Canadian auto sales stay strong in August - CBC.ca
According to industry sales numbers compiled by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants, light truck sales totalled 110,890 for August, up 10 per cent from 100,764 in August 2014. The gain in trucks wiped out the fall in car sales, which slipped to... General Motors Co. 's Canadian sales jumped 12 per cent in August and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV's edged up 0. 4 per cent, while Ford sales slowed five per cent from the previous year. GM bounces back GM's truck sales jumped 14. 6 per cent and its car sales were up 3. 2 per cent for a total of 24,653 vehicles sold in Canada, up from 22,111 a year earlier. Chevrolet sales for the month of August were up 12 per cent driven by sales of the Malibu, Equinox, Traverse and Suburban. Jeep sales rose 9. 2 per cent, while Dodge brand truck sales were up 10. 1 per cent, reflecting the strength of the truck segment. But it was able to boost sales of the Canadian-built Edge by four per cent to 1,717 and the Ford Explorer by 59 per cent to 1,967. Its F-Series truck is. Source: www.cbc.ca
