Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings October 2014 YTD

Canadas 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%.

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• Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2014 YTD

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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 wasnt the only close race. Mazda finished October just 65 sales in front of Kia to end the month as Canadas tenth-best-selling auto brand. Mercedes-Benz and Smart combined to end October 11 sales back of BMW and Mini. 

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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 industrys Canadian October volume, compared with 1% for Cadillac and Lincoln and 3.2% for Acura, Infiniti, and Lexus.

Dont 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 Septembers 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 GCBCs Sales Stats page.

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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
#20	Acura	2179	42.2%	15,841	0.5%	1.4%	1.0%
#17	Audi	2497	28.1%	20,454	17.3%	1.6%	1.3%
#16	BMW	2956	-1.8%	27,442	5.3%	1.9%	1.7%
#22	Buick	1716	17.5%	15,960	29.9%	1.1%	1.0%
#25	Cadillac	793	-23.1%	8567	9.9%	0.5%	0.5%
#4	Chevrolet	12,590	9.1%	122,960	2.3%	8.1%	7.8%
#18	Chrysler	2460	86.8%	21,711	-7.9%	1.6%	1.4%
#9	Dodge	6897	-6.1%	81,555	-7.0%	4.4%	5.2%
#27	Fiat	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	GMC	6903	6.7%	62,802	4.4%	4.5%	4.0%
#3	Honda	13,225	-4.0%	128,223	5.6%	8.5%	8.1%
#5	Hyundai	11,113	9.0%	120,498	0.6%	7.2%	7.6%
#23	Infiniti	1004	29.5%	8642	13.0%	0.6%	0.5%
#33	Jaguar	86	-9.5%	1238	15.4%	0.1%	0.1%
#12	Jeep	5561	79.2%	59,728	61.7%	3.6%	3.8%
#11	Kia	6010	8.5%	62,195	-3.0%	3.9%	3.9%
#28	Land Rover	431	-11.1%	5100	23.6%	0.3%	0.3%
#21	Lexus	1764	9.6%	14,654	9.1%	1.1%	0.9%
#26	Lincoln	764	49.2%	5544	14.7%	0.5%	0.4%
#34	Maserati	24	-33.3%	417	141%	0.1%	0.1%
#10	Mazda	6075	5.0%	62,996	2.6%	3.9%	4.0%
#15	Mercedes-Benz ^	3530	12.3%	31,278	8.4%	2.3%	2.0%
#24	Mini	802	55.1%	4320	-12.2%	0.5%	0.3%
#19	Mitsubishi	2389	31.0%	19,805	10.5%	1.5%	1.3%
#6	Nissan	8282	7.6%	89,922	28.8%	5.3%	5.7%
#30	Porsche	350	12.2%	4171	34.0%	0.2%	0.3%
#7	Ram	6912	18.2%	77,170	9.9%	4.5%	4.9%
#31	Scion	294	-25.0%	3630	-18.8%	0.2%	0.2%
#32	Smart	217	-6.5%	1942	1.8%	0.1%	0.1%
#14	Subaru	3939	10.3%	35,361	15.1%	2.5%	2.2%
#35	Suzuki	---	-100%	---	-100%	0.0%	0.0%
#2	Toyota	15,919	2.1%	155,189	3.8%	10.3%	9.8%
#13	Volkswagen	5276	-9.2%	56,443	5.0%	3.4%	3.6%
#29	Volvo	405	13.1%	3882	-5.0%	0.3%	0.2%
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	Chrysler Group	22,303	23.0%	247,469	9.8%	14.4%	15.6%
	Ford Motor Company	22,044	-2.6%	249,142	0.6%	14.2%	15.7%
	General Motors	22,002	7.3%	211,289	5.4%	14.2%	13.4%
	Toyota Motor Corporation	17,977	2.2%	173,473	3.6%	11.6%	11.0%
	Hyundai-Kia	17,123	8.8%	182,693	-0.7%	11.0%	11.5%
	Honda Motor Company	15,404	0.7%	144,064	5.0%	9.9%	9.1%
	Nissan Motor Company	9286	9.6%	98,564	27.3%	6.0%	6.2%
	Volkswagen  Group *	8123	0.7%	81,068	9.1%	5.2%	5.1%
	BMW-Mini	3758	6.5%	31,762	2.5%	2.4%	2.0%
	Daimler	3747	11.0%	33,220	8.0%	2.4%	2.1%
	Jaguar-Land Rover	517	-10.9%	6338	21.9%	0.3%	0.4%
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---	Total °	155,216	6.5%	1,582,490	5.6%	---	---

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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Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales In America October 2014 YTD

BMW USA sold 3.4 copies of the 3-Series and 4-Series in October 2014 for every Volvo. Yes, before other BMWs are even taken into account - including the 5-Series which also outsold the whole Volvo brand - the 3-Series and its 4-Series offshoot tell us something about Volvos lackluster U.S. volume.

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• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2014 YTD
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Weve delved into Volvos doldrums before, most recently over at TTAC, where we discussed the importance of the new, second-gen XC90. But now Volvos showing us its true modern colours, having just displayed images of the upcoming V60 Cross Country. Surely it will eventually do more than just act as a V60 addendum by completely replacing that car in North America, just as the XC70 kicked the V70 to the curb.

The V60 looks a treat, and the V60s cladding and ride height give it that Subaru Outback flare Americans have taken to with such fervour. But we are still discussing a wagon thats dimensionally quite hatchback-like, a car which has not proven successful at winning converts in North America despite GCBCs frank approval.

Only 326 V60s were sold in the United States in October 2014, its lowest-volume month since the car arrived in January of this year. Incidentally, the S60s 1127-unit October performance was its lowest-volume U.S. sales month since January 2011 when the current generation of S60 was just getting underway. 

Whether you blame pricing or image or dealer locations or dealer inventory, its abundantly obvious that Volvo cars are increasingly rare. Even if the new XC90 saves the brand in North America, its hard to believe the cars will become suddenly popular. Unless, of course, the V60 Cross Country turns the V60 into a "wagon" SUV pretenders can tolerate.

You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly U.S. auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBCs Sales Stats page. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank luxury brand cars any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • November 2014 • September 2014 • October 2013

Small/Entry  Luxury Car	October 2014	October 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Acura ILX *	1618	2005	-19.3%	14,472	17,275	-16.2%
Acura TLX	4890	---	---	11,060	---	---
Acura TSX	48	1211	-96.0%	6250	15,394	-59.4%
Audi A3	2380	1	237,900%	17,049	857	1889%
Audi A4  ^	2672	3477	-23.2%	31,976	34,590	-7.6%
Audi A5 *	1101	1487	-26.0%	14,266	15,975	-10.7%
BMW 1-Series & 2-Series *^	672	588	14.3%	5975	5482	9.0%
BMW 3-Series & 4-Series ^	13,621	11,715	16.3%	108,066	89,636	20.6%
BMW i3	1159	---	---	4263	---	---
Cadillac ATS	2608	2782	-6.3%	25,143	30,989	-18.9%
Infiniti G Sedan	1258	1470	-14.4%	13,466	27,513	-51.1%
Infiniti Q60/G ^	496	657	-24.5%	6254	8816	-51.1%
Infiniti Q50 ^	2964	2556	16.0%	28,828	7357	292%
Lexus CT200h	1158	842	37.5%	14,743	12,282	20.0%
Lexus HS250h	---	--	---	---	5	-100%
Lexus IS	3771	3570	5.6%	40,809	25,630	59.2%
Mercedes-Benz B-Class *	98	2	4800%	257	16	1506%
Mercedes-Benz C-Class	7412	6548	13.2%	57,582	73,144	-21.3%
Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class	2596	4895	-47.0%	20,803	7205	189%
Volvo C30	1	48	-97.9%	66	1317	-95.0%
Volvo S60	1127	1276	-11.7%	17,574	20,008	-12.2%
Volvo V60	326	---	---	4319	---	---
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Total	51,976	45,130	15.2%	443,221	393,491	12.6%

Midsize Luxury Car	October 2014	October 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Acura RLX/RL	260	830	-68.7%	2955	3780	-21.8%
Acura TL	105	1295	-91.9%	10,462	21,057	-50.3%
Audi A6	1768	1838	-3.8%	18,935	17,630	7.4%
Audi A7 *	635	696	-8.8%	7021	6723	4.4%
BMW 5-Series	4914	5020	-2.1%	44,082	43,701	0.9%
Cadillac CTS	3096	2073	49.3%	26,017	26,483	-1.8%
Cadillac DTS	---	---	---	---	19	-100%
Cadillac STS	---	---	---	---	7	-100%
Cadillac XTS	1976	2750	-28.1%	20,362	26,472	-23.1%
Hyundai Equus	248	361	-31.3%	2844	2867	-0.8%
Infiniti Q70/M	442	374	18.2%	3819	4552	-16.1%
Jaguar XF	383	611	-37.3%	4608	6461	-28.7%
Kia K900	62	---	---	1168	---	---
Lexus ES	5932	5997	-1.1%	58,842	58,073	1.3%
Lexus GS	1365	1293	5.6%	17,617	15,548	13.3%
Lincoln MKS	524	919	-43.0%	6784	8985	-24.5%
Lincoln MKZ	2508	2909	-13.8%	29,277	26,684	9.7%
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class *	33	647	-94.9%	6182	6568	-5.9%
Mercedes-Benz E-Class	3936	6456	-39.0%	56,544	52,462	7.8%
Mercedes-Benz R-Class	---	1	-100%	7	30	-76.7%
Volvo S80	126	175	-28.0%	1519	1576	-3.6%
Volvo XC70 *	470	408	15.2%	4218	4047	4.2%
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Total	28,783	34,653	-16.9%	323,263	333,725	-3.1%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* vehicle also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ BMW USA, not GCBC, has decided to combine sales figures for the 3-Series and 4-Series, the 1-Series and 2-Series. Acura has done the same with the new RLX and old RL.
^ A4 includes Allroad, without which A4 sales were down 25% to 2268 in October; down 6% to 28,097 YTD.
^ Jointly, Q50 and G sedan sales were up 5% to 4222 in October; up 21% to 42,294 YTD. Total G, Q60, Q50 sales were up 1% to 4718 in October; up 11% to 48,548 YTD.
GCBC isnt here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better. This explains why youll see the Acura ILX here but also with mainstream cars like the Buick Verano, too, and the Audi A5 is also displayed with coupes and convertibles... because readers have wanted it both ways. Hyundai USA, not GoodCarBadCar, chooses to combine sales figures for the Genesis sedan and Genesis Coupe, forcing us to include the Genesis with volume-brand cars on pricing grounds before we even get to the "brand status" issue. The K900, Equus, and XTS are here not because of their size but because of their price points, their lack of direct comparability with the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.

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