BTS | Table 1-17: New and Used Passenger Car Sales and Leases (Thousands)

Table 1-17: New and Used Passenger Car Sales and Leases (Thousands)

	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
TOTAL new and used passenger car sales	46,830	45,465	45,164	46,575	49,131	50,393	49,327	49,512	48,982	49,438	50,466	U
New passenger car sales^a	9,300	8,175	8,214	8,518	8,990	8,635	8,526	8,272	8,142	8,698	8,846	U
Used passenger car sales^b	37,530	37,290	36,950	38,057	40,141	41,758	40,801	^R41,237	^R40,841	^R40,739	41,620	42,624
Value of transactions ($ billions)	^R220	^R229	^R246	257	^R291	^R319	^R329	^R336	335	^R350	^R357	376
Average price (current $)	^R5,857	^R6,143	^R6,656	^R6,742	^R7,245	^R7,644	^R8,073	^R8,139	^R8,211	^R8,587	^R8,578	8,832
New passenger car leases^c	534	667	882	1,197	1,715	1,795	1,806	2,062	2,174	2,271	2,272	U

KEY: R = revised; U = data are not available.

^a Includes leased cars.

^bUsed car sales include sales from franchised dealers, independent dealers, and casual sales.

^c Consumer leases only.

SOURCES

New passenger car sales:

Ward's, Motor Vehicle Facts & Figures, 2001 (Southfield, MI: 2001), p.15.

Used passenger car sales:

ADT Automotive, 2001 Used Car Market Report (Nashville, TN: 2000), p. 5.

Leased passenger cars:

CNW Marketing / Research, personal communication, May 31, 2000, Aug. 13, 2001, and Aug. 26, 2002.