A chaotic disruption in new vehicle sales in Canada intensified through the third quarter of 2021, with September sales dropping to the lowest monthly SAAR (Seasonally Adjusted Annualized Sales Rate) since May of 2020—about 1.55-million, based on DesRosiers Automotive Consultants …
How fares the used vehicle market for franchised and independent new car dealers this year? According to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC), the market outperformed the new vehicle market in 2020, but the first half of that year was nevertheless difficult …
New data from DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC) reveals nearly all provinces in Canada recorded sales decreases for the month of August, with the exception of British Columbia. While it is true that 2021 overall is up 18.9% year-to-date where new …
Canadian automotive employment during the first half of 2021 rose 8.3% for dealerships and 6.2% for automotive retail and maintenance, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). “Employment figures were impacted heavily last year as the automotive industry rushed to adapt …
Canadian new vehicle sales of 146,925 units in August 2021, as estimated by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC), were down by 11.4% from the same month last year and 19.2% from August of 2019, which was the last comparable pre-pandemic reference …
For dealers interested in how the Canadian motor vehicle assembly sector is doing, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC) reports that it is lagging behind the overall automotive industry. Through much of this year, DAC talked about the pandemic and the semiconductor …
In July, most provinces experienced sales decreases, but some did manage to increase sales for the month, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). “Provincial performance remained mixed moving into the second half of 2021,” said Andrew King, Managing Partner of …
Beleaguered by an ongoing global microchip shortage and consequent inventory shortfalls, Canadian sales of 155,657 new vehicles in July 2021, as estimated by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC), were down by 5.7% from the same month last year – and they …
Where are all the used vehicles headed? According to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC), nearly 310,000 units flowed into the United States in 2020 and a smaller number (less than 9,000 units) were imported into Canada. There are many factors that …
The Toyota Corolla edged out the popular Honda Civic to take the top spot among passenger cars for the second quarter of 2021, year-to-date, thanks to a sales increase of 93.3%, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). The company prepared …
New vehicle sales in Canada for both the second quarter and first half of 2021 have rebounded strongly from the lows of 2020. Total sales of 478,717 units in Q2 and 857,447 for H1 were up by 51.8% and 33.0% …
New data from DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC) show Ontario new light vehicle sales continuing to increase in May by an estimated 40.0%—which is slightly ahead of the national average. As Canada’s largest volume province, Ontario struggled in both the fall …
