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Light-Duty Vehicles Sold in the U.S.

1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Cars 7.274 8.685 10.027 10.018 9.727 8.774 7.935 7.007 7.066 9.672 9.807 10.136 9.923 10.122 9.558 8.434 8.158 7.8 7.971 8.055 9.011 7.622 8.037 7.722 8.12 8.826 7.961 7.86 7.442 6.982 7.305 7.179 7.473 6.75 5.061 5.601 6.062
Wagons 0.963 1.037 1.273 1.157 1.067 0.669 0.798 0.812 0.936 1.003 0.983 0.878 0.808 0.613 0.461 0.376 0.366 0.307 0.486 0.36 0.385 0.268 0.298 0.25 0.259 0.302 0.447 0.444 0.509 0.556 0.722 0.815 0.612 0.579 0.501 0.457 0.491
Vans 0.457 0.502 0.514 0.625 0.481 0.242 0.245 0.311 0.383 0.676 0.855 1.044 1.114 1.133 1.278 1.262 1.034 1.221 1.441 1.418 1.662 1.409 1.266 1.489 1.463 1.691 1.233 1.243 1.232 0.953 1.481 1.166 0.847 0.79 0.368 0.559 0.552
SUVs 0.187 0.243 0.283 0.38 0.401 0.185 0.136 0.162 0.289 0.625 0.736 0.774 0.873 0.968 0.926 0.708 1.095 1.003 1.311 1.623 1.816 1.89 2.45 2.581 2.831 3.143 3.45 4.191 4.118 4.713 4.084 3.757 4.231 3.987 2.315 3.218 3.517
Pickups 1.343 1.866 2.026 2.268 2.207 1.437 1.44 1.441 1.628 2.043 2.078 2.532 2.147 2.459 2.232 1.835 1.92 1.84 2.002 2.669 2.271 1.955 2.408 2.415 2.545 2.613 2.519 2.381 2.475 2.506 2.301 2.188 2.113 1.794 0.989 1.276 1.744
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2012).
This chart shows the number and types of light-duty vehicles sold in the United States from 1975 to 2011. In 2005, cars made up the smallest share of the total, relative to all other years. In 2009, U.S. light-duty vehicle sales were significantly impacted by the Great Recession. In 2010, sales rebounded to nearly 14 million. For comparison, see On-Road AFVs Made Available by Year, and U.S. HEV Sales by Model.