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<a href="http://autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> has just finished off one heck of a 2010 here in the States, with big sales increases and improved profitability. The same can apparently be said north of the border, as the <em>Toronto Star</em> notes that Big Blue has managed a 19 percent sales increase compared to 2009. Perhaps more impressive is the probability that Ford even trumped <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/gm/">General Motors</a> in Canadian sales for the first time in more than half a century<span style="font-style: italic;">. </span>According to the report, Ford of Canada tallied 267,974 sales for the year, and while GM still hasn't posted its final sales for the year, the<em> Toronto Star </em>claims that analysts consider Ford's sales lead to be nearly "insurmountable."<br />
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Ford's big sales year in Canada was lead by the continued success of the F-Series pickup range. Ford's top truck managed 97,913 sales for the year, the most by any individual vehicle in the history of Canadian auto sales. the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/f-150">F-Series</a> has been Canada's best-selling pickup for 45 years. But while Ford has captured the top spot in Canada, The General still reigns supreme <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/04/by-the-numbers-2010-the-year-after-that-really-bad-year-editi/">here in the U.S.</a>, with a 2010 sales lead of 280,000 units.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.thestar.com/wheels/article/915742--strong-sales-power-ford-canada-past-gm?bn=1">Toronto Star</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/06/report-ford-tops-gm-in-canadian-auto-sales-for-first-time-in-ov/">Report: Ford tops GM in Canadian auto sales for first time in over 50 years</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 11:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.thestar.com/wheels/article/915742--strong-sales-power-ford-canada-past-gm?bn=1>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/06/report-ford-tops-gm-in-canadian-auto-sales-for-first-time-in-ov/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19788978/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/06/report-ford-tops-gm-in-canadian-auto-sales-for-first-time-in-ov/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2011 Ford F-150 - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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<a href="http://autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> has just finished off one heck of a 2010 here in the States, with big sales increases and improved profitability. The same can apparently be said north of the border, as the <em>Toronto Star</em> notes that Big Blue has managed a 19 percent sales increase compared to 2009. Perhaps more impressive is the probability that Ford even trumped <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/gm/">General Motors</a> in Canadian sales for the first time in more than half a century<span style="font-style: italic;">. </span>According to the report, Ford of Canada tallied 267,974 sales for the year, and while GM still hasn't posted its final sales for the year, the<em> Toronto Star </em>claims that analysts consider Ford's sales lead to be nearly "insurmountable."<br />
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Ford's big sales year in Canada was lead by the continued success of the F-Series pickup range. Ford's top truck managed 97,913 sales for the year, the most by any individual vehicle in the history of Canadian auto sales. the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/f-150">F-Series</a> has been Canada's best-selling pickup for 45 years. But while Ford has captured the top spot in Canada, The General still reigns supreme <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/04/by-the-numbers-2010-the-year-after-that-really-bad-year-editi/">here in the U.S.</a>, with a 2010 sales lead of 280,000 units.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.thestar.com/wheels/article/915742--strong-sales-power-ford-canada-past-gm?bn=1">Toronto Star</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/06/report-ford-tops-gm-in-canadian-auto-sales-for-first-time-in-ov/">Report: Ford tops GM in Canadian auto sales for first time in over 50 years</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 11:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.thestar.com/wheels/article/915742--strong-sales-power-ford-canada-past-gm?bn=1>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/06/report-ford-tops-gm-in-canadian-auto-sales-for-first-time-in-ov/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19788978/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/06/report-ford-tops-gm-in-canadian-auto-sales-for-first-time-in-ov/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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