RE:AutoCanada Rating Reiterated by Scotiabank (ACQ)Carlos Gomes, an economist specializing in the industry at Bank of Nova Scotia in Toronto predicts car and light truck sales in Canada could increase to a record 1.77 million units in 2014. Statistics Canada said light trucks demand was adamant to record new-vehicle sales of 197,740 autos in May. Retail sales went up to an unprecedented $42.0 billion ($38.4 billion – canadian dollars).