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The number of new motor vehicles sold in January rose 15.4% to 153,623 units. A significant factor in January's growth was the resumption of supply for certain models of passenger cars.
New motor vehicle sales up in January
Chart description: New motor vehicle sales up in January
Preliminary industry data indicate that the number of new motor vehicles sold in February fell 7%.
Sales grow for both passenger cars and trucks
Passenger car sales rose 23.9% to 71,539 units, mainly reflecting higher sales of lower-cost vehicles. North-American built passenger cars led the growth, rising 28.5%. Sales of overseas-built passenger cars (+16.8%) rose for a fifth consecutive month.
Sales of trucks (which include minivans, sport-utility vehicles, light and heavy trucks, vans and buses) increased 8.8% in January, offsetting declines in November and December.
Passenger car sales up in January
Chart description: Passenger car sales up in January
Sales increase most in Ontario and Quebec
New motor vehicle sales were up in every province in January.
Ontario (+23.7%) reported the largest increase in the number of new motor vehicles sold—the fifth increase in six months.
Sales of new motor vehicles in Quebec (+9.8%) grew for the fifth consecutive month.
Among the Western provinces, Alberta (+16.3%) registered the largest increase in unit sales. January's gain more than offset declines in November and December.
The largest increase in units sold among the Atlantic provinces was in Nova Scotia (+11.0%).
Available without charge in CANSIM: table 079-0003.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2402.
The January 2012 issue of New Motor Vehicle Sales (63-007-X, free) will soon be available.
Data on new motor vehicle sales for February will be released on April 17.
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 Jason Aston (613-951-0746), Distributive Trades Division.
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