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The March sales drop of 5.1% brings year to date sales down the same, at 5.1% over 2018.  Alberta dropped minimally in March by 0.5%.  Nationally, sales were down in March by 2.5% and year to [...]

British Columbia saw the lowest drop in February of all provinces at 6.6%.  Year to date, BC is down 5.2%, slightly less than the national year to date average decrease of 5.4% Source: DesRosiers [...]

BC’s Privacy Commissioner has launched a new website designed for BC businesses and organizations.  PrivacyRight offers a variety of free online tools such as videos, webinars and podcasts about [...]

On Friday, February 8, a regulation was passed establishing an industry code of conduct.  The code sets professional standards for dealers, salespeople, wholesalers, broker-agents and [...]

New vehicle sales in BC dropped 3.8% in January – above the national average of a 7.3% drop.  Alberta dropped substantially at 13.3% for January. Source: Desrosiers Automotive Consultants inc.

British Columbia decreased 9.68% in December and 5.6% year-to-date over 2017.  The national average was -8.0% for December, with overall sales down 2.6% for 2017. Source: Desrosiers Automotive [...]

Buying a vehicle from a private seller comes with risks.  https://globalnews.ca/news/4853246/vancouver-used-car-craigslist-warning/ Be sure to know how to protect yourself against potential risks [...]

The October sales drop for BC of 2.5% brings year to date sales down 4.9% over 2017.  Alberta dropped slightly more for October at 3.0%.  Nationally, sales were down 1.9% in October and year to [...]

New vehicle sales in BC dropped 11.2% in September – below the national decline of 7.4%.  Year to date, BC has dropped 5.1% from 2017, well below the national average decline of 1.6%.  Alberta [...]

New vehicle sales in BC dropped –7.9% in August – below the national average  decline of -1.6%.  Year to date, BC is at -4.3%, also well behind the national average of -0.8%.  Alberta [...]