The North Carolina tax collector appraised my 2006 GMC pickup truck as being worth about $14,000 in 2016. That resulted in an annual property tax bill of about $160 to the State of North Carolina. So, if you have a new car that costs $40,000, you'll be paying somewhere in the neighborhood of $350 per year in property taxes. On your car.
Some things are more expensive in Louisiana, and some are cheaper.
Mike
Sister drove a GL550 mercedes, 100k dollar car, they taxed her on that every year.