The new generation kicks Nissan Kicks sales up 77.6% Estimates by local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive have the Canadian new light vehicle market up 3.7% year-on-year in September to 163,000 units, with a SAAR coming in at 1.85 million. Other estimates show Q3 volumes up 1.5% to 485,000 and year-to-date sales…
Hyundai Kona sales are up 68.3% year-on-year in August. Note: This article only contains data for the brands reporting monthly. Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive estimate the Canadian new light vehicle market to drop -2.9% year-on-year in August to 160,000 units. We remain well below the average of 180,000+ sales over…
Hyundai Tucson sales are up 123.4% YoY in Canada in July. Note: This article only contains data for the brands reporting monthly. Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive show a Canadian new light vehicle market up 6.9% year-on-year in July to 172,000 units. This is the best July result since pre-pandemic July…
Honda CR-V sales are up 25.4% over Q2. Estimates by local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive have the Canadian new light vehicle market up 5.3% year-on-year in June to 178,000 units. However the year-ago comparison base was particularly low and the SAAR comes in at 1.81 million, the lowest level so far…
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…
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…