(Radio Iowa) - Iowa D-O-T records show a decline in the number of cars and pick-up trucks registered to drive on Iowa roads last year.
In 2023, there were just over a million cars registered for use in Iowa and just over a million pick-ups for personal or business use. However, there was a nearly four percent drop in the number of automobiles registered in Iowa last year.
Pick-up truck numbers in Iowa fell a percentage point from 2022 to 2023. The D-O-T's data includes semi tractors, mopeds and other types of vehicles. It shows more than three-point-seven million vehicles were registered in Iowa in 2023.