Canada's car sales increased 7% to 1.5 million vehicles in 2010

Gesar Automotive News Canada's leading auto consultancy company (DesRosiers) said recently that the sales volume of the Canadian automotive market in 2010 increased by 6.6% year-on-year, exceeding 1.5 million vehicles.

It is understood that the growth rate of car sales in the Canadian market slowed down in December 2010, and the sales volume of 112,000 units in the month was roughly flat with the same period of last year.

It is reported that in 2010, Canadian car sales have recovered from 2009, but it is still lower than the level from 2005 to 2008.

Ford Motor Company of the United States performed well in the Canadian market in 2010, with sales reaching 268,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 19.1%. General Motors sales fell 2.1% to 247,000 units. Ford is the highest-selling car company in Canada.

In addition, Toyota’s car sales in the Canadian market plunged by nearly half in December 2010, down 46.3% year-on-year to 8,842 vehicles. In 2010, sales fell from 189,000 units in 2009 to 158,000 vehicles, and annual sales were exceeded by Chrysler.

Chrysler Canada’s car sales in 2010 increased by 25.7% to 204,000 units.