Vehicle registrations increased for a record sixth year running in 2014, with registrations of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles reaching 164m units. This was the highest total since 2006 and a 5.7% increase from the previous year. The US accounts for around one-fifth of global automotive sales.
Direct employment in the motor vehicle and motor vehicle equipment industry amounted to 840,000 in December 2014, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Motor vehicle and parts dealers add another 1.9m. Including jobs dependent on the automotive sector, the figure is closer to 13m jobs, or 10% of the labour force.
The US is the world's second-biggest producer of passenger vehicles (after China), typically defined in the US to include light trucks as well as passenger cars. The US produced 5.9m vehicles in the first half of 2014, up by 4.7% on the same period of the prior year. Automotive imports from Canada and Mexico are tariff-free under the North American Free-Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

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