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Vehicle registrations - United States. December of 2023

Americans sales of passenger car improve

In December, vehicle registrations in United States grew by 14.11% with respect to December of 2022. In total, 1,505,049 cars were registered and 21,071,782 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 48.08% more than the year before.

The breakdown of car sales figures for the month of December is:

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 1,240,145, 15.25% more than in December of 2022.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 264,904, which represents a figure of 9.05% more than in December of 2022.

United States is among the ten countries where the greatest number of cars have been registered in the last year, in ranking of 137 countries based on number of vehicle registrations.

A very useful variable for estimating the level of economic wealth enjoyed by Americans residents, when compared to the other countries in the ranking, is the number of vehicles sold or registered per thousand residents in the last year. With annual sales of 63.18 cars per 1,000 residents, 4.51 of them in the last month, United States, occupies second place, so, compared to the other countries in the ranking, its population has a good standard of living.

As can be seen, the number of registrations per thousand residents has grown in the last year. The increase in this figure is positive, as it generally indicates improved public confidence in the country's economy.

Changes in American vehicle registration numbers are shown in the tables below. As several studies indicate, these changes are very much related to changes in GDP and, hence, to a country's economic situation. Sales have grown since 2013, as 15,882,712 were produced that year as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 50.23.

Here we show you the progression of vehicle registrations in United States. You can see car registrations in other countries in en vehicle registrations and see all the economic information about United States in en American economy.

United States - New motor vehicle registrations
DateCommercial vehicles MonthPassengers vehicles MonthMonthly vehicle salesMonthly Vehicles/ 1,000 p.Commercial vehicles YearPassengers vehicles YearAnnual vehicle salesAnnual Vehicles/ 1,000 p.
December 20231,240,145264,9041,505,0494.5116,946,3064,125,47621,071,78263.18
November 20231,029,060244,9281,273,9883.8216,782,2494,103,48520,885,73462.62
October 20231,004,625234,3721,238,9973.7116,689,8724,098,43020,788,30262.33
September 20231,109,411273,9701,383,3814.1516,666,3844,107,60020,773,98462.29
August 20231,101,375263,5931,364,9684.0916,490,4054,066,21320,556,61861.63
July 20231,074,531265,3731,339,9044.0216,329,3994,040,31720,369,71661.07
June 20231,135,921279,0811,415,0024.2416,188,3814,006,12220,194,50360.55
May 20231,126,696282,9051,409,6014.2315,989,0173,974,92119,963,93859.86
April 20231,112,350287,3621,399,7124.2015,769,2903,930,67019,699,96059.07
March 20231,133,747285,9151,419,6624.2615,667,7673,904,36919,572,13658.68
February 2023951,618224,0101,175,6283.5215,568,8233,882,81619,451,63958.32
January 2023873,142210,2341,083,3763.2515,477,9953,875,88519,353,88058.03
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United States - New motor vehicle registrations
United States - New motor vehicle registrations