In 2022, California was the federal state with the highest number of motor vehicle registrations in the United States. More than **** million motor vehicles were registered in the nation’s most populous state. Overall, the United States recorded over ***** million vehicle registrations. Vehicle classes Automobiles and trucks are the leading categories in terms of motor vehicle sales in the United States, accounting for roughly ** percent of all registrations. Motorcycles and buses comprise the remaining categories, with buses accounting for a miniscule **** percent of registrations. In terms of sales, light trucks were the most popular category in 2023 with retail sales of nearly **** million units. Leading state California recorded around **** million registrations of automobiles and trucks, having a resident population of just under ** million people. California is the largest market for car registration. The state is known for progressive state legislation that promotes the manufacturing and sale of electric vehicles.

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.

Annual data on new motor vehicle registration by fuel type, vehicle type and number of vehicles, for Canada and provinces.

Worldwide motor vehicle production amounted to more than 92.5 million units in 2024. Some 73 percent of the motor vehicle production was generated by the passenger cars segment, amounting to almost 67.7 million units. Chinese market recovery China is the world’s largest producer and consumer of passenger cars. This means that any change in production and sales in the Chinese automotive market will be noticeable in global figures. The Chinese economy has grown in tandem with vehicle production and sales. However, between 2016 and 2019, this growth slowed. Motorists in China have been unable to afford new cars due to lower employment levels and higher prices that came as a result of higher tariffs. Between December 2019 and March 2020, the economy was hit hard by the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. The automotive market cratered in February but rebounded soon thereafter. Chinese motorists purchased about 26 million passenger cars and more than four million commercial vehicles in 2023. COVID-19 and the motor vehicle industry The coronavirus outbreak brought many nations and their economies to a grinding halt in 2020. The effect on the motor vehicle industry was particularly noticeable. Many manufacturing facilities across the world were shut down to prevent the spreading of the virus. However, the industry has partially recovered since, showing an upward production output trend, which remains below the pre-pandemic levels.

HU: First Registrations of Brand New Goods Vehicles: Per One Thousand Inhabitants data was reported at 2.879 Ratio in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.514 Ratio for 2019. HU: First Registrations of Brand New Goods Vehicles: Per One Thousand Inhabitants data is updated yearly, averaging 2.879 Ratio from Dec 1994 (Median) to 2020, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.076 Ratio in 2002 and a record low of 1.265 Ratio in 2010. HU: First Registrations of Brand New Goods Vehicles: Per One Thousand Inhabitants data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hungary – Table HU.OECD.ITF: Motor Vehicles Statistics: OECD Member: Annual. FIRST REGISTRATIONS A goods road motor vehicle is any single road motor vehicle designed to carry goods (lorry), or any coupled combination of road vehicles designed to carry goods, (i.e. lorry with trailer(s), or road tractor with semi-trailer and with or without trailer).; FIRST REGISTRATIONS Data refer to vehicles made not more than 2 years before only. Since 2002 data include road tractors.

SI: First Registrations of Brand New Road Vehicles: %: Passenger Cars data was reported at 85.061 % in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 84.363 % for 2019. SI: First Registrations of Brand New Road Vehicles: %: Passenger Cars data is updated yearly, averaging 91.283 % from Dec 1994 (Median) to 2020, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 94.561 % in 1998 and a record low of 84.363 % in 2019. SI: First Registrations of Brand New Road Vehicles: %: Passenger Cars data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Slovenia – Table SI.OECD.ITF: Motor Vehicles Statistics: OECD Member: Annual. A passenger car is a road motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine persons (including the driver). The term 'passenger car' therefore covers microcars (need no permit to be driven), taxis and hired passenger cars, provided that they have fewer than ten seats. This category may also include pick-ups. A good road motor vehicle is any single road motor vehicle designed to carry goods (lorry), or any coupled combination of road vehicles designed to carry goods, (i.e. lorry with trailer(s), or road tractor with semi-trailer and with or without trailer).; First registrations of brand new passenger cars do not include combined vehicles (station wagons/light vans).

First Registrations of Brand New Passenger Cars data was reported at 746,788.000 Number in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 738,592.000 Number for Sep 2024. First Registrations of Brand New Passenger Cars data is updated quarterly, averaging 747,191.500 Number from Mar 2020 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,044,835.000 Number in Jun 2021 and a record low of 652,191.000 Number in Dec 2021. First Registrations of Brand New Passenger Cars data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.OECD.ITF: Motor Vehicles Statistics: OECD Member: Quarterly. [COVERAGE] A passenger car is a road motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine persons (including the driver). The term 'passenger car' therefore covers microcars (need no permit to be driven), taxis and hired passenger cars, provided that they have fewer than ten seats. This category may also include pick-ups. [COVERAGE] Data do not include light trucks. [STAT_CONC_DEF] Until 2008, data are not available. Quarterly and monthly data are not available. Since 2022, data are not yet available.

In the fourth quarter of 2024, there were around ***** million vehicles operating on roads throughout the United States. Almost **** million used vehicles changed owners in the U.S. between the fourth quarter of 2023 and the fourth quarter of 2024, while new registrations of vehicles came to about **** million units during that period. Automotive market disparities The number of licensed drivers had been steadily increasing up to just under ******* in 2023, but the automotive market has been impacted by economic developments over the past few years. The U.S. vehicle fleet is aging, reflected by the slow increase in the average vehicle age from **** years in 2018 to over ** years in 2024. This is in part due to market disparities. The average selling price of new vehicles has been increasing to nearly ****** U.S. dollars in 2024, up from under ****** in 2016. Used car prices have been declining after the chip shortages linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, reaching around ****** U.S. dollars in 2024. The majority of U.S. car owners earned more than ****** U.S. dollars per years, with the ****** to ****** income group owning over ** percent of the vehicles in use. The boom of the used vehicle market Close to ************* of new car buyers were born between 1946 and 1981, with Gen X being the leading consumers by age group for both the new and used vehicle market. Used light vehicle sales have been steadily increasing since 2010, representing well over double the size of the new light vehicle market in 2024. With a product range priced below new vehicle prices, used vehicles are gaining momentum in the United States. The average American household spends some ***** U.S. dollars on vehicle purchases annually, with consumers in income groups earning above 100,000 U.S. dollars per year spending above ***** dollars annually on car buying. Used vehicle financing options are naturally more affordable than new vehicle financing options, with an average monthly payment over *** dollars for loan payments for new vehicles.

Dataset from Land Transport Authority. For more information, visit https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_b876ece1b4a3bb5ebdc33c4394a236a2/view

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This dataset shows the Number Of Cumulative Motor Vehicles Registered By Type, Malaysia, 2000 - 2021. Footnote: 1) Since 2013, bus, taxi and hired car have been combined and known as Public Transport. 2) Commercial vehicle Formerly known as goods vehicles. 3) Other Vehicles - Includes vehicles such as caravans, government & private fire vehicles, driving school vehicles, hearse, vehicle for disabled, government vehicles, local authority vehicles, ambulance and embassy vehicles. 4) 2000-2013 data are updated. Source: Road Transport Department, Malaysia No. of Views : 1375

Key information about Vietnam Registered Motor Vehicles

• Vietnam Registered Motor Vehicles was reported at 4,785.415 Unit th in Dec 2020.
• This records an increase from the previous number of 2,170.000 Unit th for Dec 2015.
• Vietnam Registered Motor Vehicles data is updated yearly, averaging 1,612.850 Unit th from Dec 2005 to 2020, with 12 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 4,785.415 Unit th in 2020 and a record low of 623.000 Unit th in 2005.
• Vietnam Registered Motor Vehicles data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers. The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Automobile Sector – Table RA.OICA.VIU: Vehicle In Use: by Country (Discontinued).

Autos include all passenger cars, including station wagons. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis releases auto and truck sales data, which are used in the preparation of estimates of personal consumption expenditures.

Number of units and total sales of new motor vehicles by type of vehicle and fuel type.

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.

Worldwide car sales grew to around ** million automobiles in 2024, up from around **** million units in 2023. Throughout 2020 and 2021, the sector experienced a downward trend on the back of a slowing global economy, while COVID-19 and the Russian war on Ukraine contributed to shortages in the automotive semiconductor industry and further supply chain disruptions in 2022. Despite these challenges, 2023 and 2024 sales surpassed pre-pandemic levels and are forecast to keep rising through 2025. Covid-19 hits car demand It had been estimated pre-pandemic that international car sales were on track to reach ** million. While 2023 sales are still far away from that goal, this was the first year were car sales exceeded pre-pandemic values. The automotive market faced various challenges in 2023, including supply shortages, automotive layoffs, and strikes in North America. However, despite these hurdles, the North American market was among the fastest-growing regions in 2024, along with Eastern Europe and Asia, as auto sales in these regions increased year-on-year. Chinese market recovers After years of double-digit growth, China's economy began to lose steam in 2022, and recovery has been slow through 2023. China was the largest automobile market based on sales with around **** million units in 2023. However, monthly car sales in China were in free-fall in April 2022 partly due to shortages, fears over a looming recession, and the country grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic. By June of that same year, monthly sales in China were closer to those recorded in 2021.

This statistic represents the number of registered motor vehicles in Colorado in 2016, with a breakdown by vehicle type. In that year, there were approximately *** million registered automobiles in Colorado.

In a country with the ************* road network in the world, the total number of vehicles in fiscal year 2022 stood at *** million. Road travel seemed to be the preferred choice in India with around ** percent of the population who used personal or shared vehicles for commute. Not only public commute, the industrial movement of goods through roads has also been on the rise with nearly *** billion metric tons per kilometer of freight transported through roads in the financial year 2020. Demographics The youth in the capital city of Delhi prefer to use public transport, and it is known to be one of the best public transport networks in the country. In the southern cities of Hyderabad and Chennai, however, personal two-wheelers were vehicles of choice for the young generation. This affection towards the easily navigable two-wheelers was reflected in the sales volume, with an approximate ** million two-wheelers sold in the country in financial year 2024. Road accidents With the increase in motorbike sales in India, there was also a rise in the risks involved with them. With over ****** road accidents by two-wheelers in 2022, each year, about ***** to **** percent of the GDP of the country was invested in road accidents. Despite the downside, the number of motorcycles was likely to increase to make travelling within a mercilessly congested and not easily accessible network of roads within the large cities. Moreover, with continued urbanization and a consumer sector that continues to burgeon, the development of the automotive industry was expected to see continued growth.

Data set containing information on the facilities licensed by DMV in accordance with Vehicle and Traffic Law.