Some stats for digestion ("Cars" vs. "Trucks"), Stats Can data:
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/...00/pop-eng.htm
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1...pid=2010000201
Sales breakdown (total units sold 2018)
(Province: Trucks, Cars):
BC/Territories: 73%, 27%
AB: 84%, 16%
Sask: 86%, 14%
Man: 78%, 22%
Ontario: 71%, 29%
Quebec: 64%, 36%
NB: 74%, 26%
PEI: 69%, 31%
NS: 68%, 32%
NF/L: 75%, 25%
Vehicle Type Units per Capita
(Province: 2018 pop.; Car Units Sold Per Person, Truck Units Sold per Person)
BC/Territories: 4,938,135, 0.013, 0.033
AB: 4,286,134; 0.009, 0.046
Sask: 1,163,925; 0.006, 0.037
Man: 1,338,109; 0.011, 0.040
Ontario: 14,193,384; 0.018, 0.043
Quebec: 8,394,034; 0.020, 0.035
NB: 759,655; 0.014, 0.040
PEI: 152,021; 0.016, 0.035
NS: 953,869; 0.018, 0.037
NF/L: 528,817; 0.014, 0.043
So what can we conclude from the data?
- Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba buy the most trucks in their provinces by vehicle type sold.
- Ontario, Quebec, NB, and NS buy the most passenger cars in their provinces by vehicle type sold.
- Ontario, Quebec, and NS have the highest passenger car units sold per capita
- Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba have the lowest passenger car units sold per capita
- Alberta, Ontario and Newfoundland have the highest truck units sold per capita
Some things to consider:
- no definition for "personal use" vs. commercial use; this is a mixed blend
- no limit on how many cars can be purchased per person, or definition of cars in the household or business
- Territories were combined with BC in Stats Canada numbers
- Does not include data from the secondary/used car market
- Does not include direct foreign and/or used import numbers (from overseas)
I'm going to keep this data, it's great to work with!
