Small pickup trucks were the only segment to record positive sales for the first quarter of the year, up 4.8%, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). It’s a notable change not just because Q1 experienced a 20% decline in sales …
DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC) released its provincial sales report for March, revealing a significant decline in sales and provincial impacts that were not evenly dispersed. It should come as no surprise that March felt a greater impact from COVID-19 than …
It is not only new vehicle sales that will be hard hit by the economic impacts of the novel coronavirus, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). There are various areas within auto retail that COVID-19 will reach as well. Millions …
The nascent hope of some stability returning to the Canadian auto market, based on the January and February results, was overwhelmed by COVID-19’s arrival in Canada in March and the unprecedented consequences that followed in its wake. With much of …
DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC) will continue to release monthly Canadian new light vehicle sales updates along with its COVID-19 update series, although reports for March are expected to be noticeably different from January and February. Its latest update about provincial …
DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC) will publish a series of updates in which the company will keep track of the impact of COVID-19 on the automotive market. “Following the development of the virus in Canada and its impact on the auto …
Canadian light vehicle sales were stable in January after the industry sold 109,616 units for the month — up 0.8% year-over-year, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). “Several provinces noted significant sales increases for the month, with New Brunswick leading …
Average sales per dealer franchise have declined due to a slowdown in new light vehicle sales in 2019, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). “In 2017, the average franchise sold 548 vehicles annually and in 2018, this number fell to …
There are a number of things Canadians dislike about their vehicles, but the most common concern is fuel economy, according to a news release from Desrosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. (DAC). The information is based on the DesRosiers Light Vehicle Study …
It wasn’t a great year for Canadian auto sales in 2019, but it wasn’t a bad year either. Looking at the glass half-empty, 2019’s 1,914,357 total sales were down 3.6% from just a year ago and almost 125,000 short of …
Average employment in the Canadian auto industry was up 1.0 per cent between 2018 and 2019 as of the end of Q3 this year, with data from Desrosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC) revealing a boost in the auto retail sector. As …
Canada’s new light vehicle segment performance saw light trucks continue to pull ahead of passenger cars in Q3, according to a report from Desrosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. (DAC). Passenger car sales declined 16.7 per cent during this period, with 129,165 …
