U.S. retail new passenger car sales reached about 4.7 million cars in 2019. That year, over 1.1 million such cars were built outside North America. Meanwhile, sales of domestic built cars reached about 3.5 million units.
Retail new passenger car sales in the United States from 1990 to 2019
(in 1,000 units)
Characteristic
Domestic*
Imports
2019
3,544
1,171
2018
4,087
1,217
2017
4,608
1,473
2016
5,152
1,721
2015
5,595
1,922
2014
5,610
2,098
2013
5,433
2,153
2012
5,120
2,125
2011
4,146
1,947
2010
3,791
1,844
2009
3,558
1,843
2008
4,491
2,278
2007
5,197
2,365
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Includes cars produced in Canada and Mexico. Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding. Retail new car sales include both sales to individuals and to corporate fleets. The figures also include leased cars.
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US Department of Transportation. (November 20, 2020). Retail new passenger car sales in the United States from 1990 to 2019 (in 1,000 units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/183618/us-retail-new-passenger-car-sales-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. "Retail new passenger car sales in the United States from 1990 to 2019 (in 1,000 units)." Chart. November 20, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183618/us-retail-new-passenger-car-sales-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. (2020). Retail new passenger car sales in the United States from 1990 to 2019 (in 1,000 units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183618/us-retail-new-passenger-car-sales-since-1990/
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