Follow Canada Investment Immigration and stay updated on Canada's economic trends: In September this year, Canada's light vehicle sales hit a new high, and the cumulative sales for the first three quarters also reached a high level for the same period in history.
In September this year, Canada's light vehicle sales reached 149,092 units, an increase of 4.2% compared to 143,143 units in the same period last year; passenger car sales growth slowed, rising 1.4% year-on-year to 66,595 units; light truck sales reached 82,497 units, a year-on-year increase of 6.5%.
The Detroit Three automakers sold a total of 63,938 vehicles in Canada last month, an increase of 3.6% year-on-year; among them, Ford performed excellently, with sales rising 10% year-on-year to 25,948 units, significantly leading second-place Chrysler: Chrysler's monthly sales were 19,720 units, an increase of only 1.7% compared to the same period last year; while General Motors experienced a decline in September, with sales falling 2.6% year-on-year to 18,270 units.
Among Japanese automakers, Toyota returned to growth in Canada last month, with sales rising 2.7% year-on-year to 15,688 units; Honda's growth rate began to slow last month, with sales of 12,449 units, and the year-on-year growth rate dropped from 20.5% in August to 8.7%; Nissan's growth rate accelerated further, selling 7,688 vehicles in Canada that month, a surge of 41.6% compared to the same period last year.
The performance of the three major German luxury automakers in the Canadian market last month remained varied. Mercedes-Benz, which had the highest sales, continued to maintain strong growth, with sales surging 20.6% year-on-year to 3,226 units; BMW continued its double-digit decline, with sales falling 12.1% year-on-year to 2,927 units; Audi sold 1,750 vehicles that month, a decrease of 3.4% compared to the same period last year.