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After Canadian sales climbed beyond two million units in a record 2017, hovered near the same level in 2018, and nearly reached that lofty peak in 2019, forecasts for 2020 were mildly positive. No, it didn’t seem like this would be a year of booming auto sales, but with strong employment figures and interest rates tolerably low, there was no reason to anticipate a meltdown.
Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class: 632, up 10 percentWe can understand it’s becoming increasingly difficult to keep them all straight. Mercedes-Benz’s SUV/crossover lineup now includes the small three-row GLB plus a smaller GLA; the G-Class rooted in military history; the top-selling GLC; and the GLE that launched Mercedes-Benz’s SUV campaign in the late ’90s as the M-Class
Subaru Crosstrek: 2,766, up 11 percentHow important is the Crosstrek to Subaru Canada’s fortunes? Put simply, it’s the brand’s best-selling model. Since hitting the market in 2012, Crosstrek sales have done nothing but grow in Canada. In 2013, its first full year on the market, 6,120 Crosstreks were sold. Last year, the brand pumped out over 15,000 Crosstreks. Had 2020 operated in expected fashion, Q1’s growth rate suggested Subaru could nudge the 17,000 mark.
Ford Canada sold 4,260 Expeditions in 2019 and, absent the coronavirus impact, was on track to sell nearly 6,000 in 2020. The Expedition’s four main GM rivals combined for 2,414 sales in 2020’s first quarter, down 7 per cent, year-over-year.
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