Fact #387: August 29, 2005
Light Vehicle Market Share by Size Class, 1975–2005
The graph below shows the market shares of light vehicles by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) size classes. Cars are shown in shades of green, and trucks are shown in shades of blue. Light trucks, which include pickups, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and vans, have been gaining market share since the early 1980s, mainly because of increases in market share for SUVs. The 2005 data, however, show SUV market share declining, with vans and large pickups gaining market share.
Note: Market share is based on model year sales projections submitted to EPA by vehicle manufacturers.
Supporting Information
| Model Year |
Small Car |
Mid-Size Car |
Large Car |
Van | Small Pickup |
Mid-Size Pickup |
Large Pickup |
Small SUV |
Mid-Size SUV |
Large SUV |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 44.7% | 18.8% | 17.1% | 4.5% | 1.6% | 0.5% | 11.0% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 1976 | 43.7% | 19.8% | 15.3% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 0.4% | 13.3% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 1977 | 41.5% | 19.7% | 18.8% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 0.5% | 12.2% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 1978 | 34.5% | 26.6% | 16.2% | 4.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | 13.3% | 0.6% | 1.9% | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 1979 | 33.9% | 26.6% | 17.2% | 3.5% | 2.6% | 0.7% | 12.6% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 100.0% |
| 1980 | 45.4% | 28.7% | 9.4% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 7.8% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.2% | 100.0% |
| 1981 | 42.6% | 30.1% | 10.1% | 2.3% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 8.9% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 1982 | 45.4% | 24.8% | 10.0% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 8.0% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 100.0% |
| 1983 | 41.3% | 24.7% | 11.8% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 6.0% | 6.7% | 0.5% | 2.0% | 0.3% | 100.0% |
| 1984 | 43.7% | 22.4% | 10.1% | 4.8% | 3.0% | 5.0% | 6.5% | 1.0% | 3.1% | 0.3% | 100.0% |
| 1985 | 41.6% | 21.6% | 11.5% | 5.8% | 3.4% | 4.3% | 6.7% | 0.8% | 3.9% | 0.4% | 100.0% |
| 1986 | 42.7% | 20.1% | 9.0% | 6.8% | 4.8% | 5.1% | 6.5% | 1.2% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 100.0% |
| 1987 | 45.8% | 17.6% | 8.8% | 7.4% | 3.0% | 7.1% | 4.4% | 1.7% | 3.8% | 0.4% | 100.0% |
| 1988 | 45.5% | 15.7% | 9.0% | 7.5% | 2.2% | 6.9% | 7.0% | 1.9% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 100.0% |
| 1989 | 40.4% | 19.6% | 9.3% | 8.8% | 2.5% | 6.1% | 6.8% | 1.6% | 4.3% | 0.5% | 100.0% |
| 1990 | 40.9% | 20.1% | 8.9% | 10.0% | 2.3% | 4.8% | 7.5% | 1.5% | 3.5% | 0.6% | 100.0% |
| 1991 | 41.7% | 17.8% | 8.3% | 8.2% | 2.5% | 6.9% | 5.9% | 1.1% | 7.2% | 0.4% | 100.0% |
| 1992 | 37.7% | 18.5% | 10.4% | 10.0% | 2.1% | 5.9% | 7.2% | 1.1% | 6.6% | 0.6% | 100.0% |
| 1993 | 36.6% | 18.9% | 8.5% | 10.9% | 2.0% | 5.6% | 7.5% | 1.1% | 7.9% | 1.0% | 100.0% |
| 1994 | 34.9% | 15.6% | 9.1% | 10.1% | 2.5% | 7.4% | 9.0% | 1.3% | 9.0% | 1.2% | 100.0% |
| 1995 | 35.6% | 17.8% | 8.7% | 10.9% | 2.0% | 4.6% | 8.4% | 1.3% | 9.2% | 1.5% | 100.0% |
| 1996 | 32.6% | 19.2% | 8.2% | 10.7% | 1.7% | 5.3% | 7.9% | 0.9% | 11.6% | 1.8% | 100.0% |
| 1997 | 31.7% | 17.6% | 8.3% | 8.8% | 0.9% | 4.8% | 11.0% | 3.4% | 9.7% | 3.9% | 100.0% |
| 1998 | 27.3% | 21.6% | 6.3% | 10.3% | 1.8% | 5.7% | 9.2% | 2.2% | 11.2% | 4.4% | 100.0% |
| 1999 | 26.3% | 21.8% | 7.0% | 9.6% | 1.4% | 5.0% | 10.3% | 2.1% | 11.6% | 5.0% | 100.0% |
| 2000 | 26.1% | 18.9% | 10.0% | 10.2% | 0.6% | 4.6% | 10.5% | 2.4% | 11.2% | 5.3% | 100.0% |
| 2001 | 27.4% | 17.4% | 9.1% | 7.9% | 0.5% | 3.5% | 12.1% | 2.5% | 12.5% | 7.1% | 100.0% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | 18.7% | 7.8% | 7.7% | 1.2% | 2.9% | 10.7% | 2.2% | 11.2% | 12.6% | 100.0% |
| 2003 | 25.5% | 16.8% | 8.0% | 7.8% | 1.2% | 3.3% | 11.1% | 1.7% | 13.3% | 11.2% | 100.0% |
| 2004 | 22.6% | 20.0% | 8.5% | 7.0% | 1.0% | 2.4% | 9.2% | 2.1% | 14.6% | 12.5% | 100.0% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | 18.9% | 9.2% | 9.5% | 0.1% | 1.9% | 12.4% | 1.0% | 12.6% | 12.3% | 100.0% |
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Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Light-Duty Automotive Technology and Fuel Economy Trends: 1975 through 2005, July 2005 | |||||||||||
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