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Dealerships sold 141,574 new motor vehicles in September, up 2.5% from August and the first increase following three months of declines.
Passenger car sales rise after two consecutive monthly declines
Passenger car sales increased 2.3% in September to 75,398 units. This rise partially offset the declines in July and August. Sales of both North American-built and overseas-built passenger cars rose.
Sales of new trucks (which include minivans, sport-utility vehicles, light and heavy trucks, vans and buses) increased 2.8% to 66,176 units. Truck sales had stabilized over the previous three months after a period of declines that began in January 2008.
Preliminary industry data for October suggests that the number of new motor vehicles sold edged down, due to a decline in passenger cars.
Sales increase in nine provinces
New motor vehicle sales were up in nine provinces in September, with the largest advance occurring in Prince Edward Island. Rising sales in Alberta, British Columbia (including the three territories) and Nova Scotia accounted for more than half of the national increase.
Saskatchewan was the only province to observe a sales decline in September. However, sales levels were 10.0% higher than the same month of last year.
Available on CANSIM: table 079-0003.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2402.
The September 2008 issue of New Motor Vehicle Sales (63-007-XWE, free) will be available soon.
Data on new motor vehicle sales for October will be released on December 12.
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 Ashley Ker (613-951-2252), Distributive Trades Division.
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