December 9, 2025 - 1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme by Greg Gjerdingen ((CC BY)) ... The best sales year for the auto industry since 1979, with 14.1 million cars and light trucks selling.

This calculator uses the official Consumer Price Index for Cars from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Cars costing $15,000 in 1980 would cost $29,650.99 in 2026.

August 8, 1981 - Last April, G.M. increased retail prices on its 1981 model cars and optional equipment by 3.5 percent, or an average of $351 per vehicle, citing increased costs for labor and materials.

August 22, 1983 - Two out of three Americans buy used cars rather than new ones primarily because new car prices are too high, Hertz said. The average price of a new car in 1982 was $8,866, compared with $7,967 in 1981.

December 29, 2023 - In 1980 the average car was around $7,600 which is around $28,000 in 2023 dollars. The current average car price is $48,000. Cars are more expensive. You can’t compare averages because statistics can lie.

March 22, 2026 - According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and historical data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, the average transaction price for a new car in 1980 was $7,350.

Prices in the Eighties This is a list of prices as they increased over the years. These are the average price paid, not specific to any brand or region of the country.

Between 1981 and 2026:Cars experienced an average inflation rate of 1.39% per year. In other words, cars costing $15,000 in the year 1981 would cost $27,945.88 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase.

April 9, 1981 - April 09, 1981, 12:04 p.m. ET · If recently announced price hikes by General Motors go into effect April 13 as scheduled, the average price of a GM car will top $10,200.

August 3, 2015 - There is a significant sticker-shock factor when the cost of a new car today is compared with the cost of the same car in 1980. For example, a new Toyota Corolla in 1980 cost just $4,348 — over $13,000 less than the $17,625 price of a new ...

December 24, 2023 - August 9, 1981More than 44 years ago · Make us preferred on Google · By Peter Behr · Americans spent an average of $2,631 to own and operate their automobiles last year, $279 or 12 percent more than in 1979, according to a Hertz Corp. study ...

August 11, 2024 - To find out what cars cost the year you were born, GOBankingRates analyzed car price averages by year from 1950 to 2024, sourcing the historical prices of used and new automobiles from 1950 to 2016 as sourced from Morris County Library. The prices were then converted to 2024 current dollars to be able to accurately compare the prices.

This calculator uses the official Consumer Price Index for Cars from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Cars costing $15,000 in 1947 would cost $76,952.82 in 2026.

July 24, 2025 - In 1980, a new car cost $7k ($29k today); now the average is ~$48k. In 1980, a new home cost $47k ($195k today); now the average is ~$450k. In 1980, childcare costs were 3–13× less expensive.

September 25, 2023 - According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, something that cost $1.00 in 1980 would cost $3.29 today. That means that gasoline in 1980, which averaged $1.19 that year, would cost about $3.90 in 2019.

August 16, 2023 - Now a stripped down Chevy work truck is $36,300, a base suburban $57,200 and a Malibu (only car offered) is $25000. So a Chevy 1500 WT is 1.45 Maliubes, and a Suburban is 2.29 Malibus.

April 25, 2016 - Though the absolute price of a car has steadily risen due to inflation, the inflation-adjusted price has remained relatively stable. This means car buying over time has likely had a similar impact on American budgets, regardless of the year of purchase. In other good news for the American car buyer, the cost of the average new car in 2016 is the lowest it has been since 1983.

December 25, 2023 - Though the absolute price of a car has steadily risen due to inflation, the inflation-adjusted price has remained relatively stable. This means car buying over time has likely had a similar impact on American budgets, regardless of the year of purchase. In other good news for the American car buyer, the cost of the average new car in 2016 is the lowest it has been since 1983.

July 4, 2024 - Throughout its ten-year production run, the 308 was offered in both GTB and GTS versions, with the latter being the convertible option. However, the hardtop 308 GTB Quattrovalvole has a higher average price tag for the 1983 model, with Hagerty ...

The Transportation Energy Data Book (TEDB) is a compendium of data on transportation with an emphasis on energy. The TEDB is produced by Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office. Edition 40 is the latest edition · Release of Edition 41 ...