Distribution of new and used car buyers by age group in the U.S. 2021

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Mathilde Carlier,
Dec 19, 2023
In 2021, Baby Boomers were the main new car buyers in the United States, representing around 36 percent of new car sales. By contrast, Gen X made up the majority of the used car buyers, at close to 40 percent of the sales.

Distribution of new and used car buyers in the United States in 2021, by age group

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Release date

January 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

August 5 to September 3, 2021

Number of respondents

2,976 respondents

Special properties

respondents have purchased or leased a vehicle between September 2020 and August 2021.

Supplementary notes

The survey count included 1,998 new car buyers and 978 used car buyers. The vehicle bought or leased must have a vehicle year within the past five years.
Results are weighted and indicate significant difference between groups at the 95% confidence interval.

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