NumbersThatCount
Relevant statistics from an industry in constant motion
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28%
34 million
Percent of 2017 model-year vehicles that came without spare tires.
Number of passenger tires shipped to the U.S. by Thailand (the top importer) in 2018. That’s a 4 million unit increase from 2017.
SOURCE: AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
SOURCE: MODERN TIRE DEALER’S 2019 FACTS ISSUE ©GETTYIMAGES.COM/ARTEM NOVOSAD
1891 The year in which the first car accident occurred.
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SOURCE: HOLT LLOYD INTERNATIONAL LTD., WWW.HOLTSAUTO.COM
30,000
$306 Average parts and labor repair estimate in 2017 for an engine light-related cost on the Hyundai vehicle brand, the lowest for all vehicle brands.
The number of unique parts in an average car. SOURCE: HOLT LLOYD INTERNATIONAL LTD., WWW.HOLTSAUTO.COM
SOURCE: CARMD.COM CORP.
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19
Number of gallons of gasoline the average commuter wastes sitting in traffic each year. SOURCE: AUTO INSURANCE CENTER
35% Percent of the world’s population that drives on the left side of the road. SOURCE: FACTSLIDES.COM
20
MTD May 2019
