Car sales declined nearly 75 per cent in Canada, in April, according to Wheels.ca. In comparison, sales declined 97.3 per cent in the U.K. and India did not sell any cars during this period. “With much of March offering business as usual, sales were still down nearly half compared with the same month in 2019,” said Wheels.ca. “April showed the full effect, though, with DesRosiers Automotive Consultants showing a drop just shy of 75 per cent.” (Source: Wheels.ca) Read the original article…
Todd Phillips is the editorial director of Universus Media Group Inc. and the editor of Canadian auto dealer magazine. Todd can be reached at tphillips@universusmedia.com.
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