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The compact, midsize, and large automobile sales-weighted engine sizes declined dramatically in the late ‘70's
and early ‘80's.
Table 4.10
Sales-Weighted Engine Size of New Domestic and Import Automobiles by Size Class,
Sales Periodsa 1976–2002
( litersb )
Sales perioda 1976
Minicompact Subcompact
c
2.67
Compact
5.00
Midsize
5.85
Large
6.79
Two seater
2.89
All
4.89
1977 1.98 2.73 4.79 5.47 6.02 2.81 4.56
1978 2.06 2.67 3.95 4.89 6.17 3.01 4.33
1979 1.86 2.39 3.74 4.41 5.56 2.77 3.78
1980 1.90 2.10 3.03 3.90 5.12 2.79 3.22
1981 1.57 2.04 2.20 3.63 5.00 2.49 2.98
1982 1.53 2.08 2.12 3.47 4.73 2.41 2.89
1983 1.60 2.19 2.20 3.45 4.95 2.52 2.98
1984 2.17 2.22 2.21 3.40 4.87 2.50 2.97
1985 1.95 2.29 2.27 3.37 4.65 2.47 2.92
1986 1.45 2.19 2.21 3.19 4.38 2.83 2.76
1987 1.48 2.19 2.20 2.99 4.36 2.57 2.68
1988 1.52 2.05 2.21 3.00 4.32 2.75 2.66
1989 2.54 2.08 2.11 3.01 4.31 2.81 2.68
1990 2.42 1.96 2.25 3.13 4.33 2.57 2.72
1991 2.17 1.97 2.23 3.16 4.40 2.67 2.72
1992 1.89 2.01 2.33 3.16 4.34 3.01 2.76
1993 1.96 2.07 2.28 3.16 4.27 3.47 2.78
1994 2.21 2.27 2.23 3.15 4.17 3.82 2.79
1995 2.42 2.26 2.23 3.12 4.12 3.76 2.79
1996 2.49 2.23 2.19 2.98 4.09 3.67 2.71
1997 2.62 2.13 2.28 3.02 4.03 3.08 2.74
1998 3.15 2.29 2.17 2.94 3.98 3.51 2.75
1999 2.86 2.31 2.25 2.91 3.91 3.62 2.76
2000 2.55 2.30 2.23 2.85 3.88 3.45 2.73
2001 3.01 2.66 2.16 2.85 3.69 3.48 2.74
2002 2.90 3.01 2.14 2.87 3.69 3.74 2.75
Average annual percentage change
1976–2002 1.6% d 0.5% -3.3% -2.9% -2.5% 1.1% -2.4%
1992–2002
Source:
4.4% 4.1% -0.8% -1.0% -1.6% 2.2% 0.0%
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Light Vehicle MPG and Market Shares System, Oak Ridge, TN, 2003.
(Additional resources: www-cta.ornl.gov)
a Sales period is October 1 of the previous year through September 30 of the current year.
b 1 liter = 61.02. cubic inches.
c There were no minicompact automobiles sold in 1976.
d Average annual percentage change begins with 1977.
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