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Table 1-17: New and Used Passenger Car Sales and Leases
(Thousands of vehicles)
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Total,
vehicle sales and leases |
51,390 |
49,599 |
49,807 |
51,940 |
55,186 |
56,476 |
55,891 |
56,351 |
56,375 |
57,618 |
58,964 |
59,742 |
59,835 |
60,215 |
59,411 |
61,086 |
59,070 |
(R) 57,507 |
49,725 |
New
vehicle sales and leases |
13,860 |
12,309 |
12,857 |
13,883 |
15,045 |
14,718 |
15,090 |
15,114 |
15,534 |
16,879 |
17,344 |
17,118 |
16,810 |
16,643 |
16,866 |
16,948 |
16,504 |
(R) 16,089 |
13,195 |
Passenger
cars |
9,300 |
8,175 |
8,214 |
8,518 |
8,990 |
8,636 |
8,527 |
8,273 |
8,142 |
8,697 |
8,852 |
8,422 |
8,102 |
7,615 |
7,505 |
7,667 |
7,781 |
(R) 7,588 |
6,806 |
Light
Trucks |
4,560 |
4,134 |
4,643 |
5,365 |
6,055 |
6,081 |
6,563 |
6,842 |
7,392 |
8,183 |
8,492 |
8,696 |
8,708 |
9,029 |
9,361 |
9,281 |
8,724 |
(R) 8,501 |
6,388 |
New
vehicle salesa |
13,285 |
11,566 |
11,654 |
12,031 |
12,526 |
12,070 |
12,127 |
11,690 |
11,947 |
12,468 |
13,181 |
13,511 |
13,639 |
13,594 |
13,609 |
13,551 |
13,271 |
(R) 12,631 |
10,933 |
Passenger
cars |
8,766 |
7,508 |
7,332 |
7,321 |
7,275 |
6,841 |
6,721 |
6,211 |
5,968 |
6,396 |
6,581 |
6,407 |
6,370 |
5,932 |
5,737 |
5,806 |
6,088 |
(R) 5,845 |
5,642 |
Light
Trucks |
4,519 |
4,058 |
4,322 |
4,710 |
5,251 |
5,228 |
5,406 |
5,480 |
5,979 |
6,073 |
6,601 |
7,104 |
7,269 |
7,663 |
7,872 |
7,745 |
7,184 |
(R) 6,786 |
5,291 |
New
vehicle leasesb |
575 |
743 |
1,203 |
1,852 |
2,519 |
2,648 |
2,963 |
3,424 |
3,587 |
4,411 |
4,163 |
3,608 |
3,171 |
3,049 |
3,257 |
3,397 |
3,233 |
3,458 |
2,262 |
Passenger
cars |
534 |
667 |
882 |
1,197 |
1,715 |
1,795 |
1,806 |
2,062 |
2,174 |
2,301 |
2,272 |
2,015 |
1,732 |
1,683 |
1,768 |
1,861 |
1,693 |
1,743 |
1,164 |
Light
Trucks |
41 |
76 |
321 |
655 |
804 |
853 |
1,157 |
1,362 |
1,413 |
2,110 |
1,891 |
1,593 |
1,439 |
1,366 |
1,489 |
1,536 |
1,540 |
1,715 |
1,098 |
Used
vehicle salesc |
37,530 |
37,290 |
36,950 |
38,057 |
40,141 |
41,758 |
40,801 |
41,237 |
40,841 |
40,739 |
41,620 |
42,624 |
43,025 |
43,572 |
42,545 |
44,138 |
42,566 |
41,418 |
36,530 |
Value
($ in billions)d |
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Total,
new and used vehicle sales |
(R) 447 |
(R) 437 |
486 |
524 |
582 |
611 |
627 |
642 |
651 |
698 |
(R) 736 |
737 |
721 |
738 |
765 |
776 |
786 |
774 |
642 |
New
vehicle sales |
227 |
208 |
240 |
267 |
291 |
292 |
298 |
306 |
316 |
348 |
380 |
369 |
371 |
382 |
407 |
421 |
445 |
435 |
351 |
Used
vehicle sales |
(R) 220 |
(R) 229 |
246 |
257 |
291 |
319 |
329 |
336 |
335 |
350 |
356 |
367 |
350 |
356 |
358 |
355 |
341 |
339 |
292 |
Average
Price (current $)d |
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New
and used vehicle sales |
8,672 |
8,823 |
9,759 |
10,078 |
10,543 |
10,818 |
11,221 |
11,385 |
11,545 |
12,098 |
12,469 |
12,321 |
12,034 |
12,253 |
12,868 |
12,695 |
13,827 |
13,451 |
12,907 |
New
vehicle sales |
16,350 |
16,880 |
18,655 |
19,200 |
19,335 |
19,819 |
19,727 |
20,214 |
20,276 |
20,534 |
21,850 |
21,507 |
22,005 |
22,894 |
24,082 |
(R) 24,796 |
26,854 |
26,950 |
26,477 |
Used
vehicle sales |
(R) 5,857 |
(R) 6,143 |
6,656 |
6,742 |
7,245 |
7,644 |
8,073 |
8,139 |
8,211 |
8,587 |
8,547 |
8,619 |
8,130 |
8,180 |
8,410 |
8,036 |
8,009 |
8,186 |
7,986 |
KEY: R = revised.
a New vehicle sales data is calculated by subtracting CNW Marketing's vehicle leasing data from BEA's data which combines sales and leases (see below for sources).
b Consumer leases only.
c Used car sales include sales from franchised dealers, independent dealers, and casual sales.
d Includes leased vehicles.
NOTES:
Vehicle sales, value of sales, and average prices are from different sources and cannot be calculated from the data presented in this table.
Components may not add to totals due to rounding.
SOURCES:
New vehicle sales and leases:
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Underlying Detail for the National Income and Product Account Tables, table 7.2.5S, available at http://www.bea.doc.gov/ as of Mar. 30, 2009.
New vehicle sales:
Calculated by U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
New vehicle leases:
CNW Marketing / Research, personal communication, Mar. 30, 2009.
Used vehicle sales, value, and average price:
Manheim Consulting, Used Car Market Report, (Atlanta, GA: Annual issues), personal communication, May 28, 2009.
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