This statistic includes imported cars, but not vans, trucks, or sport utility vehicles.
Annual numbers are calculated by averaging monthly data.
The data is seasonally adjusted at annual rates.
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Retail sales of new cars - share by sector in the U.S. 1990-2016
This statistic represents U.S. retail sales of new cars by sector as a percentage of total sales from 1990 to 2016. In 2016, around **** percent of retail sales went to customers in the consumer sector.
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U.S. Department of Transportation. (October 1, 2017). U.S. retail sales of new cars by sector as a percentage of total sales from 1990 to 2016 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/183693/share-of-us-retail-sales-and-leases-of-new-cars-by-sector-since-1990/
U.S. Department of Transportation. "U.S. retail sales of new cars by sector as a percentage of total sales from 1990 to 2016." Chart. October 1, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/183693/share-of-us-retail-sales-and-leases-of-new-cars-by-sector-since-1990/
U.S. Department of Transportation. (2017). U.S. retail sales of new cars by sector as a percentage of total sales from 1990 to 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/183693/share-of-us-retail-sales-and-leases-of-new-cars-by-sector-since-1990/
U.S. Department of Transportation. "U.S. Retail Sales of New Cars by Sector as a Percentage of Total Sales from 1990 to 2016." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Oct 2017, /statistics/183693/share-of-us-retail-sales-and-leases-of-new-cars-by-sector-since-1990/
U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. retail sales of new cars by sector as a percentage of total sales from 1990 to 2016 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/183693/share-of-us-retail-sales-and-leases-of-new-cars-by-sector-since-1990/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
U.S. retail sales of new cars by sector as a percentage of total sales from 1990 to 2016 [Graph], U.S. Department of Transportation, October 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/183693/share-of-us-retail-sales-and-leases-of-new-cars-by-sector-since-1990/
