Key information about US Number of Registered Vehicles

• US Number of Registered Vehicles was reported at 283,400,986 Unit in Dec 2022.
• This records an increase from the previous number of 282,354,993 Unit for Dec 2021.
• US Number of Registered Vehicles data is updated yearly, averaging 93,949,852 Unit from Dec 1910 to 2022, with 113 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 283,400,986 Unit in 2022 and a record low of 468,500 Unit in 1910.
• US Number of Registered Vehicles data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: No of Registered Vehicles: Annual.

In 2023, California had the most automobile registrations: almost 13.2 million such vehicles were registered in the most populous U.S. federal state. California also had the highest number of registered motor vehicles overall: nearly 30.4 million registrations.

Total vehicle registration counts per month by county

Some 283.4 million vehicles were registered in the United States in 2022. The figures include passenger cars, motorcycles, trucks, buses, and other vehicles. The number of light trucks sold in the U.S. stood at 10.9 million units in 2022. 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 13.8 million new light vehicle registrations in 2021. However, domestic production of automobiles fell to around 1.6 million units in 2021 and has struggled to increase in 2022. At the same time, the United States imports a significant number 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 2022, selling around 1.8 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.

United States Motor Vehicle Registration: Private and Commercial data was reported at 278.870 Unit mn in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 278.052 Unit mn for 2021. United States Motor Vehicle Registration: Private and Commercial data is updated yearly, averaging 125.881 Unit mn from Dec 1925 (Median) to 2022, with 98 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 278.870 Unit mn in 2022 and a record low of 19.941 Unit mn in 1925. United States Motor Vehicle Registration: Private and Commercial data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Highway Administration. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.TA011: Motor Vehicle Registration. Data starting 2011 includes information on motorcycle registrations.

This dataset shows counts of transactions associated with authorizing vehicles to be used on public roads, commonly referred to as “buying tabs” or “buying tags”. The data includes registration activity by fuel type, county, primary use class, and date. This is comparable to the Fee Distribution Report #13, that is titled "Motor Vehicle Registration By Class and County".

United States Motor Vehicle Registration: Total data was reported at 283.401 Unit mn in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 282.355 Unit mn for 2021. United States Motor Vehicle Registration: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 93.950 Unit mn from Dec 1910 (Median) to 2022, with 113 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 283.401 Unit mn in 2022 and a record low of 0.469 Unit mn in 1910. United States Motor Vehicle Registration: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Highway Administration. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.TA011: Motor Vehicle Registration. Data starting 2011 includes information on motorcycle registrations.

Car Registrations in the United States decreased to 216.90 Thousand in June from 254.20 Thousand in May of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Car Registrations - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Annual state-reported motor vehicle registration data for the 50 states and DC reported in Highway Statistics table MV-1.

Monthly vehicle registration by emission type of vehicle.

Total Vehicle Sales in the United States decreased to 15.30 Million in June from 15.70 Million in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Total Vehicle Sales - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

This dataset shows the Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) that are currently registered through Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL).

United States Motor Vehicle Registration: Trucks: Public data was reported at 2.269 Unit mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.166 Unit mn for 2015. United States Motor Vehicle Registration: Trucks: Public data is updated yearly, averaging 0.975 Unit mn from Dec 1925 (Median) to 2016, with 92 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.319 Unit mn in 2010 and a record low of 0.087 Unit mn in 1925. United States Motor Vehicle Registration: Trucks: Public data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Highway Administration. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.TA002: Motor Vehicle Registration.

Car Production in the United States increased to 11.19 Million Units in May from 10.44 Million Units in April of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Car Production- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The U.S. auto industry sold nearly ************* cars in 2024. That year, total car and light truck sales were approximately ************ in the United States. U.S. vehicle sales peaked in 2016 at roughly ************ units. Pandemic impact The COVID-19 pandemic deeply impacted the U.S. automotive market, accelerating the global automotive semiconductor shortage and leading to a drop in demand during the first months of 2020. However, as demand rebounded, new vehicle supply could not keep up with the market. U.S. inventory-to-sales ratio dropped to its lowest point in February 2022, as Russia's war on Ukraine lead to gasoline price hikes. During that same period, inflation also impacted new and used car prices, pricing many U.S. consumers out of a market with increasingly lower car stocks. Focus on fuel economy The U.S. auto industry had one of its worst years in 1982 when customers were beginning to feel the effects of the 1973 oil crisis and the energy crisis of 1979. Since light trucks would often be considered less fuel-efficient, cars accounted for about ** percent of light vehicle sales back then. Thanks to improved fuel economy for light trucks and cheaper gas prices, this picture had completely changed in 2020. That year, prices for Brent oil dropped to just over ** U.S. dollars per barrel. The decline occurred in tandem with lower gasoline prices, which came to about **** U.S. dollars per gallon in 2020 - and cars only accounted for less than one-fourth of light vehicle sales that year. Four years on, prices are dropping again, after being the highest on record since 1990 in 2022.

This shows records of title activity (transactions recording changes of ownership) and registration activity (transactions authorizing vehicles to be used on Washington public roads).

United States Motor Vehicle Registration: Automobiles: Public data was reported at 1.471 Unit mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.453 Unit mn for 2015. United States Motor Vehicle Registration: Automobiles: Public data is updated yearly, averaging 0.483 Unit mn from Dec 1925 (Median) to 2016, with 92 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.638 Unit mn in 2014 and a record low of 0.041 Unit mn in 1925. United States Motor Vehicle Registration: Automobiles: Public data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Highway Administration. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.TA002: Motor Vehicle Registration.

This dataset contains the file of vehicle, snowmobile and boat registrations in NYS. Registrations expired more than 2 years are excluded. Records that have a scofflaw, revocation and/or suspension are included with indicators specifying those kinds of records.

These reports provides vehicle counts broken down by ZIP code, model year, fuel type, make and duty (light/heavy) of registered vehicles with specific as of dates.

Registration and information for all vehicles, trailers, caravans and motorcycles registered in Queensland. The resources in this dataset include information about the vehicle make, year, colour, category, body shape, fuel type etc.

Vehicle registration by suburb resource has the numbers of vehicles registered in the Queensland categorised by the suburb of their recorded garaging address.

Vehicle registration data has been divided into a number of separate resources due to a large number of records in the following categories:

1. Light vehicles (which includes ambulances, hearses, mini vans, motor home, passenger car etc.) has been divided into five parts

2. Other vehicles (which includes trailers, trucks, caravans, wheelchair etc.) has been divided into two parts

Please note, all of the below resources exclude seasonal registrations.

Please note: Content of each extract is representative of the state of the register as at 10 October 2022.