Canada: 2019 new car production: falling for the third consecutive year
Toronto
February 13, 2020
Research company: Deloitte Automotive Consultant
On January 31, 2019, we announced new car production figures for 2019.
New cars (passenger light trucks): Production volume (see table)
The number of vehicles decreased by 4.9% from the previous year to 1,946,074 units for the third consecutive year.
By segment: Production volume
Passenger cars: production decreased by 28.9%
Light trucks: production increased 7.1%,
The share of light trucks increased from 67% in the previous year to 75%.
By manufacturer: Production volume
Leading production volume: FCA
Production of light trucks “Dodge Caravan” and “Chrysler Pacifica” fell, resulting in a 4.8% decrease from the previous year.
In March 2019, FCA announced a plan to cut 1,500 jobs at its Windsor, Ontario plant.
However, in November it decided to extend employment until the first quarter of 2020 (January to March).
Maintain second place: Toyota
Production of light-duty truck “RAV4” increased by 67.1% to 353,374 units.
On the other hand, the transfer of passenger car “Corolla” production to the United States resulted in a 5.9% decrease in total production.
Maintains third place: Honda
Production of the Civic passenger car and the CR-V light truck dropped, resulting in a 5.8% decrease.
-JETRO
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