Q1. What is the number of registered automobiles
and light trucks by State, Region, and/or nationally?
A1. The Highway
Statistics 1997 contains motor vehicle registration data in Table
MV-1 and other MV tables. Motor vehicle registrations for 1997 were:
Automobiles 129,748,704
Light Trucks 69,006,934 (Includes Pickups, Vans, Sport
Utilities, and other light trucks)
Total Trucks 77,307,408 (Includes Truck Tractors,
Farm Trucks and Light Trucks)
Trailers 19,785,460
Motorcycles 3,826,373
Q2. Are historical motor-vehicle registration
data available?
A2. Yes. the Summary to Highway Statistics
is done by the Office of Highway Information Management every 10 years.
The Highway Statistics Summary to 1995
(see Table MV-220 for vehicle registration) is available on our website
under the Highway Statistics series. In some instances, corrections
or revisions have been made in previously published data, consequently the
figures shown in Highway Statistics Summary
to 1995 supersed those in previous Highway
Statistics Summaries, as well as previous annual issues of the Highway
Statistics series.
Q3. Are county motor-vehicle registration
data available?
A3. No. The Office of Highway Information
only collects data at the State level. A suggestive source would be the
individual State DOT.
Q4. Is there a breakout between private
and commercial motor-vehicle registration data?
A4. The States do not provide a segregation
between the private and commercial motor-vehicle registration data.
Q5. Are new motor-vehicle registration
data available?
A5. No. the motor-vehicle registration
data consists of vehicles registered from January 1, to December 31 of a
calendar year.
Q6. Are motor-vehicle registration data
available by make, model, and year of vehicle.
A6. No. The motor-vehicle registration
data is available by use only; private and commerical and publicly owned.
(Suggested data sources for this type of information are: American Automobile
Manufactures Association's annual publication entitled, FACTS & FIGURES
at FAX Number 313-872 -5400, and Automotive News at FAX Number 313-446-0383.)