Ford Motor and General Motors reported greater September automobile sales in Canada on Monday, improved by sales of pickups, as Fiat Chrysler sales plunged 18 percent, injured in part by a sharp drop in the number of deliveries of Ram pickup.
Overall Canadian automobile sales were down 0.5 percent against the previous month, with a sharp fall in passenger automobile sales offset by more light truck sales, market expert Dennis DesRosiers wrote in a note to customers.
“The market has moved whole-heartedly to light trucks”, DesRosiers stated, representing two-thirds of the 173,460 light automobile sales in the month.
Fiat Chrysler’s Ram pickup sales lowered 23 percent to 6,655 trucks, and Dodge brand sales were lowered by 9 percent. Entirely, Fiat Chrysler sales lowered to 19,639 vehicles from 23,979.
On the other hand, Ford’s Canadian sales increased 6.9 percent to 30,170 automobiles even as car sales dropped 25 percent. Sales of F-Series pickup increased 21 percent to 15,659 automobiles.
“Our financial investment in developing the toughest, smartest, most capable trucks is paying off,” stated Ford of Canada Chief Executive Dianne Craig in a declaration.
The Canadian results contrasted greatly with the United States, where sales of the Ram 1500 pickup increased 29 percent, and the Fiat Chrysler’s total sales edged down just 1 percent. Ford said F-Series sales were down 3 percent in the United States from a year previously.
GM stated its Canadian dealerships provided 25,466 cars throughout the month, up 2 percent from a year ago, its strongest September performance since the year of 2008.
Chevrolet sales rose 5 percent, helped by development in Chevrolet crossovers and a 58 percent boost in sales of the Colorado pickup truck. It stated sales of the GMC Canyon, another pickup, increased 39 percent.
