vehicles in the first three quarters of 2012 than in all of 2011. 2011's year end totals had been the best ever for Porsche Canada. And by the time General Motors submitted data early this evening, things were looking up. The Canadian auto industry reported September 2012 volume of 143K, up 6.4% from September of last year. 

September 2012 YTD Canada Sales: All 260 Vehicles Ranked

Auto Brand Market Share
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Chevrolet sales jumped 13%, quite an accomplishment as Bowtie sales have fallen nearly 8% this year. GMC, and particularly Buick, also reported gains.

Canada's leading luxury automaker in September was BMW. Subtracting Sprinter sales from Mercedes-Benz's year-to-date totals shows BMW leading through three quarters, as well.
The best year-over-year improvement in September was smart's 154% jump. smart also led the way in that department south of the border. Among higher volume brands, Toyota - and to a lesser degree Buick - produced the biggest increases. Ford, Canada's best-selling brand, stands out because of its leadership and its 7% drop, but Nissan's 15% decline was obviously worse. Then again, Ford's own Lincoln brand took that aforementioned dive. Volvo, Cadillac, and Acura all took a hit, too.

Luxury Auto Brand Market Share

The majority of automakers also make available specific model-by-model data, figures which are then made available to you through a database you can access through the first dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats home or, for non-mobile users, near the top right of this page.

The U.S. version of this September 2012 auto sales by brand post was completed a few hours ago. Below you'll find complete September and year-to-date sales information for three dozen auto brands competing in Canada.

Updated 6:48 PM AT 10/9/2012

Rank	Automaker	September 2012	%  Change	Year To Date	YTD  % Change
#1	Ford	23,111	- 7.4%	214,106	+ 0.5%
#2	Toyota	14,811	+ 21.8%	132,724	+ 25.8%
#3	Chevrolet	11,739	+ 12.7%	108,387	- 7.6%
#4	Honda	11,457	+ 21.0%	97,686	+ 26.1%
#5	Hyundai	11,403	+ 2.6%	107,612	+ 3.4%
#6	Dodge	8073	+ 10.7%	77,695	- 7.2%
#7	Kia	7030	+ 10.1%	61,693	+ 19.4%
#8	Mazda	6729	+ 15.2%	57,779	+ 7.5%
#9	Ram	5928	- 7.1%	55,161	+ 10.4%
#10	GMC	5590	+ 9.6%	52,577	+ 3.5%
#11	Volkswagen	5468	+ 18.1%	44,919	+ 11.2%
#12	Nissan	5429	- 14.8%	58,713	- 2.8%
#13	BMW	3331	+ 18.0%	23,851	+ 7.8%
#14	Jeep	3307	- 4.9%	34,347	+ 2.3%
#15	Subaru	2686	+ 21.6%	22,427	+ 11.2%
#16	Mercedes-Benz	2676	+ 4.7%	24,593	+ 8.8%
#17	Audi	1812	+ 9.3%	14,997	+ 12.6%
#18	Mitsubishi	1737	+ 0.2%	14,852	- 3.6%
#19	Lexus	1556	+ 25.4%	11,130	+ 12.7%
#20	Chrysler	1554	- 2.8%	20,240	+ 76.7%
#21	Acura	1454	- 11.4%	11,906	+ 11.2%
#22	Buick	963	+ 75.4%	10,434	+ 14.4%
#23	Infiniti	731	+ 0.6%	6197	+ 19.3%
#24	Fiat	693	+ 36.4%	7129	+ 63.4%
#25	Mini	613	+ 31.8%	4844	+ 28.5%
#26	Suzuki	558	+ 30.1%	4134	- 1.1%
#27	Lincoln	480	- 29.9%	4996	- 18.8%
#28	Scion	467	+ 15.9%	4387	+ 20.6%
#29	Cadillac	464	- 15.5%	4781	- 20.2%
#30	Volvo	398	- 18.1%	4662	- 13.5%
#31	smart	386	+ 154%	1868	+ 29.3%
#32	Land Rover	328	+ 39.0%	3112	+ 49.3%
#33	Porsche	294	+ 76.0%	2268	+ 17.0%
#34	Jaguar	48	- 20.0%	514	- 13.0%
#35	Maserati	17	+ 54.5%	131	+ 17.0%
#36	Bentley	13	+ 62.5%	96	+ 23.1%
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	Ford Motor Company	23,591	- 8.0%	219,102	- 0.05%
	Chrysler Canada	19,555	+ 1.6%	194,572	+ 6.3%
	General Motors	18,756	+ 11.6%	176,179	- 5.8%
	Hyundai-Kia	18,433	+ 5.3%	169,305	+ 8.7%
	Toyota Canada	16,834	+ 21.9%	148,241	+ 24.6%
	Honda Canada	12,911	+ 16.2%	109,592	+ 24.3%
	Volkswagen Group *	7587	+ 17.4%	62,280	+ 11.8%
	Nissan Canada	6160	- 13.2%	64,910	- 1.1%
	BMW-Mini	3944	+ 19.9%	28,695	+ 10.8%
	Daimler AG	3062	+ 13.15	26,461	+ 10.1%
	Jaguar-Land Rover	376	+ 27.0%	3626	+ 35.5%
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---	Total	143,143	+ 6.4%	1,305,538	+ 6.6%

Source: Automakers, AIAMC, Desrosiers & ANDC 
* Excludes Lamborghini

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Ford C-Max Sales Figures

Here you will find monthly and yearly Canadian and U.S. sales figures for the Ford C-Max. Use the dropdown at the top right of this page or at GCBC's Sales Stats home to find sales figures for any other vehicle currently on sale in North America.
                                             

Month	Ford C-Max U.S. Sales 2012	Ford C-Max U.S. Sales 2013	Ford C-Max U.S. Sales 2014	Ford C-Max U.S. Sales 2015
January	-----	2725
February	-----	3183
March	-----
April	-----
May	-----
June	-----
July	-----
August	-----
September	969
October	3182
November	4848
December	4310

                                                 

Month	Ford C-Max Canadian Sales 2012	Ford C-Max Canadian Sales 2013	Ford C-Max Canadian Sales 2014	Ford C-Max Canadian Sales 2015
January	-----	158
February	-----	162
March	-----
April	-----
May	-----
June	-----
July	-----
August	-----
September	5
October	17
November	58
December	75

Year	Ford C-Max U.S. Sales	Ford C-Max Canadian Sales
2012	13,309	155
2013 YTD *	5908	320

Source: Automakers & ANDC 
* 2 months U.S. & 2 months Canada

See the Ford C-Max compared with its rivals in the monthly Midsize Car Sales charts on GoodCarBadCar.net.

September 2012 U.S. Auto Sales By Brand

September 2012 Was Fiat USA's
Highest-Volume Month So Far

Forecasters suspected U.S. September auto sales would rise by a little less than 9% compared with September 2011, equal to an unsurprising 11% drop from August levels. In reality, the U.S. auto industry reported 13% gains.

Automakers which posted above average gains included mainstream brands like Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Dodge, Volkswagen, and Subaru. Premium players like Lexus, Acura, and Audi did so also.

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No manufacturer posted a greater year-over-year improvement than smart's 120% jump. 

No manufacturer suffered a loss as great as Mitsubishi's 17% slide. 

Major players like Ford, Nissan, GMC, and Mazda all sold fewer vehicles than at this time last year. There are interesting factors at play, however. 

For example, Ford's Fusion is in changeover mode, the Ranger is just about gone, and the C-Max wasn't performing at full capacity in September. Also, Mazda's 6 is dying off, but the 3 is selling like craaahzy.

September 2012 YTD - All 265 Vehicles Ranked

In case you hadn't heard, you're able to access specific model-by-model sales information through the first dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats home or, for non-mobile users, near the top right of this page. Later this afternoon GoodCarBadCar will also publish the September editions of America's 20 best-selling cars, 20 best-selling SUVs and crossovers, and five best-selling trucks. 

Canada's brand rankings post is also being updated right now.

Updated 4:28 PM AT 10/2/2012

Rank	Automaker	September 2012	%  Change	Year To Date	YTD  % Change
#1	Ford	167,652	- 0.1%	1,621,188	+ 5.6%
#2	Chevrolet	149,801	+ 1.5%	1,420,383	+ 4.9%
#3	Toyota	144,781	+ 41.1%	1,343,944	+ 31.6%
#4	Honda	102,845	+ 29.3%	950,685	+ 23.4%
#5	Nissan	82,462	- 2.4%	779,888	+ 11.1%
#6	Hyundai	60,025	+ 15.3%	539,814	+ 9.5%
#7	Kia	48,105	+ 35.1%	434,914	+ 18.4%
#8	Dodge	47,356	+ 18.2%	391,912	+ 13.5%
#9	Jeep	39,245	+ 10.3%	365,190	+ 20.2%
#10	Volkswagen	36,339	+ 34.4%	323,089	+ 37.2%
#11	GMC	33,192	- 0.01%	306,558	+ 3.9%
#12	Subaru	27,683	+ 32.2%	245,463	+ 25.5%
#13	Ram	26,414	+ 4.1%	219,360	+ 16.2%
#14	Mercedes-Benz	24,950	+ 6.5%	207,020	+ 13.4%
#15	Chrysler	24,850	+ 5.5%	241,466	+ 53.3%
#16	Mazda	24,135	- 5.4%	209,482	+ 9.5%
#17	BMW	21,761	+ 0.1%	186,397	+ 4.9%
#18	Lexus	20,386	+ 36.0%	170,990	+ 26.1%
#19	Buick	14,673	+ 7.9%	137,262	- 2.0%
#20	Acura	14,366	+ 43.5%	115,773	+ 29.9%
#21	Cadillac	12,579	- 1.3%	103,512	- 8.6%
#22	Audi	12,302	+ 26.5%	100,694	+ 18.5%
#23	Infiniti	9445	+ 11.4%	86,596	+ 20.0%
#24	Lincoln	6802	- 3.1%	63,880	- 1.5%
#25	Scion	6743	+ 75.7%	56,490	+ 50.2%
#26	Volvo	4977	- 1.3%	51,626	- 1.0%
#27	Mini	4899	+ 22.5%	48,531	+ 16.6%
#28	Mitsubishi	4806	- 17.2%	46,122	- 30.0%
#29	Fiat	4176	+ 50.6%	32,742	+ 136%
#30	Land Rover	3636	+ 3.3%	31,674	+ 23.5%
#31	Porsche	2736	+ 26.1%	25,015	+ 10.4%
#32	Suzuki	1921	- 5.5%	19,149	- 5.6%
#33	smart	1030	+ 120%	7311	+ 94.6%
#34	Jaguar	1004	- 9.6%	9550	+ 2.5%
#35	Maserati	269	+ 35.9%	1984	+ 16.4%
#36	Bentley	239	+ 58.3%	1644	+ 30.5%
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	General Motors	210,245	+ 1.5%	1,967,715	+ 3.4%
	Ford Motor Company	174,454	- 0.2%	1,685,068	+ 5.3%
	Toyota Motor Corporation	171,910	+ 41.5%	1,571,423	+ 31.6%
	Chrysler Group	142,041	+ 11.5%	1,250,670	+ 23.9%
	American Honda	117,211	+ 30.9%	1,066,458	+ 24.0%
	Hyundai-Kia	108,130	+ 23.4%	974,728	+ 11.7%
	Nissan USA	91,907	- 1.1%	866,484	+ 11.9%
	Volkswagen Group *	51,616	+ 32.1%	450,442	+ 30.8%
	BMW-Mini	26,660	+ 3.5%	234,928	+ 7.1%
	Daimler AG	25,980	+ 8.7%	214,331	+ 15.0%
	Jaguar-Land Rover	4640	+ 20.5%	41,224	+ 17.9%
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---	Total	1,188,899	+ 12.8%	10,900,131	+ 14.5%

Source: Automakers & ANDC 
* Excludes Lamborghini

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August 2012 Auto Sales Recaps Are Complete

As a result of October 1's Monday landing in 2012, the September 2012 auto sales recap for the United States and Canada begins tomorrow, October 2. GoodCarBadCar.net will be publishing brand-by-brand rankings for both countries tomorrow, plus U.S. best seller lists (passenger cars, SUVs/CUVs, and trucks) later in the day. 

As always, there'll be plenty more to come on Wednesday, Thursday, and throughout the month as we display segment breakdowns, produce Canadian best seller lists, analyze the U.S. volume of various Mini Cooper variants, and publish a couple UK stories, as well.

All this has already been done for August. 18 different U.S. sales stats posts were published in for August 2012, including the year-to-date rankings of every single model on sale. GCBC published 17 different Canadian sales stats posts last month, including the YTD rankings of all 259 nameplates. 43 brands were ranked by August volume in the United Kingdom and the UK's 10 best-selling cars were ranked, as well.

Not only will tomorrow's results manifest what occurred in September 2012, they'll also tell us what materialized over the course of 2012's first three quarters. Stay tuned.

2013 Infiniti JX Driven Review

Since the Infiniti JX35 went on sale in Canada in April, the new three-row crossover has clearly outsold Infiniti Canada's previous best seller. The JX's 265-unit advantage over the G25 and G37 is pronounced given the size of the Canadian market. Infiniti sells an average of 683 vehicles per month here.

Indeed, the new JX has proven to be a hit for Infiniti, both in Canada and the United States. While not selling in the kinds of numbers Lexus puts up with the similarly-priced RX350, the 2013 JX35 is now a common sight in the suburban driveways of well-off families.

In the JX's case, buyers fortunately don't need to shell out more than they would on an upper tier mainstream brand crossover. Priced from $44,900, the entry-level JX35 costs $6060 less than a top-trim Chevrolet Traverse LTZ and $3620 less than a Honda Pilot Touring. Mercedes-Benz's ML350 4Matic pricing starts at $58,900, a good bit more than the $56,000 JX35 I was loaned by O'Regan's Infiniti in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

For families who can't take a giant leap to the $73,200 QX56 or won't sacrifice space in a $53,350 FX, an opportunity now presents itself in the form of the JX. The JX35 is relatively affordable, seats seven, and fits the desired image of those who seek an upwardly mobile lifestyle. A lifestyle which includes children. And sadly, even the friends of their children. 

But does that mean you want to own it, or even lease it? After all, there are seemingly countless JX alternatives from both mainstream and premium auto brands. I wanted to find out just how well a 2013 Infiniti JX35 could handle the rigours of classy suburban family life. So I drove a JX out of the city a ways, past Bedford's new four-pad hockey facility, and parked in my wife's cousin's driveway to explore the JX's cabin. 

Then I loaded my senior citizen parents inside for proper space analysis - my generation will soon be housing our parents, right? - and toured the Clayton Park area. If ever there was a challenge for a modern family car, surely it's a drive through a provincial political riding that's named after a 53-year-old developer of suburban housing developments.

All Photo Credits: Timothy Cain ©www.GoodCarBadCar.net

From an excitement standpoint, this all-new Infiniti comes up short. It's not available with Nissan's more powerful 3.7L V6. So I'm driving a $56K Infiniti with a power-to-weight ratio that compares unfavourably with the Dodge Grand Caravan's. Power is sufficient when accelerating from say, 50 km/h, but an extra 35 horses would be appreciated when pulling away from rest. Sadly, the JX doesn't handle corners like the FX, but thankfully it doesn't handle bumps and potholes and expansion joints like the FX, either. This trade-off is perfectly acceptable, particularly given the JX35's ability to isolate.

When Infiniti began making headway with the 2003 Infiniti G35, the main criticisms reviewers levelled at Infiniti was the lack of refinement and sub-par interior quality. A decade later, the story's completely different. The leather in the JX35 is supple, the buttons and knobs match their surroundings, and pieces fit together seamlessly. However, stereo controls are set ridiculously low, steering wheel controls seem haphazardly situated, and tire thrum from the big 20-inchers is insistent. 

The JX's second row of seating requires knees to point skyward at a slightly uncomfortable angle, but space is plentiful. The third row isn't awful - not bad at all for kids - but exiting is awkward. Because of the vast glass roof, rear-most passengers will at least enjoy abundant light. Space behind the third row is sufficient for a family's grocery load and you'll be pleasantly surprised to discover a small well beneath the floor. With the third row folded, the JX's 40.8 cubic feet of cargo capacity is up 0.8 cubic feet on the two-row Lexus RX350 but down a bit from the Acura MDX's 42.9 cubic feet. Furthermore, power-operating tailgates are awesome. 

Up front, drivers should have no problem getting comfortable with 8-way power seats. Side bolstering is considerable but anybody slimmer than a mother of three who doesn't adequately utilize a jogging stroller will find the bolstering too far spread. 

Continuously variable transmissions are often controversial. The JX's won't be. Yes, you'd prefer Mercedes-Benz's 7G-Tronic automatic, but the JX's CVT doesn't drone or whine or feel as though horsepower is being withheld. 

Drivers will undoubtedly enjoy effortless steering at parking lot speeds, better than average brake feel, and an overall feeling of lightness that makes the JX35 drive through suburbia like a much smaller vehicle. A minivan this is not. 

In fact, the balance Infiniti's engineers struck between the dynamic qualities of the FX50 and Nissan Quest is admirable. 

It's that light steering, that manageable size, and the JX's reasonable 18 mpg city fuel economy rating which makes this Infiniti an ideal suburban cruiser. Why you'd want to foul up the JX's leather with hockey gear stench, I do not know. Choosing to allow the filth from the bottom of a child's sneakers onto the JX's carpet seems irresponsible. Taking a load of mulch home with two rows of seats folded, in this car, sounds delinquent. 

But we do what we have to do. Just because our kids play minor hockey, just because they splash in mud puddles, and just because our spouses expects us to get some gardening done doesn't mean we can't enjoy the transportation part of our lives. Yeah, we do what we have to do, but hopefully we can drive what we want to drive. Overall, the JX looks nice, carries big loads, keeps seven humans safe, and maneuvers with ease.

From a premium brand perspective, no three-row crossover can touch the JX on price. Admittedly, a BMW X5 xDrive35i fosters a greater aura of desirability, but it costs at least $17,000 more. Without some hidden major failing we're not aware of, one wonders why the 2013 Infiniti JX35 doesn't itself cost a bit more.

THE GOOD Base price Manageable size Awfully good for a CVT Ride quality Looks the part

THE BAD Some minivans are quicker Noise on the highway CVT only Oversized grille

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