Figure 1 - New Passenger Car and Light Truck Fuel Economy Averages: Model Years 1978-2000
Figure 1 - New Passenger Car and Light Truck Fuel Economy Averages: Model Years 1978-2000
(Miles per gallon)
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| Year | All cars and trucks | Domestically produced | Imports | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car | Light Truck | Car | Light Truck | Car | Light Truck | |
| 1978 | 19.9 | N.A. | 18.7 | N.A. | 27.3 | N.A. |
| 1979 | 20.3 | 18.2 | 19.3 | 17.7 | 26.1 | 20.8 |
| 1980 | 24.3 | 18.5 | 22.6 | 16.8 | 29.6 | 24.3 |
| 1981 | 25.9 | 20.1 | 24.2 | 18.3 | 31.5 | 27.4 |
| 1982 | 26.6 | 20.5 | 25.0 | 19.2 | 31.1 | 27.0 |
| 1983 | 26.4 | 20.7 | 24.4 | 19.6 | 32.4 | 27.1 |
| 1984 | 26.9 | 20.6 | 25.5 | 19.3 | 32.0 | 26.7 |
| 1985 | 27.6 | 20.7 | 26.3 | 19.6 | 31.5 | 26.5 |
| 1986 | 28.2 | 21.5 | 26.9 | 20.0 | 31.6 | 25.9 |
| 1987 | 28.5 | 21.7 | 27.0 | 20.5 | 31.2 | 25.2 |
| 1988 | 28.8 | 21.3 | 27.4 | 20.6 | 31.5 | 24.6 |
| 1989 | 28.4 | 21.0 | 27.2 | 20.4 | 30.8 | 23.5 |
| 1990 | 28.0 | 20.8 | 26.9 | 20.3 | 29.9 | 23.0 |
| 1991 | 28.4 | 21.3 | 27.3 | 20.9 | 30.1 | 23.0 |
| 1992 | 27.9 | 20.8 | 27.0 | 20.5 | 29.2 | 22.7 |
| 1993 | 28.4 | 21.0 | 27.8 | 20.7 | 29.6 | 22.8 |
| 1994 | 28.3 | 20.8 | 27.5 | 20.5 | 29.7 | 22.0 |
| 1995 | 28.6 | 20.5 | 27.7 | 20.3 | 30.3 | 21.5 |
| 1996 | 28.5 | 20.8 | 28.1 | 20.5 | 29.6 | 22.2 |
| 1997 | 28.7 | 20.6 | 27.8 | 20.2 | 30.1 | 22.1 |
| 1998 | 28.8 | 21.1 | 28.6 | 20.5 | 29.2 | 22.9 |
| 1999 | 28.3 | 20.9 | 28.0 | 20.4 | 29.0 | 22.5 |
| 2000 | 28.5 | 21.2 | 28.5 | N.A. | 28.3 | N.A. |
NOTE: As of 2000, NHTSA no longer separately reports domestically produced and imported light truck data.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Automotive Fuel Economy Program, "Annual Update Calendar Year 2000," July 2001, table II-6, available at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars, as of August 2001.