While Canadian auto sales bounced back strongly in the second half of 2020, to within 5% of pre-COVID figures, they’re off to a much rockier start for 2021. DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC) estimates total sales of 90,890 units for the …
After a tumultuous year for automotive sales (April saw a decline of 75% and September was the best-selling month of 2020), there were some areas of the Canadian auto market that remained unchanged — such as the top year-end selling …
A closer look at Canadian automotive industry sales declines for 2020 reveal not only the largest year-over-year drop on record, but significant variation as numerous factors set the stage for an “uneven landscape of change,” according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants …
December auto sales in Canada proved surprisingly strong, considering the widely imposed restrictions stemming from COVID-19’s second wave, falling just 2.6% below 2019 levels. That December strength helped keep the annual sales decline for 2020 marginally below the 20% figure …
Most provinces reported sales decreases for November when compared to the two months preceding it, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). The exception was Newfoundland, which enjoyed an estimated sales growth of 4.0% year-over-year. “With the year expected to close …
Employment for the Canadian automotive sector improved at the end of the third quarter — down only 12.9% versus the 13.9% decline during the first half of the year, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). However, DAC also notes that …
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. …
