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Sales of passenger cars fell 35.8% to 319 thousand in Canada in 2020, according to ACEA.
Historically, sales of passenger cars in Canada reached an all time high of 1,135 thousand in 1985 and an all time low of 319 thousand in 2020. When compared to Canada's main peers, sales of passenger cars in Australia amounted to 677 thousand, 532 thousand in Mexico, 1,631 thousand in United Kingdom and 3,402 thousand in USA in 2020.
Canada has been ranked 23rd within the group of 64 countries we follow in terms of sales of passenger cars, 8 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Sales Of New Passenger Cars | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Australia | thousand | 927 | 916 | 874 | 799 | 677 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Belgium | thousand | 540 | 547 | 550 | 550 | 431 | ||||||||||||||||
Belize | thousand | ... | ... | ... | 0.400 | 0.374 | 0.348 | 0.348 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
Canada | thousand | 661 | 640 | 578 | 497 | 319 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
China | thousand | ... | ... | ... | 24,377 | 24,718 | 23,710 | 21,472 | 20,178 | ... | ... | |||||||||||
France | thousand | 2,015 | 2,111 | 2,173 | 2,214 | 1,650 | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | thousand | 3,352 | 3,441 | 3,436 | 3,607 | 2,918 | ||||||||||||||||
Guatemala | thousand | ... | ... | ... | 16.6 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 13.4 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
Honduras | thousand | ... | ... | ... | 0.800 | 9.77 | 10.3 | 9.51 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
Indonesia | thousand | 835 | 834 | 879 | 786 | 389 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Ireland | thousand | 147 | 131 | 126 | 117 | 88.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | thousand | 4,146 | 4,386 | 4,391 | 4,301 | 3,810 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Malaysia | thousand | 515 | 515 | 533 | 550 | 481 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Mexico | thousand | 1,066 | 984 | 883 | 764 | 532 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
New Zealand | thousand | 103 | 108 | 108 | 104 | 80.4 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Papua New Guinea | thousand | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
USA | thousand | 6,873 | 6,080 | 5,304 | 4,720 | 3,402 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | thousand | 2,693 | 2,541 | 2,367 | 2,311 | 1,631 |