ANALYSIS OF TRENDS IN PASSENGER CAR RETIREMENT VS NEW CAR REGISTRATIONS

An overview of historical trends in new car registrations and scrappage is provided. In addition, it presents a qualitative assessment of the relationship between changes in scrappage and new vehicle registrations. A more quantitative analysis of scrappage levels vs new car registrations is outlined. The results are summarized and an approach for incorporating a relationship between scrappage and new car registrations into the Highway Fuel Consumption Model is outlined.

• Corporate Authors:

  Energy and Environmental Analysis, Incorporated

  1111 North 19th Street
  Arlington, VA  United States  22209
• Publication Date: 1981-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 30 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Fuel consumption; Mathematical models; Purchasing; Ratios; Registrations; Scrap
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Energy; Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00390022
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Energy Research Abstracts
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOE/PE/70032-T8
• Contract Numbers: AC01-79PE70032
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1984 12:00AM