U.S. car sales 1951-2017

U.S. car sales from 1951 to 2017 (in units)

The data describes the number of automobiles sold in the U.S. between 1951 and 2017. In 2017, approx. 6.3 million passenger cars were sold to customers in the U.S. Globally, car sales are projected to come to around 79 million units in 2017.

U.S. car sales How many cars are sold in the United States? The number of cars sold in the United States went down from a staggering 7.9 million units in 2014 to a little over 6.3 million units in 2017, mainly because U.S. consumer demand shifted towards larger vehicles over the course of these three years: U.

2017 6332925
2016 7104593
2015 7731429
2014 7918601
2013 7780710
2012 7243654
2011 6089403
2010 5635432
2009 5400890
2008 6769107
2007 7562334
2006 7761592
2005 7659983
2004 7482555
2003 7555551
2002 8042255
2001 8352000
2000 8777723
1999 8637708
1998 8084989
1997 8217480
1996 8478545
1995 8620159
1994 8990517
1993 8517859
1992 8213113
1991 8184979
1990 9303215
1989 9778517
1988 10546808
1987 10191877
1986 11404239
1985 10979187
1984 10323695
1983 9148038
1982 7956460
1981 8489202
1980 8949235
1979 10673000
1978 11314000
1977 11183000
1976 10110000
1975 8624000
1974 8853000
1973 11424000
1972 10940000
1971 10242000
1970 8400000
1969 9582000
1968 9656000
1967 8337000
1966 9028000
1965 9332000
1964 8101000
1963 7720000
1961 5935000
1959 6100000
1957 6033000
1955 7466000
1953 5808000
1951 5164000