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

Vehicle Technologies Office

Fact #557: February 9, 2009
Change in New Car Dealerships by State

From 2007 to 2008 the total number of new car dealerships in the U.S. declined by 430 dealerships or about 2%. During this period, most states lost dealerships while 10 states remained the same or increased their number of dealerships. Massachusetts lost 42 dealerships representing a decline of 8%. On the other side of the spectrum, Nevada gained 4 dealerships resulting in a gain of 3.5%.

New Light Vehicle Dealerships by State, 2007 and 2008
Graph showing the number of new car dealerships in the U.S. in 2007 and 2008. Most states lost dealerships while 10 states remained the same or increased the number of dealerships. For more detailed information, see the table below.

Supporting Information

New Light Vehicle Dealerships by State, 2007 and 2008
State 2007 2008 Change Percent
Change
Alabama 352 345 -7 -2.0
Alaska 40 38 -2 -5.0
Arizona 255 256 1 0.4
Arkansas 276 267 -9 -3.3
California 1,621 1,594 -27 -1.7
Colorado 279 284 5 1.8
Connecticut 325 320 -5 -1.5
Delaware 65 65 0 0.0
D.C. 2 1 -1 -50.0
Florida 954 948 -6 -0.6
Georgia 616 603 -13 -2.1
Hawaii 66 66 0 0.0
Idaho 123 123 0 0.0
Illinois 964 934 -30 -3.1
Indiana 532 521 -11 -2.1
Iowa 387 369 -18 -4.7
Kansas 267 258 -9 -3.4
Kentucky 307 298 -9 -2.9
Louisiana 338 337 -1 -0.3
Maine 148 144 -4 -2.7
Maryland 370 358 -12 -3.2
Massachusetts 520 478 -42 -8.1
Michigan 769 759 -10 -1.3
Minnesota 456 438 -18 -3.9
Mississippi 244 242 -2 -0.8
Missouri 503 494 -9 -1.8
Montana 133 132 -1 -0.8
Nebraska 214 213 -1 -0.5
Nevada 114 118 4 3.5
New Hampshire 174 169 -5 -2.9
New Jersey 587 574 -13 -2.2
New Mexico 139 140 1 0.7
New York 1,151 1,112 -39 -3.4
North Carolina 696 692 -4 -0.6
North Dakota 102 96 -6 -5.9
Ohio 981 958 -23 -2.3
Oklahoma 297 299 2 0.7
Oregon 277 274 -3 -1.1
Pennsylvania 1,208 1,161 -47 -3.9
Rhode Island 68 63 -5 -7.4
South Carolina 330 326 -4 -1.2
South Dakota 119 117 -2 -1.7
Tennessee 428 420 -8 -1.9
Texas 1,353 1,346 -7 -0.5
Utah 155 153 -2 -1.3
Vermont 97 97 0 0.0
Virginia 553 551 -2 -0.4
Washington 392 383 -9 -2.3
West Virginia 172 169 -3 -1.7
Wisconsin 611 597 -14 -2.3
Wyoming 70 70 0 0.0
Total 21,200 20,770 -430 -2.0

Note: The District of Columbia is not depicted on the graph.
Source: NADA Industry Analysis Division, NADA Data, New-Car Dealerships (PDF 281 KB) Download Adobe Reader.

 

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