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New motor vehicle sales increased 3.5% to 133,559 units in October after rising in September. Sales of new motor vehicles have generally been increasing since the beginning of 2009, following a sharp decline at the end of 2008. On a year-over-year basis, October's sales were 3.2% lower than October 2008.
Preliminary industry data indicate that the number of new motor vehicles sold decreased by 7% in November.
Higher sales of North American-built passenger cars contributed to most of October's increase. The 7.6% gain in sales of North American-built passenger cars was the main reason for a 5.3% rise in the number of new passenger cars sold to 68,001 units. Sales of North American-built passenger cars have been rising since the spring of 2009, following a major downturn in 2008. The number of overseas-built passenger cars sold increased by 2.3%, more than offsetting the decline in September.
Sales of new trucks (which include minivans, sport-utility vehicles, light and heavy trucks, vans and buses) rose for a fourth consecutive month, up 1.6% to 65,558 units in October.
The number of new motor vehicles sold increased in eight provinces in October. Ontario (+3.8%) was the largest contributor to the advance. Sales in Ontario have increased 7 out of 10 months in 2009.
The region composed of British Columbia and the territories increased 4.5% in October, following a similar gain in September.
Sales were down in Prince Edward Island (-7.3%) and New Brunswick (-2.7%). New Brunswick's decline follows strong increases in the previous three months.
Available on CANSIM: table 079-0003.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2402.
The October 2009 issue of New Motor Vehicle Sales (63-007-X, free) will be available soon.
Data on new motor vehicle sales for November will be released on January 15, 2010.
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October 2008 | September 2009r | October 2009p | October 2008 to October 2009 | September to October 2009 | |
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Seasonally adjusted | |||||
number of vehicles | % change | ||||
New motor vehicles | 137,920 | 129,065 | 133,559 | -3.2 | 3.5 |
Passenger cars | 71,182 | 64,571 | 68,001 | -4.5 | 5.3 |
North American1 | 44,911 | 36,558 | 39,339 | -12.4 | 7.6 |
Overseas | 26,271 | 28,013 | 28,662 | 9.1 | 2.3 |
Trucks, vans and buses | 66,738 | 64,494 | 65,558 | -1.8 | 1.6 |
New motor vehicles | |||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,727 | 2,675 | 2,727 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
Prince Edward Island | 429 | 492 | 456 | 6.3 | -7.3 |
Nova Scotia | 4,437 | 4,170 | 4,417 | -0.5 | 5.9 |
New Brunswick | 3,341 | 3,353 | 3,262 | -2.4 | -2.7 |
Quebec | 34,793 | 33,519 | 34,626 | -0.5 | 3.3 |
Ontario | 49,453 | 47,369 | 49,182 | -0.5 | 3.8 |
Manitoba | 3,914 | 3,767 | 3,914 | 0.0 | 3.9 |
Saskatchewan | 4,272 | 4,053 | 4,178 | -2.2 | 3.1 |
Alberta | 19,898 | 16,201 | 16,725 | -15.9 | 3.2 |
British Columbia2 | 14,656 | 13,466 | 14,072 | -4.0 | 4.5 |
October 2008 | September 2009r | October 2009p | October 2008 to October 2009 | ||
Unadjusted | |||||
number of vehicles | % change | ||||
New motor vehicles | 126,064 | 132,595 | 123,608 | -1.9 | |
Passenger cars | 63,518 | 67,469 | 61,429 | -3.3 | |
North American1 | 39,724 | 38,747 | 35,303 | -11.1 | |
Overseas | 23,794 | 28,722 | 26,126 | 9.8 | |
Trucks, vans and buses | 62,546 | 65,126 | 62,179 | -0.6 | |
New motor vehicles | |||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,242 | 2,792 | 2,266 | 1.1 | |
Prince Edward Island | 383 | 527 | 395 | 3.1 | |
Nova Scotia | 3,612 | 4,100 | 3,585 | -0.7 | |
New Brunswick | 2,888 | 3,391 | 2,824 | -2.2 | |
Quebec | 32,053 | 35,453 | 31,869 | -0.6 | |
Ontario | 45,642 | 48,354 | 45,635 | 0.0 | |
Manitoba | 3,764 | 4,139 | 3,849 | 2.3 | |
Saskatchewan | 4,056 | 4,212 | 4,158 | 2.5 | |
Alberta | 18,640 | 16,205 | 16,168 | -13.3 | |
British Columbia2 | 12,784 | 13,422 | 12,859 | 0.6 |