Canadian September sales down 3.5%

For September 2009, light vehicle sales were down 3.5% in Canada. Passenger car sales were down 9.4% while light trucks were up 4.0%, compared with Septebmer 2008.

General Motors maintained the number-one sales position and Subaru Canada was up a whopping 68.4%. Considerable gains were made by several companies, including BMW, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz and Ford.

Full Canadian sales figures after the jump.

Sales for September 2009 were as follows:

Winners

• Audi: 1,111 units (up 17.1%)
• BMW: 2,402 units (up 50.1%)
• Ford: 16,140 units (up 24.4%)
• Hyundai: 9,282 units (up 30.8%)
• Kia: 4,515 units (up 19.7%)
• Lexus: 1,504 units (up 11.3%)
• Mercedes-Benz: 2,248 units (up 24.9%)
• Mitsubishi: 1,735 units (up 18.5%)
• Porsche: 114 units (up 14.0%)
• smart: 312 units (up 3.7%)
• Subaru: 2,544 units (up 68.4%)
• Suzuki: 1,351 units (up 3.6%)

Losers

• Acura: 1,127 units (down 45.0%)
• Chrysler: 15,804 units (down 7.1%)
• General Motors: 23,568 units (down 23.4%)
• Honda: 11,272 units (down 12.2%)
• Infiniti: 639 units (down 14.3%)
• Jaguar: 62 units (down 24.4%)
• Land Rover: 179 units (down 8.2%)
• Mazda: 6,520 units (down 3.6%)
• MINI: 340 units (down 16.9%)
• Nissan: 6,594 units (down 0.9%)
• Saab: 59 units (down 48.2%)
• Toyota: 16,065 units (down 11.1%)
• Volkswagen: 3,508 units (down 4.2%)
• Volvo: 508 units (down 6.4%)

[Source: DesRosiers]