The number of vehicles on the roads of North America as of January 01, 2003, is estimated at 257.8 million units, of which 154 million units, or 59.7%, are passenger cars, and 103.8 million units, or 40.3% are commercial vehicles, a split which is dramaticaly different than any country or region in the world.

This, of course, is due to the way vehicles are used in both Canada and the USA, where the pickup truck, which would be categorised purely as a commercial vehicle in the rest of the world, is very widely used as a passenger car substitute, making up more than 50% of all vehicle sales.

The North American Vehicle Parc provides an easily accessible and very detailed overview of the number of vehicles, vehicle age and OEM market share for both cars and commercial vehicles, giving a complete picture of the underlying market movements that generate the numbers in the example above.

Covering the period from 1990-2003, The North American Vehicle Parc is an invaluable guide to the vehicle inventory makeup in both the individual North American countries and the region as a whole.

Data Sections:

Total Vehicle Breakdown (parc)

• Cars

• CV's

• Market share by manufacturer

• Market share by year

• Parc volume and age - all vehicles

• Parc age by manufacturer country of origin

• Parc age by top 6 manufacturers

Country and Region Coverage:

• North America Total

• USA

• Canada

• Mexico

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