Canada Auto Sales By Brand - January 2011

Canada's new automobile market grew by 3.6% in January 2011, but all thanks should be given to large volume automakers like Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Dodge, Hyundai, and Kia. Eight Japanese brands posted lower sales last month than in the same period of 2010. Mercedes-Benz, Canada's most popular luxury brand, was down 7.7%. Jeep, a stalwart of the growth column in the recent past, was down 3.4% and its sibling Chrysler posted a 39.2% decline.

Light trucks made up 62.6% of the overall market, according to Desrosiers Automotive Reports. GM, Ford Motor Company, and Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep out-sold all import nameplates by a scant 263 units, a significant change from January 2010 when imports beat the Detroit Three by 5173 sales. GM's 2011 Chevrolet Cruze performed well with 1471 sales, in addition to 263 Cobalts. The Ford F-Series was wildly popular as sales jumped 26.3%. This 1119-unit increase is responsible for one-third of the overall market's growth over January 2010.

Saab is not returning to any former form of glory. Canadians are loving Dodge with the sort of passion Americans reserve only for Ford or Chevrolet. A February repeat of Honda's horrific January seems unlikely, but if the unlikely were to continue occurring, Kia would likely surpass Honda Canada's sales volumes in the very near future.  And Audi? If a near-victory over BMW isn't a prime North American example of Audi's desires to take over the global luxury car market, nothing is.

You're now up to date with the situation relating to Canadian auto sales by brand in January 2011. Keep checking back for updates later on in the month on Canadian auto market specifics.

Rank	Automaker	January 2011	% Change
#1	Ford	14,012	+25.4
#2	Dodge	10,924	+22.3
#3	Chevrolet	8892	+3.8
#4	Toyota	8161	-1%
#5	Hyundai	6684	+9.9
#6	GMC	4425	+3.9
#7	Nissan	4008	-11.9
#8	Mazda	3688	-11.6
#9	Honda	3467	-38.9
#10	Kia	3049	+26.2
#11	Volkswagen	2861	+22.7
#12	Jeep	2247	-3.4
#13	Subaru	1753	+1.4
#14	Mercedes-Benz	1482	-7.7
#15	Mitsubishi	1412	+29.9
#16	BMW	1215	+16.7
#17	Audi	1140	+29
#18	Buick	734	+43.6
#19	Lexus	728	-23.6
#20	Acura	574	-19.8
#21	Cadillac	490	+10.4
#22	Chrysler	416	-39.2
#23	Suzuki	413	-20
#24	Volvo	397	+0.3
#25	Infiniti	330	-22.9
#26	Lincoln	302	-16.8
#27	Land Rover	173	-1.1
#28	Scion	162	-----
#29	Mini	158	+0.6
#30	Porsche	143	+52.1
#31	smart	82	-6.8
#32	Jaguar	32	-8.6
#33	Saab	11	-----
#34	Maserati	7	+40
#35	Bentley	3	+50

Source: Automakers, Desrosiers Automotive Reports & Automotive News Data Center

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