2021 is an entirely different story. Dealers are open. Canadians remain seemingly flush with savings from all the travel not travelled, all the movies not watched, all the pants not bought. According to Desrosiers Automotive Reports, second-quarter sales in 2021 jumped 52 percent to just under 479,000 units.
So, all is well? Not quite. The last three months was not the most sterling of Q2s. In the half-decade prior to 2020’s disastrous result, a typical April-to-June period produces roughly 590,000 auto sales in Canada, 111,000 more than the three-month period that just ended.
Yet after a first quarter in which the industry recovered at just a 15-percent rate, Q2’s 52-percent jump is more than welcome, especially considering the microchip-inflicted inventory challenges faced by some of Canada’s best-selling nameplates. First-half auto sales in 2021 are up by a third to 857,000 units, Desrosiers reports. But that’s not representative of demand. Dealers across the country bel
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Honda has the lowest average costs for service and warranty on its new vehicles among non-premium brands, while its Acura brand is tied with Lexus for premium brands. Meanwhile, electric vehicles (EVs) average twice as much in repair costs as conventional vehicles, and nearly three times as much as hybrids.
That’s from an inaugural report from analytics company We Predict, based in Michigan. The report,
Deepview True Cost Report, looked at service records for model-year-2021 vehicles after three months from delivery.
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