For the first time, Canadians are getting to drive a new trim level on a new model before the United States.  As usual the decision came down to sales. Those sale numbers show that over one quarter of all VW Jetta’s sold in Canada are powered by a diesel engine.  As a result, the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta will be launched first in Canada, with the diesel (TDI) option.  Typically, Canadians must wait patiently to drive new models released from European and Japanese automakers.  The 2011 Volkswagen Jetta is a big part of VW’s plan to make serious sales inroads in North America. The new Jetta is expected to compete with the Toyota Corolla ($15,460 - $24,110), which is the third best selling compact car in Canada.  It had 9,241 sales Year-to-Date (YTD) in May 2010. The Honda Civic ($15,990 - $28,745) was, until recently, the best selling car in Canada before being dethroned by the Mazda3 ($15,995-$32,995).  Mazda's outsold the Civic by 103 units over the fist quarter of 2010.  Hyundai, which accomplished a historic first in May by outselling Honda Canada in overall car sales, has the compact Elantra that sold 6,6615 cars YTD in May.  The Elantra ranges ...

Overall, Canadian vehicle sales for May edged up to 154,285 units, a relatively flat gain of 0.2 per cent. What a flat month of sales did was bring a few interesting changes to the automotive landscape.  Hyundai surpassed industry sales giant Honda to move into a top-five in overall sales for the very first time.  Hyundai sold 12,620 vehicles in May, up 12.6 per cent from a year earlier and outselling Honda by over 1,000 units. This marked Hyundai's second consecutive month of record-breaking sales. Hyundai's move into the top five forced Honda into sixth place in sales.  Honda sold 11,587 vehicles including its luxury Acura division. Year to date, Honda has captured 8.6 per cent of the Canadian vehicle market.  Toyota Canada's sales fell 16.1 per cent to 17,879 vehicles including its luxury Lexus brand.  Early in 2010 Toyota had shown great resilience in Canadian sales despite its global recall, but those sales have fallen by double digits for the past two months. Of the domestic automakers, Chrysler saw the biggest gain, with sales jumping 53.5 per cent to 20,861. These numbers are a major contrast to May 2009 when sales fell by 50 per cent compared to May 2008.  Ford's ...

Question: The car company that has two consecutive months (April and May 2010) of record-breaking auto sales in Canada, and 16 straight months of best-ever sales increases? Answer:  Who is ______? If that question came up on Jeopardy with big dollars riding on your right answer, which car company would you blurt out?  With 12,620 cars sold in May 2010 (125 more than it sold in April 2010), the right answer is...Hyundai!  Their sales performance represents an increase of 12.6 percent increase over 2009 figures.  Overall, Hyundai has sold 50,713 units year-to-date, representing an increase of 19.7 percent over the first five months of 2009.  The high profile launch of the all-new Tucson SUV and Sonata mid-size passenger cars, brought attention to the entire Hyundai line-up of products as well as the companies focus on delivering what they brand as unmatched quality, value and style. For Canadians wanting to purchase any new Hyundai and make it more affordable they don’t need to play games, simply find BestPriceExpress.ca online.