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

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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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