Table 8.4
New motor vehicle sales

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New motor vehicle sales: Part 1
  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec
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  units
1968 889,453 14,005 3,838 30,791 22,847 218,738
1969 917,505 12,643 3,458 27,795 22,885 225,935
1970 774,241 12,147 3,192 24,650 19,987 198,604
1971 940,332 16,333 3,978 29,997 27,191 236,464
1972 1,065,621 21,065 4,495 32,897 30,088 270,871
1973 1,226,698 24,160 5,139 40,019 33,912 316,430
1974 1,249,304 23,066 5,359 42,175 35,073 317,346
1975 1,316,629 22,075 5,148 41,448 35,019 323,703
1976 1,291,463 20,343 5,336 41,403 35,005 336,347
1977 1,344,959 21,768 5,470 42,124 35,195 333,617
1978 1,366,544 24,972 6,528 47,992 37,350 332,197
1979 1,396,402 25,796 6,553 46,331 37,986 365,928
1980 1,263,807 24,352 5,388 42,046 34,086 315,344
1981 1,190,882 19,565 4,650 37,202 28,309 286,633
1982 920,902 17,358 3,755 32,563 23,134 224,122
1983 1,081,088 20,156 5,315 40,422 31,093 288,050
1984 1,283,502 21,553 6,308 48,297 36,405 360,249
1985 1,530,410 23,567 6,236 53,035 39,379 411,739
1986 1,515,920 24,560 5,912 51,923 38,429 396,109
1987 1,533,637 27,272 5,998 52,039 38,530 413,751
1988 1,565,501 28,336 6,179 52,738 40,476 414,467
1989 1,483,875 26,870 5,317 46,356 38,989 386,705
1990 1,317,869 22,211 5,008 40,227 34,103 342,333
1991 1,287,790 20,384 4,097 34,764 33,071 343,010
1992 1,227,419 19,410 4,217 35,143 31,896 333,320
1993 1,192,934 19,544 4,449 35,428 32,235 309,698
1994 1,260,056 20,225 4,764 36,157 31,779 319,424
1995 1,166,535 17,112 4,223 32,325 30,098 293,166
1996 1,204,557 16,199 4,120 33,334 30,288 305,341
1997 1,424,380 20,985 4,717 38,423 36,403 352,249
1998 1,428,932 21,472 4,556 40,382 37,981 364,007
1999 1,542,041 24,421 4,802 43,374 41,849 385,940
2000 1,587,561 23,859 4,902 44,152 40,790 390,374
2001 1,597,964 24,649 4,635 43,311 38,185 397,757
2002 1,733,318 25,790 4,996 47,476 40,937 433,619
2003 1,626,468 25,428 4,731 46,360 37,408 420,185
2004 1,575,195 22,898 4,696 45,164 34,517 405,081
2005 1,630,310 24,899 4,847 46,154 34,228 407,774
2006 1,666,327 24,188 4,933 47,738 35,403 404,198
2007 1,690,538 28,260 5,303 49,187 37,293 413,405
2008 1,674,145 31,448 5,504 52,426 39,522 435,155
2009 1,484,856 28,755 5,286 47,872 35,274 396,574
2010 1,584,498 31,669 5,783 47,643 38,776 419,847
New motor vehicle sales: Part 2
  Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia and the Territories
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  units
1968 357,732 37,602 39,919 78,066 85,915
1969 372,237 37,223 33,814 83,851 97,664
1970 309,950 31,824 26,582 66,271 81,034
1971 379,144 37,031 34,110 78,751 97,333
1972 415,053 43,579 42,073 93,365 112,135
1973 469,190 52,218 49,363 106,320 129,947
1974 453,106 56,511 60,851 120,795 135,022
1975 510,633 55,922 61,647 128,287 132,747
1976 456,610 59,028 61,192 145,547 130,652
1977 497,155 58,040 54,213 151,927 145,450
1978 507,328 58,691 55,132 155,168 141,195
1979 493,917 54,226 55,093 167,933 142,639
1980 420,831 49,879 51,978 165,848 154,055
1981 419,495 43,345 48,902 153,846 148,935
1982 336,190 36,650 41,474 111,603 94,053
1983 409,420 40,254 41,531 107,855 96,992
1984 497,674 45,969 42,880 116,003 108,164
1985 614,217 54,580 47,549 149,394 130,714
1986 609,288 55,726 47,308 141,953 144,712
1987 620,410 50,765 43,125 131,687 150,060
1988 644,228 46,392 40,234 137,284 155,167
1989 593,532 43,438 37,091 137,889 167,688
1990 502,045 40,084 35,691 134,884 161,283
1991 485,153 37,679 33,076 134,992 161,564
1992 465,669 36,614 29,705 120,120 151,325
1993 457,394 34,696 28,852 122,852 147,786
1994 492,420 36,747 32,357 130,217 155,966
1995 452,766 35,614 30,918 122,244 148,069
1996 460,688 41,276 35,853 133,762 143,696
1997 549,423 47,562 42,521 167,671 164,426
1998 570,528 43,058 36,056 163,395 147,497
1999 645,470 43,359 34,775 160,838 157,213
2000 660,820 42,666 36,682 175,546 167,770
2001 647,300 43,304 38,354 187,863 172,606
2002 689,668 49,309 41,585 204,806 195,132
2003 629,774 46,062 41,145 194,451 180,924
2004 600,928 45,331 38,822 196,153 181,605
2005 617,714 46,500 39,252 222,361 186,581
2006 620,649 45,924 39,915 248,731 194,648
2007 605,799 47,099 45,546 257,050 201,596
2008 592,088 48,029 49,480 238,413 182,080
2009 542,609 43,995 44,893 186,768 152,830
2010 586,633 45,355 47,599 204,537 156,656
Source(s):
Motor vehicle Manufacturers' Association of Canada, New Motor Vehicle Sales (Catalogue no. 63-007-XIE). Contact: M. Switzer (613-951-7137). CANSIM table: 079-0003.