I think the main reason GM, Ford and Chrysler are seen as domestic is because their head-offices are in NORTH America. Honda & Toyota build many, many cars here in Canada, as they do in the US, but are still seen as "foreign". We like to help out our big brother when we have the chance.
As for the sales, Chrysler's gains are pretty sad given that they were having yet another "Employee Pricing" extravaganzza.
I hate to put some bad news into this, but I think that GM Canada's increases may have to do with some fleet dumping as in the US. GM's press release does not state anything about retail/fleet sales (like they've done in the past) and check out these little tid bits from their press release:
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Sales Highlights for August
GM’s all-new family of crossover vehicles continue to perform well with the GMC Acadia, Buick Enclave and Saturn Outlook driving a 69.8% increase in mid-utility sales.
GM’s broad selection of small, fuel efficient cars were up a combined 10%
GM’s Pontiac Division posted strong gains, up 19.5%, driven by double digit increases for the G5, G6, Grand Prix and Solstice.
Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500 series crew cabs posted a combined increase of 54.2%, driven by strong demand in Western Canada.
GM saw growth in van sales with the affordable Chevrolet Uplander and Pontiac Montana SV6 up 25.2% and 45.9%, respectively
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Pontiac's gains are due to G5, G6 and GP double digit gains? Can you say fleet?
Uplander and Montana SV6 (yes, we still have them) over 20% increases?!? Can you say fleet??
Press Release