U.S. new-vehicle sales reached their strongest level since 2019 in the past year

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Official or industry sales data show that annual new vehicle sales in the referenced year exceed those of 2020–2024 and are the highest since 2019.

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President Trump visited Michigan and toured the Ford facility assembling the F-150, highlighting what the White House describes as a one-year resurgence of the U.S. auto industry under his administration. The article cites stronger new-vehicle sales (the highest since 2019), automaker investments by Ford, GM, Stellantis and others, a new deduction for interest on auto loans for ‘‘made-in-America’’ vehicles, Section 232 tariffs on heavy trucks, and rollbacks of fuel-economy and state EV rules as drivers of renewed domestic production and lower consumer costs. The White House frames these policy changes as boosting manufacturing, affordability, and supply chains in the United States.

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Multiple industry analyses report that U.S. new‑vehicle (light‑vehicle) sales in 2025 were the highest since 2019. Cox Automotive forecast and later confirmed that 2025 sales would finish around 16.3 million units, explicitly describing 2025 as “the best year for the market since 2019.” Independent reporting citing GlobalData and AIADA likewise states that 2025 U.S. new‑vehicle sales rose to about 16.3 million, marking their strongest performance since 2019. Given that 2019 sales were higher, pandemic‑era sales from 2020–2022 were significantly lower, and 2023–2024 totals were below 2025’s level, the statement that “the past year marked the strongest year for new vehicle sales since 2019” aligns with the available data. The verdict is True because credible industry and analyst sources consistently characterize 2025 U.S. new‑vehicle sales as the best/strongest year since 2019.

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Update · Jan 14, 2026, 01:00 AMTrue
Multiple industry analyses report that U.S. new‑vehicle (light‑vehicle) sales in 2025 were the highest since 2019. Cox Automotive forecast and later confirmed that 2025 sales would finish around 16.3 million units, explicitly describing 2025 as “the best year for the market since 2019.” Independent reporting citing GlobalData and AIADA likewise states that 2025 U.S. new‑vehicle sales rose to about 16.3 million, marking their strongest performance since 2019. Given that 2019 sales were higher, pandemic‑era sales from 2020–2022 were significantly lower, and 2023–2024 totals were below 2025’s level, the statement that “the past year marked the strongest year for new vehicle sales since 2019” aligns with the available data. The verdict is True because credible industry and analyst sources consistently characterize 2025 U.S. new‑vehicle sales as the best/strongest year since 2019.
Original article · Jan 13, 2026
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