Canada’s new motor vehicle sales totaled 183,921 in April 2026, a 6.0% decline from April 2025. Meanwhile, zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sales rose 21.2% to 17,795, accounting for 9.7% of total new vehicle sales, up from 7.5% in April 2025. New truck sales dropped 6.4%, while passenger car sales saw a smaller decline of 2.7%. source: Statistics Canada

Car Registrations in Canada averaged 100553.67 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 June of 2026.

Car Registrations in Canada is expected to be 120000.00 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
2026-05-14 12:30 PM
New Motor Vehicle Sales
Mar 176.5K 124K 119.0K
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 183.9K


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bankruptcies 298.00 335.00 Companies Apr 2026
Capacity Utilization 78.50 78.90 percent Dec 2025
New Motor Vehicle Sales 183921.00 176500.00 Units Apr 2026
Changes in Inventories 10630.00 -12627.00 CAD Million Mar 2026
Corporate Profits 151074.00 155399.00 CAD Million Mar 2026
Industrial Production -1.80 -1.50 percent Mar 2026
Industrial Production Mom -0.20 1.00 percent Mar 2026
Manufacturing Production -2.40 -3.60 percent Mar 2026
Manufacturing Sales MoM 4.20 3.00 percent Apr 2026
Mining Production -1.20 3.00 percent Mar 2026
New Orders 71102383.00 72439916.00 CAD Thousand Apr 2026
Wholesale Sales MoM 0.60 1.90 percent Apr 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
183921.00 176500.00 220858.00 2756.00 1946 - 2026 Units Monthly
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