Vehicle sales up slightly in January

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[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]February 7, 2020 by Allan Janssen[FONT=&quot][/FONT][h=1]Vehicle sales up slightly in January[/h]
[FONT=&quot]DesRosier Automotive Consultants saw some stability in December sales of light vehicles in Canada.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Total sales reached an estimated 109,265 units, a 0.5% increase over January 2019 when 108,774 units were sold.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The consulting company reports that passenger car sales continued to struggle, down 17.2% for the month but light truck sales managed to overcome this decrease—if only just—with their own 6.3% increase. With this continued disparity, passenger cars accounted for just 20.5% of total January 2020 sales while light trucks claimed 79.5%, closer than ever to an 80/20 split in the market.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In total, 12 vehiclebrands recorded sales increases for the month with three remaining relatively stable[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]More information on these sales numbers can be found in the DesRosiers Automotive Reports.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]www.desrosiers.ca[/FONT]