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The number of new motor vehicles sold fell 6.2% in July to 132,386 units, partially offsetting the gains in June. Truck and passenger car sales both declined. Lower sales in Ontario accounted for half of the national decrease.
Chart description: New motor vehicle sales down in July
Preliminary industry data indicate that the number of new motor vehicles sold in August decreased 1%.
Sales fall for both trucks and passenger cars
Sales of trucks (which include minivans, sport-utility vehicles, light and heavy trucks, vans and buses) fell 5.9% to 76,360 units in July, a third decline in four months.
Passenger car sales in July decreased 6.7% to 56,026 units. North American-built passenger cars (-10.3%) accounted for most of the decline, which partially offset the 20.0% increase registered in June. Sales of overseas-built passenger cars edged down 0.2%, continuing a downward trend which began in early 2010.
Chart description: Overseas-built passenger car sales on downward trend
Sales down in most provinces
New motor vehicle sales decreased in nine provinces in July.
The largest decrease in units sold was in Ontario, where sales fell 8.3%, partially offsetting the increase in June.
Sales in Alberta decreased 7.9% in July. Sales of new motor vehicles have been on an upward trend since the beginning of 2011.
New motor vehicle sales in Quebec fell 4.1%, contributing to a downward trend in sales that began in late 2010.
Nova Scotia (+1.1%) was the sole province to report a rise in sales, a second consecutive monthly increase.
Available on CANSIM: table 079-0003.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2402.
The July 2011 issue of New Motor Vehicle Sales (63-007-X, free) will be available soon.
Data on new motor vehicle sales for August will be released on October 17.
For general information or to order data, contact Client Services (toll-free 1-877-421-3067; 613-951-3549; retailinfo@statcan.gc.ca). To enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Ashley Ker (613-951-2252), Distributive Trades Division.
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