U.S. new-vehicle registrations, from Experian. Traditionally, registration figures roughly correspond to but do not match sales figures reported by automakers. For example, Hyundai reported 8,095 Elantra sales for November, but 8,390 Elantras were registered.
Registration figures have become more valuable as most automakers have stopped releasing monthly sales results. Registrations also give insight into Tesla, which does not report any U.S. sales figures.
