Canadian automotive retail sales continued to increase during the first half of 2023, with the aftermarket notably strong from a retail sales perspective and new vehicle dealers not far behind, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultant’s latest update. The aftermarket was …
A forecast from DesRosiers Automotive Consultants predicting that 2023 may be one of those rare years in which we see an increase in vehicle sales, while also experiencing a broader economic recession, is looking decidedly on track. According to DAC, …
Canadian shipments between the first half of 2019 and 2020 declined 44.0% for the motor vehicle assembly industry and 34.4% for the automotive parts industry. But a shift in the first half of 2023 saw things change. During this period, …
Dealers interested in keeping up with the aftermarket will find that, while parts supply remains a problem, sales continue to boom. In working with the Automotive Aftermarket Retailers of Ontario (AARO), DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC) gathered industry feedback on the …
New light vehicles sales in July revealed some notable disparities between provinces while June showed a somewhat more balanced split, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). Last month, six provinces enjoyed sales increases and four experienced declines. British Columbia and …
Sales expectations for used vehicles are decreasing, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants, which found that the market experienced a “meteoric” rise in prices from 2020 to 2022. It also saw a sharp decline in the availability of used vehicles during …
Canadian provincial sales of new light vehicles revealed double-digit growth among reporting manufacturers in June, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). This period represents Canada’s eighth consecutive month of year-over-year increases, climbing 12.6% to an estimated 162,000 units sold. For …
The pandemic may feel like a thing of the past for many people, but the impacts are still being felt across the country — including within the automotive market. The COVID-19 crisis and vehicle supply shortages that ensued created chaos, …
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 …
