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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 2008r May 2008p 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  
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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.