Assuming you have a table like this ( tableXxxtables having a field with a name xxx), your query had a syntax error, having a comma after AS C,, without this comma, it works correctly (at least using sqlite, because mssql is not working on sqlfiddle for me):
http://sqlfiddle.com/#!5/5fa6c/3
SELECT COUNT(cars) AS A,
(SELECT COUNT(boats) FROM tableBoats) AS B,
(SELECT COUNT(trees) FROM tableTrees) AS C
FROM tableCars
By the way, you can simplify your request to
SELECT (SELECT COUNT(cars ) FROM tableCars ) AS A,
(SELECT COUNT(boats) FROM tableBoats) AS B,
(SELECT COUNT(trees) FROM tableTrees) AS C
Other answers are also perfect :)