This statistic shows the length of car ownerships in the United States in 2001 and 2012. In 2012, new-car buyers kept their vehicles for about 71.6 months.
U.S. vehicles: average length of ownership in 2001 and 2012
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Characteristic
New Buyers
Used Buyers
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IHS, & Polk & Co.. (August 12, 2013). U.S. vehicles: average length of ownership in 2001 and 2012 (in months) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/276537/length-of-vehicle-ownership-in-the-united-states/
IHS, und Polk & Co.. "U.S. vehicles: average length of ownership in 2001 and 2012 (in months)." Chart. August 12, 2013. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276537/length-of-vehicle-ownership-in-the-united-states/
IHS, Polk & Co.. (2013). U.S. vehicles: average length of ownership in 2001 and 2012 (in months). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276537/length-of-vehicle-ownership-in-the-united-states/
IHS, and Polk & Co.. "U.S. Vehicles: Average Length of Ownership in 2001 and 2012 (in Months)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Aug 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276537/length-of-vehicle-ownership-in-the-united-states/
IHS & Polk & Co., U.S. vehicles: average length of ownership in 2001 and 2012 (in months) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276537/length-of-vehicle-ownership-in-the-united-states/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
U.S. vehicles: average length of ownership in 2001 and 2012 (in months) [Graph], IHS, & Polk & Co., August 12, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/276537/length-of-vehicle-ownership-in-the-united-states/