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New motor vehicle sales
  February 2007r January 2008r February 2008p February 2007 to February 2008 January to February 2008
  Seasonally adjusted
  number of vehicles % change
New motor vehicles 137,186 154,442 149,439 8.9 -3.2
Passenger cars 69,337 82,215 80,628 16.3 -1.9
North American1 43,752 53,700 50,500 15.4 -6.0
Overseas 25,585 28,515 30,128 17.8 5.7
Trucks, vans and buses 67,849 72,227 68,811 1.4 -4.7
New motor vehicles          
Newfoundland and Labrador 2,147 3,094 3,295 53.5 6.5
Prince Edward Island 420 510 486 15.7 -4.7
Nova Scotia 3,691 4,718 4,693 27.1 -0.5
New Brunswick 2,811 3,291 3,321 18.1 0.9
Quebec 33,467 39,998 40,395 20.7 1.0
Ontario 49,158 54,728 51,108 4.0 -6.6
Manitoba 3,764 4,411 4,173 10.9 -5.4
Saskatchewan 3,451 4,322 4,289 24.3 -0.8
Alberta 21,292 22,143 21,410 0.6 -3.3
British Columbia2 16,985 17,227 16,269 -4.2 -5.6
  February 2007 January 2008r February 2008p February 2007 to February 2008  
  Unadjusted  
  number of vehicles % change  
New motor vehicles 99,877 105,543 113,841 14.0  
Passenger cars 47,256 51,844 58,327 23.4  
North American1 30,361 34,557 37,369 23.1  
Overseas 16,895 17,287 20,958 24.0  
Trucks, vans and buses 52,621 53,699 55,514 5.5  
New motor vehicles          
Newfoundland and Labrador 1,253 1,710 2,013 60.7  
Prince Edward Island 278 288 355 27.7  
Nova Scotia 2,606 3,115 3,515 34.9  
New Brunswick 2,019 2,138 2,527 25.2  
Quebec 23,310 25,040 29,750 27.6  
Ontario 35,347 37,287 38,605 9.2  
Manitoba 2,652 2,949 3,086 16.4  
Saskatchewan 2,429 2,958 3,204 31.9  
Alberta 16,333 16,968 17,263 5.7  
British Columbia2 13,650 13,090 13,523 -0.9  
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ppreliminary
1.Manufactured or assembled in Canada, the United States or Mexico .
2.Includes Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut .
Note:Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.
Date Modified: 2009-08-13

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