CARY, N.C. -

Based on the sales reports from automakers, the certified pre-owned market in Canada took a positive turn in March. 

For example, Honda Canada said it had its best-ever month for certified pre-owned sales, moving 3,551 units. That was up 114% year-over-year.

Additionally, the company said each of its regions in Canada had record CPO sales, as well.

For the first quarter, Honda moved 7,584 CPO units, beating the year-ago figure by 33% and pacing toward a best-ever year.

Meantime, Acura Canada increased its March certified sales by 132%, selling 598 units. First-quarter CPO sales were at 1,327 for Acura, a 12% hike.

Next up, Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. also had its best-ever month for certified sales. It moved 1,263 units, which marked a 62% year-over-year rise. The March sales tally was also up 30% from the prior record (set in March 2013).

Over at Nissan Canada, the Nissan and Infiniti brands both made some headway in March.

Nissan moved 1,024 CPO vehicles, up from 804 in March 2020. This was the brand’s best certified month in the last year.

Infiniti had 165 CPO sales in March, up from 119 a year ago. This was the brand’s strongest certified tally in nine months.

Year-to-date, there have been 2,318 Nissan CPO sales, compared to 3,022 in the first quarter of 2020. Infiniti had 348 certified sales in Q1, down from 410 a year ago.

At Mercedes-Benz Canada, there were 3,336 CPO sales in the first quarter, a 27.1% increase. Total pre-owned sales reached 3,845 certified sales (up 27.4%).

The company capped the quarter with March representing best-ever CPO and total pre-owned sales.