Multi-purpose vehicles accounted for 340,166 of Canada’s 547,673 new vehicle registrations in Q2 2026—62.1% of the four published body-type categories. Passenger cars represented 13.9%, pickups 19.2% and vans 4.8%.
Direct answer: multi-purpose vehicles dominated Canada’s Q2 2026 registration mix. Vans posted the fastest year-over-year growth at 10.1%, while pickup registrations edged down 0.5%.
Canada’s Q2 2026 registrations by body type
| Body type | Q2 2025 | Q2 2026 | YoY change | 2026 share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-purpose vehicles | 337,746 | 340,166 | +0.7% | 62.1% |
| Pickup trucks | 105,552 | 104,973 | −0.5% | 19.2% |
| Passenger cars | 74,783 | 76,325 | +2.1% | 13.9% |
| Vans | 23,815 | 26,209 | +10.1% | 4.8% |
What the body-type mix shows
The published categories show how strongly new registrations are concentrated in multi-purpose vehicles. That Statistics Canada category covers a broad group and should not be read as a model ranking. It also does not prove that every vehicle in the category is marketed to consumers as an SUV or crossover.
Passenger-car registrations increased by 1,542 year over year, while multi-purpose vehicles added 2,420. Vans added 2,394 registrations from a much smaller base. Pickups declined by 579. Together, the four categories increased 1.1%, matching the direction of the national total.
Why this is not a sales ranking
These figures count new registrations, not wholesale shipments, dealer deliveries or individual model sales. Registration timing may differ from a purchase date. The table also uses administrative categories that are more consistent for statistical comparison than consumer-facing labels.
Readers comparing a specific body style can use Motorz.ca’s Canadian car-buying hub and small-SUV guide. This page owns the national body-type data intent rather than buyer rankings.
Methodology and limitations
- Downloaded the September 8, 2026 release of Table 20-10-0025-01.
- Selected Canada, all fuel types, number of vehicles and the Q2 reference periods represented by April 2025 and April 2026.
- Calculated year-over-year changes and shares from the published counts.
- Statistics Canada applies random rounding and may revise historical values.
- The analysis does not infer why buyers chose a body type or identify individual models.
Primary source
Data accessed: September 11, 2026. Next review: after Statistics Canada releases Q3 2026 data. The hero is a conceptual editorial illustration; it does not depict the vehicles counted in the table.