U.S. automobile registrations 2000-2021
There were nearly 103 million automobiles registered in the United States in 2021. That year, a total of around 282.4 million motor vehicles were registered in the U.S.
U.S. automobile registrations from 2000 to 2021
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US Department of Transportation. (February 10, 2023). U.S. automobile registrations from 2000 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192998/registered-passenger-cars-in-the-united-states-since-1975/
US Department of Transportation. "U.S. automobile registrations from 2000 to 2021." Chart. February 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192998/registered-passenger-cars-in-the-united-states-since-1975/
US Department of Transportation. (2023). U.S. automobile registrations from 2000 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192998/registered-passenger-cars-in-the-united-states-since-1975/
US Department of Transportation. "U.S. Automobile Registrations from 2000 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192998/registered-passenger-cars-in-the-united-states-since-1975/
US Department of Transportation, U.S. automobile registrations from 2000 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192998/registered-passenger-cars-in-the-united-states-since-1975/ (last visited June 05, 2025)
U.S. automobile registrations from 2000 to 2021 [Graph], US Department of Transportation, February 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/192998/registered-passenger-cars-in-the-united-states-since-1975/