Table 5-1: California and U.S. Motor-Vehicle Registrations: 2000
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-1: California and U.S. Motor-Vehicle Registrations: 2000
| Motor vehicle type | Private and commercial | Publicly owned | California total | United States total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All motor vehicles | 27,655,438 | 490,986 | 28,146,424 | 225,821,241 |
| Automobiles | 17,132,486 | 188,927 | 17,321,413 | 133,621,420 |
| Buses | 30,775 | 16,537 | 47,312 | 746,125 |
| Trucks1 | 10,057,920 | 271,278 | 10,329,198 | 87,107,628 |
| Motorcycles | 434,257 | 14,244 | 448,501 | 4,346,068 |
1Includes light trucks (pickups, vans, sport utility vehicles, and other light trucks) as well as medium and large trucks. In 2000, there were 8,917,827 private and commercial light trucks in California and approximately 78 million light trucks in the United States.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2000, Washington, DC: 2001, tables MV-1 and MV-9.