Vehicle sales in the United States have struggled to maintain an annualized sales rate above 10 million units for the past several months, but a new study indicates U.S. sales could spike to pre-crash levels in just four years.
The United States market is expected to account for about 10 million new car sales this year – with only a modest increase to about 11 million units expected next year – but that figure could inflate to 15 million vehicles by 2013.
According to RL Polk & Co.’s latest forecast, the U.S. market is expected to top 15 million new vehicle sales by 2013. Although that figure is down from pre-crash levels of about 16 million sales per year, it’s well ahead of where most experts have the market in just a few short years.
Additionally, Polk’s forecast calls for Japanese automakers capture a 40.1 percent share of the U.S. market in 2013, which is comparable to today’s figures.
