New Motor Vehicle Sales
The number of new motor vehicles sold. Motor vehicles include all trucks, vans, coaches and buses, minivans, sport utility vehicles, and other passenger cars.
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New Motor Vehicle Sales
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New Motor Vehicle Sales
| TREND: | INCREASEINC | DECREASEDEC | NO CHANGENO CHG | POSITIVEPOS | NEGATIVENEG |
New Motor Vehicle Sales
| TREND: | INCREASEINC | DECREASEDEC | NO CHANGENO CHG | POSITIVEPOS | NEGATIVENEG |
Analysis
PUBLISHED - Oct 19, 2018
The number of new motor vehicles sold in Alberta decreased by 4.8% between August 2017 and August 2018 to 21,228, while the number of motor vehicles sold in Canada decreased by 1.1% over the same period. Sales of passenger vehicles decreased 27.3% year-over-year, while sales of trucks (including minivans, SUVs, light and heavy trucks, vans, and buses) increased by 0.5%. In August 2018 trucks comprised 85.4% of all vehicle sales.