Experian data shows that 24.1% of new vehicles were leased in the first quarter of 2026, meaning roughly one in four new vehicles is leased rather than purchased. Leasing was 25.8% in Q1 2025 and 24.3% in Q1 2024. Most drivers still buy or finance rather than

Every day, millions of cars hit the road with no insurance. The uninsured rate has risen sharply since 2019, sitting at 11.1% that year, jumping during the pandemic, and climbing steadily to 15.4% by 2023. Economic pressure, high insurance costs, and state-law differences drive the trend. 15%

According to the National Safety Council analysis of NHTSA crash data, the most dangerous times to drive are weekends and evenings. The deadliest driving days fall on a handful of holidays, when heavier travel and drinking are more common. Saturday is the Deadliest Day of the Week to Drive National

The average American driver lost 49 hours to congestion in 2025, six more hours than in 2024. That lost time cost each driver about $894 on average and roughly $85.8 billion nationwide. The 2025 INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard measured congestion in 290 U.S. cities using anonymized GPS trip

The average car is parked about 95% of the time, or roughly 22 hours and 55 minutes a day. Household vehicles were driven an average of just 64.6 minutes on a typical day in 2022, according to a U.S. Department of Energy analysis of the Federal Highway Administration&

A new iSeeCars study shows that grayscale finishes now account for 80% of the market. The study analyzed more than 22 million used cars from model years 1996 through 2025, and the numbers confirm what most drivers already sense. Grayscale colors now make up 80.4% of the market, up

The average ownership period of a new vehicle in the United States is 8.4 years, with some models being held for 9.7 to 11.4 years. In 2008, new-vehicle owners kept their cars an average of 56.3 months, or about 4.7 years, according to R.

The United States has approximately 297.5 million registered motor vehicles, according to Federal Highway Administration data. This includes passenger cars, SUVs, motorcycles, and commercial trucks. California has the most of any state, with 36,190,654 vehicles registered. That is more than the bottom twenty states combined. Texas ranks