Canada. New motor vehicle sales fell in August

New motor vehicle sales fell 0.3% to 126,401 units in August, following strong gains in July. Lower sales of passenger cars were responsible for the decline.

Sales of new motor vehicles have generally been rising since the beginning of 2009, following a sharp decline at the end of 2008. On a year-over-year basis, sales in August were 6.6% lower than in August 2008.

Preliminary industry data indicate that the number of new motor vehicles sold was relatively unchanged in September.

Lower sales of North American-built passenger cars

The number of new passenger cars sold in August fell 1.0% to 62,425 units. Sales of North American-built passenger cars decreased 9.3%, partially offsetting the large increase in July. The number of overseas-built passenger cars sold rose by 11.0%, offsetting the declines of the previous three months.

Sales of new trucks (which include minivans, sport-utility vehicles, light and heavy trucks, vans and buses) rose 0.4% to 63,976 units in August. Truck sales have exceeded passenger car sales on a monthly basis since May.

Saskatchewan largest contributor to overall decline in August

The number of new motor vehicles sold declined in six provinces in August. The largest decrease and largest contribution to the overall decline was Saskatchewan (-5.7%), partially offsetting the increase in this province in July.

The largest increase was a 3.8% gain in New Brunswick. The number of new motor vehicles sold in Nova Scotia rose 0.5%, an eighth consecutive monthly advance.

The number of new motor vehicles sold in Ontario (+0.1%) and Quebec (-0.2%) did not change substantially from July.

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