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 …
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 …
