The light vehicle market enjoyed another strong month of sales, this time for June 2023; DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC) estimated the number of units sold to be 161,901 — an increase of 12.6% from the same month last year. “The …
Retail sales of new and used vehicle dealers saw a dramatic split in performance during the first quarter of 2023 as the automotive aftermarket pushed forward, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). New vehicle dealers managed a 9.3% increase, thanks …
On the provincial level, the new light vehicle sales performance remained varied for May 2023 despite the generally positive lean in the market, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). “While the market has begun to demonstrate broad-based improvements in new …
There was definitely hope for the automotive industry in Canada when DesRosiers Automotive Consultants estimated that Canadian light vehicle sales for May would come in at 159,705 units — an increase of 13.5% from May 2022 and up 10.9% from …
The Canadian used wholesale market experienced a more pronounced decline in prices this week — down 0.23% for the period ending on June 3 compared to the previous week’s -0.12%, according to Canadian Black Book. Overall car segment prices dipped …
Dealers in Canada may be interested to know that the average transaction price for light trucks surpassed $50,000 in 2022 — a first, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants. DAC said the average transaction price of a new light vehicle has …
A snapshot from DesRosiers Automotive Consultants of how April 2023 new light vehicle sales fared on a provincial level reveals a mix of increases and decreases. “Sales varied province to province in April, with no clear broader regional bias, highlighting …
Despite a 9.7 per cent sales decrease, the Hyundai Elantra secured a leading position among passenger cars and was placed in DesRosiers Automotive Consultants’ 2023 first quarter top 10 vehicles list. Hyundai’s Elantra model took the lead over the …
New-vehicle sales in Canada improved in both March and the full first quarter of 2023, relative to the same periods a year ago. But those improvements were marginal and they continue to disappoint, failing to signal any imminent upturn in …
Is the glass half-full or half-empty? That is the question prompted by February’s new-vehicle sales numbers in Canada. Sales of 103,771 vehicles, as estimated by DesRosiers Automotive consultants, were up by 5.1% from February of last year. Following a 7.5% …
Not all the automakers have reported 2022 year-end sales yet, but we’re close enough to a final number to know that it will fall short of 1.5-million, probably somewhere very close to 1,488,600 units. DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC) have estimated …
For the first time since last January, November auto sales in Canada outpaced those of the same month a year earlier. Sales of 114,966 units, as estimated by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC), were up by 4.1% from November 2021. Could …
