Canada’s new motor vehicle sales totaled 190,564 in May 2026, a 1.9% decline from May 2025. New zero-emssion vehicle (ZEV) sales surged 19.7%, account for 9.6% of total new motor vehicles sales, up from 7.9% in May 2025. Meanwhile, new trucks sales decrease 2.2%, while the number of new passenger cars sold edged up 0.1%. source: Statistics Canada

Car Registrations in Canada averaged 100646.98 Units from 1946 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 220858.00 Units in May of 2018 and a record low of 2756.00 Units in January of 1946. This page provides - Canada Total New Cars - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Canada New Motor Vehicle Sales - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2026.

Car Registrations in Canada is expected to be 122000.00 Units by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Canada New Motor Vehicle Sales is projected to trend around 138000.00 Units in 2027 and 140000.00 Units in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-06-12 12:30 PM
New Motor Vehicle Sales
Apr 183.9K 176.5K 130.0K
2026-07-15 12:30 PM
New Motor Vehicle Sales
May 190.6K 183.9K 175.0K
2026-08-14 12:30 PM
New Motor Vehicle Sales
Jun 190.6K 160.0K


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bankruptcies 300.00 298.00 Companies May 2026
Capacity Utilization 82.50 80.40 percent May 2026
New Motor Vehicle Sales 190600.00 183921.00 Units May 2026
Changes in Inventories 10630.00 -12627.00 CAD Million Mar 2026
Corporate Profits 151074.00 155399.00 CAD Million Mar 2026
Industrial Production 0.20 -1.80 percent Apr 2026
Industrial Production Mom -0.50 -0.20 percent Apr 2026
Manufacturing Production -1.80 -2.40 percent Apr 2026
Manufacturing Sales MoM -0.10 1.30 percent Jun 2026
Mining Production 3.40 -1.20 percent Apr 2026
New Orders 86310297.00 78793831.00 CAD Thousand May 2026
Wholesale Sales MoM 2.70 0.00 percent Jun 2026


Canada New Motor Vehicle Sales
In Canada, New Motor Vehicle Sales refers to the number of new motor vehicles sold during a month, including passenger cars and trucks.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
190600.00 183921.00 220858.00 2756.00 1946 - 2026 Units Monthly
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