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发帖数: 9616 | 1 Average age of cars on U.S. roads breaks record
Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY 1:11 p.m. EDT July 29, 2015
The average age of vehicles on the road in the U.S. is rising, even as
consumers snap up more new vehicles -- a paradox attributable to substantial
increases in reliability. The typical car on the road in the U.S. is a
record-high 11.5 years old. USA TODAY
Improvements in vehicle quality have made cars more reliable, so consumers
are less likely to scrap their vehicles when they buy new ones.
The average age of vehicles on the road in the U.S. is rising, even as
consumers snap up more new ones — a paradox attributable to substantial
increases in reliability.
The typical car on the road in the U.S. is a record-high 11.5 years old,
according to a new IHS Automotive survey.
Yet Americans are buying cars at an annualized rate of more than 17 million
vehicles, marking a high not seen since before the Great Recession. In fact,
U.S. vehicle owners bought 42% more cars than they scrapped in 2014,
according to IHS. The number of light vehicles registered in the U.S. hit an
all-time high of 257.9 million units.
How are vehicles getting older, while Americans are buying newer cars, too?
Simple: They're either keeping the old ones along with the new ones — know
anyone who bought a new car and kept their old one in the driveway? — or
the vehicle made its way into the used-car market, where someone else bought
it..
"Vehicles are simply lasting longer than ever before," Mark Seng, global
aftermarket practice leader at IHS Automotive, told USA TODAY. "The consumer
is hanging onto their vehicle longer than ever before."
Automakers have substantially improved the reliability of their vehicles.
Although it's still possible to buy a "lemon," it's getting increasingly
difficult.
Analysts say that most of the major automakers have overcome major quality
issues. Now, industry surveys such as the J.D. Power and Associates Initial
Quality Study typically examine minor quality issues such as ease-of-use of
infotainment systems.
The number of vehicles on the road that are at least 25 years old is about
14 million. That's up from about 8 million in 2002. Those are vehicles made
in 1990 or earlier.
Meanwhile, the number of vehicles that are 16 to 24 years old is 44 million.
That's up from 26 million in 2002, according to IHS.
"There’s quite a bit of evidence of these vehicles lasting longer, staying
on the road longer, people hanging on to them longer," Seng said.
For the aftermarket industry, this is encouraging news. Newer cars don't
need many repairs — and are likely to find their way into dealerships to be
fixed when they do have problems.
Independent vehicle repair shops are also capitalizing on the wave of older
vehicles needing repairs, Seng said.
"As the vehicle gets older, they get nearly all of that repair business, as
opposed to that dealer channel," he said.
IHS projected that the number of vehicles that are older than 12 years will
rise by 15% over the next five years.
Follow USA TODAY reporter Nathan Bomey on Twitter @NathanBomey. | e*******e
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Table 1-26: Average Age of Automobiles and Trucks in Operation in the United
States
Excel | CSV
Year Passenger Cars Light Trucks All Light Vehicles
1995 8.4 8.3 8.4
1996 8.5 8.3 8.5
1997 8.7 8.5 8.6
1998 8.9 8.5 8.8
1999 9.1 8.5 8.8
2000 9.1 8.4 8.9
2001 9.3 8.4 8.9
2002 9.8 9.4 9.6
2003 9.9 9.5 9.7
2004 10.0 9.5 9.8
2005 10.1 9.5 9.8
2006 10.2 9.5 9.9
2007 10.3 9.6 10.0
2008 10.4 9.8 10.1
2009 10.5 10.1 10.3
2010 10.8 10.5 10.6
2011 11.1 10.8 10.9
2012 11.3 11.1 11.2
2013 11.4 11.3 11.4
2014 11.4 11.4 11.4 | t**x
发帖数: 20965 | 3 我家平均9年，
不换不是因为reliable， 是没钱。谁愿意买我15年的accord，马上出手，才不在乎是
否15年没问题。 | g*q
发帖数: 26623 | 4 09年金融危机以后,都买不起新车了,新车销量突然跌倒正常情况的一半,所以车的平均
年龄突然上升.11年日本地震也拖后了新车市场恢复的速度.
不过车的整体寿命也确实比以前长了,不管是哪国的车.而且很多人房子比以前大,可以
多放一辆不用的车.
【在 t**x 的大作中提到】
: 我家平均9年，
: 不换不是因为reliable， 是没钱。谁愿意买我15年的accord，马上出手，才不在乎是
: 否15年没问题。
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发帖数: 20 | 5 问题不是不愿意买，问题是你卖多少钱？
【在 t**x 的大作中提到】
: 我家平均9年，
: 不换不是因为reliable， 是没钱。谁愿意买我15年的accord，马上出手，才不在乎是
: 否15年没问题。
| a******o
发帖数: 16625 | 6 我的爬坡王正好11.5年了，除了换油轮胎电池还没修过。 | m****s
发帖数: 8992 | 7 年數和年號一樣的最近不少。
沒有上下文就會誤導。
【在 t**x 的大作中提到】
: 我家平均9年，
: 不换不是因为reliable， 是没钱。谁愿意买我15年的accord，马上出手，才不在乎是
: 否15年没问题。
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