Sales of cars and light trucks rose 2.4% last month in Canada despite severe winter weather that knocked sales down in the States.
Canadians bought a total of 105,693 new vehicles last month, considered a strong sign of consumer confidence.
Chrysler Canada said its sales jumped 10% to 18,522.
Ford Canada reported a dip in sales, to 16,234 vehicles in February, down slightly from 16,301 last year. However, Ford truck sales in Canada rose to 13,094 from 12,559, including an 8% increase in its redesigned F-Series pickup trucks.
Japanese automakers also enjoyed big gains.
Toyota Canada Inc. said sales of its three major brands totaled 10,942 vehicles in February, up slightly from 10,775 a year ago. Of that total, Toyota cars accounted for 9,763 sales, Lexus sales grew to 980 while Scion sales fell to 199.
Meanwhile, Nissan said it boosted car and truck sales by 20.7% from a year ago at 6,804 compared with 5,635 in February 2012.
Honda Canada said its overall sales were up 12.4% to 8,796 from 7,823 a year ago.
