Canada Light Vehicle Production : 2017 (By Brand)

Guess where this factory is? 180,000 Ford Edge
SUVs rolled off the assembly line in 2017

Vehicle production in Canada was the lowest since 2010, so not a stellar year. The problem was passenger cars which were down to a level that you'd have to go back over 50 years for it to be lower. The good news is light trucks are holding up well. In fact it reflects a global trend.

Passenger cars: Four brands make the cars here, three are holding up well but GM has brought the total down. The Chev Impala and Camaro have gone in the past two year. The good news about that is its done and as long as other manufacturers don't follow suit then it should hold up from now on.

15	16	17	Brand	2017	%	+/-		2016	%	+/-
1	2	1	Chrysler	235,102	34.4%	-1%		236,336	30.6%	-13%
2	1	2	Toyota	210,073	30.8%	-12%		237,553	30.8%	-6%
4	3	3	Honda	209,205	30.6%	0%		208,771	27.0%	17%
3	4	4	GM	28,087	4.1%	-69%		89,318	11.6%	-56%
-		5	Ford	129	0.0%	n/a
			Total	682,596		-12%		771,978		-15%

Light Trucks: There was a general downturn here spread across the five car makers. Honda did manage a small gain. GM and Chrysler were the two worst affected but no models were dropped at least. 

15	16	17	Brand	2017	%	+/-		2016	%	+/-
2	2	1	Toyota	361,462	25.8%	-1%		364,165	23.3%	8%
1	1	2	GM	318,335	22.7%	-19%		394,949	25.3%	5%
5	4	3	Ford	254,025	18.1%	-6%		271,494	17.4%	35%
3	3	4	Chrysler	246,625	17.6%	-23%		321,555	20.6%	33%
4	5	5	Honda	219,229	15.7%	4%		210,767	13.5%	2%
			Total	1,399,676		-10%		1,562,930		14%
			Grand Tot	2,082,272		-11%		2,334,908		2%

Data source: Automotive News.

Summary: Just over two million light vehicles were made in Canada. How will the industry fare in future? That will depend on how competitive it is and also up to decisions made by company executives.