Market data · Automotive
U.S. automotive market indicators
The numbers we watch in the U.S. auto market: demand, prices, financing, supply, electrification, and the costs underneath them. Most figures update automatically from public sources as each is released.
New light-vehicle sales
SAAR · Sep 2026
16.4M
▼ 3.4% vs. year ago
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis via FRED
Average transaction price, new
all new vehicles · Sep 2026
$50,562
▲ 0.7% vs. year ago
Incentives: 6.6% of price
Kelley Blue Book / Cox Automotive, source
New-car loan rate, 60-month
commercial banks · Aug 2026
7.54%
▼ 0.10 pts vs. year ago
Federal Reserve G.19 via FRED
EV share of new sales
battery electric + plug-in hybrid · Q3 2026
7.5%
▼ 4.81 pts vs. year ago
Argonne National Laboratory, source
Demand
How many vehicles are selling, and what kind.
New light-vehicle sales
SAAR · Sep 2026
16.4M
▼ 3.4% vs. year ago
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis via FRED
Light-truck & SUV sales
SAAR · Sep 2026
13.5M
▼ 3.7% vs. year ago
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis via FRED
Dealer & parts retail sales
monthly, SA · Sep 2026
$139.8B
▲ 2.5% vs. year ago
U.S. Census Bureau via FRED
Light-vehicle sales: trucks & SUVs vs cars
Millions of units, seasonally adjusted annual rate
- Trucks & SUVs
- Cars
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Total new light-vehicle sales
Millions of units, seasonally adjusted annual rate
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Prices
What buyers pay for new and used vehicles.
Average transaction price, new
all new vehicles · Sep 2026
$50,562
▲ 0.7% vs. year ago
Incentives: 6.6% of price
Kelley Blue Book / Cox Automotive, source
Average used-vehicle listing price
retail listings · Sep 2026
$27,235
▲ 5.2% vs. year ago
Cox Automotive, source
New-vehicle prices (CPI)
YoY change · Sep 2026
+0.6%
▼ 0.14 pts vs. year-ago rate
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED
Used-vehicle prices (CPI)
YoY change · Sep 2026
−1.5%
▼ 6.60 pts vs. year-ago rate
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED
New vs used vehicle prices
Average new transaction price (Kelley Blue Book) and average used listing price (Cox Automotive, published from mid-2020), dollars
- New vehicles
- Used vehicles
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New vs used vehicle price inflation
Consumer Price Index, % change from a year earlier
- New vehicles
- Used vehicles
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Financing & credit
The cost of borrowing and the health of auto credit.
New-car loan rate, 60-month
commercial banks · Aug 2026
7.54%
▼ 0.10 pts vs. year ago
Federal Reserve G.19 via FRED
New-car loan rate, 72-month
commercial banks · Aug 2026
7.17%
▼ 0.63 pts vs. year ago
Federal Reserve G.19 via FRED
5-year Treasury yield
constant maturity · Oct 29, 2026
4.78%
▲ 1.13 pts vs. year ago
Federal Reserve H.15 via FRED
Auto loans held by finance companies
outstanding · Aug 2026
$528.4B
▼ 3.5% vs. year ago
Federal Reserve G.20 via FRED
Consumer-loan delinquency rate
all commercial banks, quarterly · Q2 2026
2.62%
▼ 0.13 pts vs. year ago
Federal Reserve via FRED
New-car loan rates vs the 5-year Treasury
Percent; loan rates at commercial banks, Treasury as a monthly average
- 60-month loan
- 72-month loan
- 5-year Treasury
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Supply & production
Inventory on the ground and output from the plants.
Auto inventory-to-sales ratio
months of supply · Aug 2026
1.24
▼ 16.8% vs. year ago
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis via FRED
Domestic auto inventories
units, SA · Aug 2026
187.1K
▼ 15.9% vs. year ago
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis via FRED
Industrial production, vehicles & parts
index, 2017 = 100 · Sep 2026
107.6
▼ 0.8% vs. year ago
Federal Reserve G.17 via FRED
Capacity utilization, vehicles & parts
of capacity · Sep 2026
67.8%
▼ 0.61 pts vs. year ago
Federal Reserve G.17 via FRED
Domestic auto production
units per month, SA · Aug 2026
94.2K
▼ 14.4% vs. year ago
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis via FRED
Auto inventory-to-sales ratio
Months of supply, seasonally adjusted
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Domestic auto production
Thousands of units per month, seasonally adjusted
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EVs & charging
Electrified powertrains' share of new sales and the public charging network behind them.
EV share of new sales
battery electric + plug-in hybrid · Q3 2026
7.5%
▼ 4.81 pts vs. year ago
Argonne National Laboratory, source
Battery-electric share
of new light-vehicle sales · Q3 2026
6.2%
▼ 4.36 pts vs. year ago
Argonne National Laboratory, source
Hybrid share
full hybrids, of new sales · Q3 2026
16.0%
▲ 3.46 pts vs. year ago
Argonne National Laboratory, source
Gas & diesel share
of new sales, registrations basis · Q2 2026
69.9%
▼ 3.32 pts vs. year ago
Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Get Connected, source
Public charging ports
open today · Nov 2, 2026
263.1K
▲ 14.6% vs. year ago
U.S. DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center, source
DC fast charging ports
public, open today · Nov 2, 2026
79.5K
▲ 19.0% vs. year ago
U.S. DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center, source
Ports added, last 12 months
public, by open date · Nov 2, 2026
33.5K
U.S. DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center, source
EV share of new light-vehicle sales
Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid sales, percent of new light-vehicle sales, quarterly (Argonne National Laboratory)
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Electrified share by powertrain, quarterly
Percent of new light-vehicle sales; hybrids are full hybrids (Argonne National Laboratory)
- Hybrid
- Battery electric
- Plug-in hybrid
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Powertrain mix including mild hybrids, by year
Percent of new registrations; hybrids include mild hybrids, so hybrid share runs higher than above; 2026 is year to date (Alliance for Automotive Innovation)
- Hybrid
- Battery electric
- Plug-in hybrid
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Public charging ports
Cumulative ports open today, by quarter opened
- Level 2
- DC fast
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Consumer, costs & workforce
Driving, sentiment, input costs, and the people who build and sell.
Regular gasoline price
U.S. average · Oct 26, 2026
$4.27/gal
▲ 39.5% vs. year ago
U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED
Consumer sentiment
index, 1966 = 100 · Sep 2026
48.1
▼ 12.7% vs. year ago
University of Michigan via FRED
Vehicle miles traveled
monthly · Aug 2026
294.1B mi
▼ 0.6% vs. year ago
Federal Highway Administration via FRED
Repair & maintenance prices (CPI)
YoY change · Sep 2026
+5.8%
▼ 1.89 pts vs. year-ago rate
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED
Vehicle parts producer prices (PPI)
YoY change · Sep 2026
+3.1%
▲ 1.54 pts vs. year-ago rate
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED
Steel mill producer prices (PPI)
YoY change · Sep 2026
+20.7%
▲ 11.81 pts vs. year-ago rate
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED
Vehicle & parts manufacturing jobs
employees, SA · Sep 2026
962.5K
▲ 0.2% vs. year ago
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED
Auto dealer jobs
employees, SA · Sep 2026
1.28M
▼ 0.6% vs. year ago
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED
Regular gasoline price
U.S. average, dollars per gallon, monthly average
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Input costs: parts and steel
Producer Price Index, % change from a year earlier
- Vehicle parts
- Steel mill products
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Sources & method
Public data, cited.
Indicators come from U.S. government agencies and the Federal Reserve through the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis's FRED database. Each figure is pulled as it is published and refreshed on this page at least twice a day. New-vehicle prices are Kelley Blue Book's average transaction price and used-vehicle prices are Cox Automotive's average listing price, entered by hand from each monthly Cox Automotive report. Quarterly powertrain shares are Argonne National Laboratory's monthly hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric sales divided by total light-vehicle sales, summed by quarter. The annual mix including mild hybrids and the gas and diesel share come from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation's quarterly Get Connected EV reports, based on S&P Global Mobility registration data. Charging infrastructure comes from the U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels Data Center and refreshes with the rest of the page.
- Changes compare the latest reading with the same period a year earlier. For price indexes (CPI and PPI), the headline is the year-over-year rate of change. Its comparison is the change in that rate, in percentage points.
- Sales are seasonally adjusted annual rates (SAAR). Weekly and daily series are averaged to monthly values in the charts.
- Charging history counts public ports open today by the quarter each station opened, so ports that have since closed are not counted in earlier quarters. Level 2 includes the small number of Level 1 ports.
- Kelley Blue Book restates its transaction prices, sometimes materially (it added Tesla in 2018 and revised its 2020 figures in 2021). We use the latest published revision for each month, so month-to-month changes can differ from the figures first reported.
- Where a quarterly report gives only year-to-date powertrain shares, the quarter is derived from consecutive year-to-date figures weighted by total sales. Figures reflect the most recent report's revisions.
- Release schedules differ. Some series lag by one to three months, and each tile shows its own period.
- Figures are as reported and subject to revision by the source. This page is for general information and is not investment advice.
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