Table 1-15: Annual U.S. Motor Vehicle Production and Factory (Wholesale) Sales (Thousands),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,1960,1965,1970,1975,1980,1985,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000, "Production, total","7,905","11,120","8,284","8,987","8,010","11,653","9,783","8,811","9,702","10,898","12,263","11,985","11,833","12,119","12,003","13,025","12,771", Passenger cars,"6,703","9,335","6,550","6,717","6,376","8,185","6,077","5,439","5,664","5,981","6,614","6,351","6,083","5,927","5,554","5,638","5,542", Commercial vehiclesa,"1,202","1,785","1,734","2,270","1,634","3,468","3,706","3,372","4,038","4,917","5,649","5,635","5,749","6,192","6,448","7,387","7,228", "Factory (wholesale) sales, total","7,869","11,057","8,239","8,985","8,067","11,467","9,775","8,795","9,747","10,857","12,189","12,023","11,916","12,223","12,112","12,127","12,527", Passenger cars,"6,675","9,306","6,547","6,713","6,400","8,002","6,050","5,407","5,685","5,962","6,549","6,310","6,140","6,070","5,677","5,428","5,504", Commercial vehiclesa,"1,194","1,752","1,692","2,272","1,667","3,464","3,725","3,388","4,062","4,895","5,640","5,713","5,776","6,153","6,435","6,699","7,022", "a Includes trucks under 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), such as compact and conventional pickups, sport utility vehicles, minivans, and vans, and trucks and buses over 10,000 pounds GVWR.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "NOTES Factory sales can be greater than production total because of sales from previous year's inventory.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Numbers may not add to totals due to roundings.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "SOURCE 1960-2000: Ward's, Motor Vehicle Facts & Figures 2001 (Southfield, MI: 2001), p. 3.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,