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New motor vehicle sales
April 2007
March 2008r
April 2008p
April 2007 to April 2008
March to April 2008
Seasonally adjusted
number of vehicles
% change
New motor vehicles
147,587
147,089
143,300
-2.9
-2.6
Passenger cars
75,607
78,941
75,020
-0.8
-5.0
North American1
49,452
47,233
46,129
-6.7
-2.3
Overseas
26,155
31,708
28,891
10.5
-8.9
Trucks, vans and buses
71,980
68,148
68,280
-5.1
0.2
New motor vehicles
Newfoundland and Labrador
2,480
2,533
2,550
2.8
0.7
Prince Edward Island
464
496
474
2.2
-4.4
Nova Scotia
4,273
4,774
4,040
-5.5
-15.4
New Brunswick
2,988
3,283
3,530
18.1
7.5
Quebec
36,898
37,593
36,814
-0.2
-2.1
Ontario
53,545
51,100
52,196
-2.5
2.1
Manitoba
4,077
4,211
3,984
-2.3
-5.4
Saskatchewan
3,810
4,510
4,192
10.0
-7.1
Alberta
21,271
21,535
19,658
-7.6
-8.7
British Columbia2
17,781
17,054
15,862
-10.8
-7.0
April 2007
March 2008 r
April 2008 p
April 2007 to April 2008
Unadjusted
number of vehicles
% change
New motor vehicles
172,428
153,505
179,245
4.0
Passenger cars
92,446
80,365
98,618
6.7
North American1
60,392
50,287
60,137
-0.4
Overseas
32,054
30,078
38,481
20.1
Trucks, vans and buses
79,982
73,140
80,627
0.8
New motor vehicles
Newfoundland and Labrador
3,176
2,530
3,585
12.9
Prince Edward Island
531
452
571
7.5
Nova Scotia
5,531
4,990
5,679
2.7
New Brunswick
3,637
3,509
4,522
24.3
Quebec
46,524
39,517
52,534
12.9
Ontario
61,256
53,765
61,885
1.0
Manitoba
4,713
4,521
4,800
1.8
Saskatchewan
4,261
4,368
5,013
17.6
Alberta
23,761
22,250
22,684
-4.5
British Columbia2
19,038
17,603
17,972
-5.6
r revised
p preliminary
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.