According to Statistics Canada, total new motor vehicle sales in December totaled 128,352 units, reflecting a decline of 21.4 percent month-on-month and a drop of 2.9 percent year-on-year. By value, Canadian vehicle sales in December totaled $5.27 billion, compared to $6.47 billion in November and $5.13 billion in December 2015.
For the full-year 2016, Canadian motor vehicle sales totaled 1,983,745 units, reflecting a 2.3 percent increase from 2015 full-year totals. By value, full-year vehicle sales totaled $76.1 billion in 2016, compared to $70.8 billion in 2015.