Lexus NX sales are up 4-fold year-on-year in January. Local consultancy Desrosiers Automotive has the Canadian new light vehicle market up a solid 7.5% year-on-year in January to an estimated 98,259 units as supply improves across the board. January 2022 had the biggest SAAR of the year at 1.67 million…
The Toyota Corolla ends 24 years of domination by the Honda Civic in the car charts. Discover close to 40 years of Canadian Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in Canada are hit -8.9% year-on-year in 2022 to just 1,514,465 units as the microchip crisis and associated stock woes…
Kia Seltos sales are up 174.8% year-on-year in November. According to estimates by local consultancy Desrosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market edges up 4.1% year-on-year in November to 114,966 sales. However November 2021 was down -13.9% on the year prior and November 2022 is down -19.8% on pre-pandemic…
Toyota RAV4 sales are up 134.5% year-on-year in October. Desrosiers Automotive Consultants has the Canadian new light vehicle market down an estimated -5.3% in October to 121,653 units. Like in September it is the lowest volume for October since 2009 (121,500 units). The SAAR is down from 1.57 million a…
Chevrolet sales are up 35.5% over Q3 2022. Estimates by DesRosiers Automotive have the Canadian new light vehicle market down -4.5% year-on-year in September to 130,421 units, the lowest September volume in 13 years: since 2009. The SAAR is down from 1.55 million a year ago to 1.48 million this…
Honda HR-V sales are up 34.2%. The Canadian new car market doesn't show signs of recovery in August with Desrosiers Automotive Consulting (DAC) estimating the market at 126,534 units, down -13.9% year-on-year. This is the weakest August volume in 23 years: since the 121,655 sales of August 1999. Coincidently, the…
Honda Ridgeline sales buck the negative trend with sales up 400% year-on-year. DesRosiers Automotive estimates the Canadian new light vehicle market falling -16.2% year-on-year in July to 130,480 units, while July 2021 was already down -5.7% on the year prior. This is the weakest July volume in 21 years (since…
Ford F-Series sales are up 10.8% in a market down -11.2% over Q2 According to local specialist DesRosiers Automotive (DAC), the Canadian new light vehicle market drops -11.5% year-on-year in June to an estimated 143,773 units. This is lower than pandemic-plagued June 2020 (156,327) and the lowest June volume since the…
Toyota Tundra sales are up 82.8% year-on-year in May. Note the Q1 2022 article has now been updated with a Top 42 All-brands and Top 280 All-models. According to DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market loses -8.5% year-on-year in May to 140,725 units. Although it seems like an…
Volvo sales are up 1.5% year-on-year in April. With a bit of delay we are now able to share with you selected April 2022 data for Canada. Note the Q1 2022 article has now been updated with a Top 42 All-brands and Top 280 All-models. According to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants,…
Hyundai sales are up 7.5% in a market down -12.7%. 08/06 update: Now with Top 42 All-brands and Top 280 All-models ranking. According to Desrosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC), the Canadian new light vehicle market is down -19.8% year-on-year in March to 140,460 units. The Seasonally Adjusted Annualised Rate of sales…
Hyundai sales are up 10.8% in a market down -12.4% in February. Picture motortrend.com The Canadian new light vehicle market falls -12.4% year-on-year in February to 98,722 units and down a round -20% on pre-pandemic February 2020, according to estimates by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants. The year-to-date volume stands at 190,133…
Hyundai sales are up 26.9% in a market up 0.6%. Estimates by Desrosiers Automotive Consultancy have the Canadian new light vehicle market edging up 0.6% year-on-year in January to 91,411 units. However January 2021 was a low comparison base as sales dropped -17.4% on the year prior then. Looking at…
The Ford F-Series remains the best-selling vehicle in Canada. Discover over 35 years of Canadian Historical Data here. After a month of December down -4.5% to 102,919 and Q4 2021 sales off -12.4% to 347,277, the Canadian new vehicle market ends the year up 6.6% to 1,663,277 units, still far…
Hyundai sales are up 2.1% in a market down -13.9%. According to estimates by local consultancy DesRosiers, the Canadian new light vehicle market recedes -13.9% year-on-year in November to 110,448 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 6% to 1,535,479. Our 2021 Forecast remains unchanged at 1.63 million units (+4.5%)…