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Historical Dealer Count
| Number of Franchised New-Car Dealerships, by Year |
| 1947 |
45,500 |
| 1948 |
46,000 |
| 1949 |
49,200 |
| 1950 |
47,000 |
| 1951 |
47,500 |
| 1952 |
46,000 |
| 1953 |
45,200 |
| 1954 |
41,900 |
| 1955 |
40,400 |
| 1956 |
41,000 |
| 1957 |
40,000 |
| 1958 |
37,300 |
| 1959 |
36,400 |
| 1960 |
35,000 |
| 1961 |
34,500 |
| 1962 |
34,200 |
| 1963 |
33,700 |
| 1964 |
33,500 |
| 1965 |
33,700 |
| 1966 |
32,900 |
| 1967 |
32,000 |
| 1968 |
31,100 |
| 1969 |
31,000 |
| 1970 |
30,800 |
| 1971 |
30,300 |
| 1972 |
30,100 |
| 1973 |
30,100 |
| 1974 |
30,000 |
| 1975 |
29,600 |
| 1976 |
29,300 |
| 1977 |
29,100 |
| 1978 |
29,000 |
| 1979 |
28,500 |
| 1980 |
27,900 |
| 1981 |
26,350 |
| 1982 |
25,700 |
| 1983 |
24,725 |
| 1984 |
24,725 |
| 1985 |
24,725 |
| 1986 |
24,825 |
| 1987 |
25,150 |
| 1988 |
25,025 |
| 1989 |
25,000 |
| 1990 |
24,825 |
| 1991 |
24,200 |
| 1992 |
23,500 |
| 1993 |
22,950 |
| 1994 |
22,850 |
| 1995 |
22,800 |
| 1996 |
22,750 |
| 1997 |
22,700 |
| 1998 |
22,600 |
| 1999 |
22,400 |
| 2000 |
22,250 |
| 2001 |
22,150 |
| 2002 |
21,800 |
| 2003 |
21,725 |
| 2004 |
21,650 |
| 2005 |
21,640 |
| 2006 |
21,495 |
| 2007 |
21,200 |
| 2008 |
20,770 |
| 2009 |
20,010 |
| 2010 |
18,460 |
| 2011 |
17,700 |
| 2012 |
17,540 |
| Source: NADA Industry Analysis |
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