California New Car Registrations: January 2026 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 11, 2026 - This is a good proxy for the number of cars purchased by California residents. Slump in Registrations Continued Through January. Seasonally adjusted new car registrations dropped 8 percent from September 2025 to December 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/853

California New Car Registrations: January 2026 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 11, 2026 - This is a good proxy for the number of cars purchased by California residents. Slump in Registrations Continued Through January. Seasonally adjusted new car registrations dropped 8 percent from September 2025 to December 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/853

California New Car Registrations: December 2025 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 9, 2026 - This is a good proxy for the number of cars purchased by California residents. Registrations Fell Slightly in December. Seasonally adjusted new car registrations declined by 1 percent in December. After three weak months, registrations are now 5 percent below the average level over the last couple of years.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/848

California New Car Registrations: December 2025 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 9, 2026 - This is a good proxy for the number of cars purchased by California residents. Registrations Fell Slightly in December. Seasonally adjusted new car registrations declined by 1 percent in December. After three weak months, registrations are now 5 percent below the average level over the last couple of years.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/848

California New Car Registrations: November 2025 [EconTax Blog]

Jan 6, 2026 - This is a good proxy for the number of cars purchased by California residents. Registrations Dropped in November. Seasonally adjusted new car registrations declined by 4 percent in November. After two weak months, registrations are now 4 percent below the average level over the last couple of years.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/846

California New Car Registrations: November 2025 [EconTax Blog]

Jan 6, 2026 - This is a good proxy for the number of cars purchased by California residents. Registrations Dropped in November. Seasonally adjusted new car registrations declined by 4 percent in November. After two weak months, registrations are now 4 percent below the average level over the last couple of years.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/846

California New Car Registrations: February 2025 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 8, 2025 - This is a good proxy for the number of cars purchased by California residents. New Car Registrations Down Since Strong December. From December 2024 to February 2025, seasonally adjusted new car registrations declined by 8 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/826

California New Car Registrations: October 2025 [EconTax Blog]

Dec 3, 2025 - This is a good proxy for the number of cars purchased by California residents. Registrations Dropped in October. Seasonally adjusted new car registrations declined by 2.4 percent in October. October registrations were 5 percent lower than recent peaks in December and April but slightly higher than the average level over the last couple of years.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/845

California New Car Registrations: October 2025 [EconTax Blog]

Dec 3, 2025 - This is a good proxy for the number of cars purchased by California residents. Registrations Dropped in October. Seasonally adjusted new car registrations declined by 2.4 percent in October. October registrations were 5 percent lower than recent peaks in December and April but slightly higher than the average level over the last couple of years.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/845

California New Car Registrations: September 2025 [EconTax Blog]

Nov 14, 2025 - This is a good proxy for the number of cars purchased by California residents. Registrations Flat in September. Following three straight months of substantial growth, seasonally adjusted new car registrations grew just 0.1 percent in September.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/841