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Alex Law
The average new vehicle price in Canada for 2005 was $32,210, but the real big spenders were the folks in the West, while consumers in the Maritimes spent the least.

The average price for a car was $25,108, according to auto analyst Dennis DesRosiers, while the average price for a light truck (including minivans, pickups and SUVs) was $39,858.

DesRosiers reports that buyers in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and B.C. paid the most for a new vehicle on average. The Prairie provinces took the top spots because of their need and/or fondness for trucks, he adds, which are almost more expensive than cars. Alberta managed to get to the top, he adds, because folks there also like more upscale cars.


The average new vehicle price list by province is as follows (with percentage difference from average in brackets):

Alberta: $35,729 (10.9%)
Saskatchewan: $34,458 (7.0%)
Manitoba: $34,438 (6.9%)
BC: $33,900 (5.2%)
Ontario: $32,970 (2.4%)
All Canada: $32,210
NS: $29,967 (-7.0%)
Quebec: $28,842 (-10.5%)
NB: $28,679 (-11.0%)
NFLD: $26,925 (-16.4%)
PEI: $26,079 -19.0%


The average new car price list by province is as follows (with percentage difference from average in brackets):

Ontario: $26,737 (6.5%)
BC: $26,105 (4.0%)
Alberta: $25,811 (2.8%)
All Canada: $25,108
Saskatchewan: $24,871 (-0.9%)
Manitoba: $24,628 (-1.9%)
Quebec: $23,263 (-7.3%)
NS: $23,021 (-8.3%)
NB: $22,468 (-10.5%)
NFLD: $21,630 (-13.9%)
PEI: $21,428 (-14.7%)


The average new light truck (including vans, pickups, SUVs) price list by province is as follows (with percentage difference from average in brackets):

Manitoba: $42,009 (5.4%)
BC: $41,559 (4.3%)
Alberta: $41,383 (3.8%)
Saskatchewan: $39,870 (0.1%)
All Canada: $39,858
Ontario: $39,395 (-1.2%)
NS: $39,138 (-1.8%)
Quebec: $38,983 (-2.2%)
NB: $35,881 (-10.0%)
NFLD: $33,241 (-16.6%)
PEI: $33,080 (-17.0%)
Alex Law
Alex Law
Automotive expert