December 2012 Canada Auto Sales By Brand

The Rio Has Been A Huge Part Of Kia Canada’s
Growth In 2012. Kia Rose 19.5% In 2012.
13,949 of The Brand’s Volume Was Rio-Derived.

Early December 2012 Canadian auto sales figures from Chrysler show a mixed bag, not unlike that which we’ll likely see when the full slate of manufacturers have reported their year end figures later today. Dodge and Ram produced narrow gains, Jeep slid 12%, Chrysler continued to improve, and Fiat sales jumped 58% compared to last December.

While 2012 year end sales figures are reported in the table below, this post ranks brands by December volume. In order to see brands ranked by 2012 totals, you’ll want to check out the 2012 Year End Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings post. You’ll also find 2011 year end totals there.

All 262 Vehicles Ranked By 2012 Canadian Sales
Ford Motor Company’s December 2012 hit was a painful one, but it wasn’t a cross-brand issue. The Ranger’s disappearance was keenly felt. Yet with Ford’s downfall, Toyota’s sharp decline, and Chevrolet’s slide – in addition to drops at GMC and Nissan – the Canadian automotive market stood little chance at posting a collective improvement in December. In fact, Canada-wide volume fell 5% year-over-year. Sales were down 13% compared with November.

2012 Year End Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings

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Throughout the day model-by-model breakdowns have been updated and made available through the dropdown menu at GCBC’s Sales Stats home. You’ll find historical monthly and yearly totals for every brand competing in Canada and the U.S. by using the same dropdown menu. (A handful of brands don’t report specific Canadian model-by-model data until next week.)

The U.S. version of this post has already been published. A huge number of Canadian best seller lists will be published in the near future. And Honda sold 6666 Civics in Canada in December. That’s weird.

Updated at 11:09 PM AT on 01.11.2012

Rank	Automaker	December 2012	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
#1	Ford	16,497	– 12.0%	269,813	+ 0.8%
#2	Honda	11,405	+ 19.8%	131,558	+ 22.0%
#3	Toyota	10,578	– 13.9%	171,174	+ 18.7%
#4	Chevrolet	8466	– 22.2%	138,990	– 7.7%
#5	Hyundai	7863	+ 21.2%	136,283	+ 5.4%
#6	Dodge	5736	+ 2.1%	97,079	– 4.4%
#7	Ram	5158	+ 0.7%	71,459	+ 8.1%
#8	GMC	4912	– 17.5%	67,853	– 7.0%
#9	Nissan	4439	– 27.8%	74,201	– 4.5%
#10	Kia	3960	+ 15.8%	77,800	+ 19.5%
#11	Volkswagen	3777	+ 5.9%	59,132	+ 12.4%
#12	Mazda	3561	– 26.8%	71,638	+ 3.5%
#13	Mercedes-Benz	3192	+ 14.1%	33,116	+ 6.6%
#14	Subaru	2814	+ 12.9%	31,003	+ 14.9%
#15	Jeep	2358	– 12.3%	42,957	+ 0.1%
#16	BMW	2258	+ 2.0%	31,402	+ 5.5%
#17	Acura	1803	+ 16.5%	17,154	+ 12.3%
#18	Mitsubishi	1708	– 17.6%	19,671	– 4.1%
#19	Audi	1427	+ 61.8%	20,000	+ 18.6%
#20	Lexus	1165	+ 5.5%	15,101	+ 13.0%
#21	Chrysler	1055	+ 15.6%	23,876	+ 58.6%
#22	Buick	685	– 28.6%	13,068	+ 12.2%
#23	Cadillac	560	+ 16.2%	6644	– 12.3%
#24	Infiniti	470	– 7.5%	7993	+ 15.2%
#25	Mini	467	+ 3.3%	6305	+ 22.3%
#26	Scion	461	+ 48.2%	5783	+ 22.5%
#27	Fiat	449	+ 58.1%	8474	+ 57.2%
#28	Land Rover	405	+ 10.4%	4268	+ 32.2%
#29	Lincoln	362	– 41.7%	6140	– 24.8%
#30	Suzuki	321	– 34.4%	5458	– 3.0%
#31	Volvo	258	– 49.4%	5578	– 18.2%
#32	Porsche	224	+ 267%	3003	+ 35.6%
#33	smart	200	+ 11.7%	2387	+ 29.0%
#34	Jaguar	50	– 29.6%	644	– 17.0%
#35	Maserati	12	+ 1100%	162	+ 12.5%
#36	Bentley	10	– 37.5%	126	+ 7.7%
—	—–	—–	—–	—–	—–
	Ford Motor Company	16,859	– 13.0%	275,953	+ 0.04%
	Chrysler Group	14,756	+ 0.9%	243,845	+ 5.6%
	General Motors	14,623	– 20.0%	226,825	– 6.6%
	Honda Canada	13,208	+ 19.3%	148,712	+ 20.8%
	Toyota Motor Corporation	12,204	– 11.0%	192,058	+ 18.4%
	Hyundai-Kia	11,823	+ 19.3%	214,083	+ 10.1%
	Volkswagen Group *	5438	+ 20.5%	82,311	+ 14.6%
	Nissan Canada	4909	– 26.3%	82,194	– 2.9%
	Daimler AG	3392	+ 13.9%	35,503	+ 7.9%
	BMW-Mini	2725	+ 2.2%	37,707	+ 8.0%
	Jaguar-Land Rover	455	+ 3.9%	4912	+ 22.7%
—	—–	—–	—–	—–	—–
—	Total	109,096	– 5.0%	1,677,990	+ 5.7%