Alternative Fuels Data Center: Composition of New U.S. Light-Duty Vehicles by Vehicle Type

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Automotive Trends Report (2024), Table 3.1

Notes: 2024 values are preliminary.

This chart shows trends in new light-duty vehicles produced in the United States from 1975 to 2024. The relative popularity of light-duty trucks—including pickups, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and vans—increased steadily from the early 1980s through the mid-2000s. Following the oil price spikes of 1979 and 2008, there were notable decreases in the percentage of light-duty trucks. Since 2013, light-duty trucks have again been increasing in popularity and surpassed the production share of cars in 2018 for the first time. Since 2018, the truck production share has increased to 63.3% while the car production share has decreased to 36.7%. See also Power and Fuel Economy of the Average Light-Duty Vehicle.

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	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Cars	80.7	78.9	80.1	77.5	77.9	83.5	82.8	80.5	78	76.5	75.2	72.1	72.8	70.9	70.1	70.4	69.6	68.6	67.6	61.9	63.5	62.2	60.1	58.3	58.3	58.8	58.6	55.2	53.9	52	55.6	57.9	58.9	59.3	67	62.8	57.8	64.4	64.1	59.3	57.4	55.3	52.6	48	44.4	43.9	37.1	36.9	37.5	36.7
Trucks	19.3	21.1	19.9	22.5	22.1	16.5	17.2	19.5	22	23.5	24.8	27.9	27.2	29.1	29.9	29.6	30.4	31.4	32.4	38.1	36.5	37.8	39.9	41.7	41.7	41.2	41.4	44.8	46.1	48	44.4	42.1	41.1	40.7	33	37.2	42.2	35.6	35.9	40.7	42.6	44.7	47.4	52	55.6	56.1	62.9	63.1	62.5	63.3