[Subscribe to Daily Digest] |
Canadian sales up 43% in March, 22% in April according to Canadian Driver:
April 4, 2006
March vehicle sales figures up 4.7 per cent
Richmond Hill, Ontario - Canadian light vehicle sales rose 4.7 per cent in March over the same period in 2005, according to sales figures released by analyst Dennis DesRosiers. Year-to-date figures were also up by 2.6 per cent over the same period in 2005.
Sales figures were as follows:
Manufacturer 03/06 03/05 % difference
DaimlerChrysler 19,330 17,761 + 8.8
Ford 21,320 18,935 + 12.6
General Motors 43,741 46,926 - 5.8
Acura 1,714 2,026 - 15.4
Audi 833 559 + 49.0
BMW 1,853 1,676 + 10.6
Honda 12,287 11,971 + 2.6
Hyundai 6,002 5,301 + 13.2
Infiniti 657 831 - 20.9
Jaguar 86 114 - 24.6
Kia 2,701 2,501 + 8.0
Land Rover 263 132 + 99.2
Lexus 991 835 + 18.7
Mazda 7,004 5,510 + 27.1
Mercedes-Benz 1,828 841 +117.4
Mini 283 255 + 11.0
Mitsubishi 1,108 1,263 - 12.3
Nissan 5,776 6,256 - 7.7
Porsche 178 182 - 2.2
Saab 313 218 + 43.6
Smart 251 391 - 35.8
Subaru 1,419 1,357 + 4.6
Suzuki 1,176 605 + 94.4
Toyota 16,016 14,230 + 12.6
Volkswagen 2,906 2,540 + 14.4
Volvo 1,261 1,312 - 3.9
Total sales 151,297 144,528 + 4.7
More News....
May 4, 2006
Canadian car and truck sales drop five per cent in April
Richmond Hill, Ontario - Light vehicle sales dropped a total of five per cent in April, with passenger cars down 5.6 per cent and light trucks down 4.1 per cent from April, 2005, according to figures released by industry analyst Dennis DesRosiers.
Notable losers were General Motors (-18.8%), Mazda (-19.8%), Nissan (-19%), Acura (-30.6%), Infiniti (-18.0%), and Volvo (-15.6%).
Notable winners were DaimlerChrysler (+5.6%), Ford (+3.7%), Suzuki (+29.3%), Saab (+19.3%), Mercedes-Benz (+16.6%), BMW (+13.8%), Toyota (+13.6%), Smart (+11.0%), and Lexus (+10.2%).
The figures for April 2006 are as follows:
Manufacturer April 2006 April 2005 Percentage change DaimlerChrysler 21,195 20,067 + 5.6 Ford 22,758 21,948 + 3.7 General Motors 38,552 47,454 -18.8 Acura 1,600 2,306 -30.6 Audi 727 660 +10.2 BMW 1,940 1,704 +13.8 Honda 13,331 13,621 - 2.1 Hyundai 6,504 6,801 - 4.4 Infiniti 669 816 -18.0 Jaguar 110 115 - 4.3 Kia 3,063 2,821 + 8.6 Land Rover 204 125 +63.2 Lexus 1,044 947 +10.2 Mazda 8,143 10,149 -19.8 Mercedes-Benz 1,335 1,145 +16.6 Mini 367 363 + 1.1 Mitsubishi 1,022 958 + 6.7 Nissan 5,069 6,260 -19.0 Porsche 273 242 +12.8 Saab 192 161 +19.3 Smart 443 399 +11.0 Subaru 1,568 1,471 + 6.6 Suzuki 975 754 +29.3 Toyota 20,168 17,763 +13.6 Volkswagen 2,857 2,982 - 4.2 Volvo 981 1,163 -15.6 Total 155,090 163,185 - 5.0
posted by 142.239.25...
No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.