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 …
What will the new vehicle dealership look like post-COVID? To figure that out, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC), in working with the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA), surveyed all 3,328 new vehicle dealers across Canada. The goal was to measure the …
Fleet registrations made up 16.7% of all new light vehicle registrations in 2020 in Canada—down from 21.5% in 2019, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). The news may be of interest to automotive retailers following the movement in the fleet …
Canadian auto sales of 153,761 new units in May 2021, as estimated by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC), were up 35.8% from the same month last year, which on the surface makes for a positive headline. But last May’s numbers were …
After nearly 52 years of researching and writing about the automotive industry, Dennis DesRosiers, President of DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC), is stepping back from the company to take on a consulting role. DesRosiers sold his remaining shares to his business …
Market share for zero-emissions vehicles increased in 2020, with the percentage of new ZEV registrations in Canada accounting for 3.52% of new light vehicle registrations, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). The increase was small when considering the majority of …
Can the majority of consumers afford to purchase and operate a vehicle in Canada? According to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC), acquiring a vehicle became slightly more expensive last year, even as operating one became cheaper thanks to lower gasoline prices …
It is encouraging that April 2021 sales units of 162,455 new vehicles in Canada were up by 254.4% from their year-ago nadir, as estimated by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). But they are not back to normal yet. Sales of just …
