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The first report only goes to 1995. Since these figures are largely estimated by Federal sources you can be sure they are skewed in some fashion. We are attempting to get a graph that shows countries and goes to present.

~~~~~~ Motor Vehicles in Use, by Age of Vehicle [106.9 represents 106,900,000] ~~~~~~

 
Age of vehicle Unit 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
 
Cars in use, total Million 106.9 109.0 112.0 114.7 117.3 119.8 121.5 122.8 123.3 123.3 120.3 121.1 122.0 123.2
  Under 5 years Million 51.4 49.5 48.8 48.7 50.6 52.8 55.5 57.6 56.5 54.6 50.4 47.0 45.4 46.2
$del  Under 3 years Million 21.5 20.7 22.0 24.8 27.9 28.1 27.8 27.1 26.0 24.2 21.7 21.2 21.5 22.4
$del  3-5 years Million 29.9 28.8 26.8 23.9 22.7 24.7 27.7 30.5 30.5 30.4 28.7 25.8 23.9 23.7
  6-8 years Million 22.2 23.5 26.8 27.8 26.5 24.4 21.6 20.7 22.6 25.5 27.5 28.7 27.7 26.9
  9-11 years Million 17.9 18.9 17.4 17.2 18.7 21.4 22.4 21.1 19.1 16.7 16.0 22.5 25.1 23.3
  12 years and over Million 15.4 17.0 19.0 21.0 21.5 21.2 22.0 23.4 25.1 26.6 26.4 31.1 31.4 26.8
Average age Years 7.2 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.8 7.9 8.1 8.3 8.4 8.5
Cars retired from use 1 1,000 6,921 6,243 6,675 7,729 8,442 8,103 8,754 8,981 8,897 8,565 11,194 7,366 7,824 7,414
 
Trucks in use, total Million 37.0 38.1 40.1 42.4 44.8 47.3 50.2 53.2 56.0 58.2 61.2 82.5 71.4 70.2
  Under 3 years Million 5.6 5.9 7.2 9.0 11.1 11.9 12.5 12.5 12.8 12.0 11.3 12.1 13.7 15.4
  3-5 years Million 10.7 9.5 8.0 6.3 6.6 8.3 10.3 12.6 13.2 14.0 14.0 12.9 12.7 12.4
  6-8 years Million 7.1 7.7 9.2 10.2 8.9 7.4 5.9 6.3 8.0 9.9 11.9 14.0 13.6 13.1
  9-11 years Million 5.7 6.5 6.2 6.2 6.7 8.0 8.9 7.9 6.6 5.3 5.6 11.7 11.3 10.7
  12 years and over Million 7.9 8.5 9.6 10.7 11.5 11.8 12.6 14.0 15.5 17.0 18.3 23.2 20.1 18.6
Average age Years 7.8 8.1 8.2 8.1 8.0 8.0 7.9 7.9 8.0 8.1 8.4 8.6 8.4 8.4
Trucks retired from use 1 1,000 1,459 1,491 1,602 2,100 2,309 2,364 2,251 2,189 2,177 2,284 1,587 1,048 4,545 2,918

#1 ~~For years ending June 30. Represents vehicles failing to re-register.

Source: American Automobile Manufacturers Association

Inc., Detroit, MI, Motor Vehicle Facts and Figures, annual (Copyright); and World Motor Vehicle Data, annual (Copyright).

~~~~~~~ On a budget - Issue 870, by Abigail Whittaker The Worlds Cheapest Car (see Pix button above) ~~~~~~~

Plans have been announced for the world’s cheapest car which is expected to be on sale by 2011

A joint venture between Renault-Nissan and the Indian firm Bajaj Auto looks set to produce the world’s cheapest car at just $2,500 (£1,276).

Last Monday the firms announced plans to make the budget car, which is expected to cost 100,000 rupees in India, by early 2011.

Bajaj’s managing director Rajiv Bajaj said: "The car will offer twice the fuel economy of the existing products in the market."

His firm, which will own 50% of the venture, are aiming to achieve 34 kilometres (21 miles) per litre of fuel.

The main market for the car, known only as Codename ULC, will be in India.

The ULC will be produced in a factory that is set to be built in Chakan, western India, and will eventually manufacture 400,000 units a year.

For Bajaj, the Renault-Nisan partnership represents a turn into new territory.

The company is India’s second largest motorbike maker and the leading manufacturer of three-wheelers, but is yet to build a passenger car.

The venture is expected to rival Tata Motor’s Nano, which was unveiled earlier this year and billed at the time as the world’s cheapest car.

Tata said that their car could be ready for sale by September and plans to market it for around $2,500.

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