Hyundai came out ahead of Honda this year after Honda beat Hyundai by 5223 sales in 2010. Kia beat Volkswagen. Mercedes-Benz was Canada’s top-selling premium brand; BMW and Audi slotted in as the number two and number three luxury nameplates. For all the talk about Buick challenging Lexus – and Buick did – Lexus beat Buick both in Canada and the United States.
Among niche non-luxury brands, Fiat finished 2011 with more sales than both Mini and Scion. Lincoln, despite its off-disparaged offerings, sold more vehicles than Cadillac. It’s not all about winning or losing, however. 23 of the 33 brands which could report year-over-year volume increases did so. The 1.8% improvement in the total market’s size would have been significantly larger were it not for the fact that three of Canada’s best-selling brands – Toyota, Honda, and Nissan – collectively lost 38,225 sales, or 2.5% of 2010’s total Canadian auto sales volume.
The numbers for every automaker competing in Canada in 2011 are in the table below. Keep a daily lookout on GoodCarBadCar.net for more detailed auto sales info, both U.S. and Canadian, as January rolls by.
Updated 01.04.2012 @ 5:42 PM AST
Rank
|
Automaker
|
2011 Year End
|
2010 Year End
|
% Change
|
#1
|
Ford
|
267,788
|
259,193
|
+ 3.3%
|
#2
|
Dodge/Ram
|
167,636
|
154,901
|
+ 8.2%
|
#3
|
Chevrolet
|
150,540
|
149,294
|
+ 0.8%
|
#4
|
Toyota
|
144,176
|
157,044
|
– 8.2%
|
#5
|
Hyundai
|
129,240
|
118,507
|
+ 9.1%
|
#6
|
Honda
|
107,849
|
123,730
|
– 12.8%
|
#7
|
Nissan
|
77,731
|
74,780
|
+ 3.9%
|
#8
|
GMC
|
72,989
|
71,727
|
+ 1.8%
|
#9
|
Mazda
|
69,186
|
78,662
|
– 12.0%
|
#10
|
Kia
|
65,123
|
53,882
|
+ 20.9%
|
#11
|
Volkswagen
|
52,604
|
45,388
|
+ 15.9%
|
#12
|
Jeep
|
42,909
|
37,323
|
+ 15.0%
|
#13
|
Mercedes-Benz
|
31,063
|
29,629
|
+ 4.8%
|
#14
|
BMW
|
29,773
|
27,202
|
+ 9.5%
|
#15
|
Subaru
|
26,984
|
27,805
|
– 3.0%
|
#16
|
Mitsubishi
|
20,511
|
19,504
|
+ 5.2%
|
#17
|
Audi
|
16,867
|
14,333
|
+ 17.7%
|
#18
|
Acura
|
15,272
|
17,340
|
– 11.9%
|
#19
|
Chrysler
|
15,055
|
12,731
|
+ 18.3%
|
#20
|
Lexus
|
13,364
|
14,249
|
– 6.2%
|
#21
|
Buick
|
11,652
|
11,269
|
+ 3.4%
|
#22
|
Lincoln
|
8162
|
8630
|
– 5.4%
|
#23
|
Cadillac
|
7577
|
7398
|
+ 2.4%
|
#24
|
Infiniti
|
6936
|
8233
|
– 15.8%
|
#25
|
Volvo
|
6815
|
6550
|
+ 4.0%
|
#26
|
Suzuki
|
5625
|
9128
|
– 38.4%
|
#27
|
Fiat
|
5392
|
—–
|
—–
|
#28
|
Mini
|
5155
|
4501
|
+ 14.5%
|
#29
|
Scion
|
4720
|
679
|
+ 595%
|
#30
|
Land Rover
|
3228
|
2547
|
+ 26.7%
|
#31
|
Porsche
|
2214
|
2036
|
+ 8.7%
|
#32
|
smart
|
1851
|
2019
|
– 8.3%
|
#33
|
Jaguar
|
776
|
755
|
+ 2.8%
|
#34
|
Saab
|
167
|
2
|
+ 8250%
|
Source: Automakers, AIAMC, Desrosiers & Automotive News Data Center
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