Vehicles

Armored off-road for half the world VIPs
For rich people, the Mercedes G-Class is one of the most popular vehicles. Because the car is sturdy, all-terrain and spacious. The only drawback: Its not a tank. Therefore crosses the company "Inkas Armored Vehicle Manufacturing" from the Canadian Toronto now both types of vehicles. The car not based on the V12 top version G 65 AMG, but still at number two on the model range, the Mercedes G 63 AMG with its 544-hp twin-turbo V8 with 5.5 liter displacement.


Grenades protection in the rear
The passenger compartment offers the armor protection against 7.62-millimeter ammunition and the vehicle floor to explosions and fragments of two simultaneously bursting shells withstand. Furthermore, the wheelbase for the benefit of rear passengers will be extended by about one meter. It contains the Time Stretch range, unlike previous versions, a window, so there are eight side window. Incas used tinted, bulletproof glass. In addition, a matte black finish.


Massage seats and lighting
The customers want, even if it sits in a kind of armor, do not miss a certain luxury go. Therefore, the vehicle interior features luxurious materials such as exotic leathers and rich woods, where one has Bentley, Rolls-Royce and Aston Martin as a model. In addition, an environment was - lighting system integrated into the headliner. It should conjure up various moods in the car with color LEDs - from business mode to various romantic themes. In the rear there are two reclining seats that have been developed specifically for this vehicle. They are equipped with heating, cooling, and a massage system.


Well chilled champagne and gun holder
The rear passengers a view of the partition to the cockpit, in which a large screen and other goodies are integrated. For a well-ventilated and properly sparkling champagne A fridge is. Thus the countless signatures may be inadequate and a special drawer has been integrated. In their place a pin from the limited special edition of Leonardo Mont Blanc course. If the power of the checkbook times is not enough, theres a gun holder, quick access to the weapon granted.


Television cameras and the surrounding area
A satellite phone allows you to make phone calls even in the remotest desert or the worst crisis area. If this is boring times, there are remedies: a satellite TV system with a satellite dish installed on the roof. Is the TV too boring, you can view the environment of the vehicle about cameras you instead. These are operated like most other interior features an iPad mini - obviously the dodgy VIP customers from the half-world of modern technology are open to.

Photo Credit: © Mercedes-Benz

June 2014 was a dreadful month for General Motors in Canada. Year-over-year, total sales fell 15%. GM was outsold by the Ford Motor Company, the Chrysler Group, and the Hyundai-Kia tandem. In the four previous Junes, GM Canada had averaged 25,276 sales. But in June of this year, only 21,007 GM vehicles were sold. 

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• Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - June 2014 YTD
• Canada SUV & Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - June 2014 YTD

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GMs Lambda platform trio of large, three-row crossovers is a shining example of the June decline. Although Buick Enclave sales were up 7% through the first five months of the year, sales fell 37% in June. 

Chevrolet Traverse sales were nearly chopped in half last month. GMC Acadia volume slid 31%. Not to mention the fact that Saturn didnt sell a single Outlook. *Gasp*

Its not as though Canadians werent buying big crossovers in June. Extract the Acadia, Enclave, and Traverse from the equation and sales in their category improved 4%. 

We dont know if Canadian consumers have suddenly turned away from GM because of the companys self-inflicted recall crisis. GM wasnt the only automaker to report fewer sales in June 2014 than in June 2013 - Hyundai and Kia sales were down 6%. Nor were the trio of Lambda crossovers the only ones in their class to record losses: sales of the Honda Pilot, Jeep Grand Cherokee, and Hyundai Santa Fe XL decreased as well.

But forgetting the overall GM complex for a moment, consider the plight of dealers. They combined to sell 3700 fewer new vehicles last month than at the same time one year ago, 6876 fewer than in June 2012. True, there are fewer GM dealers competing over the companys Canadian sales than their used to be, but GM is also selling far fewer vehicles since Pontiac, Saturn, Oldsmobile, and Hummer disappeared. 

GM Canada sales in 2014 will likely amount to around half the total GM achieved in 2005. Moreover, at this moment the dealers are selling fewer copies of their more profitable vehicles: these crossovers, for example, and their pickup trucks, sales of which slid 17% in June.

You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canadian auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBCs Sales Stats page. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank SUVs and crossovers any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • July 2014 • May 2014 • June 2013

SUV	June 2014	June 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Buick Enclave	279	443	-37.0%	1530	1611	-5.0%
Chevrolet Traverse	259	498	-48.0%	1731	1732	-0.1%
Dodge Durango	398	113	252%	1916	1090	75.8%
Ford Edge	2607	2612	-0.2%	9098	9184	-0.9%
Ford Explorer	1187	1048	13.3%	5972	5302	12.6%
Ford Flex	542	426	27.2%	1488	1547	-3.8%
GMC Acadia	431	626	-31.2%	2845	2271	25.3%
Honda Pilot	545	578	-5.7%	2926	2733	7.1%
Hyundai Santa Fe Sport * ^	1907	2168	-12.0%	14,066	12,703	10.7%
Hyundai Santa Fe XL ^	329	385	-14.5%	2539	1008	152%
Hyundai Veracruz	---	22	-100%	---	356	-100%
Jeep Grand Cherokee	1100	1394	-21.1%	5695	5716	-0.4%
Kia Sorento *	1569	1895	-17.2%	6951	7433	-6.5%
Mazda CX-9	132	62	113%	718	862	-16.7%
Nissan Murano	419	283	48.1%	1857	1936	-4.1%
Nissan Pathfinder	857	598	43.3%	4825	3257	48.1%
Subaru Tribeca	9	24	-62.5%	90	108	-16.7%
Toyota 4Runner	289	222	30.2%	1897	1327	43.0%
Toyota Highlander	1204	704	71.0%	5263	3634	44.8%
Volkswagen Touareg *	177	204	-13.2%	998	1049	-4.9%
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Total	14,240	14,305	-0.5%	72,405	64,859	11.6%

Offroaders	June 2014	June 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Jeep Wrangler *	2553	2238	14.1%	11,476	10,161	12.9%
Nissan Xterra *	57	93	-38.7%	576	655	-12.1%
Toyota FJ Cruiser *	62	60	3.3%	434	332	30.7%
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Total	2672	2391	11.8%	12,486	11,148	12.0%

Tall Wagons  & Crossovers	June 2014	June 2013	% Change	2014 YTD	2013 YTD	% Change
Honda Crosstour *	76	96	-20.8%	412	617	-33.2%
Subaru Outback *	534	522	2.3%	3342	2976	12.3%
Toyota Venza *	711	819	-13.2%	4078	4696	-13.2%
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Total	1321	1437	-8.1%	7832	8289	-5.5%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* vehicle also displayed in another GCBC segment breakdown 
^ Total Santa Fe volume: down 12.4% to 2236 in June; up 21.1% to 16,605 YTD.
GCBC isnt here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better. This explains why youll see the Wrangler and Xterra listed with small SUVs, too, and the Subaru Outback shown with mainstream cars... because readers have wanted it both ways. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.

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Midsize SUV Sales In Canada - July 2014 YTD
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Midsize SUV Sales In Canada - June 2013 YTD
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Small SUV Sales In Canada - June 2014 YTD

Now available only via special order, the Nissan Quest was Canadas worst-selling vehicle in June 2014 when measured by year-over-year percentage decline. 

Quest volume tumbled by 132 units to three in June, just 0.04% of the full-size minivan market.

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• Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - June 2014 YTD

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Like the Quest, the Dodge Avenger and Nissan Cube and Acura TSX are all cancelled products in Canada. Prospective Avenger buyers are supposed to go look at the new Chrysler 200. However large the small handful of Cube buyers was, they will likely consider the Kia Soul or Nissan Juke. The Acura TSX is, along with the TL, being replaced by the TLX. 

Other vehicles, however, from the Spark to the X1, Q70, Z4, Outlander, Veloster, and Rondo are neither cancelled nor will they be imminently replaced. Canadian sales were chopped in half in June 2014, or worse.

You can always select a make and model at GCBCs Sales Stats page to find historical monthly and yearly sales figures from both Canada and the United States. Pertinent links are clickable at the bottom of this post, but you can also find related links at the Best Sellers page.

July 2014 • May 2014 • June 2013