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Car and truck sales in the United States 1980-2017

This statistic represents retail sales of cars and trucks in the United States from 1980 through 2017. In 2017, some 6.1 million automobiles and about 11.5 million light and heavy trucks were sold to customers in the United States.

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This statistic represents retail sales of cars and trucks in the United States from 1980 through 2017. In 2017, some 6.1 million automobiles and about 11.5 million light and heavy trucks were sold to customers in the United States.

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Release date: January 2018

Region: United States
Survey time period: 1980 to 2017
Supplementary notes: Monthly values have been added up.

The values were not seasonally adjusted.

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