December 2012 Canada Auto Sales By Brand
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December 2012 Canada Auto Sales By Brand


2013 Kia Rio 5-Door signal red
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

Canada auto brand market share chart December 2012
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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%
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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%
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Total
109,096
- 5.0%
1,677,990
+ 5.7%
Source: Automakers, AIAMC, Desrosiers & ANDC 
* VW Group sales do not include Lamborghini. 

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