U.S. motor vehicle production by type

U.S. motor vehicle production has gradually shifted in favor of trucks since 1960. While from 1960 to 1996, the production of cars accounted for more than half of the total motor vehicle production in the U.S., from 1997 onwards trucks have become the dominant vehicle type that is being manufactured in the country. In 2021, nearly 83 percent of all motor vehicles produced in the U.S. were trucks.

Distribution of motor vehicle production in the United States from 1960 to 2021, by type

Characteristic	Cars	Trucks*
2021	17.07%	82.93%
2020	21.82%	78.18%
2019	23.06%	76.94%
2018	24.65%	75.35%
2017	27.13%	72.87%
2016	32.16%	67.84%
2015	34.39%	65.61%
2014	36.47%	63.53%
2013	39.48%	60.52%
2012	39.76%	60.24%
2011	34.38%	65.62%
2010	35.28%	64.72%
2009	38.46%	61.54%
2008	43.03%	56.97%
2007	35.97%	64.03%
2006	38.29%	61.71%
2005	35.71%	64.29%
2004	34.83%	65.17%
2003	36.84%	63.16%
2002	40.37%	59.63%
2001	42.08%	57.92%
2000	42.83%	57.17%
1999	42.82%	57.18%
1998	45.76%	54.24%
1997	48.46%	51.54%
1996	51.02%	48.98%
1995	52.74%	47.26%
1994	53.93%	46.07%
1993	55.11%	44.89%
1992	58.47%	41.53%
1991	61.89%	38.11%
1990	62.23%	37.77%
1985	70.34%	29.66%
1980	79.55%	20.45%
1975	74.8%	25.2%
1970	79.22%	20.78%
1965	83.94%	16.06%
1960	84.82%	15.18%

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2023

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United States

Survey time period

1960 to 2021

Supplementary notes

*Includes trucks under 10,000 pounds GVWR, such as compact and conventional pickups, sport utility vehicles, minivans and vans, and trucks and buses over 10,000 pounds GVWR.
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