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On April 3, Des Rosiers Automotive Consultants reported that March automotive sales in Canada came in at an estimated 159,000 units, an increase of 9.2% from a year ago, and while strong in itself, follows February’s 24.4% increase in sales over the previous year.
March’s SAAR of 1.74 million units ranks as the lowe
On February 2, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants announced that the Canadian automotive market from reporting manufacturers jumped from January 2023’s 98,259 units up to an estimated 112,862 units, a gain of 14.9%.
The SAAR for January came in at 2.06 million – crossing over the two million mark for the first time si
On January 3, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants announced that the Canadian automotive market had the largest yearly sales increase since 1997, bolstered by improved vehicle supply, especially in H2 2023, and pent-up demand, from the million units of “lost sales” from 2020-22, that was strong enough to overcome high
On December 4, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants announced that Canadian car sales in November, estimated from reporting OEMs came in at an estimated 138,747 units, up 20.7% from the same month in 2022.
November was the thirteenth straight month of 2023 with over year gains, as well as the largest percentage gain see
On November 2, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants announced that Canadian car sales in October, estimated from reporting OEMs came in at 145,957 units, up 20.0% from the same month in 2022.
For comparison sake, sales in October 2022 were quite weak, a situation brought on by vehicle model availability affected by supp
On October 4, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants announced that Canadian sales in September came in at 155,259 units, up 19.0% from the same month in 2022 and higher than the 18.3% gain in August.
Andrew King, Managing Partner of DAC, commented “improved vehicle availability is making a real impact on the market, allo
On September 6, DesRosiers Automotve Consultants reported that August new light vehicle sales among reporting manufacturers in Canada came at an estimated 149,697 units, up 18.3% from the same month in 2022.
“Fueled by improved vehicle availability and pent-up demand from the 1.1 million ‘lost sales’ that never happ
On August 2, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants reported that an estimated 140,942 units were sold in Canada in July, 8.0% more than in July 2022.
July results represented 9 consecutive months of year-over-year sales gains.
Compared to the previous two months, which saw year-over-year sales increase an estimated 12.6%
On July 5, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants reported that an estimated 161,901 units were sold in Canada in June, 12.6% more than in June 2022.
June results represented 8 consecutive months of year-over-year sales gains, with double-digit percentage increases coming in the last 2 months.
The SAAR for May came in at
On June 2, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants reported that an estimated 159,705 units were sold in Canada in May 2023, 10.9% more than the previous month of April 2023, and a hefty 13.5% gain from one year ago in May 2022.
The SAAR for May came in at 1.54 million units, ending a 3-month trend of consecutive declines
On May 3, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants reported that an estimated 144,069 units were sold in Canada in April 2023, slightly below the March 2023 total and a gain of only 2.3% from April 2022.
The SAAR for April came in at only 1.48 million units, showing itself to be the weakest month so far in 2023 after 6 cons
On April 4, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. (DAC) reported that estimated light vehicle sales in Canada of approximately 146,000 units for the month of March were up 3.7% from sales in March 2022.
The SAAR for the month of March was 1.59 million, according to DAC — a steady drop from January’s 1.79-million fig
On March 2, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants reported that an estimated 103,771 units were sold in Canada in February 2023, a 5.1% increase from the same month in 2022.
February’s gain, however, shows the automotive market achieving year over year gains in four straight months, since November 2022, as the breadth of
OEM plants in Canada produced a total of 1.24 million units in 2022, an increase of 12.1% compared to the 1.10 million units in 2021, the lowest for many years.
The overall production leader remained Toyota, far outdistancing other OEMs with production up 1.5% over 2021 to 433,412 units, including notable Lexus NX vo
On February 2, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants reported that an estimated 98,259 units were sold in Canada in January 2023, up 7.5% from the 91,411 units in the same month in 2022.
DAC noted seeing signs of improved vehicle availability at a growing number of manufacturers, though not all.
The SAAR for January 2023
On January 18, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC) released 2022 year-end sales for the Canadian market displaying significant differences between the segments within the overall 9.1% sales decline.
Importantly, DAC noted that vehicle availability in 2022 was the major driver of segment performance, offsetting th
On January 4, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. reported that estimated light vehicle sales in Canada of approximately 106,768 units for the month of December were up 5.9% from the 100,779 units sold in December 2022.
For all of 2022, new light vehicle sales settled at an estimated annual figure of 1.48 million
On December 2, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. reported that estimated light vehicle sales in Canada for the month of November were up 4.1% from the same month in 2021 to 114,966 units.
However, November 2021 was a noticeably weak month with sales of only 110,448 units – compared to sales of 143,315 units in N
On November 2, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. reported October vehicle sales for Canada.
Estimated sales in Canada for the month of October were 121,653 units, down 5.3% from an already weak October 2021, and the lowest for October sales since the 121,500 units of 2009.
October 2022 sales were down 6.7% from
On October 3, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. reported September and Q3 2022 vehicle sales for Canada.
Estimated sales in Canada for the month of September were 130,421 units, down 4.5% from the 136,584 units sold in September 2021, and the lowest for September sales since 2009.
The SAAR came in at 1.48 mill