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Posted by MoparNorm on Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 05:37:57 :
From Allpar.com
Chrysler sees Canadian sales increase; takes #2 position.
The Canadian market reached 1.65 million new vehicles in 2007, an increase over 2006 and roughly 10% of American sales, after a moderate (5%) slide in December sales. For December 2007, compared wtih December 2006, GM sales fell by 28% - nearly one third - due to slow reactions to the strong Canadian dollar, while Ford sales dropped 12% and Chrysler sales rose 2%, partly due to quicker reactions to changes in currency values. Toyota and Honda set new records for December, with sales hikes of 2% and 12% respectively.
For 2007, GM's Canadian sales were the strongest of any company in Canada, with a full 150,000 unit lead and 400,000 units sold. Toyota and Lexus came in at half that number, with Honda and Acura around 30,000 vehicles behind. Chrysler maintained a comfortable lead over Toyota, with 232,859 vehicles sold, despite a drop in less-profitable fleet sales.
Jeep sales were up 62%, driven by several models including the diesel Grand Cherokee. The minivans sold well, with the Caravan, once Canada's favorite vehicle, now in third place as sales even out between Dodge and Chrysler brands. The Ram hit a record of 42,294 sales.
Question for you Canucks, is the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4 door, sold with the diesel up there?
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