# Not 2009, Not 2020: This Was The Worst Year In Car Sales Since The 1960s

> What period of time do you think of when you hear "worst car sales"? The Great Recession in 2009? Maybe the pandemic in 2020, when nobody was really driving anywhere?

- **Source:** [SlashGear](https://www.slashgear.com/2158993/america-worst-car-sales-year-history-1982/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=69f6c3b315c267bfc0726e79)
- **Published:** 2026-05-03
- **Category:** Cars
- **Tags:** #volkswagen #ford #sales #worst #since #automakers #domestic #actually
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