Canadian Sales - October 2009 [Archive]

AGR-1

Nov 3rd, 2009, 04:29 PM

Canadian Sales for October 2009....Click (http://www.desrosiers.ca/Monthly%20Updates/sales.pdf)

afretes

Nov 3rd, 2009, 07:05 PM

Top 3

Hyundai 27.7%
Audi 22.2%
Kia 20.6%

Not bad!

fooit

Nov 3rd, 2009, 07:24 PM

Top 3

Hyundai 27.7%
Audi 22.2%
Kia 20.6%

Not bad!

What did Audi do right to sell more cars his year?

The_Professor

Nov 3rd, 2009, 07:43 PM

What did Audi do right to sell more cars his year?

Likely two things:

1) New products in the A5 and Q5
2) Fresh designs for existing models

Heck, we bought an Audi this year and we were never Audi people before.

smacd

Nov 3rd, 2009, 08:43 PM

Top 3

Hyundai 27.7%
Audi 22.2%
Kia 20.6%

Not bad!

You must have a different link than I do! I see GM 18,818, Ford 18,187, Toyota 17,354, Chrysler 14,215, Hyundai 8,415, and Audi 1,100!!!

afretes

Nov 3rd, 2009, 08:55 PM

To add to what the The Professor said...

IMO, a number of other things. Mainly reliability, though it is not perfect, a lot of issues have been corrected or eliminated all together. Along with great designs, the new A4/A5 especially, Q5 (I wish we had more), S4. The addition of diesel to the Q7, and A3 sometime this month.
Even though Audi is doing so well, we are still offering incentives, deals and cash back, as well as rates as low as 2.9%.

What did Audi do right to sell more cars his year?

afretes

Nov 3rd, 2009, 08:58 PM

Look again. YTD sales compared to last year.

You must have a different link than I do! I see GM 18,818, Ford 18,187, Toyota 17,354, Chrysler 14,215, Hyundai 8,415, and Audi 1,100!!!

zivan56

Nov 3rd, 2009, 09:06 PM

Top 3

Hyundai 27.7%
Audi 22.2%
Kia 20.6%

Not bad!

Nope, top 3 for October, as the thread title states:
Acura 78.9%
Hyundai 43%
Subaru 39.3%
...
Audi 2.3%

afretes

Nov 4th, 2009, 06:16 AM

No, you are reading it wrong!

YTD means "year to date" or total sales for the year (middle column)

Top 3

Hyundai 27.7%
Audi 22.2%
Kia 20.6%

VivienM

Nov 4th, 2009, 07:09 AM

To add to what the The Professor said...

IMO, a number of other things. Mainly reliability, though it is not perfect, a lot of issues have been corrected or eliminated all together. Along with great designs, the new A4/A5 especially, Q5 (I wish we had more), S4. The addition of diesel to the Q7, and A3 sometime this month.
Even though Audi is doing so well, we are still offering incentives, deals and cash back, as well as rates as low as 2.9%.

Two questions:
1) What's up with the A3? Why are so few being sold?

2) Those 1100 cars delivered in October. Are most of them being bought from inventory, or are they cars that were ordered a few months ago? I admit that I got the impression that Audi inventory generally was quite low...

new_vr

Nov 4th, 2009, 07:21 AM

Some interesting numbers.
Hyundai is doing really well. Not hard to see why, there prices are good and apparently the quality is up there too.
It's nice to see Acura doing better too (since some are made locally). I guess people are getting used to the new grill

ssainani

Nov 4th, 2009, 07:33 AM

Two questions:
1) What's up with the A3? Why are so few being sold?

i think this is because of the A4 and the North American mentality to find it ******** to spend money on a 'small car'

most people in canada buy audi for quattro .... and on the a3 when you price it out with quattro it's very close in price to the a4 which is a 'better' car in most peoples eyes.

we wanted a small car .... a small nice car ..... and we love our a3 -- but moneywise the a4 is better

vazilioz

Nov 4th, 2009, 09:40 AM

Some interesting numbers.
Hyundai is doing really well. Not hard to see why, there prices are good and apparently the quality is up there too.
It's nice to see Acura doing better too (since some are made locally). I guess people are getting used to the new grill

Acura is doing well lately because they offer big cash incentives. Same for Honda.

MasterXan

Nov 4th, 2009, 09:47 AM

when is the next gen A3 coming out? the current gen model is like about 6 years old.

ssainani

Nov 4th, 2009, 10:23 AM

when is the next gen A3 coming out? the current gen model is like about 6 years old.

it came out in 2006 here ... and 2010 got a small refresh (new headlights/taillights and minor interior)

The_Professor

Nov 4th, 2009, 11:04 AM

it came out in 2006 here ... and 2010 got a small refresh (new headlights/taillights and minor interior)

The refresh was effective the 2009 model year. The 2010 model year gets an optional diesel.

HP_John

Nov 4th, 2009, 01:34 PM

Interesting that the luxury makes (M-B, BMW, Lexus, & Audi) are all up in year to date sales (total 09 sales for the 1st 10 months compared to total 08 sales for the 1st 10 months). I guess they're not hurting as bad as some thought.

VivienM

Nov 4th, 2009, 04:47 PM

i think this is because of the A4 and the North American mentality to find it ******** to spend money on a 'small car'

most people in canada buy audi for quattro .... and on the a3 when you price it out with quattro it's very close in price to the a4 which is a 'better' car in most peoples eyes.

we wanted a small car .... a small nice car ..... and we love our a3 -- but moneywise the a4 is better

But the A3 used to sell much much better, I think...

I suspect the increased costs of leases probably hurt the A3's sales to younger buyers (who are most nervous about the economy and housing costs, too) big time... the B8 A4 appeals to a far more mature audience.

stealth

Nov 4th, 2009, 04:55 PM

Likely two things:

1) New products in the A5 and Q5
2) Fresh designs for existing models

Heck, we bought an Audi this year and we were never Audi people before.

Nah, the A5 (as stunning as it is) is sold in too few quantities to have any significant impact on sales. Hard to find more than 1-2 at any dealer. Its the bread and butter cars that yield big numbers like this.

afretes

Nov 4th, 2009, 05:35 PM

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Model Line October 2009
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A3 35
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A4/Avant 381
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A5/S5 224
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TT 25
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A6/S6 52
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A8/S8 2
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R8 12
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Audi Q7 137
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Audi Q5 232
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TOTAL 1,100

AGR-1

Nov 4th, 2009, 06:18 PM

Interesting comments regarding Canadian sales....Click (http://stradaautostore.squarespace.com/dialogue2008/2009/10/13/canadian-sales-random-thoughts.html)

VivienM

Nov 5th, 2009, 01:07 AM

Nah, the A5 (as stunning as it is) is sold in too few quantities to have any significant impact on sales. Hard to find more than 1-2 at any dealer. Its the bread and butter cars that yield big numbers like this.

They sold 9 times more A5s than A3s...

I'd like to think that makes October anomalous. But...?

Anonymouse

Nov 5th, 2009, 07:42 AM

The percentages are not really meaningful when the magnitude of the raw number is small. If they sold 1 Ferrari in Toronto in September and 2 in October, that's a 100% increase.

Nevertheless, it's nice to see that there's going to be lots of A4s and a bit fewer A5s when I go used Audi shopping in a few years.