Ontario’s performance is finally starting to ramp up after lagging behind the other provinces in terms of new light vehicle sales—a situation that dates back to spring 2020, when the market was hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC).
“Ontario’s comparatively poor performance has been a notable hindrance to the overall market recovery,” said Andrew King, Managing Partner of DAC. “However, this pattern seems to have abated in April with Ontario noting impressive growth relative to the disaster that was April of last year.”
Ontario’s performance in April saw sales rising from an estimated 15,470 to 60,797 units sold—an increase of 293.0%. In fact, the province managed to achieve the second highest increase for the month, behind Quebec’s impressive 542.4% increase and just ahead of Newfoundland’s 277.3% increase.
“Year-to-date, Ontario still lags behind the other provinces, though hopefully [it] has turned the corner and will continue its momentum in May,” said DAC.
