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Table 7.7
Light Vehicle Market Shares by Size Class, Sales Periods” 1976-99
Sales perioda 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
Minicomnact 0.0% 6.5% 6.7% 4.3% 3.8% 3.9% 2.7% 2.1% 0.3% 0.3% 1.2% 1 .O%
Subcompact
21.7% 15.5% 15.0% 24.4% 30.4% 31.2% 26.6% 23.2% 18.2% 15.7% 15.9% 13.6%
Compact
23.5% 21.8% 12.0% 6.7% 5.3% 5.4% 10.8% 12.6% 20.0% 23.2% 23.6% 27.1%
Midsize
15.0% 15.6% 26.1% 26.9% 27.2% 27.9% 28.3% 24.5% 22.1% 20.5% 19.1% 16.9%
Large
18.3% 20.0% 17.6% 15.4% 11.8% 12.1% 10.1% 9.6% 10.9% 10.0% 9.4% 9.3%
Two seater
1.7% 1.7% 1.5% 1.7% 1.9% 2.0% 2.2% 2.0% 2.4% 2.5% 1.8% 1.6%
Small pickup
1.4% 2.1% 2.2% 3.3% 4.6% 4.3% 5.3% 8.6% 7.3% 7.5% 7.8% 7.7%
Large pickup
13.1% 13.2% 13.4% 12.0% 9.9% 8.8% 9.1% 9.3% 8.8% 9.3% 8.5% 8.8%
Small van
0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1.6% 2.9% 4.1% 4.9%
Large van
4.8% 3.2% 4.8% 4.3% 2.9% 3.0% 3.4% 4.7% 3.9% 3.5% 3.3% 3.2%
Small utility
0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.8% 0.4% 0.3% 1.6% 3.2% 2.9% 3.8% 4.6%
Large utility 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.8% 1.4% 1.1% 1.2% 1.6% 1.2% 1.8% 1.5% 1.4%
Total light vehicles sold 12,073,765 13,045,310 14,037,378 13,589,420 11,311,043 11,029,922 11.012,704 10,345,470 13,823,999 15,203,880 15.633,934 15,014,173
Cars 80.2% 81.0% 79.0% 79.4% 80.4% 82.5% 80.6% 74.0% 73.9% 72.1% 71.0% 69.5%
Light trucks 19.8% 19.0% 21.0% 20.6% 19.6% 17.5% 19.4% 26.0% 26.1% 27.9% 29.0% 30.5%
Sales period 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Minicompact 0.6% 0.1% 0.6% 0.6% 0.9% 0.6% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1%
Subcompact 13.1% 13.1% 14.8% 17.5% 16.6% 14.5% 13.8% 10.4% 8.8% 10.2% 9.8% 9.7%
Compact 27.8% 24.7% 23.0% 19.8% 19.6% 19.8% 21.0% 22.4% 23.5% 19.9% 15.2% 14.2%
Midsize 16.9% 19.7% 18.3% 18.8% 18.0% 18.2% 16.1% 17.0% 16.7% 17.1% 20.4% 20.2%
Large 9.1% 9.4% 9.3% 9.4% 9.1% 8.8% 9.2% 9.0% 8.5% 7.9% 6.9% 7.1%
Two seater 1.2% 1.1% 1.2% 1.1% 0.7% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.7% 0.6%
Small pickup 6.8% 5.9% 4.9% 4.9% 4.7% 2.5% 2.5% 2.4% 3.9% 3.5% 3.0% 1.8%
Large pickup 9.6% 10.6% 11.5% 11.0% 11.6% 14.0% 15.0% 14.9% 13.7% 13.9% 15.6% 17.0%
Small van 5.6% 5.8% 6.8% 7.1% 7.7% 8.4% 8.6% 8.6% 8.3% 8.2% 8.0% 7.9%
Large van 3.2% 3.2% 2.9% 2.5% 2.8% 2.9% 2.8% 2.7% 2.5% 2.6% 2.5% 2.5%
Small utility 4.4% 3.5% 4.0% 5.1% 5.5% 5.5% 5.6% 6.2% 4.3% 5.3% 5.0% 5.7%
Large utility 1.7% 3.1% 2.7% 2.2% 2.8% 4.4% 4.6% 5.7% 9.3% 10.6% 12.7% 13.2%
Total light vehicles sold 15,115,985 14,939,837 13,739,090 12,422,881 12,499,454 13,443.605 14,640,863 14,658,736 14,888,710 14,787,756 15,208,587 16,647,668
cars 68.6% 68.1% 67.1% 67.1% 64.9% 62.4% 60.9% 59.5% 58.1% 55.9% 53.1% 51.9%
Light trucks 31.4% 31.9% 32.9% 32.9% 35.1% 37.6% 39.1% 40.5% 41.9% 44.1% 46.9% 48.1%
Source:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Light Vehicle MPG and Market Shares System, Oak Ridge, TN, 2000. (Additional resources: m-cta.oml.gov)
a “Sales period” is October 1 of the current year through September 30 of the next year.