Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - October 2015 YTD

Canadian auto sales through the first three-quarters of 2015 were up 2.5%, on track to make 2015 the best year of auto sales in the nation's history.

Ocotber's results further strengthened the industry's effort, with sales rising 5% to more than 163,000 units. 

Every major automaker save for the BMW Group posted year-over-year sales gains.

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2015 YTD
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - October 2015 YTD

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General Motors was Canada's top-selling manufacturer for the first time since April, narrowly outselling the year-to-date leader, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, by 884 units in October. The Ford brand finished the month 8606 sales ahead of second-ranked Toyota, although both brands posted modest decreases.

Mercedes-Benz led all premium brands, easily topping BMW's 2830 sales by 597 units.

Scion, with help from its new iM, was Canada's fastest-growing auto brand in October 2015. Land rover, Cadillac, Porsche, and Lexus posted significant gains, as well. Nissan was the fastest-growing full-line mainstream automaker, rising 24% to 10,301 units. On the other end of the equation, Smart, Chrysler, Fiat, Acura, Mitsubishi, and Buick all posted double-digit losses.

As always, the Ford F-Series led all new vehicles in total sales – F-Series volume rose 2% to 9607 in October. The Honda Civic was Canada's top-selling passenger car; the Toyota RAV4 topped all SUVs and crossovers.

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Canadians are on pace to purchase and lease 1.9 million new vehicles in calendar year 2015. The traditional Detroit Three have produced 44% of the 1.62 million sold so far. Passenger car market share currently sits below 39%.

Don't like to see automakers arranged alphabetically? Click column headers to sort automakers by October sales, year-over-year change, year-to-date totals, 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 year-to-date sales for every single vehicle line, a list which includes brand results. To find out what you can expect, you can see the September 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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October 2016 • November 2015 • September 2015 • October 2014 • Updated at 9:14 AM AT on 11.19.2015

Rank	Automaker	October 2015	% Change	October 2015 YTD	% Change	October 2015 Market Share	YTD  Market Share
#20	Acura	1754	-19.5%	17,637	11.3%	1.1%	1.1%
#35	Alfa Romeo	12	---	105	---	0.0%	0.0%
#17	Audi	2502	0.2%	22,693	10.9%	1.5%	1.4%
#16	BMW	2830	-4.3%	29,144	6.2%	1.7%	1.8%
#21	Buick	1443	-15.9%	14,143	-11.4%	0.9%	0.9%
#24	Cadillac	1162	46.5%	10,094	17.8%	0.7%	0.6%
#4	Chevrolet	12,862	2.2%	126,073	2.5%	7.9%	7.8%
#22	Chrysler	1282	-47.9%	21,107	-2.8%	0.8%	1.3%
#9	Dodge	6803	-1.4%	72,612	-11.0%	4.2%	4.5%
#31	Fiat	276	-41.6%	5096	-30.2%	0.2%	0.3%
#1	Ford	21,278	-0.1%	231,679	-4.9%	13.0%	14.3%
#7	GMC	7801	13.0%	72,622	13.8%	4.8%	4.5%
#3	Honda	15,169	14.7%	133,390	4.0%	9.3%	8.2%
#5	Hyundai	11,607	4.4%	118,511	-1.6%	7.1%	7.3%
#23	Infiniti	1233	22.8%	9424	9.0%	0.8%	0.6%
#32	Jaguar	80	-7.0%	1124	-9.2%	0.0%	0.1%
#10	Jeep	6509	17.0%	67,082	12.3%	4.0%	4.1%
#12	Kia	6017	0.1%	59,711	-4.0%	3.7%	3.7%
#27	Land Rover	741	71.9%	6068	19.0%	0.4%	0.4%
#18	Lexus	2283	29.4%	18,545	26.6%	1.4%	1.1%
#26	Lincoln	802	5.0%	6466	16.6%	0.5%	0.4%
#34	Maserati	51	113%	418	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
#11	Mazda	6209	2.2%	61,612	-2.2%	3.8%	3.8%
#15	Mercedes-Benz ^	3761	6.5%	36,922	18.0%	2.3%	2.3%
#25	Mini	810	1.0%	5793	34.1%	0.5%	0.4%
#19	Mitsubishi	1984	-17.0%	18,344	-7.4%	1.2%	1.1%
#6	Nissan	10,301	24.4%	101,624	13.0%	6.3%	6.3%
#29	Porsche	509	45.4%	5513	32.2%	0.3%	0.3%
#8	Ram	7502	8.5%	84,060	8.9%	4.6%	5.2%
#28	Scion	541	84.0%	3885	7.0%	0.3%	0.2%
#33	Smart	69	-68.2%	621	-68.0%	0.0%	0.0%
#14	Subaru	4401	11.7%	39,498	11.7%	2.7%	2.4%
#2	Toyota	16,350	2.7%	157,693	1.6%	10.0%	9.7%
#13	Volkswagen	5715	8.3%	61,261	8.5%	3.5%	3.8%
#30	Volvo	455	12.3%	4033	3.9%	0.3%	0.2%
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	General Motors	23,268	5.8%	222,932	5.5%	14.3%	13.7%
	FCA/Chrysler Group	22,384	0.4%	250,062	1.0%	13.7%	15.4%
	Ford Motor Company	22,080	0.2%	238,145	-4.4%	13.5%	14.7%
	Toyota Motor Corporation	19,174	6.7%	180,123	3.8%	11.8%	11.1%
	Hyundai-Kia	17,624	2.9%	178,222	-2.4%	10.8%	11.0%
	Honda Motor Company	16,923	9.9%	151,027	4.8%	10.4%	9.3%
	Nissan Motor Company	11,534	24.2%	111,048	12.7%	7.1%	6.8%
	Volkswagen  Group *	8726	7.4%	89,467	10.4%	5.3%	5.5%
	Daimler	3830	2.2%	37,543	13.0%	2.3%	2.3%
	BMW-Mini	3640	-3.1%	34,937	10.0%	2.2%	2.2%
	Jaguar-Land Rover	821	58.8%	7192	13.5%	0.5%	0.4%
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---	Total	163,199	5.2%	1,625,571	2.7%	---	---

Source: Automakers, Desrosiers, Global Automakers Of Canada & ANDC 
Red font indicates declining year-over-year volume
* Does not include Lamborghini or Bentley
^ Excluding Sprinter/Metris: up 6.1% to 3427 in October; up 18.2% to 32,837 YTD.

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