TORONTO—Ford Motor Co. of Canada posted improved August sales compared with a year ago, helped by stronger truck sales, to claim the honour of the industry’s top seller.
Ford edged out Chrysler with 27,988 cars and light trucks sold last month, up from 27,268 a year ago.
The increase came as Ford truck sales climbed 10.4 percent to 22,539, up from 20,412 in the same month last year. Ford car sales were down 20.5 percent, at 5,449 compared with 6,856 a year ago.
Meanwhile, Chrysler said it sold 26,825 vehicles last month, up from 21,932 in the same month last year.
Chrysler said the total was a record for the month and helped push year-to-date sales through August to a new high.
The increase for the month was driven by truck sales, which jumped to 24,302 from 18,233 a year ago as sales of its Jeep brand more than doubled. Chrysler car sales slipped to 2,523 from 3,699 as Dodge car sales fell to less than half of those a year ago.
So far this year, Chrysler has sold 201,424 vehicles, up from 187,375 in the first eight months of last year.
General Motors of Canada sold 22,111 vehicles in August, up 4.8 percent from 21,091 a year ago.
GM truck sales were up 7.3 percent at 16,089 from 15,001, while car sales totalled 6,022 compared with 6,090 a year ago.
The automaker said it will complete the launch of a complete portfolio of new trucks this fall.
“GM Canada is building momentum as we move into the fall, driven by strong customer demand for our Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac cars, SUVs, and trucks,” said John Roth, GM’s vice-president for sales, service, and marketing.
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