February 2013 Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings

Fiat 500C Sales Fell 26%
In Canada In February

Canada's new vehicle market was dragged down by big import brands like Toyota, Hyundai, Honda, and Nissan. As the Chrysler Group, Ford Motor Company, and Chevrolet reported 2%, 5%, and 3% improvements. 

Predictably, Canada's new vehicle market was stronger in February than in January - it always is. In 2012, however, the Canadian market grew 9.5% from January's 97.5K sales to February's 106.7K sales. Not only was January 2013 weaker than January 2012, February volume was only 8.2% stronger than January volume.

Sales of non-GM/FoMoCo/Chrysler brands fell 7% in February 2013. The Detroit trio (including Fiat) produced a collective 2% improvement. Of course, the desire Canadians have for trucks - and the ability Ford, Ram, and GM have to provide buyers with trucks - help with this. 46% of Ford's Canadian volume came from the F-Series, which continues to sell more and more often. Just like Porsche, which continues to improve on a record 2012.

All Vehicles Ranked By February 2013 & YTD Canadian Sales

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Suzuki Canada is starting to look more and more like its now-defunct U.S. counterpart. No brand reported a worse year-over-year decline in February. Aside from low-volume Jaguar, Chrysler was the most improved brand, rising 35%. Jaguar nearly doubled sales from very little to a little bit more than very little.

Premium brand victory was captured by BMW-beating Mercedes-Benz. We'll wait and see if the Sprinter commercial van made that possible, or if it offered nothing more than an un-needed boost.

You can always find specific vehicle sales data by selecting a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page. Numbers for individual cars will be updated as they become available. 

Meanwhile, the U.S. version of this list showed some settling but general positivity.

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Updated @ 9:55 PM AT on 03.07.2013

Rank	Automaker	February 2013	%  Change	Year To Date	YTD  % Change
#1	Ford	15,881	+ 5.3%	31,802	+ 7.1%
#2	Toyota	9712	- 13.0%	18,045	-13.0%
#3	Chevrolet	8973	+ 2.7%	17,714	+ 5.9%
#4	Hyundai	8751	- 5.6%	16,100	- 3.7%
#5	Honda	6873	- 12.8%	13,084	- 19.9%
#6	Dodge	6617	- 6.0%	12,872	- 9.1%
#7	Ram	5258	+ 4.6%	10,798	+ 8.3%
#8	Nissan	4924	- 14.9%	9025	- 16.2%
#9	Mazda	4833	+ 2.1%	8585	+ 1.5%
#10	Kia	4161	- 10.4%	7834	- 6.9%
#11	GMC	3928	- 6.0%	7908	- 1.2%
#12	Volkswagen	3911	+ 10.5%	7284	+ 9.6%
#13	Jeep	2982	+ 7.5%	6364	+ 11.3%
#14	Mercedes-Benz	2151	- 7.2%	3896	- 9.2%
#15	BMW	1957	+ 6.1%	3558	+ 2.0%
#16	Subaru	1889	- 0.7%	3702	- 2.0%
#17	Chrysler	1564	+ 35.1%	3072	+ 26.7%
#18	Mitsubishi	1375	- 13.0%	2758	- 8.2%
#19	Audi	1265	- 10.2%	2372	- 18.5%
#20	Acura	950	- 4.8%	1959	+ 14.2%
#21	Lexus	817	- 5.1%	1632	- 2.3%
#22	Infiniti	711	+ 27.2%	1232	+ 33.3%
#23	Buick	622	- 29.6%	1194	- 27.3%
#24	Cadillac	464	+ 2.0%	925	+ 10.1%
#25	Land Rover	415	+ 26.5%	754	+ 18.2%
T26	Lincoln	411	+ 9.0%	683	- 6.3%
T26	Fiat	411	- 22.9%	739	- 13.5%
#28	Mini	336	0.0%	546	+ 1.7%
#29	Volvo	302	- 13.5%	582	- 15.5%
#30	Suzuki	256	- 44.0%	534	- 29.7%
#31	Scion	246	- 31.3%	536	- 16.6%
#32	Porsche	210	+ 25.0%	371	+ 18.5%
#33	Jaguar	78	+ 90.2%	124	+ 67.6%
#34	Smart	60	- 18.9%	94	- 41.6%
#35	Maserati	11	+ 22.2%	19	+ 18.8%
#36	Bentley	5	+ 400%	20	+ 300%
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---	Chrysler Group	16,832	+ 1.8%	33,845	+ 2.2%
---	Ford Motor Company	16,292	+ 5.4%	32,485	+ 6.8%
---	General Motors	13,987	- 1.9%	27,748	+ 2.0%
---	Hyundai-Kia	12,912	- 7.2%	23,934	- 4.8%
---	Toyota Motor Corporation	10,775	- 13.0%	20,213	- 12.3%
---	Honda Motor Company	7823	- 11.9%	15,043	- 16.7%
---	Nissan Motor Company	5635	- 11.1%	10,257	- 12.3%
---	Volkswagen Group *	5391	+ 5.4%	10,047	1.7%
---	BMW-Mini *	2293	+ 5.1%	4104	+ 1.9%
---	Daimler AG	2211	- 7.6%	3990	- 10.3%
---	Jaguar-Land Rover	493	+ 33.6%	878	+ 23.3%
---	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
---	Total	103,341	- 3.3%	198,786	- 2.8%

Source: Automakers, AIAMC, Desrosiers & ANDC 
Red font indicates declining year-over-year volume
* Does not include Bentley or Rolls-Royce

RECOMMENDED READING
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - January 2013
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - 2012 Year End
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - February 2012
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January 2013 Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings

The Dart Was Dodge's Best-Selling Car In
January And Chrysler Canada's 2nd-Best-Selling
Passenger Car Overall, Behind The 200

Despite relatively weak Grand Caravan volume and only slight (7 unit) gains at Fiat, Chrysler Canada posted a collective 2.6% year-over-year improvement in January 2013. 

That was enough for the group's five brands to jointly outsell the Ford Motor Company and all other manufacturers in the month of January. Ford Motor Company sales jumped 8% with strong F-Series and Fusion increases, even as Lincoln sales plunged 23%.

The January 2013 U.S. edition was published earlier today. In it, Cadillac made great gains (as it did in Canada), and the Smart Fortwo took a hit (as it did in Canada.) But unlike the U.S. market, the oft-fluctuating Canadian market collectively fell 2.3% despite the significant improvements generated by the Detroit Three. Standing out from the pack most especially was Infiniti, Acura, Jaguar, Porsche, Land Rover, and Volkswagen. But Honda sales plunged 27%, Audi fell 26%, Nissan dropped 18%, and Toyota posted a 13% decline. Mercedes-Benz and BMW led the luxury race, but sales at each brand were lower than at this time last year.

All 240 Vehicles Ranked By January 2013 Canadian Sales

Gasp... even Hyundai and Kia didn't sell as many cars in January 2013 as in the same period a year earlier. Your hand covers the mouth in horror, doesn't it? 

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Not that January results mean nothing, but automakers will point to the fact that this is always a low-volume month for Canadian auto sales. In many parts of Canada, this past month felt especially bitter, and heading to a dealer to buy a new Mustang just didn't seem appropriate. I, for one, spent a week in a Volkswagen Golf R, and the car's thermometer never showed the outside temperature above -8°C. 

Will things perk up in February? Perhaps. And if not, they likely will by March or April. For Chrysler, FoMoCo, and GM, January wasn't so bad to begin with.

As always, you can use GCBC's Sales Stats page to locate historic and current monthly and yearly sales figures for individual models and manufacturers.

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Updated @ 5:23 AM AT, February 8, 2013

Rank	Automaker	January 2013	%  Change	Year To Date	YTD  % Change
#1	Ford	15,921	+ 8.9%	15,921	+ 8.9%
#2	Chevrolet	8741	+ 9.4%	8741	+ 9.4%
#3	Toyota	8333	- 12.9%	8333	- 12.9%
#4	Hyundai	7349	- 1.5%	7349	- 1.5%
#5	Dodge	6255	- 12.1%	6255	- 12.1%
#6	Honda	6211	- 26.5%	6211	- 26.5%
#7	Ram	5540	+ 12.2%	5540	+ 12.2%
#8	Nissan	4101	- 17.7%	4101	- 17.7%
#9	GMC	3987	+ 4.3%	3987	+ 4.3%
#10	Mazda	3752	+ 0.7%	3752	+ 0.7%
#11	Kia	3673	- 2.7%	3673	- 2.7%
#12	Jeep	3382	+ 14.9%	3382	+ 14.9%
#13	Volkswagen	3373	+ 8.5%	3373	+ 8.5%
#14	Subaru	1813	- 3.4%	1813	- 3.4%
#15	Mercedes-Benz	1745	- 11.4%	1745	- 11.4%
#16	BMW	1601	- 2.6%	1601	- 2.6%
#17	Chrysler	1508	+ 19.1%	1508	+ 19.1%
#18	Mitsubishi	1383	- 2.8%	1383	- 2.8%
#19	Audi	1107	- 26.2%	1107	- 26.2%
#20	Acura	1009	+ 40.7%	1009	+ 40.7%
#21	Lexus	815	+ 0.6%	815	+ 0.6%
#22	Buick	572	- 24.7%	572	- 24.7%
#23	Infiniti	521	+ 42.7%	521	+ 42.7%
#24	Cadillac	461	+ 19.7%	461	+ 19.7%
#25	Land Rover	339	+ 9.4%	339	+ 9.4%
#26	Fiat	328	+ 2.2%	328	+ 2.2%
#27	Scion	290	+ 1.8%	290	+ 1.8%
#28	Volvo	280	- 17.6%	280	- 17.6%
#29	Suzuki	278	- 8.3%	278	- 8.3%
#30	Lincoln	272	- 22.7%	272	- 22.7%
#31	Mini	210	+ 4.5%	210	+ 4.5%
#32	Porsche	161	+ 11.0	161	+ 11.0%
#33	Jaguar	46	+ 39.4%	46	+ 39.4%
#34	Smart	34	- 60.9%	34	- 60.9%
#35	Bentley	15	+ 275%	15	+ 275%
#36	Maserati	8	+ 14.3%	8	+ 14.3%
---	----	----	----	----	----
	Chrysler Group	17,013	+ 2.6%	17,013	+ 2.6%
	Ford Motor Company	16,193	+ 8.1%	16,193	+ 8.1%
	General Motors	13,761	+ 6.2%	13,761	+ 6.2%
	Hyundai-Kia	11,022	- 1.9%	11,022	- 1.9%
	Toyota Motor Corporation	9438	- 11.5%	9438	- 11.5%
	Honda Motor Company	7220	- 21.2%	7220	- 21.2%
	Volkswagen  Group *	4652	- 2.3%	4641	- 2.3%
	Nissan Motor Company	4622	- 13.6%	4622	- 13.6%
	BMW-Mini	1811	- 1.8%	1811	- 1.8%
	Daimler AG	1779	- 13.5%	1779	- 13.5%
	Jaguar-Land Rover	385	+ 12.2%	385	+ 12.2%
---	-----	----	----	----	----
---	Total	95,445	- 2.2%	95,445	- 2.3%

Source: Manufacturers, AIAMC, Desrosiers & ANDC 
* Does not include Lamborghini

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