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Dealerships sold 143,270 new vehicles in June, down 1.0% from May. The trend away from trucks to passenger cars continued.
Preliminary industry data for July indicate that the number of new motor vehicles sold will remain relatively unchanged.
Truck sales continue to decline
Sales of new trucks (which include minivans, sport-utility vehicles, light and heavy trucks, vans and buses) declined 2.4% to 63,746 units. Lower sales have been observed for this vehicle type since the beginning of the year.
Passenger car sales were relatively stable in June with sales of 79,524 units, an increase of 0.1%. North American-built passenger car sales increased for the second consecutive month. Offsetting this increase was a decline in overseas-built passenger cars.
Sales decline concentrated in Quebec and the Atlantic provinces
The largest decreases were observed in Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Quebec. Despite this decline, sales in Quebec continued to be strong since the beginning of the year.
Available on CANSIM: table 079-0003.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2402.
The June 2008 issue of New Motor Vehicle Sales (63-007-XWE, free) will be available soon.
Data on new motor vehicle sales for July will be released on September 15.
For more information, or to order data, contact Client Services (toll-free 1-877-421-3067; 613-951-3549; retailinfo@statcan.gc.ca). To enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Mark Switzer (613-951-7137), Distributive Trades Division.
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