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New motor vehicle sales
May 2007
April 2008r
May 2008p
May 2007 to May 2008
April to May 2008
Seasonally adjusted
number of vehicles
% change
New motor vehicles
145,277
143,574
145,224
0.0
1.1
Passenger cars
73,586
75,753
78,988
7.3
4.3
North American1
47,069
46,467
48,406
2.8
4.2
Overseas
26,517
29,286
30,582
15.3
4.4
Trucks, vans and buses
71,691
67,821
66,236
-7.6
-2.3
New motor vehicles
Newfoundland and Labrador
2,391
2,524
2,494
4.3
-1.2
Prince Edward Island
474
475
487
2.7
2.5
Nova Scotia
3,709
4,076
4,582
23.5
12.4
New Brunswick
3,265
3,536
3,376
3.4
-4.5
Quebec
37,809
37,160
38,013
0.5
2.3
Ontario
51,783
52,194
51,566
-0.4
-1.2
Manitoba
3,880
4,015
4,054
4.5
1.0
Saskatchewan
3,802
4,120
4,035
6.1
-2.1
Alberta
21,172
19,547
20,409
-3.6
4.4
British Columbia2
16,992
15,927
16,208
-4.6
1.8
May 2007
April 2008 r
May 2008 p
May 2007 to May 2008
Unadjusted
number of vehicles
% change
New motor vehicles
189,076
179,270
188,135
-0.5
Passenger cars
102,564
98,643
109,709
7.0
North American1
65,400
60,162
67,352
3.0
Overseas
37,164
38,481
42,357
14.0
Trucks, vans and buses
86,512
80,627
78,426
-9.3
New motor vehicles
Newfoundland and Labrador
3,684
3,585
3,717
0.9
Prince Edward Island
638
571
662
3.8
Nova Scotia
5,353
5,679
6,288
17.5
New Brunswick
4,538
4,522
4,605
1.5
Quebec
52,144
52,553
53,361
2.3
Ontario
65,220
61,887
64,584
-1.0
Manitoba
4,702
4,800
4,875
3.7
Saskatchewan
4,630
5,013
4,723
2.0
Alberta
26,960
22,596
25,461
-5.6
British Columbia2
21,207
18,064
19,859
-6.4
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.