*updated 11/17/10*
Honda Canada is getting closer but, as of the end of October 2010, hasn’t yet overtaken Hyundai Canada in overall year-to-date sales. Honda trails Hyundai by 1458 units with two months remaining. Hyundai Canada has already made 2010 a record-setting year. Last year’s 12-month total has already been surpassed by over 1400 sales.
The bigger story in October 2010 was Ford Motor Company’s increasing sales. Up 8.1% on October 2009’s totals, Ford car sales were up 18% and truck sales were up 5%. Of course, Ford is selling the Fiesta this year, a vehicle not on the market last year. But bigger volume is bigger volume, no matter how you shake it.
Canada’s best-selling luxury brand in October 2010 appears to have been Germany’s BMW. Cadillac and Lincoln haven’t reported but are highly unlikely to surpass BMW or second-place Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes-Benz still leads BMW in overall sales for 2010. Luxury brands are bolded in the list below. Any brand suffering a decline is shown with italics. Speaking of the italics overlaying General Motors, it should be noted that, for the four brands remaining in GM’s brand portfolio, sales were up 5.8% in October. Thank vehicles like the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze for that, although the heavily discounted 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt might have more to do with it.
|
Rank
|
Automaker
|
October 2010
|
% Change
|
|
#1
|
Ford
|
18,825
|
+6.5
|
|
#2
|
Toyota
|
13,073
|
-24.7
|
|
#3
|
Dodge
|
11,159
|
+2.8
|
|
#4
|
Honda
|
11,134
|
+20.7
|
|
#5
|
Chevrolet
|
11,068
|
+9.8
|
|
#6
|
Hyundai
|
9138
|
+8.6
|
|
#7
|
Nissan
|
6134
|
+3.8
|
|
#8
|
Mazda
|
5657
|
+0.8
|
|
#9
|
GMC
|
5339
|
+13.5
|
|
#10
|
Kia
|
4488
|
+24.6
|
|
#11
|
Volkswagen
|
4306
|
+21.5
|
|
#12
|
Jeep
|
3271
|
+37.1
|
|
#13
|
Subaru
|
2431
|
-2.2
|
|
#14
|
BMW
|
2425
|
+5.0
|
|
#15
|
Mercedes-Benz
|
2346
|
+6.7
|
|
#16
|
Mitsubishi
|
1847
|
+27.2
|
|
#17
|
Acura
|
1722
|
-17.2
|
|
#18
|
Audi
|
1380
|
+25.5
|
|
#19
|
Lexus
|
1220
|
-16.4
|
|
#20
|
Buick
|
888
|
+29.1
|
|
#21
|
Lincoln
|
834
|
+63.5
|
|
#22
|
Infiniti
|
820
|
+10.4
|
|
#23
|
Chrysler
|
738
|
-27.8
|
|
#24
|
Suzuki
|
703
|
-47.4
|
|
#25
|
Cadillac
|
592
|
+7.6
|
|
#26
|
Volvo
|
433
|
+13.9
|
|
#27
|
Mini
|
406
|
+6.8
|
|
#28
|
Scion
|
247
|
———-
|
|
#29
|
Land Rover
|
236
|
+5.4
|
|
#30
|
Porsche
|
185
|
+42.3
|
|
#31
|
smart
|
124
|
-45.6
|
|
#32
|
Jaguar
|
52
|
-23.5
|
|
#33
|
Bentley
|
11
|
+22.2%
|
|
#34
|
Ferrari
|
9
|
+12.5
|
|
#35
|
Maserati
|
5
|
-28.6
|
|
#36
|
Mercury
|
1
|
-87.5
|
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