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Auto sales rise despite tensions, uncertainty

Auto Service World

DesRosiers Automotive Consultants estimated that Canadian new vehicle sales reached 187,000 units in May 2025 — a 7.9 on USMCA auto parts, expected to take effect on May 3, was postponed. In Canada, counter-tariffs introduced on April 9 are already starting to affect the market. per cent increase over the same month last year.

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Cox economist: Auto markets should stand strong despite economic headwinds

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That’s the reassuring message sent by Cox Automotive senior economist Charlie Chesbrough in “Charlie's Real-Time Quarterly Market Update,” a webinar presented last week by the American International Automobile Dealers Association. Experts are split on whether there will be a significant economic downturn, but, Chesbrough said.

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New sales market sees first real setback

Auto Service World

Despite a dip in September sales, Canada’s auto market maintains a robust year-to-date growth, driven by strong performances from key brands. Canada’s automotive market experienced a slight setback in September, with sales of new vehicles dropping 3.6 per cent compared to the same month last year.

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Auto Market Forecast for 2024: The Old Normal

Automotive Fleet

Cox Automotive welcomes a return to normalcy after four years of everything but normal, with nothing in the data suggesting vehicle market surges in any direction.

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Cox midyear review: Consumers’ waiting game slows growth of auto market

Auto Remarketing

Uncertainty is the name of the game right now in the automotive market, according to chief economist Jonathan Smoke and Cox’s team of analysts, as consumers wait for any number of things — including.

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First-Ever 2025 Toyota Corolla Cross Electric Arrives to Show the Future of EVs - in CGI

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The Japanese automaker has found enough time to prepare a tidal wave of novelties this year for the automotive markets is most fond of. Toyota introduced so many novelties solely across the US auto market that I am a bit afraid to make a list because I might forget some of the most critical mo. Nope, not at all.

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"Unthinkable": Tariffs Put Auto Market on Tough Road

Automotive Fleet

About 44% of the new vehicles sold in the U.S. last year were imported from countries across North America, Europe, and Asia.