Oct 3 (Reuters) - General Motors Co (NYSE:GM) GM.N said on Tuesday its vehicle sales in Canada for September rose 7 percent from a year earlier, its ninth straight monthly increase.
The Detroit-based automaker has so far this year sold 178,427 vehicles in Canada, up 18 percent over last year, the company said. Canada sold 27,237 vehicles in September.
The company's sales in the United States rose 12 percent in September. Chrysler Automobiles FCHA.MI , FCAU.N , maker of Dodge and Chrysler vehicles, reported a 6 percent drop in Canada sales for the month. Its U.S. sales fell 10 percent for the same period.