Canadian total light vehicle sales for November 2019 settled around an estimated 143,666 units, according to Desrosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). That’s two units short of what was achieved a year earlier.
The sales numbers for November 2019 suggest relative stability in the market, but when broken down by province, performance was mixed: Newfoundland increased sales by 15.8%, Edward Island by 13.2%, and Nova Scotia by 10.4% — all double digits.
Other provinces did not fare as well. DAC said these increases “were balanced against single digit decreases in the higher volume sales provinces such as British Columbia (-4.7%) and Quebec (-1.2%).”
In terms of vehicles, the Hyundai Elantra — a top-three contender in passenger car sales volumes — managed a 26.8% sales increase in November. It also moved up to first place among passenger cars. And within the segment, the luxury sport category increase by 6.8% during the same period.
As for trucks and SUVs, the Ram pickup moved ever closer to the top-selling Ford F-Series both in November and year-to-date, thanks to estimated increases of 27.2% and 12.1% respectively. And the subcompact SUV segment experienced an impressive increase of 56.7% for November and 28.5% overall.
