The new Acura ADX helps the brand surge in Canada in May. According to estimates by local consultancy Desrosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market gains 7.9% year-on-year to 187,000 units, however the year-ago comparison base was relatively low. This could yet again be attributed to a pre-tariff rush,…
Honda CR-V sales are up 60.1% year-on-year in April Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive has the Canadian new light vehicle market up a sturdy 10.2% year-on-year in April to 186,000 units, in a possible pre-tariff rush. This is the best April volume since 2018 (192,000). The SAAR stands at 1.90 million…
Chevrolet Silverado sales are up 13.1% over Q1. According to local consultancy Desrosiers Automotive, the Canadian new car market sports a very decent +11.4% year-on-year lift in March to 185,000 units, the best March result since 2018. The SAAR comes it an 2.02 million vs. 1.74 million in March 2025.…
Hyundai Elantra sales are up 38.8% in February. Impending US tariffs on Canadian exports throw a cloak of uncertainty for the light vehicle market in the coming months. For now, February figures show a dreadful -8.2% year-on-year evolution to 122,000 estimated by Desroriers Automotive. A main explanation for this fall…
Hyundai Tucson sales in Canada are up 70% year-on-year in January According to estimates by local consultancy Desrosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is up 3.1% year-on-year to 118,000 sales. The SAAR came in at a robust 2.15 million units vs. 2.06 million a year ago in January…
Honda Civic The Canadian new car market is up a sturdy 8.5% year-on-year in 2024 to 1,854,966 units. This is the highest annual volume since pre-pandemic 2019 (1,928,829 sales). Light trucks improve 10.1% to a record 86.6% whereas Passenger cars edge down -2.8% to just 13.4%. According to Desrosiers Automotive,…
Honda CR-V sales are up 20.3% year-on-year in November. The Canadian new light vehicle market posts another very solid month in November at +8.8% year-on-year to 156,000 units, according to estimates by DesRosiers Automotive. This is the largest November volume since the record of 2017. The SAAR for the month…
Hyundai Ioniq 5 sales are up 242.7% year-on-year. Thanks to 2 extra selling data compared to October 2023, local consultancy Desrosiers Automotive estimates a Canadian new light vehicle market up 8.8% year-on-year to 162,000 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 8.3% to 1,57 million units. More significantly, sales are…
The Taos helps Volkswagen up 59% in September. 2025 model pictured. According to local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is off -3.6% year-on-year in September to an estimated 157,000 units. Keep in mind September 2024 had 3 less selling days than September 2023. The SAAR stands…
Subaru Forester sales are up 124.7% year-on-year this month. Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive has the Canadian new light vehicle market up 5.6% year-on-year to 165,000. This remains below the 180,000 units the market used to achieve pre-pandemic. The SAAR for the month is at a solid 1.81 million units vs.…
The CX-50 (+123.9%) helps Mazda up 51.4% in July. Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive has the Canadian new light vehicle market up 11% year-on-year in July to an estimated 161,000 units, thanks partly to delayed sales from the June software outage. This is however still below the 170-185,000 units July volumes…
Volkswagen Taos sales are up 251.4% year-on-year. According to local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is stable in June at 169,000 units, with a SAAR of 1.72 million. This remains far below the 200,000+ units of 2017 and 2018. Note sales have been negatively impacted by…
Hyundai Kona sales are up 108.5% year-on-year in May. According to estimates by local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is up 5.7% year-on-year in May to 169,000 units, marking a 19th consecutive month of year-on-year gains. The SAAR comes in a 1.63 million units, the weakest…
Hyundai Kona sales are up 152% in April. According to estimates by local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is up 14% year-on-year to an estimated 164,000 units, yet still below the 180,000+ units secured before the pandemic. This solid growth rate is partly due to a…
The Subaru Crosstrek (+147%) ranks inside the Canadian Q1 Top 10. After breaking records in February with sales up 24.4% year-on-year, in March the market falls back to more reasonable growth rates at +9.2% to 159,000 units according to local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive. The Seasonally Adjusted Annualised Rate of sales…