GM Canada dealers delivered a total of 30,327 vehicles, up 13.2% - Toyota down 10%

[dindak]

Good news in Canada. Toyota and Honda were both down also.

http://email.gmcanada.com/corpdb/cac...7?OpenDocument

Sales Highlights

* The all-new Cadillac CTS is off to a great start with sales for the month up 55.3%
* Sales in the mid utility crossover segment are up 51.1% over last year on the strength of the Saturn Outlook, GMC Acadia and Buick Enclave
* Large pickup sales were up 4.2% lead by a combined increase of 80% for the Chevrolet Silverado and Sierra 1500 Series Crew Cabs
* Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon are up a combined 29% versus last October
* Small and economy cars continued to perform well with the Chevrolet Aveo and Cobalt and Pontiac Wave and G5 each posting double digit gains
* Medium van sales continue to be strong with the Chevrolet Uplander (18.5%) and Pontiac Montana SV6 (48.6%) posting double digit gains

[zete]

Toyota Canada Sales Drop 9.5%

TORONTO, Nov. 1 /CNW/ - Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) today announced its
October sales results. TCI sold 14,484 vehicles, off 9.5 per cent from a
strong October in 2006. Despite this, Year-to-Date (YTD) sales remain 2.2 per
cent ahead of 2006, at 173,684

Toyota proper, cars only, dropped more than 16%.

More at link.

The Apocalypse is Nigh!

[E. Haskell]

So GM was up 13% and Toyota was down 10%.....B/S.

[zete]

The Domestics did GREAT in Canada.


Detroit's Big Three automakers did something in October they haven't been able to do in 10 long years - they outsold their overseas rivals in Canada by a wide margin.
General Motors' sales shot up by 13.7 per cent; Ford was up by 6.2 per cent; and Chrysler was up by 2.6 per cent.
Overall, Detroit auto sales were up by 8.7 per cent, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc., while sales of import nameplates in Canada dropped by four per cent.

Enjoy!

BTW, I helped by taking delivery of the Enclave -- finally! 10 weeks. Wow.

[TuffG929]

Originally Posted by zete

The Apocalypse is Nigh!

So it would appear. It's almost surreal.

[zete]

Originally Posted by E. Haskell

So GM was up 13% and Toyota was down 10%.....B/S.

Pardon? B/S? BS? Or something else like "big shakes"?

[dindak]

It amazes me that GM will cancel the Uplander / Montana next year while sales are still strong. Just stupid I think. We will likely lease another one in January as my wifes business van.

[suckstobeyou]

well there are a lot of new arrivals this month, we shall see how this plays out,
kudos to the domestics though!

[BusyBody]

Great news.

[Rex Raider]

A good chunk of the Canadian marketplace is down in sales. The strong Canadian dollar vs the weak US dollar, and pricing being different in Canada and more favorable in the US. If people aren't cross border shopping, then they are playing the waiting game, just to see what happens next. Now, the government wants to drop taxes by 1%, and it's another hurdle that needs to be dealt with, people waiting for that, even though it's just $250 on a $25000 car. Down this month, but still up overall.

[montrealvue]

Considering the huge numbers of new vehicles being bought by Canadians in the US its a pleasant surprise.

[montrealvue]

Yeah, that whole 1% drop in the GST should stop people from crossing the border, way to go Harper! People blame retailers (and especially automakers) for not passing on savings as our gov't publicizes huge budget surpluses..... Maybe cancelling the GST altogether might be a start!

[zete]

Originally Posted by Rex Raider

A good chunk of the Canadian marketplace is down in sales. The strong Canadian dollar vs the weak US dollar, and pricing being different in Canada and more favorable in the US. If people aren't cross border shopping, then they are playing the waiting game, just to see what happens next. Now, the government wants to drop taxes by 1%, and it's another hurdle that needs to be dealt with, people waiting for that, even though it's just $250 on a $25000 car. Down this month, but still up overall.

Unfortunately your analysis doesn't explain GM's performance vis a vis Toyota's in Canada. Why did GM go up while Toyota go down? The same economic factors are affecting both and prices for both brands cars differ radically on either side of the border. Had everyone fared like Toyota your analysis would be valid, but the domestics all did better and Toyota did worse. Hence, something else is afoot.

[chevydlrmn]

I got an email that was a reminder of GM's export policy. NO DEALER is allowed to sell outside the U.S. It is a violation of dealer agreements and screws GM of Canada. SPEND YOUR MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY. People need to be less worried of saving a few $$$. eehhh?

[Porkfriedrice]

so if toyotas cars are down 16%, how much slack is the Tundra pulling?