In 2021, some 3.3 million automobiles, about 11.6 million light trucks, and some 451,400 heavy duty trucks were sold to customers in the United States. Overall, the U.S. auto industry sold about 15.5 million motor vehicles in 2021. This is a slow recovery compared to 2020 numbers. Retail sales of motor vehicles declined significantly during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Pickup truck sales were the least affected by the pandemic because of their popularity in states with less stringent COVID measures.
U.S. car and truck retail sales from 2011 to 2021
(in 1,000 units)
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BEA. (January 5, 2022). U.S. car and truck retail sales from 2011 to 2021 (in 1,000 units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/199981/us-car-and-truck-sales-since-1951/
BEA. "U.S. car and truck retail sales from 2011 to 2021 (in 1,000 units)." Chart. January 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199981/us-car-and-truck-sales-since-1951/
BEA. (2022). U.S. car and truck retail sales from 2011 to 2021 (in 1,000 units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199981/us-car-and-truck-sales-since-1951/
BEA. "U.S. Car and Truck Retail Sales from 2011 to 2021 (in 1,000 Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199981/us-car-and-truck-sales-since-1951/
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