There are costs and benefits to car use. The costs of car usage include the cost of: acquiring the vehicle, interest payments (if the car is financed), repairs and auto maintenance, fuel, depreciation, driving time, parking fees, taxes, and insurance. The costs to society of car use include: maintaining roads, land use, road congestion, air pollution, public health, health care, and disposing of the vehicle at the end of its life. Road traffic accidents are the largest cause of injury-related deaths worldwide.
The benefits may include on-demand transportation, mobility, independence, and convenience.
The societal benefits may include: economic benefits, such as job and wealth creation from car production, sales and maintenance, transportation provision, society well-being derived from leisure and travel opportunities, and revenue generation from the tax opportunities. The ability for humans to move flexibly from place to place has far-reaching implications for the nature of societies.
It was estimated in 2014 that the number of cars had risen to over 1.25 billion vehicles, up from the 500 million of 1986.
The numbers are increasing rapidly, especially in China, India and other newly industrialized countries.
What are the requirements for exporting a vehicle / car?
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations require the exporter of a vehicle (including Snowmobiles, ATV's and Motorcycles) to submit all export documents to the port of entry from which the vehicle will be exported at least 72 hours prior to export.