Canada imported $87.3 billion and exported $49.9 billion in motor vehicles and parts from January through July 2026 on a seasonally adjusted balance-of-payments basis. Compared with the same seven months of 2025, imports rose 3.6% while exports fell 10.1%.
Direct answer: passenger cars and light trucks accounted for $29.5 billion of exports in this dataset, while the broader tires, engines and parts category accounted for $17.6 billion. These categories are components of the total and must not be added to it again.
Canada automotive trade through July 2026
| Measure | Jan.–Jul. 2025 | Jan.–Jul. 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imports | $84.2B | $87.3B | +3.6% |
| Exports | $55.5B | $49.9B | -10.1% |
| Imported cars/light trucks | $43.6B | $47.1B | +7.8% |
| Exported cars/light trucks | $34.3B | $29.5B | -14.0% |
| Imported tires/engines/parts | $30.6B | $31.0B | +1.4% |
| Exported tires/engines/parts | $17.2B | $17.6B | +2.2% |
Finished vehicles and parts moved differently
Passenger-car and light-truck exports declined 14.0% from the comparable 2025 period, while exports in the broader tires, engines and motor-vehicle-parts category rose 2.2%. On the import side, cars and light trucks increased 7.8%, while the corresponding parts category increased 1.4%.
Those figures measure trade value, not vehicle counts, factory output, jobs or profit. Price changes, vehicle mix, exchange rates and cross-border component flows can all move nominal values.
What this data does—and does not—say about manufacturing
Canada’s integrated automotive supply chain moves vehicles and components across borders, but this table alone cannot assign production to Ontario or predict future employment. For labour geography, see Motorz.ca’s automotive jobs map. For policy context, see the 2026 auto-strategy explainer.
Methodology and limitations
- Downloaded Statistics Canada table 12-10-0163-02 on September 11, 2026.
- Used balance-of-payments, seasonally adjusted, monthly nominal-dollar series.
- Summed January through July for identical 2025 and 2026 periods.
- Kept total motor vehicles and parts, cars/light trucks, and tires/engines/parts separate.
- The table does not provide destination-country shares in this selected view, so none are inferred.
- Statistics Canada may revise monthly values.
Primary source
Related measure: read Motorz.ca’s analysis of Canadian automotive manufacturing sales through June 2026.