"auto ownership" is correct and can be used in written English.
For example, "New auto owners must register their vehicle with the DMV."
The first policy couples LPR with a new vehicle quota scheme that directly controls auto ownership.
Weinberger, R. & Goetzke, F. Unpacking preference: how previous experience affects auto ownership in the United States.
Young people in America have a lower rate of auto ownership than those that came before them.
The results are mixed; some studies conclude that urban densities, traditional neighborhood design schemes, and land-use mix have an impact on auto ownership and use.
America pioneered the motorization of human society and leads the world in auto ownership today, with more than one auto for every licensed driver.
During the fiscal crisis in the 1970's, which caused high unemployment and drove people away from the city, both auto ownership and subway ridership dropped.
Italians, who have one of the world's highest auto-ownership rates -- 32 million cars for 57 million people -- love to drive, and Romans are particularly passionate about their cars, which they tend to operate fast, furiously and without much deference to rules.
When it comes to cars, the rapid growth of the auto industry here and of car ownership in the 1960s and '70s was accompanied by a spate of fatal accidents.
Or how disruptive "peak" ownership of autos will be as automobile makers prepare for shift from car ownership to the sharing economy.
Meanwhile, an explosion of car ownership has wrought gridlocked traffic and a halo of auto fumes.
Expanding car ownership, heavy traffic and low-grade gasoline have made autos the leading source of air pollution in major Chinese cities.
