respondents have purchased or leased a vehicle between September 2020 and August 2021.
Supplementary notes
The survey count included 1,998 new car buyers and 978 used car buyers. The vehicle bought or leased must have a vehicle year within the past five years.
Results are weighted and indicate significant difference between groups at the 95% confidence interval.
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Distribution of new and used car buyers by age group in the U.S. 2021
In 2021, Baby Boomers were the main new car buyers in the United States, representing around ** percent of new car sales. By contrast, Gen X made up the majority of the used car buyers, at close to ** percent of the sales.
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