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US Light Vehicle Sales

16.3M for Jul 2026

US Light Vehicle Sales came in at 16.3M for Jul 2026, down 1.41% from 16.6M the prior month and 1.51% below its level of 16.6M one year ago. The series has averaged 14.9M since 1976, reaching a record high of 21.7M in October 2001 and a record low of 8.571M in April 2020.

Source: Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED), St. Louis Fed

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Historical Data

Observation dateValue
July 1, 202616.3M
June 1, 202616.6M
May 1, 202616.3M
April 1, 202616.3M
March 1, 202616.3M
February 1, 202615.5M
January 1, 202614.6M
December 1, 202516M
November 1, 202515.7M
October 1, 202515.5M
September 1, 202516.6M
August 1, 202516.5M
July 1, 202516.6M
June 1, 202515.8M
May 1, 202515.6M
April 1, 202517.1M
March 1, 202517.9M
February 1, 202516M
January 1, 202515.5M
December 1, 202416.8M
November 1, 202416.4M
October 1, 202416M
September 1, 202415.9M
August 1, 202415.5M
July 1, 202415.8M
June 1, 202415.3M
May 1, 202415.9M
April 1, 202416M
March 1, 202415.7M
February 1, 202415.8M
January 1, 202415.1M
December 1, 202315.8M
November 1, 202315.3M
October 1, 202315.3M
September 1, 202315.7M
August 1, 202315.6M
July 1, 202315.8M
June 1, 202316.1M
May 1, 202315.4M
April 1, 202315.9M
March 1, 202315.1M
February 1, 202314.9M
January 1, 202315.2M
December 1, 202213.4M
November 1, 202214.1M
October 1, 202214.6M
September 1, 202213.6M
August 1, 202213.7M
July 1, 202213.4M
June 1, 202213.4M
May 1, 202212.8M
April 1, 202214.2M
March 1, 202213.8M
February 1, 202213.7M
January 1, 202214.4M
December 1, 202112.7M
November 1, 202112.9M
October 1, 202112.7M
September 1, 202112.3M
August 1, 202113.5M
July 1, 202114.7M
June 1, 202115.6M
May 1, 202117M
April 1, 202118.1M
March 1, 202117.9M
February 1, 202115.7M
January 1, 202116.2M
December 1, 202016.5M
November 1, 202015.8M
October 1, 202016.1M
September 1, 202016.3M
August 1, 202015.7M
July 1, 202014.8M
June 1, 202013.2M
May 1, 202012.2M
April 1, 20208.571M
March 1, 202011.4M
February 1, 202016.7M
January 1, 202016.4M
December 1, 201917M
November 1, 201917.1M
October 1, 201916.5M
September 1, 201917.2M
August 1, 201917.3M
July 1, 201917.1M
June 1, 201917.3M
May 1, 201917.4M
April 1, 201916.4M
March 1, 201917.3M
February 1, 201916.5M
January 1, 201916.4M
December 1, 201817.6M
November 1, 201817.6M
October 1, 201817.5M
September 1, 201817.3M
August 1, 201817M
July 1, 201817.1M
June 1, 201817.3M
May 1, 201817.3M
April 1, 201817.1M
March 1, 201817.2M
February 1, 201817M
January 1, 201816.7M
December 1, 201717.4M
November 1, 201717.6M
October 1, 201718.1M
September 1, 201717.9M
August 1, 201716.6M
July 1, 201716.8M
June 1, 201716.7M
May 1, 201716.7M
April 1, 201716.8M
March 1, 201716.7M
February 1, 201717.3M
January 1, 201717.3M
December 1, 201617.9M
November 1, 201617.4M
October 1, 201617.6M
September 1, 201617.6M
August 1, 201617.5M
July 1, 201617.7M
June 1, 201617.3M
May 1, 201617.3M
April 1, 201617.2M
March 1, 201616.8M
February 1, 201617.6M
January 1, 201617.6M
December 1, 201517.1M
November 1, 201517.9M
October 1, 201517.8M
September 1, 201517.8M
August 1, 201517.9M
July 1, 201517.8M
June 1, 201517.4M
May 1, 201517.5M
April 1, 201517.2M
March 1, 201517.5M
February 1, 201516.5M
January 1, 201516.5M
December 1, 201416.8M
November 1, 201416.5M
October 1, 201416.3M
September 1, 201416.5M
August 1, 201416.8M
July 1, 201416.9M
June 1, 201417.1M
May 1, 201416.7M
April 1, 201416.3M
March 1, 201416.6M
February 1, 201415.6M
January 1, 201415.2M
December 1, 201315.5M
November 1, 201315.7M
October 1, 201315.4M
September 1, 201315.5M
August 1, 201315.5M
July 1, 201315.7M
June 1, 201315.8M
May 1, 201315.5M
April 1, 201315.5M
March 1, 201315.4M
February 1, 201315.5M
January 1, 201315.5M
December 1, 201215.1M
November 1, 201215.1M
October 1, 201214.5M
September 1, 201214.8M
August 1, 201214.1M
July 1, 201214M
June 1, 201214.1M
May 1, 201214.1M
April 1, 201214.4M
March 1, 201214.2M
February 1, 201214.6M
January 1, 201214.1M
December 1, 201113.5M
November 1, 201113.4M
October 1, 201113.4M
September 1, 201113M
August 1, 201112.3M
July 1, 201112.4M
June 1, 201111.6M
May 1, 201112M
April 1, 201113M
March 1, 201113M
February 1, 201112.8M
January 1, 201112.5M
December 1, 201012.4M
November 1, 201012.1M
October 1, 201012.2M
September 1, 201011.7M
August 1, 201011.8M
July 1, 201011.7M
June 1, 201011.4M
May 1, 201011.8M
April 1, 201011.2M
March 1, 201011.6M
February 1, 201010.1M
January 1, 201010.7M
December 1, 200911.1M
November 1, 200910.8M
October 1, 200910.4M
September 1, 20099.347M
August 1, 200914.6M
July 1, 200911.4M
June 1, 20099.956M
May 1, 20099.996M
April 1, 20099.197M
March 1, 20099.552M
February 1, 20099.023M
January 1, 20099.573M
December 1, 200810.1M
November 1, 200810.3M
October 1, 200810.7M
September 1, 200812.7M
August 1, 200813.8M
July 1, 200812.7M
June 1, 200814.1M
May 1, 200814.4M
April 1, 200814.3M
March 1, 200814.8M
February 1, 200815.2M
January 1, 200815.4M
December 1, 200715.7M
November 1, 200716M
October 1, 200716.1M
September 1, 200716.2M
August 1, 200716M
July 1, 200715.5M
June 1, 200715.8M
May 1, 200716.3M
April 1, 200716.2M
March 1, 200716M
February 1, 200716.7M
January 1, 200716.4M
December 1, 200616.6M
November 1, 200616.1M
October 1, 200616.3M
September 1, 200616.4M
August 1, 200615.9M
July 1, 200617.1M
June 1, 200616.4M
May 1, 200616.2M
April 1, 200616.6M
March 1, 200616.4M
February 1, 200616.5M
January 1, 200617.6M
December 1, 200516.7M
November 1, 200516M
October 1, 200514.8M
September 1, 200516.4M
August 1, 200516.9M
July 1, 200520.6M
June 1, 200518M
May 1, 200516.9M
April 1, 200517.3M
March 1, 200516.9M
February 1, 200516.4M
January 1, 200516.4M
December 1, 200417.6M
November 1, 200416.9M
October 1, 200417.1M
September 1, 200417.4M
August 1, 200416.7M
July 1, 200416.9M
June 1, 200415.8M
May 1, 200417.8M
April 1, 200416.5M
March 1, 200416.8M
February 1, 200416.6M
January 1, 200416.3M
December 1, 200317M
November 1, 200317.2M
October 1, 200316.1M
September 1, 200316.9M
August 1, 200317.9M
July 1, 200316.8M
June 1, 200316.7M
May 1, 200316.2M
April 1, 200316.4M
March 1, 200316.2M
February 1, 200315.8M
January 1, 200316.4M
December 1, 200217.6M
November 1, 200216.2M
October 1, 200215.9M
September 1, 200216.3M
August 1, 200218.1M
July 1, 200217.8M
June 1, 200216.6M
May 1, 200215.8M
April 1, 200217.3M
March 1, 200216.8M
February 1, 200217M
January 1, 200216.2M
December 1, 200116.1M
November 1, 200117.7M
October 1, 200121.7M
September 1, 200116.1M
August 1, 200116M
July 1, 200116.1M
June 1, 200117.1M
May 1, 200116.5M
April 1, 200116.5M
March 1, 200116.9M
February 1, 200117.4M
January 1, 200117.3M
December 1, 200015.8M
November 1, 200016.3M
October 1, 200017.1M
September 1, 200018.2M
August 1, 200017.1M
July 1, 200016.9M
June 1, 200017.1M
May 1, 200017.5M
April 1, 200017.4M
March 1, 200017.8M
February 1, 200018.9M
January 1, 200018.1M
December 1, 199917.8M
November 1, 199917.1M
October 1, 199917.1M
September 1, 199917.1M
August 1, 199917.1M
July 1, 199917.2M
June 1, 199916.8M
May 1, 199917.1M
April 1, 199916.4M
March 1, 199916.3M
February 1, 199916.6M
January 1, 199916.1M
December 1, 199816.9M
November 1, 199815.6M
October 1, 199816.7M
September 1, 199815.9M
August 1, 199814.4M
July 1, 199814.3M
June 1, 199816.4M
May 1, 199816.6M
April 1, 199815.5M
March 1, 199815M
February 1, 199814.8M
January 1, 199814.4M
December 1, 199716.1M
November 1, 199715.4M
October 1, 199715M
September 1, 199714.7M
August 1, 199715.8M
July 1, 199715.2M
June 1, 199714.2M
May 1, 199714.7M
April 1, 199714.7M
March 1, 199715.4M
February 1, 199714.9M
January 1, 199715.3M
December 1, 199614.8M
November 1, 199615.4M
October 1, 199615M
September 1, 199615.2M
August 1, 199615.1M
July 1, 199614.7M
June 1, 199614.9M
May 1, 199615.6M
April 1, 199615.1M
March 1, 199615.7M
February 1, 199615.2M
January 1, 199614.4M
December 1, 199515.9M
November 1, 199515M
October 1, 199514.5M
September 1, 199515M
August 1, 199515M
July 1, 199514.3M
June 1, 199515M
May 1, 199514.4M
April 1, 199514M
March 1, 199514.9M
February 1, 199514.5M
January 1, 199514.4M
December 1, 199415.2M
November 1, 199415.5M
October 1, 199415.5M
September 1, 199414.9M
August 1, 199415M
July 1, 199414.5M
June 1, 199414.8M
May 1, 199414.2M
April 1, 199415.7M
March 1, 199415M
February 1, 199415.2M
January 1, 199415M
December 1, 199314.7M
November 1, 199314.5M
October 1, 199314.6M
September 1, 199313.7M
August 1, 199313.3M
July 1, 199314.1M
June 1, 199314.2M
May 1, 199314.2M
April 1, 199314.2M
March 1, 199313M
February 1, 199312.7M
January 1, 199313.2M
December 1, 199213.5M
November 1, 199213M
October 1, 199213.4M
September 1, 199213.1M
August 1, 199212.6M
July 1, 199212.6M
June 1, 199213.3M
May 1, 199212.9M
April 1, 199212.3M
March 1, 199212.6M
February 1, 199212.7M
January 1, 199212.4M
December 1, 199112.4M
November 1, 199112.4M
October 1, 199112M
September 1, 199112.9M
August 1, 199112.4M
July 1, 199112.7M
June 1, 199112.5M
May 1, 199112.3M
April 1, 199111.8M
March 1, 199112.6M
February 1, 199112.2M
January 1, 199111.6M
December 1, 199012.7M
November 1, 199012.9M
October 1, 199013.5M
September 1, 199014M
August 1, 199013.6M
July 1, 199013.8M
June 1, 199013.9M
May 1, 199013.7M
April 1, 199014M
March 1, 199014.2M
February 1, 199014.1M
January 1, 199016M
December 1, 198913.3M
November 1, 198913.1M
October 1, 198913.3M
September 1, 198915.4M
August 1, 198916.2M
July 1, 198914.4M
June 1, 198914.1M
May 1, 198914.9M
April 1, 198915.7M
March 1, 198914.4M
February 1, 198914.7M
January 1, 198915M
December 1, 198816.1M
November 1, 198815M
October 1, 198814.8M
September 1, 198814.7M
August 1, 198815.1M
July 1, 198815.4M
June 1, 198815.5M
May 1, 198815.6M
April 1, 198815.2M
March 1, 198815.8M
February 1, 198816.2M
January 1, 198815.8M
December 1, 198715.4M
November 1, 198714.2M
October 1, 198714M
September 1, 198715.8M
August 1, 198716.8M
July 1, 198715.4M
June 1, 198715.3M
May 1, 198714.3M
April 1, 198715.2M
March 1, 198715M
February 1, 198714.8M
January 1, 198712.2M
December 1, 198617.8M
November 1, 198614.5M
October 1, 198614.5M
September 1, 198621.2M
August 1, 198617M
July 1, 198615.5M
June 1, 198615.6M
May 1, 198616M
April 1, 198615.6M
March 1, 198613.9M
February 1, 198615.1M
January 1, 198615.8M
December 1, 198515.4M
November 1, 198514.3M
October 1, 198513.9M
September 1, 198518.8M
August 1, 198516.6M
July 1, 198515.2M
June 1, 198514.8M
May 1, 198515.3M
April 1, 198515.2M
March 1, 198515M
February 1, 198515.4M
January 1, 198515.3M
December 1, 198414.3M
November 1, 198414.4M
October 1, 198414.3M
September 1, 198413.7M
August 1, 198414M
July 1, 198414.5M
June 1, 198414.4M
May 1, 198414.6M
April 1, 198414.1M
March 1, 198414M
February 1, 198414.1M
January 1, 198414M
December 1, 198314.3M
November 1, 198312.9M
October 1, 198313.1M
September 1, 198312.3M
August 1, 198312M
July 1, 198312.7M
June 1, 198312.8M
May 1, 198311.9M
April 1, 198311.5M
March 1, 198310.8M
February 1, 198310.4M
January 1, 198310.7M
December 1, 198211.1M
November 1, 198211.9M
October 1, 19829.981M
September 1, 198211M
August 1, 19829.779M
July 1, 19829.585M
June 1, 19829.42M
May 1, 198210.9M
April 1, 19829.541M
March 1, 198210.5M
February 1, 198210.7M
January 1, 198210.1M
December 1, 19818.849M
November 1, 19819.294M
October 1, 19819.209M
September 1, 198110.9M
August 1, 198112.5M
July 1, 198110.2M
June 1, 198110.2M
May 1, 198110.1M
April 1, 198110.2M
March 1, 198112.2M
February 1, 198112.1M
January 1, 198111M
December 1, 198010.7M
November 1, 198011M
October 1, 198011.1M
September 1, 198010.6M
August 1, 198010.9M
July 1, 198011.4M
June 1, 198010.2M
May 1, 19809.31M
April 1, 198010.2M
March 1, 198011.8M
February 1, 198013M
January 1, 198014.1M
December 1, 197913.2M
November 1, 197912.7M
October 1, 197912.7M
September 1, 197914M
August 1, 197914M
July 1, 197913.7M
June 1, 197912.4M
May 1, 197914M
April 1, 197914.3M
March 1, 197914.8M
February 1, 197914.9M
January 1, 197914.6M
December 1, 197814.8M
November 1, 197815M
October 1, 197815.4M
September 1, 197814.2M
August 1, 197815.7M
July 1, 197815.1M
June 1, 197815.9M
May 1, 197815.8M
April 1, 197815.8M
March 1, 197814.7M
February 1, 197814M
January 1, 197813.3M
December 1, 197714.8M
November 1, 197714.4M
October 1, 197714.5M
September 1, 197714.3M
August 1, 197714.5M
July 1, 197714.3M
June 1, 197714.6M
May 1, 197714.6M
April 1, 197714.8M
March 1, 197714.8M
February 1, 197714.3M
January 1, 197714M
December 1, 197614.2M
November 1, 197613M
October 1, 197612.5M
September 1, 197613.2M
August 1, 197612.6M
July 1, 197613.1M
June 1, 197612.7M
May 1, 197612.6M
April 1, 197612.9M
March 1, 197613.1M
February 1, 197613M
January 1, 197612.5M

About US Light Vehicle Sales

What it measures

Light Weight Vehicle Sales (FRED series ALTSALES) measures total US sales of new cars and light trucks, including SUVs and pickups, expressed as a seasonally adjusted annual rate in millions of units. The Bureau of Economic Analysis compiles it monthly from manufacturer unit-sales reports, and the annualized presentation shows what the full-year pace would be if the month repeated twelve times.

Why it matters

A vehicle is the largest purchase most households make besides a home, and it is typically financed, so the sales pace jointly reflects consumer confidence, income expectations, and credit conditions. The auto sector pulls a long supply chain of steel, semiconductors, dealers, and lenders. Because purchases are easily postponed, vehicle sales are an early casualty of rising rates or economic anxiety, giving the series leading-indicator value.

How to read it

A pace in the high teens of millions of units has historically marked a healthy market, with recessionary troughs falling well below that. Separate demand weakness from supply constraint: sales can drop with lean dealer inventories and strong pricing, a shortage signature rather than a demand signal. Incentive levels and fleet purchases also move monthly figures, so confirm trends over several months.

Get US Light Vehicle Sales in Excel

Pull US Light Vehicle Sales directly into your spreadsheet with a single MarketXLS formula - always current, no copy-pasting:

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current US Light Vehicle Sales?

US Light Vehicle Sales is 16.3M as of July 2026.

What is the all-time high and low of US Light Vehicle Sales?

The highest value on record is 21.7M (October 2001) and the lowest is 8.571M (April 2020).

How often is US Light Vehicle Sales updated?

US Light Vehicle Sales is published on a monthly basis, sourced from Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED).

How do I get US Light Vehicle Sales in Excel?

Use the MarketXLS Excel formula =VehicleSalesLightWeight() to pull US Light Vehicle Sales directly into any cell, with historical values available for analysis.

Basic info
Lightweight vehicle sales in an economy.
RegionUnited States
FrequencyMonthly
Last updatedAugust 7, 2026
Seasonal adjustmentSeasonally Adjusted Annual Rate
UnitMillions of Units

Stats
Last Value16.3M
Latest PeriodJul 2026
Last UpdatedAugust 7 2026, 01:19
Value Previous Month16.6M
Change From Previous Month-1.41%
Value 1 Year Ago16.6M
Change From Year Ago-1.51%
Average Growth Rate0.53%/yr
Record High (Oct 2001)21.7M
Record Low (Apr 2020)8.571M
Long-Term Average14.9M
FrequencyMonthly
AdjustmentSeasonally Adjusted Annual Rate
UnitMillions of Units

Annual Averages
202616M
202516.2M
202415.9M
202315.5M
202213.8M
202115M
202014.5M
201917M
201817.2M
201717.2M
201617.5M
201517.4M

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