New motor vehicle sales in Saskatchewan posted the highest percentage increase between September and October of this year.

In October, Saskatchewan also posted the second highest year-over-year increase in Canada.

According to Statistics Canada, new car sales jumped by 12 percent from just over 36 hundred in October 2007 to just over 4 thousand in October 2008.

New car sales increased by 5 point 6 percent between September and October of this year, the highest percentage increase among the provinces.

Saskatchewan and Manitoba were the only provinces to have an increase in new car sales between September and October 2008.