Over the course of the 20th century, the number of operational motor vehicles in the United States grew significantly, from just 8,000 automobiles in the year 1900 to more than 183 million private and commercial vehicles in the late 1980s. Generally, the number of vehicles increased in each year, with the most notable exceptions during the Great Depression and Second World War.
Number of passenger cars and commercial motor vehicles in use in the United States from 1900 to 1988
(in 1,000s)
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Macmillan Publishers. (December 31, 1993). Number of passenger cars and commercial motor vehicles in use in the United States from 1900 to 1988 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246890/vehicles-use-united-states-historical/
Macmillan Publishers. "Number of passenger cars and commercial motor vehicles in use in the United States from 1900 to 1988 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 31, 1993. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246890/vehicles-use-united-states-historical/
Macmillan Publishers. (1993). Number of passenger cars and commercial motor vehicles in use in the United States from 1900 to 1988 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246890/vehicles-use-united-states-historical/
Macmillan Publishers. "Number of Passenger Cars and Commercial Motor Vehicles in Use in The United States from 1900 to 1988 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 1993, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246890/vehicles-use-united-states-historical/
Macmillan Publishers, Number of passenger cars and commercial motor vehicles in use in the United States from 1900 to 1988 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246890/vehicles-use-united-states-historical/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Number of passenger cars and commercial motor vehicles in use in the United States from 1900 to 1988 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Macmillan Publishers, December 31, 1993. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246890/vehicles-use-united-states-historical/
