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featureApr 16, 2015

Car, bike or motorcycle? Depends on where you live

In asking people in 44 countries which of these they owned, we found notable differences between economically advanced nations, emerging markets and developing countries.
short readsJul 1, 2013

Data show a dent in Americans’ love for cars

The AAA’s annual travel forecast projects that 34.4 million Americans will drive more than 50 miles from home during the July 4th holiday, a tiny dip from 34.7 million last year. The chief reason, according to AAA, is that the five-day holiday period is a day shorter than it was in 2012, when July 4 […]
short readsDec 9, 2008

Necessary Cars

Detroit may take some comfort from the fact that nine out of ten (91%) Americans see their cars as a necessity, essentially the same number who said so a decade earlier (93%).
short readsAug 22, 2006

Americans and Their Cars

That’s the percent of drivers who say they think of their car as “something special — more than just a way to get around.” This number has fallen by nearly half, from 43% in a 1991 Gallup survey.
reportAug 8, 2006

As the Price of Gas Goes Up, The Nation’s Odometer Slows Down

In the nearly 100 years that Americans have been driving cars, the inflation-adjusted price of gasoline has drifted steadily downward, save for two sharp spikes up.

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