Motorz.ca analyzes public Canadian automotive data and clearly labelled calculation models to help drivers, journalists and researchers understand vehicle demand, ownership costs, charging, safety and the auto industry.
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Latest research
Vehicle-market data
Canada’s Q2 2026 vehicle registrations: where EV, hybrid and gasoline demand moved
Motorz-filtered Statistics Canada registration counts, calculated ZEV totals, shares and period changes.
Vehicle-market data
Where new-vehicle registrations are highest per capita in Canada
Motorz registrations-per-100,000 calculation using Statistics Canada registrations and population.
Ownership costs
What Canadians are paying for gas in 2026: a city-by-city cost comparison
Motorz annual fuel-cost model using Statistics Canada city prices.
Vehicle-market data
Vehicle-market data
Canada’s Q2 2026 vehicle registrations: where EV, hybrid and gasoline demand moved
Motorz-filtered Statistics Canada registration counts, calculated ZEV totals, shares and period changes.
Vehicle-market data
What new vehicles sold for in Canada in 2026—and why the average needs context
Motorz sales-dollars-per-unit proxy derived from Statistics Canada totals.
Vehicle-market data
New 2027 vehicles coming to Canada: what automakers have confirmed so far
A Motorz tracker limited to manufacturer-confirmed Canadian announcements.
Vehicle-market data
What Canadians are buying: the pickup-truck market in 2026
Motorz H1 aggregation and year-over-year calculations from Statistics Canada registrations.
Vehicle-market data
What Canadians registered in Q2 2026: SUVs, cars, pickups and vans
Motorz comparison of published body-type registrations.
Vehicle-market data
Where new-vehicle registrations are highest per capita in Canada
Motorz registrations-per-100,000 calculation using Statistics Canada registrations and population.
EV and hybrid data
EV and hybrid data
Where Canada’s highway EV charging coverage has the thinnest redundancy
Motorz corridor screening based on NRCan public-station and planning data.
EV and hybrid data
What does it cost to charge an EV in Canada in 2026?
Motorz 18 kWh/100 km scenarios using named utility, regulator and network rates.
Ownership costs
Ownership costs
What Canadians are paying for gas in 2026: a city-by-city cost comparison
Motorz annual fuel-cost model using Statistics Canada city prices.
Ownership costs
Gas, hybrid or EV? What a Canadian road trip costs in 2026
Motorz route-distance and standardized-efficiency model using official inputs.
Automotive industry
Automotive industry
Where Canada’s auto-manufacturing jobs are concentrated in 2026
Motorz combined selected NAICS payroll-employee measures from Statistics Canada.
Automotive industry
Where Canada’s vehicles go: automotive exports and imports in 2026
Motorz aggregation of Statistics Canada automotive trade groupings.
Automotive industry
Canada’s automotive manufacturing sales in 2026: what factory data shows
Motorz H1 comparison of Statistics Canada factory sales.
Safety and recalls
Safety and recalls
What Canada’s 2026 vehicle recalls reveal about the problems automakers are fixing
Motorz aggregation of unique Transport Canada recall notices by official system label.
Used-vehicle market
Used-vehicle market
What 20 used-car listings reveal about asking prices in three Canadian provinces
A bounded snapshot of public asking prices in three provinces.
Used-vehicle market
What used EVs cost in Canada in 2026: a 25-listing price sample
A bounded snapshot of public used-EV asking prices.
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