Year Years after 1970 F1-Car Production in the U.S. F2-Imports of cars in the U.S. F3-Exports of cars out of the U.S. F4- Cars retired from use "Other Vehicle production in the U.S., mostly trucks & SUVs" 1970 0 6.55 2.013 0.3 6.185 1.734 1971 1 8.584 2.025 0.383 6.021 2.088 1972 2 8.828 2.038 0.447 7.004 2.483 1973 3 9.667 2.05 0.511 7.987 3.015 1974 4 7.325 2.063 0.558 6.828 2.746 1975 5 6.717 2.075 0.646 5.669 2.27 1976 6 8.498 2.283 0.63 6.952 3 1977 7 9.214 2.491 0.61 8.234 3.489 1978 8 9.177 2.699 0.59 8.773 3.722 1979 9 8.434 2.907 0.601 9.312 3.046 1980 10 6.376 3.116 0.643 8.405 1.634 1981 11 6.253 3.372 0.649 7.542 1.69 1982 12 5.073 3.628 0.61 6.921 1.913 1983 13 6.781 3.884 0.63 6.243 2.444 1984 14 7.773 4.14 0.622 6.675 4.152 1985 15 8.185 4.398 0.626 7.729 3.468 1986 16 7.829 4.307 0.673 8.442 3.506 1987 17 7.099 4.217 0.633 8.103 3.826 1988 18 7.113 4.126 0.781 8.754 4.101 1989 19 6.823 4.036 0.778 8.981 4.051 1990 20 6.077 3.945 0.794 8.897 3.706 1991 21 5.439 3.736 0.755 8.565 3.372 1992 22 5.664 3.575 0.851 11.194 4.038 1993 23 5.981 3.808 0.864 7.366 4.917 1994 24 6.614 4.097 1.019 7.824 5.649 1995 25 6.351 4.114 0.989 7.414 5.634 1996 26 6.083 4.064 0.974 7.527 5.716 1997 27 5.934 4.357 1.075 8.244 6.185 1998 28 5.554 4.501 0.899 6.819 6.452 1999 29 5.638 5.4 0.905 7.216 7.387 2000 30 5.542 6.006 1.13 8.085 7.229 2001 31 4.879 5.753 1.18 7.65 6.546 2002 32 5.018 6.08 1.18 7.31 7.262 2003 33 4.51 5.757 1.278 6.864 7.577