How many cars get sold in a year?

5,635,000 new passenger vehicles were sold in the US in 2010.


Since 1990, the range has been 5.4mm to 9.3mm.

http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/html/table_01_16.html

Also in 2010, total global production of passenger and commercial vehicles was 77,857,705 which is the top end of the range from 1997-2010, with the bottom being 52,987,000.

http://www.oica.net/category/production-statistics