BTS | Table 1-15: New and Used Passenger Car Sales and Leases

Table 1-15: New and Used Passenger Car Sales and Leases

(Thousands)

	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
TOTAL new and used passenger car sales	46,830	45,465	^R45,164	^R46,575	^R49,131	^R50,393	^R49,327	^R49,512	^R48,982	^R49,438	50,466
New passenger car sales^a	9,300	8,175	^R8,214	8,518	^R8,990	8,635	8,526	8,272	^R8,142	^R8,698	8,846
Used passenger car sales^b	37,530	37,290	36,950	38,057	40,141	41,758	^R40,801	^R41,240	^R40,840	^R40,740	41,620
Value of transactions ($ billions)	219	230	247	^R257	^R292	^R325	^R333	^R337	335	^R353	363
Average price (current $)	5,830	6,157	^R6,693	^R6,750	^R7,280	^R7,776	^R8,162	^R8,164	^R8,213	^R8,674	8,715
New passenger car leases^c	534	667	882	1,197	1,715	1,795	1,806	2,062	2,174	2,271	2,272

KEY: R = revised.

^a Includes leased cars.

^b Used car sales include sales from franchised dealers, independent dealers, and casual sales.

^c Consumer leases only.

SOURCES:

New passenger car sales:

Ward's, Motor Vehicle Facts & Figures, 2001 (Southfield, MI: 2001), p.15.

Used passenger car sales:

ADT Automotive, 2001 Used Car Market Report (Nashville, TN: 2000), p. 5.

Leased passenger cars:

CNW Marketing/Research, personal communication, May 31, 2000, Aug. 13, 2001.