Monthly Reports

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April 16, 2021

Q1 2021 – Sales

Q1 Sales – 2021 For the first quarter of 2021, Canadian light vehicle sales were much improved, 15.1% up to 378,730 units compared to 1Q in 2020. Passenger car sales were down 8.9% to 62,287 units, while light truck sales rose 21.4% to 316,443 units. Market share of light trucks continues to climb, up to […]

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January 18, 2021

Q4 Sales Report 2020

Q4 2020 Sales Canadian light vehicle sales in fourth quarter of 2020 were down 5.1% to 392,162 units. Passenger car sales dropped 23.3% to 71,316 units, while light truck sales were up slightly 0.1% to 320,846 units compared to the 4Q in 2019. JAMA Canada’s members’ sales as a group dropped 8.3% to 143,598 units. […]

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October 8, 2020

Q3 Sales Report 2020

Q3 Sales Report 2020 Canadian light vehicle sales fell 3.9 % to 500,734 units during the third quarter due to the COVID and economic slowdown. Passenger car sales were down 21.4% to 101,548 units, while light truck sales increased 1.8% to 399,186 units. JAMA Canada members’ sales as a group dropped 5.3% to 181,162units. Sales […]

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July 14, 2020

Q2 2020 Sales

Q2 sales report Now that most automakers have changed to from monthly to quarterly sales reporting, we will only be able to report on quarterly sales figures (DesRosiers continues to provide monthly data, but these are only estimates). Second quarter auto sales in Canada dropped 44.7% to 314,496 units due to falling demand arising from […]

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April 8, 2020

First Quarter 2020 – Sales

 First Quarter 2020 – Sales The global spread of COVID-19 has had a huge impact to Canadian auto industry for March sales, and as a result has affected the sales figures for the first quarter in 2020.  Total light vehicle sales across Canada were down 20% to 329,108 units. Passenger car sales fell by 35.3% […]

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March 11, 2020

JAMA Canada Members’ Sales

(Note: As of January 2020, more than one-third of automakers in Canada have switched to quarterly sales reports, these remarks are only for the JAMA Canada members). February 2020 Japanese automakers’ light vehicle sales as a group were up 2.7% to 43,734 units in February. Most of the members had double-digit increase/decrease and results were […]

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February 7, 2020

January 2020 – Sales

January 2020 – Sales (Note: As of January 2020, more than one-third of automakers in Canada have switched to quarterly sales reports, and their figures are estimated by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants). Canadian light vehicle sales started the new year with positive results, up 0.5% to 109,265 units. Passenger car sales continued to struggle, down 17.2% […]

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January 10, 2020

December 2019 – Sales

December 2019 – Sales Canadian light vehicle sales were down by 4.1% to 109,584 units in December. Passenger car sales dropped 22.0% to 22,396 units while the demand for the light trucks gained 1.9% to 87,188 units. Combined sales of JAMA Canada members fell 13.9% to 39,299 units in December. Passenger car sales dropped 27.0% […]

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December 9, 2019

November 2019 – Sales

Sales – November 2019 Canadian light vehicle sales in November were flat at 143,666 units, two units shy of the last year’s sales. Passenger car sales dropped 18.6% to 31,774 units, while light truck sales rose 6.9% to 111,892 units. As a group, Japanese automakers’ sales lagged 0.9% to 55,007 units in November. Passenger car […]

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