Canadian new vehicle sales down 0.8 percent in August

Wednesday, 28 October 2026 16:50:47 (GMT+3)   |   San Diego

According to Statistics Canada, new motor vehicle sales in August 2026 totaled 174,611 units, reflecting a decrease of 0.8 percent month-on-month and an increase of 4.9 percent year-on-year. By value, Canadian vehicle sales in August totaled $9.89 billion, compared to $10.08 billion in July and $9.09 billion in August 2025.

Canadian sales of vehicles manufactured in North America totaled 109,552 units in August at a value of $6.63 billion, while sales of vehicles manufactured overseas totaled 65,059 units at a value of $3.26 billion.

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I graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a B.S. in Finance, and also have Masters degree from Northeastern Illinois University in Bilingual Bicultural Education and a Masters from Moody Bible Institute in Divinity. I have been in the steel industry since 2019, focusing on long products.  I now write on finished longs in Mexico, and cover market analysis and dynamics in North America.

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