After bottoming out in April, due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, new-vehicle sales bounced back quickly to within 5% of previous-year figures by July and they’ve continued at or above that level, on average, since then. Until November! …
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted Canadian light vehicle production in April, but the recovery was fast even though the industry is still down 31 per cent on the year, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). In a news release regarding …
In spite of the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, October sales of 156,095 new vehicles in Canada were down just 2.1% from the same month last year, based on estimates by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). Cumulative year-to-date sales of …
The third quarter of the year saw slightly more than 500,000 new light vehicles sold in Canada — down 3.9% year-over-year, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). Passenger car sales decreased 21.4% during this period, while light truck sales were …
Nearly all the provinces in Canada recorded new light vehicle sales increases in September — with the exception of Ontario, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). September is noteworthy for these increases for two reasons: sales increases/decreases have varied across …
The recovery of the Canadian automotive industry from the first wave of COVID-19 has been “volatile and inconsistent” across the industry, but retail sales as a measure of performance can help shed light on the uneven nature of it all. …
After bottoming out in Q2, auto sales in Canada rebounded in the third quarter of 2020 to just 3.9% below 2019 levels. While the sales recovery showed signs of faltering in August, it bounced back strongly in September with an …
Canadian new light vehicle sales continued to show mixed results for August 2020 across the provinces as it reached an estimated 165,837 units overall, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). Andrew King, Managing Partner of DAC, said August demonstrated “unstable …
Dealerships across Canada are not alone in feeling the crunch from COVID-19; the aftermarket, hit by the significant decline in kilometres driven in the early months of the pandemic, finally managed a strong July but experienced some declines in August. …
Employment within the various industries that make up the Canadian automotive sector declined in the first half of 2020 amid lockdowns and an ongoing pandemic, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). DAC said average employment for this period as a …
After climbing back to within 4.9% of the year-ago norm in July, Canadian auto sales in August were down about 8.9% from the same month in 2019, as estimated by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). Estimated sales of 165,837 units for …
Provincial sales performance remains mixed, even in July, with some provinces recording sales growths and others noting less declines than in June, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). In its latest news release, DAC reveals that Newfoundland and Quebec recorded …
