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1996

124,612,787

73,680,872

198,293,459

1997

124,672,920

76,397,477

201,070,397

1998

125,965,709

79,076,930

205,042,639

1999

126,868,744

82,640,417

209,509,161

2000

127,720,809

85,578,504

213,299,313

Source:

AutomotiveNews,Polk

VehicleFleetAge

（MedianAge）

Cars

7.9

7.7

8.1

7.8

8.3

7.6

7.2

6.9

U.S.VehiclesperPopulation

（2000）

TotalVehicles

Population

Carsper1,000People

TotalVehiclesper1,000People

281,421,906

599

758

AutomotiveNews/U.S.BureauoftheCensus

U.S.MotorVehicleProduction

（units）

2001

5,933,921

5,554,373

5,637,949

5,542,745

4,881,717

LightTrucks

5,831,438

6,046,216

6,954,350

6,838,411

6,288,900

TotalLt.Vehicles

11,765,359

11,600,589

12,592,299

12,380,628

11,170,617

Medium/HeavyTrucks

337,716

374,342

431,868

390,804

256,136

TotalVehicles*

12,130,575

12,002,663

13,024,978

12,773,714

11,426,753

Ward=sAutomotive,*totalvehiclesincludessomeadditional"

othertrucks"

.

U.S.MotorVehicleSales

8,525,754

8,272,074

8,141,721

8,698,284

8,846,966

6,533,913

6,814,544

7,401,286

8,195,254

8,503,130

15,059,667

15,086,618

15,543,007

16,893,538

17,350,096

Med./HeavyTrucks

170,009

376,139

424,280

521,190

461,918

TotalMotorVehicles

15,229,676

15,462,757

15,967,287

17,414,728

17,812,014

Ward=sAutomotive

AutomotiveIndustryEmployment

（inthousandsofpeople）

MotorVehicles

PartsandAccessories

AutoIndustryTotal

385.3

764.1

1,149.4

388.6

773.6

1,162.2

388.3

778.8

1,167.1

400.2

791.9

1,192.1

394.9

1,186.8

U.S.DeptofLabor/BureauofLaborStatistics

Section2. 

TradeEnvironment

TheUnitedStatesisoneofthemostopenautomotivemarketsintheworld,withlowtariffsonpassengervehiclesandautoparts.Thetariffrateforpassengervehiclesis2.5percent.Thetariffratefortrucksis25percent.Tariffsonautopartsvary,withasimpleaveragerateof2.8percent.In2001,U.S.automotiveimportswerevaluedat$188billion.Inaddition,automotiveproductsareanimportantexportfortheUnitedStates,withexportsof$75billionin2001.

TheUnitedStatesispursuingafreetradestrategyforautomotiveproductsinavarietyoffora,includingglobaleffortsintheWorldTradeOrganization,andregionaleffortssuchastheNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreementandtheAsiaPacificEconomicCooperation（APEC）forum.

Tariffs

U.S.TariffRates

Bound

Applied

PassengerVehicles*（87.03）

2.5%

Trucks（87.04）

25%

Buses（87.02）

2%

CompleteEngines（84.07,87.08）

BodyStampings（87.0829）

Transaxles/Transmissions（87.0850）

Remainderof8708

*Forthepurposesofassessingtariffs,passengercarsaredefinedasvehicleswhichareprimarilyintendedforthetransportofpassengers.ThiscategoryincludesthelighttruckscommonlyreferredtoasMinivansandSportUtilityVehicles（SUVs）,butnotlight-dutypick-uptrucks.

CustomsProcedures

VehiclesimportedintotheUnitedStatesarerequiredtomeetfederallymandatedsafetyandemissionstandards.Itistheresponsibilityofthevehiclemanufacturertoensurethatitsvehiclesmeetthesestandards.Vehiclesmustbeappropriatelylabeledandaccompaniedbydocumentationverifyingcompliancewithfederalregulations.

ImportRestrictions

ImportLicenses

-None.

Quotas

Bans

InvestmentRequirements

Local/RegionalContentProvisions

TheUnitedStatesdoesnothavealocalcontentrequirementspecifyingacertainthresholdthatmustbeexceededinorderforvehiclestobemanufacturedand/orsoldintheUnitedStates.Whilecertaintradeagreementsandlegislativeprovisionsdocontain"

rulesoforigin,"

noneofthembarentrytotheU.S.market.ForexampletheCorporateAverageFuelEconomy（CAFE）lawrequiresvehiclemanufacturerstoseparatetheirfleetsintodomestic（madewithintheNAFTAregion）andimportcategories,baseduponcontent.Eachfleetmustmeetthefueleconomystandardssetbythelaw（seesection4.）Also,theAmericanAutomobileLabelingActrequiresthatnewvehiclesmustbelabeledastotheirNorthAmericancontentpercentageatthetimeofsale.Nospecificcontentlevelisrequiredbythelabelingact.

EquityRestrictions/Requirements

ProfitRepatriationRequirements

ForeignExchangeBalancingProvisions/Requirements

ExportIncentives/TradeBalancingRequirements

None.

RegionalTradeArrangements

NorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement（NAFTA）

TheNAFTA,signedin1995,isawiderangingagreement,coveringtradebetweentheCanada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates.Undertheagreementtradebarriersarescheduledtobegraduallyphasedout,withthegoaloffreetradebetweenthethreecountries.Inthecaseoftheautoindustry,theNAFTAliftsrestrictionsoveratenyearperiodexceptforusedautoimportsintoMexico,whicharequotacontrolledthrough2019.Thetraderestrictionswhicharebeingphasedoutincludeareassuchastariffs,MexicanlocalcontentprovisionsandMexicantradebalancingrequirements.

ManufacturingFreeTradeZones

Foreign-tradezonesaresecureareasunderU.S.CustomssupervisionthatareconsideredoutsidetheCustomsterritoryoftheUnitedStates.LocatedinornearU.S.Customsportsofentry,theyaretheU.S.versionofwhatareknowninternationallyasfreetradezones.

Foreignanddomesticmerchandisemaybemovedintozonesforactivitiesnototherwiseprohibitedbylawinvolvingstorage,exhibition,assembly,manufacturing,andprocessing.Allzoneactivity,especiallymanufacturing,issubjecttopublicinterestreview.UnderzoneprocedurestheusualformalCustomsentryprocedureandpaymentofdutiesisnotrequiredontheforeignmerchandiseunlessanduntilitentersU.S.Customsterritoryfordomesticconsumption,inwhichcasetheimporternormallyhasachoiceofpayingdutieseitherontheoriginalforeignmaterialsorthefinishedproduct.Domesticgoodsmovedintoazoneforexportareconsideredexporteduponenteringthezoneforpurposesofexcisetaxrebatesanddrawback.

Asof1996,therewere220U.S.communitiesin49stateswithforeigntradezones.AllforeignaffiliatedandU.S.ownedautomanufacturersusedforeign-tradezones.

DutyDrawBackArrangements

U.S.firmsthatimportmaterialsorcomponentsthatthey