New motor vehicle registrations, second quarter 2026

Released: 2026-09-08

Canadians registered 547,673 new motor vehicles in the second quarter, the highest level since the second quarter of 2019. In the second quarter of 2026, new motor vehicle registrations were up 1.1% from the second quarter of 2025 and 37.7% from the first quarter of 2026.

Most vehicle types saw an increase in new registrations in the second quarter compared with the same quarter of the previous year. New registrations of vans (+10.1%) saw the largest increase, followed by those of passenger cars (+2.1%) and multipurpose vehicles (+0.7%). New registrations of pickup trucks (-0.5%) experienced the sole decrease when compared with the second quarter of 2025.

Among fuel types, new registrations of hybrid electric vehicles (+39.5%) recorded the largest increase in the second quarter of 2026 compared with one year earlier, followed by battery electric vehicles (+37.4%) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (+8.0%). In contrast, new registrations of gasoline vehicles (-7.3%) and diesel vehicles (-12.6%) decreased compared with the second quarter of 2025.

Zero-emission vehicles account for more than 1 in 10 new motor vehicle registrations for the third consecutive quarter

In the second quarter, 58,811 new zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) were registered, representing a 26.7% increase from the same quarter a year earlier. This marked the second consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth in ZEV registrations. ZEVs accounted for 10.7% of all new motor vehicle registrations in the second quarter, up from 8.6% in the same quarter a year earlier. By origin of assembly, 54.6% of ZEVs were assembled in Asia, 27.3% in North America and 18.1% in Europe.

Among provinces, new ZEV registrations increased year over year in Ontario (+46.6%), Nova Scotia (+46.0%), Saskatchewan (+39.6%), Manitoba (+39.2%), British Columbia (+31.5%), Prince Edward Island (+16.7%) and Quebec (+12.5%) in the second quarter. In contrast, New Brunswick (-16.6%) experienced a decrease compared with the second quarter of 2025.

Products

The "New motor vehicle registrations: Quarterly data visualization tool," an interactive tool that allows users to compare and analyze new motor vehicle registration data by fuel type and geography, is now available online.

The "Interactive map of new zero-emission vehicle registrations," which provides current and historical data on new zero-emission vehicle registrations, by geographic level, is now available online.

The "New Motor Vehicle Registrations by Origin of Assembly: Quarterly Data Visualization Tool" is now available online. This interactive tool enables users to explore and compare new motor vehicle registration data by origin of assembly and fuel type.

Contact information

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