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Auto sales up 8% in July for ninth month of growth
August 3, 2023 The Canadian PressRICHMOND HILL, Ont. – DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says auto sales growth continued in July but at a slower pace than recent months. The consultancy firm says total light vehicle sales for the month were up eight per cent from…
Auto sales in Canada rise for fifth straight month
April 6, 2023 The Canadian PressTORONTO – DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says auto sales rose 3.7 per cent in March from a year earlier for a fifth month in a row of gains. The consultant says overall there were an estimated 146,000 light vehicle sales…
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…
2022 auto sales lowest since 2009: DesRosiers
January 5, 2023 The Canadian PressDesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says light vehicle sales were up 5.5 per cent in December compared with last year but were down for the whole year. The firm estimates 109,000 new light vehicles were sold in the month of December,…
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…
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…
Canada ‘easily’ on track to hit record vehicle sales in 2017 after strong October
November 3, 2017 The Canadian Press (CPSTF)RICHMOND HILL, Ont. – DesRosiers Automotive Consultants says annual vehicle sales are easily on track to cruise past two million for the first time after another record-setting month. The consulting firm says October sales hit about 164,200 vehicles for a…
Half of Canadians trust self-driving cars, 30% would replace their vehicle: survey
September 15, 2017 The Canadian Press (CPSTF)About half of Canadian consumers surveyed say they trust autonomous vehicles to get them to their destination but only 30 per cent would replace their current vehicle with a self-driving car. Not surprisingly, acceptance of self-driving technology was greatest with…