Orange County Auto Dealership Facts at a Glance
Did you know?
- Orange County sold more vehicles last year than 23 states
- Orange County dealerships collectively are the county’s fourth largest employer
- Cities with the most dealerships: Irvine: 12; Anaheim, Huntington Beach and Tustin: 11 each
- Orange County dealers sold 204,750 vehicles last year, a 14.1 percent increase over 2009. As of February of this year, new retail car and light truck registrations were up 37.6% over last year.
Here’s how’s Orange County’s dealerships contributed to the local economy last year:
- Franchised dealers: 117
- Total sales: $6.4 billion
- New vehicle sales: 126,945
- Jobs: 10,530
- Sales tax: $396 million
Source: Orange County Automobile Dealers Association

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