Canada: Kia reports April sales

Kia Canada has announced its sales totalled 3,719 new units for April 2008, representing a 12,1 percent rise compared to April 2007. Sales for Kia were lead by the Rio, which posted April sales of 1086 units. Second and third position went to Rondo and Sportage respectively.

Since its introduction into Canadain market, Rondo sales have passed the 11.000 mark becoming one of the most popular Kia vehicles in Canada.

In April alone, Kia dealers moved 1039 Rondos from their lots. Sportage sales also performed very well last month, with the sales of 541 units. Placing last was the Amanti sedan with the sales of 19 units only!

As of the end of April 2008, Kia Canada has sold 10,879 vehicles compared to 9,543 in 2007, representing a 14% increase. In April, Kia managed to garner a 2.0% market share in the country, where a year ago had 1,9%.

Rio – 1086
Spectra – 460
Magentis – 123
Amanti – 19
Rondo – 1039
Sportage – 541
Sorento – 136
Sedona – 315

Canadian auto sales rebounded in April with a 3,7 percent gain. The overall Canadian car sales rose to 175,200 vehicles.

Top ten automakers market share:

1. GM – 22.5% vs 24.7% for 2007
2. Chrysler – 14.6% vs 14.9%
3. Ford – 12.6% vs 13.3%
4. Toyota – 12.2% vs 11.1%
5. Honda – 9.6% vs 7.8%
6. Mazda – 5.3% vs 5.5%
7. Hyundai – 4.8% vs 4.4%
8. Nissan – 4.6% vs 4.7%
9. Volkswagen – 2.1% vs 2.3%
10. Kia – 2.0% vs 1.9%

Manufacturer April 2008 sales:

Chrysler 24,136 22,514 + 7.2
Ford 20,991 21,973 – 4.5
General Motors 38,599 44,651 -13.6
Acura 2,222 1,670 +33.1
Audi 1,128 799 +41.2
BMW 2,310 2,258 + 2.3
Honda 16,412 13,447 +22.0
Hyundai 9,412 7,235 +30.1
Infiniti 903 714 +26.5
Jaguar 113 82 +37.8

Kia 3,719 +12,1

Land Rover 202 353 -42.8
Lexus 1,558 1,309 +19.0
Mazda 9,115 10,341 -11.9
Mercedes-Benz 1,869 1,530 +22.2
Mini 456 373 +22.3
Mitsubishi 1,936 1,953 – 0.9
Nissan 7,946 6,741 +17.9
Porsche 226 233 – 3.0
Saab 140 197 -28.9
Smart 359 252 +42.5
Subaru 1,970 1,456 +35.3
Suzuki 1,451 1,155 +25.6
Toyota 23,883 19,934 +19.8
Volkswagen 3,382 3,501 – 3.4
Volvo 767 995 -22.9

Special thanks to our member conwelpic, who provided Canadian sales charts to us!