Figures from the Ministry of Transportation and Communications show that in 1995, of the 13-million-plus motor vehicles registered, cars and motorcycles accounted for more than 12 million. In 2004, the total number of motor vehicles had increased to more than 19 million, with cars and motorcycles numbering more than 18 million.
交通部統計，1995 年台灣各類車種登記有案的總共有 1300 多萬輛，汽機車就佔了 1200 多萬輛；2004 年總數成長到 1900 多萬輛，其中汽機車更高達 1800 多萬輛。