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January auto sales up 7.5% from previous year
February 2, 2023 The Canadian PressTORONTO – DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. (DAC) says light vehicle sales in Canada in January were up 7.5 per cent compared with the first month of 2022. The automotive industry research firm estimates 98,259 new light vehicles were sold by…
Auto sales fall 8.5% in May from a year earlier as supply challenges persists
June 3, 2022 The Canadian PressTORONTO – DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC) says Canadian auto sales were down 8.5 per cent in May compared with a year earlier as supply challenges persist. The consultancy estimates 140,725 new light vehicles were sold in the month, in line…
DesRosiers says auto sales fell 12.4 per cent in February
March 3, 2022 The Canadian PressTORONTO – DesRosiers Automotive Consultants says Canadian auto sales fell 12.4 per cent in February from a year earlier. The consultancy estimates new light vehicle sales came in at 98,722 units, down from 112,654 in February last year. DAC says…
Canadian auto sales fall 11.4% in August due to shortages caused by chip issues
September 7, 2021 The Canadian PressTORONTO – Canadian auto sales continued to struggle last month, falling 11.4 per cent from the prior year, driven by vehicle shortages caused by semiconductor supply issues. According to estimates compiled by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants, Canadian light vehicle sales totalled…
Canadian vehicle sales increased 36% in May from a year earlier but down from 2019
June 2, 2021 The Canadian PressTORONTO – Canadian auto sales disappointed in May despite increasing nearly 36 per cent from a year earlier when sales plunged due to lockdowns to address the COVID-19 pandemic. According to estimates compiled by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants, Canadian light vehicle…
Canada’s April vehicle sales up 254% from last year’s pandemic low
May 4, 2021 The Canadian PressTORONTO – Canadian auto sales in April were up 254 per cent compared with the same month last year, when sales plunged due to lockdowns in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to estimates compiled by DesRosiers Automotive…
How much auto sales have dropped recently because of COVID-19
April 3, 2020 The Canadian PressTORONTO – DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says auto sales plunged 48 per cent in March from last year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The consultancy says March sales looked to be only declining moderately for the first half of the…
November auto sales fall as lower car sales offset gains in light trucks
December 4, 2017 The Canadian Press (CPSTF)TORONTO – The number of new cars and light trucks sold in Canada last month dipped lower compared with a year ago, according to sales figures compiled by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants. Total light vehicle sales fell 1.2 per cent to…
Canadian auto sales set record in May, gain 11.2% compared with a year ago
June 2, 2017 The Canadian PressRICHMOND HILL, Ont. – DesRosiers Automotive Consultants says Canadian auto sales set a monthly record in May, gaining 11.2 per cent year-over-year. The consulting firm says vehicle sales for the month totalled 216,861 including 75,172 cars and 141,689 light trucks,…
Global demand for new vehicles to increase 1% to 2% in 2017: Fitch
May 4, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterGlobal demand for new vehicles will increase 1% to 2% in 2017, according to Fitch Ratings’ latest U.S. Automotive Handbook, published on Wednesday. The handbook noted that growth in China, Europe and Brazil will more than offset demand declines in…
Canadian auto sales hit all time monthly high for February, led by Fiat Chrysler
March 2, 2017 The Canadian PressRICHMOND HILL, Ont. – DesRosiers Automotive Consultants says Canadian auto sales hit a new monthly high for February. The consulting firm says sales of cars and light trucks totalled 123,032 last month, up 3.2 per cent from the same month…
Canadian auto sales to edge down in 2017: Scotiabank
February 7, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterCanadian auto sales are expected to edge down to 1.94 million units in 2017, coming off four consecutive record years, according to the Scotiabank Global Auto Report, released on Tuesday. Despite the beginning of a sales recovery in the resource-rich…