U.S. Vehicle Population (VIO) Perspective The following table and graphs show the vehicles in operation (VIO) from 2007 to 2017 by make region. The data suggest that American consumers continue to demonstrate a strong preference for imported name plates. Evidence of Americans' penchant for imported vehicles can be found in the VIO mix. In 2007, domestic vehicles comprised 66.8 percent of VIO, but by 2017, the number had declined at a 10-year CAGR of 1.1 percent to 55 percent over a ten-year period. By contrast, imported vehicles on US roads led by Japanese name plates have grown markedly over the same period that the domestic vehicles were declining in numbers. Imported vehicles represented 33.2 percent of VIO in 2007. By 2017, slightly more than two in five vehicles (45 percent) on the road are imported. U.S Vehicles in Operation 2007-2017 (By Make Region) 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source: IHS Markit© 2017 2011 Domestic German 2012 2013 Japanese 2014 2015 2016 2017 Others Korean 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% VIO Mix (2017) 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% Japanese 32.9% Others 1.5% 2007 12.0% German 5.9% 10.0% 0.0% 10-Year CAGR 2007-2017 2008 Korean 4.7% 2009 2010 9.8% 10.0% Domestic 55% 2011 8.0% 2012 2013 2014 2015 6.0% 3.4% 4.0% 2.0% 2016 2017 4.6% 1.2% 0.0% -2.0% Source: IHS Markit© 2017 -1.1% Domestic Others Japanese German Korean Source: IHS Markit© 2017 The 2018 Digital Factbook is Copyright © 1990 Auto Care Association and/or its licensor. All other rights reserved. Use of the 2018 Digital Factbook is subject to compliance with the Legal Terms and Conditions found on page 119 of this report. 63