U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Vehicle Technologies Office

Fact #443: November 13, 2006
Motor Vehicle Trade between the U.S. and China

In 2005, the U.S. exported over 250 million dollars worth of motor vehicles to China – more than double the previous year. That same year, the U.S. imported 125 million dollars worth of vehicles from China.

U.S./China Motor Vehicle Trade
Graph showing the number of motor vehicles imported to the U.S. from China and exported from the U.S. to China from 2000 through 2005. For more detailed information, see the table below.

Supporting Information

U.S./China Motor Vehicle Trade (Million dollars)
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
U.S. Exports 20 24 36 77 99 261
U.S. Imports 2 3 6 19 60 125

Source: U.S. International Trade Commission. Published in "China's Impact on the U.S. Automotive Industry," Congressional Research Service, April 4, 2006.

 

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