There was a bit of sunshine in the December figures for new vehicle sales in this province. The pace of transactions involving big ticket items like cars and …
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New Vehicle Sales Continue Slide
One of the indicators of consumer sentiment is how they spend: are they opening their wallets, keeping them closed or being choosy between big items and …
Vehicle Sales Lagging by 10-Percent
This is not shaping up to be a merry Christmas season for the province’s auto dealers. Figures on new car and truck sales take a couple months to compile so …
Up Month, Down Month
Watching the way residents of this province buy new vehicles is a little like watching a roller-coaster. It goes up and then it goes down. The pace of …
Notable Trend Reversal
It’s been a chronic theme – people in this province have been slowing their purchases of new vehicles. Some have argued its cause the car makers are turning our …
We Sure Showed Them
Residents of this province delivered something of a protest over the carbon tax in June by parking their cars. Retail sales figures for the month came out on …