Data source for Chart 26.3
New motor vehicle sales

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Chart 26.3 is a line chart showing new motor vehicle sales from 2000 to 2011, by type of vehicle.

Sales of passenger cars rose from 2000 to a high of 935,000 in 2002, then to a low of 820,000 in 2004. They recovered to 895,000 in 2008, then began to fall in 2009. By 2011, passenger car sales fell to 691,000.

Truck sales from 2000 to a high of 799,000 in 2002, then to a low of 756,000 in 2004. They recovered to 832,000 in 2007, then dropped in 2008 and 2009. In 2010, truck sales recovered strongly, surpassing passenger car sales. In 2011, 929,000 trucks were sold.

Chart 26.3 New motor vehicle sales
Table summary
This table displays the results of chart 26.3 new motor vehicle sales passenger cars and trucks, calculated using units units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Passenger cars Trucks
  units
2000 849,171 738,390
2001 868,633 729,331
2002 934,704 798,614
2003 865,475 760,993
2004 820,103 755,092
2005 845,222 785,088
2006 863,161 803,166
2007 859,003 831,535
2008 894,506 779,639
2009 747,671 737,185
2010 710,214 874,285
2011 691,079 929,498
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 079-0003.
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