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.)