Number of motor vehicles in U.S.

How many registered motor vehicles are there in the U.S.?

Some 276 million vehicles were registered here in 2020. The figures include passenger cars, motorcycles, trucks, buses, and other vehicles. The number of light trucks sold in the U.S. stood at 11 million units in 2020.

U.S. vehicle registrations

The United States is one of the world’s largest automobile markets based on the number of new light vehicle registrations, with more than 14.5 million new light vehicle registrations in 2020. However, domestic production of automobiles fell to around 2.2 million units in 2020. At the same time, the United States imports a significant amount of vehicles from various countries such as Japan, Mexico, and Canada.

Leading car manufacturers in the United States

The leading car manufacturers overall in the United States include the domestic heavyweights General Motors and Ford. With respect to car brands, the Ford brand clocked in at number one in 2020, selling around 1.9 million vehicles in the United States alone. The brand's holding company is the Ford Motor Company; it was founded by Henry Ford in 1903 in Dearborn, Michigan. The company pioneered in large-scale car manufacturing and introduced production methods such as the assembly line.

Number of motor vehicles registered in the United States from 1990 to 2020 (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Number of vehicles in thousands
2020	275,924.44
2019	276,491.17
2018	273,602.1
2017	272,480.9
2016	268,799.08
2015	263,610.22
2014	260,350.94
2013	255,876.82
2012	253,639.39
2011	253,108.39
2010	250,070.05
2009	254,212.61
2008	255,917.66
2007	254,403.08
2006	250,844.64
2005	247,421.12
2004	243,010.55
2003	236,760.03
2002	234,624.14
2001	235,331.38
2000	225,821.24
1999	220,461.06
1998	215,496
1997	211,580.03
1996	210,441.25
1995	205,427.21
1994	201,801.92
1993	198,041.34
1992	194,427.35
1991	192,313.83
1990	193,057.38

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Release date

December 2021

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United States

Survey time period

1990 to 2020

Supplementary notes

The figures for 1990 through 2011 were taken from table 1-11 of the National Transportation Statistics 2013 report, published by the US Department of Transportation in 2013.
The figures for 2012 through 2019 were taken from previous Highway Statistics editions.
Vehicles: passenger cars, motorcycles, other 2-axle 4-tire vehicles, single-unit 2-axle 6-tire ore more trucks, combination trucks, buses.

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