Economy · Consumers

Total Vehicle Sales (since 1976)

• Vehicle sales (annual rate, millions): 16.38M (Sep 2026).
• A year earlier: 16.96M (Sep 2025), a change of −3.4%.
• Highest on record here: 22.06M (Oct 2001); lowest: 8.92M (Apr 2020).

Source: FRED TOTALSA (Total Vehicle Sales). Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Gray bands mark U.S. recessions as dated by the NBER (FRED USREC).

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