New light vehicle sales in Canada fell 1.1% in August from July, and dropped 1.2% from the year-earlier month, the Detroit News said, citing Statistics Canada.
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The agency reportedly said the August sales decline came despite the continuation of incentives that helped boost sales in July and was “the smallest monthly change in 2003, a year during which sales have gone through major fluctuations.”
Sales in July were up 12.4% after sales in June fell 10.4% and preliminary figures from car makers indicate the number of new motor vehicles sold in September dropped 2% from August, the report said.
