Table 1-15: New and Used Passenger Car Sales and Leases

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

(Thousands)

	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
TOTAL new and used passenger car sales	46,830	45,465	^R45,164	^R46,575	^R49,131	^R50,393	^R49,327	^R49,512	^R48,982	^R49,438	50,466
New passenger car sales^a	9,300	8,175	^R8,214	8,518	^R8,990	8,635	8,526	8,272	^R8,142	^R8,698	8,846
Used passenger car sales^b	37,530	37,290	36,950	38,057	40,141	41,758	^R40,801	^R41,240	^R40,840	^R40,740	41,620
Value of transactions ($ billions)	219	230	247	^R257	^R292	^R325	^R333	^R337	335	^R353	363
Average price (current $)	5,830	6,157	^R6,693	^R6,750	^R7,280	^R7,776	^R8,162	^R8,164	^R8,213	^R8,674	8,715
New passenger car leases^c	534	667	882	1,197	1,715	1,795	1,806	2,062	2,174	2,271	2,272

KEY: R = revised.

^a Includes leased cars.

^b Used 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.

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