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
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