抄録
This study aims to analyze the relationships between oil prices and automobile demands in Taiwan. World crude oil price, Taiwan's fuel price, new-car sale and vehicle registrations were used to explore possible leading relation between oil price and automobile demand. Cointegration analysis and Granger causality tests were made for demand models. It reveals that there is evidence for cointegration and Granger-causality from the world crude oil price to new-car sale; and statistically, there is no leading relationship from oil prices to the demand of car-ownership.