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  "year": 2026,
  "country": "US",
  "vehicle_type": "Light Vehicle",
  "source_urls": [
    "https://www.best-selling-cars.com/usa/2026-q1-usa-top-light-vehicle-and-car-manufacturers-and-brands/",
    "https://www.coxautoinc.com/insights/cox-automotive-forecast-apr-2026-u-s-auto-sales-forecast/",
    "https://www.coxautoinc.com/insights/cox-automotive-forecast-may-2026-u-s-auto-sales-forecast/",
    "https://www.coxautoinc.com/insights/cox-automotive-forecast-june-2026-u-s-auto-sales-forecast/",
    "https://www.coxautoinc.com/insights/cox-automotive-forecast-july-2026-u-s-auto-sales-forecast/",
    "https://www.coxautoinc.com/insights/cox-automotive-forecast-july-2026-us-auto-sales-forecast/",
    "https://www.coxautoinc.com/insights/ev-market-monitor-july-2026/",
    "https://www.coxautoinc.com/insights/cox-automotive-forecast-august-2026-us-auto-sales-forecast/",
    "https://www.coxautoinc.com/insights/auto-market-weekly-summary-09-08-26/",
    "https://www.coxautoinc.com/insights/ev-market-monitor-august-2026/",
    "https://www.kbb.com/car-news/u-s-ev-sales-rise-in-august/"
  ],
  "verified_at": "2026-09-28",
  "verification_notes": "YTD through August 2026 (Cox Automotive ESTIMATE; the United States has no tier-1 monthly registration body, so every 2026 US figure is an estimate and labelled as such). Cox's Auto Market Weekly Summary (08/09/2026) puts August sales volume at 1.381 million units, down 5.8% year on year and up 1.3% on July, at a 16.8 million SAAR; this file previously carried Cox's earlier rounded print of about 1,380,000. The year-to-date SAAR is 16.1 million. Cox publishes no year-to-date unit total, so total_registrations is the sum of this file's monthly estimates, 10,590,000. Cox's EV Market Monitor for August (15/09/2026) estimates 78,895 new EV sales, up 2.5% on July and down 46.9% year on year, a 5.7% share of new-vehicle sales, essentially unchanged from July; Tesla sold 40,816 of them. Kelley Blue Book corroborates. by_make and by_engine_type remain the last reconciled cumulative breakdown. No September result exists yet: Cox's 24/09/2026 release is a forecast (16.3 million SAAR) and is not used here. Re-verified on 2026-09-28.",
  "total_registrations": 10590000,
  "partial_year": true,
  "data_up_to": "31/08/2026",
  "yoy_growth_percent": -2.8,
  "monthly_registrations": {
    "Jan": 1115000,
    "Feb": 1184000,
    "Mar": 1349000,
    "Apr": 1361000,
    "May": 1480000,
    "Jun": 1360000,
    "Jul": 1360000,
    "Aug": 1381000
  },
  "by_make": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "make": "GM",
      "units": 626429,
      "share": 17.2
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "make": "TOYOTA",
      "units": 569420,
      "share": 15.6
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "make": "FORD",
      "units": 457315,
      "share": 12.5
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "make": "HONDA",
      "units": 336830,
      "share": 9.2
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "make": "STELLANTIS",
      "units": 305902,
      "share": 8.4
    },
    {
      "rank": 6,
      "make": "NISSAN",
      "units": 247068,
      "share": 6.8
    },
    {
      "rank": 7,
      "make": "KIA",
      "units": 207015,
      "share": 5.7
    },
    {
      "rank": 8,
      "make": "HYUNDAI",
      "units": 205388,
      "share": 5.6
    },
    {
      "rank": 9,
      "make": "SUBARU",
      "units": 141944,
      "share": 3.9
    },
    {
      "rank": 10,
      "make": "MAZDA",
      "units": 94472,
      "share": 2.6
    }
  ],
  "by_engine_type": [
    {
      "engine_type": "ICE",
      "share": 78
    },
    {
      "engine_type": "Hybrid",
      "share": 14.5
    },
    {
      "engine_type": "Electric",
      "share": 5.5
    },
    {
      "engine_type": "PHEV",
      "share": 2
    }
  ],
  "by_county": [
    {
      "county": "California",
      "units": 804010,
      "share": 21.73
    },
    {
      "county": "Texas",
      "units": 727050,
      "share": 19.65
    },
    {
      "county": "Florida",
      "units": 594220,
      "share": 16.06
    },
    {
      "county": "New York",
      "units": 291930,
      "share": 7.89
    },
    {
      "county": "Illinois",
      "units": 242720,
      "share": 6.56
    },
    {
      "county": "Pennsylvania",
      "units": 232360,
      "share": 6.28
    },
    {
      "county": "Ohio",
      "units": 219780,
      "share": 5.94
    },
    {
      "county": "Georgia",
      "units": 209050,
      "share": 5.65
    },
    {
      "county": "North Carolina",
      "units": 197210,
      "share": 5.33
    },
    {
      "county": "Michigan",
      "units": 181300,
      "share": 4.9
    }
  ],
  "by_body_type": [
    {
      "body_type": "SUV/Crossover",
      "units": 1998000,
      "share": 54
    },
    {
      "body_type": "Pickup",
      "units": 703000,
      "share": 19
    },
    {
      "body_type": "Sedan",
      "units": 525400,
      "share": 14.2
    },
    {
      "body_type": "Hatchback",
      "units": 111000,
      "share": 3
    },
    {
      "body_type": "Coupe",
      "units": 74000,
      "share": 2
    },
    {
      "body_type": "Other",
      "units": 288600,
      "share": 7.8
    }
  ]
}