Canada's auto industry collectively reported 6.5% gains in October 2014.
The biggest improvements were reported by Jeep, Chrysler, Mini, Lincoln, Acura, Mitsubishi, Infiniti, and Audi, all of which increased their October 2014 sales by more than 28% compared with October 2013.
On the flip side, there were some struggling auto brands, the worst of which – Cadillac, Scion, Land Rover, Jaguar, and Volkswagen - all slid at least 9%.
• Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2014 YTD
The big story, however, is the close proximity of the traditional Detroit Three. Chrysler Canada led all automobile manufacturers with 22,303 October 2014 sales, but Ford Canada was just 259 sales back, a slight 1% difference. Moreover, General Motors was only 42 sales behind Ford and Lincoln. Together, they owned 42.8% of the overall market, up from 42.1% a year ago.
This certainly wasn't the only close race. Mazda finished October just 65 sales in front of Kia to end the month as Canada's tenth-best-selling auto brand. Mercedes-Benz and Smart combined to end October 11 sales back of BMW and Mini.
Speaking of BMW, Audi narrowed the October sales gap to just 459 units, down from 1061 units in October 2013. Mercedes-Benz is the so-called "luxury" favourite in Canada, but the three Germans more clearly stand free from the pack as a trio of dominant premium players. They accounted for 5.8% of the overall industry's Canadian October volume, compared with 1% for Cadillac and Lincoln and 3.2% for Acura, Infiniti, and Lexus.
Don't like to see automakers arranged alphabetically? Click column headers to sort automakers by October ranking, year-to-date sales, year-over-year change, or any other order. Best seller lists for cars, trucks, and SUVs will be added in the next couple of weeks. In the coming days, GCBC will also publish a complete list of October sales for every single vehicle line, a list which includes brand results. To find out what you can expect, you can see September's version of that post here. You can always find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any brand by clicking the brand name in the table below or by selecting a make (or model) at GCBC's Sales Stats page.
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November 2014 • September 2014 • October 2013 • Updated at 2:40 PM AT on 11.09.2014
Source: Automakers, Desrosiers, AIAMC & ANDC
Red font indicates declining year-over-year volume
* Does not include Lamborghini or Bentley
^ Excluding Sprinter: up 12.1% from 2882 to 3231 in October; up 7% from 25,951 to 27,767 YTD.
° Total includes estimates for a handful of niche brands
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Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In Canada - October 2014The biggest improvements were reported by Jeep, Chrysler, Mini, Lincoln, Acura, Mitsubishi, Infiniti, and Audi, all of which increased their October 2014 sales by more than 28% compared with October 2013.
On the flip side, there were some struggling auto brands, the worst of which – Cadillac, Scion, Land Rover, Jaguar, and Volkswagen - all slid at least 9%.
• Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2014 YTD
The big story, however, is the close proximity of the traditional Detroit Three. Chrysler Canada led all automobile manufacturers with 22,303 October 2014 sales, but Ford Canada was just 259 sales back, a slight 1% difference. Moreover, General Motors was only 42 sales behind Ford and Lincoln. Together, they owned 42.8% of the overall market, up from 42.1% a year ago.
This certainly wasn't the only close race. Mazda finished October just 65 sales in front of Kia to end the month as Canada's tenth-best-selling auto brand. Mercedes-Benz and Smart combined to end October 11 sales back of BMW and Mini.
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Don't like to see automakers arranged alphabetically? Click column headers to sort automakers by October ranking, year-to-date sales, year-over-year change, or any other order. Best seller lists for cars, trucks, and SUVs will be added in the next couple of weeks. In the coming days, GCBC will also publish a complete list of October sales for every single vehicle line, a list which includes brand results. To find out what you can expect, you can see September's version of that post here. You can always find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any brand by clicking the brand name in the table below or by selecting a make (or model) at GCBC's Sales Stats page.
Click column headers to sort by specific categories. Using the mobile version of GoodCarBadCar? Switch to the web version at the bottom of the page, at which point columns should be sortable.
November 2014 • September 2014 • October 2013 • Updated at 2:40 PM AT on 11.09.2014
Rank | Automaker | October 2014 | % Change | 2014 YTD | % Change | October 2014 Market Share | YTD Market Share |
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#20 | 2179 | 42.2% | 15,841 | 0.5% | 1.4% | 1.0% | |
#17 | 2497 | 28.1% | 20,454 | 17.3% | 1.6% | 1.3% | |
#16 | 2956 | -1.8% | 27,442 | 5.3% | 1.9% | 1.7% | |
#22 | 1716 | 17.5% | 15,960 | 29.9% | 1.1% | 1.0% | |
#25 | 793 | -23.1% | 8567 | 9.9% | 0.5% | 0.5% | |
#4 | 12,590 | 9.1% | 122,960 | 2.3% | 8.1% | 7.8% | |
#18 | 2460 | 86.8% | 21,711 | -7.9% | 1.6% | 1.4% | |
#9 | 6897 | -6.1% | 81,555 | -7.0% | 4.4% | 5.2% | |
#27 | 473 | -8.2% | 7305 | 5.9% | 0.3% | 0.5% | |
#1 | Ford | 21,280 | -3.8% | 243,598 | 0.3% | 13.7% | 15.4% |
#8 | 6903 | 6.7% | 62,802 | 4.4% | 4.5% | 4.0% | |
#3 | 13,225 | -4.0% | 128,223 | 5.6% | 8.5% | 8.1% | |
#5 | 11,113 | 9.0% | 120,498 | 0.6% | 7.2% | 7.6% | |
#23 | 1004 | 29.5% | 8642 | 13.0% | 0.6% | 0.5% | |
#33 | 86 | -9.5% | 1238 | 15.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
#12 | 5561 | 79.2% | 59,728 | 61.7% | 3.6% | 3.8% | |
#11 | 6010 | 8.5% | 62,195 | -3.0% | 3.9% | 3.9% | |
#28 | 431 | -11.1% | 5100 | 23.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | |
#21 | 1764 | 9.6% | 14,654 | 9.1% | 1.1% | 0.9% | |
#26 | 764 | 49.2% | 5544 | 14.7% | 0.5% | 0.4% | |
#34 | 24 | -33.3% | 417 | 141% | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
#10 | 6075 | 5.0% | 62,996 | 2.6% | 3.9% | 4.0% | |
#15 | 3530 | 12.3% | 31,278 | 8.4% | 2.3% | 2.0% | |
#24 | 802 | 55.1% | 4320 | -12.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | |
#19 | 2389 | 31.0% | 19,805 | 10.5% | 1.5% | 1.3% | |
#6 | 8282 | 7.6% | 89,922 | 28.8% | 5.3% | 5.7% | |
#30 | 350 | 12.2% | 4171 | 34.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | |
#7 | 6912 | 18.2% | 77,170 | 9.9% | 4.5% | 4.9% | |
#31 | 294 | -25.0% | 3630 | -18.8% | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
#32 | 217 | -6.5% | 1942 | 1.8% | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
#14 | 3939 | 10.3% | 35,361 | 15.1% | 2.5% | 2.2% | |
#35 | --- | -100% | --- | -100% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
#2 | 15,919 | 2.1% | 155,189 | 3.8% | 10.3% | 9.8% | |
#13 | 5276 | -9.2% | 56,443 | 5.0% | 3.4% | 3.6% | |
#29 | 405 | 13.1% | 3882 | -5.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
22,303 | 23.0% | 247,469 | 9.8% | 14.4% | 15.6% | ||
22,044 | -2.6% | 249,142 | 0.6% | 14.2% | 15.7% | ||
22,002 | 7.3% | 211,289 | 5.4% | 14.2% | 13.4% | ||
17,977 | 2.2% | 173,473 | 3.6% | 11.6% | 11.0% | ||
17,123 | 8.8% | 182,693 | -0.7% | 11.0% | 11.5% | ||
15,404 | 0.7% | 144,064 | 5.0% | 9.9% | 9.1% | ||
9286 | 9.6% | 98,564 | 27.3% | 6.0% | 6.2% | ||
8123 | 0.7% | 81,068 | 9.1% | 5.2% | 5.1% | ||
3758 | 6.5% | 31,762 | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.0% | ||
3747 | 11.0% | 33,220 | 8.0% | 2.4% | 2.1% | ||
517 | -10.9% | 6338 | 21.9% | 0.3% | 0.4% | ||
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
--- | Total ° | 155,216 | 6.5% | 1,582,490 | 5.6% | --- | --- |
Red font indicates declining year-over-year volume
* Does not include Lamborghini or Bentley
^ Excluding Sprinter: up 12.1% from 2882 to 3231 in October; up 7% from 25,951 to 27,767 YTD.
° Total includes estimates for a handful of niche brands
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Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - November 2014 YTD
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - September 2014 YTD
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - 2013 Year End
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings -October 2013 YTD