New motor vehicle sales : Ventes de véhicules automobiles neufs, bilan de l'année 2006

New Motor Vehicle Sales: 2006 in Review New Motor Vehicle Sales: 2006 in Review Ashley Ker, Distributive Trades Division Summary Sales of new motor vehicle recorded their second best year ever in 2006 for number of units and their best year in terms of sales. [...] In total, the value of car and truck sales in Canada hit a record high of nearly $54.6 billion in 2006, up 3.9% from the previous year. [...] Most of the results shown in this paper come from the New Motor Vehicle Sales Survey, compiled on the basis of figures obtained from motor vehicle manufacturers and importers. [...] The rise in passenger car sales was the result of a substantial 7.2% increase in sales of overseas- built cars. [...] This was up from the 32.0% market share held in 2005, and roughly on par with the proportion in 2004, which was the highest in over a decade.