Table 1-19: World Motor Vehicle Production, Selected Countries
Table 1-19: World Motor Vehicle Production, Selected Countries
(Thousands)
Passenger carsa | |||||||||||
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1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | |
TOTAL world | 11,391 | 26,453 | 27,407 | 35,287 | R35,730 | 36,111 | 37,318 | 38,474 | 37,286 | 38,816 | 40,732 |
U.S. % of world | 48% | 32% | 23% | 15% | 19% | 18% | 16% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 14% |
Argentina | 78 | 193 | 139 | 114 | 338 | 227 | 269 | 366 | 353 | 225 | 239 |
Australia | 182 | 393 | 352 | 269 | 323 | 314 | 303 | 320 | 350 | 294 | 324 |
Austria | 8 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 59 | 97 | 98 | 91 | 124 | 116 |
Belgium | N | 279 | 216 | 253 | 409 | 386 | 368 | 356 | 319 | 218 | 912 |
Brazil | 98 | 342 | 406 | 705 | 1,248 | 1,297 | 1,459 | 1,680 | 1,244 | 1,102 | 1,348 |
Canada | 328 | 1,083 | 803 | 1,060 | 1,214 | 1,337 | 1,279 | 1,374 | 1,122 | 1,626 | 1,551 |
China | N | N | N | 81 | 250 | 321 | 382 | 482 | 507 | 570 | 620 |
Czech Republicc | 59 | 149 | 181 | 173 | 174 | 208 | 263 | 321 | 368 | 348 | 428 |
France | 988 | 2,694 | 2,612 | 3,188 | 3,175 | 3,051 | 3,148 | 2,259 | 2,603 | 2,676 | 2,883 |
Germany | 1,802 | 3,829 | 3,758 | 4,677 | 4,094 | 4,360 | 4,540 | 4,678 | 5,348 | 5,310 | 4,803 |
India | 22 | 42 | 42 | 179 | 237 | 330 | 396 | 410 | 384 | 519 | 514 |
Italy | 694 | 1,701 | 1,257 | 1,633 | 1,341 | 1,422 | 1,318 | 1,563 | 1,402 | 1,410 | 1,422 |
Japan | 250 | 3,718 | 6,974 | 9,753 | 7,802 | 7,611 | 7,864 | 8,491 | 8,056 | 8,100 | 8,363 |
South Korea | N | N | 69 | 1,158 | 1,806 | 2,003 | 2,265 | 2,308 | 1,625 | 2,362 | 2,602 |
Malaysia | N | N | N | 102 | 137 | 164 | 176 | 280 | 126 | 200 | 280 |
Mexico | N | 154 | 355 | 720 | 857 | 699 | 798 | 855 | 953 | 994 | 1,130 |
Netherlands | 13 | 78 | 78 | 85 | 92 | 100 | 145 | 197 | 243 | 262 | 215 |
Poland | 14 | 86 | 248 | 168 | 349 | 347 | 353 | 295 | 460 | 651 | 533 |
Portugal | N | N | N | N | 38 | 41 | 119 | 186 | 181 | 187 | 191 |
Romania | N | N | N | 84 | 85 | 71 | 76 | 108 | 104 | 88 | 58 |
Russia | 149 | 518 | 1,324 | 1,308 | 796 | 838 | 868 | 982 | U | 946 | 966 |
Spain | 55 | 453 | 855 | 1,943 | 1,974 | 2,131 | 2,213 | 2,342 | 2,217 | 2,029 | 2,445 |
Sweden | 110 | 287 | 258 | 269 | 353 | 388 | 368 | 376 | 368 | 385 | 260 |
Taiwan | N | N | N | 266 | 291 | 282 | 265 | 268 | 293 | 255 | 265 |
Turkey | N | 13 | 25 | 196 | 213 | 233 | 208 | 243 | U | U | 297 |
United Kingdom | 1,004 | 1,742 | 955 | 1,237 | 1,467 | 1,532 | 1,686 | 1,698 | 1,748 | 1,787 | 1,629 |
United States | 5,522 | 8,584 | 6,253 | 5,439 | 6,614 | 6,351 | 6,083 | 5,927 | 5,554 | 5,638 | 5,542 |
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of | 15 | 114 | 240 | 213 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | U | U | U |
Commercial vehiclesb | |||||||||||
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1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | |
TOTAL world | 3,809 | 6,948 | 9,729 | 11,996 | 13,952 | 13,926 | 14,147 | 14,988 | 14,811 | 16,132 | 16,796 |
U.S. % of world | 30% | 30% | 17% | 28% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 41% | 44% | 46% | 43% |
Argentina | 58 | 60 | 33 | 25 | 70 | 59 | 44 | 80 | 105 | 80 | 101 |
Australia | 49 | 77 | 40 | 15 | 31 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 34 | 17 | 25 |
Austria | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 25 |
Belgium | 1 | 17 | 41 | 84 | 70 | 82 | 69 | 74 | 87 | 74 | 121 |
Brazil | 47 | 174 | 374 | 255 | 334 | 332 | 346 | 388 | 329 | 242 | 323 |
Canada | 63 | 277 | 520 | 829 | 1,106 | 1,071 | 1,118 | 1,198 | 1,050 | 1,430 | 1,411 |
China | N | N | N | 628 | 1,103 | 1,114 | 1,084 | 1,096 | 1,121 | 1,235 | 1,389 |
Czech Republicc | 17 | 28 | 49 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 42 | 27 | 27 |
France | 217 | 316 | 408 | 423 | 383 | 424 | 443 | 322 | 351 | 357 | 469 |
Germany | 411 | 312 | 358 | 358 | 262 | 307 | 303 | 345 | 379 | 378 | 395 |
India | 32 | 47 | 107 | 176 | 238 | 306 | 366 | 336 | 129 | 261 | 282 |
Italy | 65 | 116 | 176 | 245 | 194 | 245 | 227 | 254 | 290 | 291 | 316 |
Japan | 789 | 2,093 | 4,206 | 3,492 | 2,752 | 2,585 | 2,482 | 2,484 | 1,994 | 1,805 | 1,781 |
South Korea | N | N | 65 | 340 | 506 | 523 | 548 | 510 | 329 | 471 | 513 |
Malaysia | N | N | N | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
Mexico | N | 57 | 242 | 269 | 266 | 236 | 422 | 503 | 500 | 540 | 792 |
Netherlands | 6 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 23 | 32 | 19 | 20 | 28 | 25 | 52 |
Poland | 22 | 60 | 60 | 25 | 16 | 34 | 48 | 27 | 39 | 44 | 24 |
Portugal | N | N | N | 26 | 87 | 16 | 13 | 81 | 90 | 65 | 56 |
Romania | N | N | N | 10 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 14 |
Russia | 406 | 612 | 874 | 744 | 206 | 156 | 136 | 192 | U | 226 | 237 |
Spain | 20 | 79 | 132 | 139 | 168 | 203 | 199 | 220 | 609 | 644 | 587 |
Sweden | 22 | 30 | 55 | 75 | 82 | 102 | 95 | 104 | 114 | 109 | 36 |
Taiwan | N | N | N | 116 | 132 | 124 | 101 | 113 | 112 | 95 | 100 |
Turkey | N | 12 | 22 | 46 | 31 | 49 | 69 | 102 | U | U | 133 |
United Kingdom | 443 | 456 | 230 | 217 | 228 | 233 | 238 | 238 | 233 | 186 | 189 |
United States | 1,131 | 2,088 | 1,690 | 3,372 | 5,649 | 5,635 | 5,716 | 6,192 | 6,452 | 7,387 | 7,228 |
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of | 5 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | U | U | U |
Total | |||||||||||
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1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | |
TOTAL world | 15,200 | 33,401 | 37,136 | 47,283 | 49,681 | 50,037 | 51,465 | 53,463 | 52,098 | 54,948 | 57,528 |
U.S. % of world | 44% | 32% | 21% | 19% | 25% | 24% | 23% | 23% | 23% | 24% | 22% |
Argentina | 136 | 253 | 172 | 139 | 409 | 286 | 313 | 446 | 458 | 305 | 340 |
Australia | 231 | 470 | 392 | 284 | 354 | 331 | 322 | 349 | 384 | 311 | 348 |
Austria | 13 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 48 | 68 | 106 | 108 | 103 | 139 | 141 |
Belgium | 1 | 296 | 257 | 337 | 479 | 468 | 437 | 430 | 406 | 291 | 1,033 |
Brazil | 145 | 516 | 780 | 960 | 1,582 | 1,629 | 1,805 | 2,067 | 1,573 | 1,344 | 1,671 |
Canada | 391 | 1,360 | 1,323 | 1,889 | 2,320 | 2,408 | 2,397 | 2,571 | 2,173 | 3,057 | 2,962 |
China | N | N | N | 709 | 1,353 | 1,435 | 1,466 | 1,578 | 1,628 | 1,805 | 2,009 |
Czech Republicc | 76 | 177 | 230 | 202 | 180 | 216 | 272 | 369 | 411 | 376 | 455 |
France | 1,205 | 3,010 | 3,020 | 3,611 | 3,558 | 3,475 | 3,591 | 2,581 | 2,954 | 3,033 | 3,352 |
Germany | 2,213 | 4,141 | 4,116 | 5,035 | 4,356 | 4,667 | 4,843 | 5,023 | 5,727 | 5,688 | 5,198 |
India | 54 | 89 | 149 | 355 | 475 | 636 | 762 | 746 | 513 | 780 | 796 |
Italy | 759 | 1,817 | 1,433 | 1,878 | 1,534 | 1,667 | 1,545 | 1,817 | 1,693 | 1,701 | 1,738 |
Japan | 1,039 | 5,811 | 11,180 | 13,245 | 10,554 | 10,196 | 10,346 | 10,975 | 10,050 | 9,905 | 10,145 |
South Korea | N | N | 134 | 1,498 | 2,312 | 2,526 | 2,813 | 2,818 | 1,954 | 2,832 | 3,115 |
Malaysia | N | N | N | 102 | 137 | 164 | 176 | 280 | 134 | 205 | 295 |
Mexico | N | 211 | 597 | 989 | 1,123 | 935 | 1,220 | 1,358 | 1,453 | 1,534 | 1,923 |
Netherlands | 19 | 91 | 90 | 111 | 115 | 132 | 164 | 218 | 271 | 287 | 267 |
Poland | 36 | 146 | 308 | 193 | 365 | 381 | 401 | 322 | 499 | 695 | 556 |
Portugal | N | N | N | 26 | 125 | 57 | 132 | 267 | 271 | 252 | 247 |
Romania | N | N | N | 94 | 90 | 93 | 99 | 129 | 127 | 107 | 72 |
Russia | 555 | 1,130 | 2,198 | 2,052 | 1,002 | 994 | 1,004 | 1,174 | U | 1,172 | 1,203 |
Spain | 75 | 532 | 987 | 2,082 | 2,142 | 2,334 | 2,412 | 2,562 | 2,826 | 2,672 | 3,033 |
Sweden | 132 | 317 | 313 | 344 | 435 | 490 | 463 | 480 | 483 | 494 | 296 |
Taiwan | N | N | N | 382 | 423 | 406 | 366 | 381 | 405 | 350 | 365 |
Turkey | N | 25 | 47 | 242 | 244 | 282 | 277 | 344 | U | U | 431 |
United Kingdom | 1,447 | 2,198 | 1,185 | 1,454 | 1,695 | 1,765 | 1,924 | 1,936 | 1,981 | 1,973 | 1,817 |
United States | 6,653 | 10,672 | 7,943 | 8,811 | 12,263 | 11,986 | 11,799 | 12,119 | 12,006 | 13,025 | 12,771 |
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of | 20 | 132 | 267 | 239 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | U | U | U |
KEY: N = data do not exist; U = data are not available.
a Does not include minivans, pickups, and sport utility vehicles.
b Includes all trucks and buses. Light trucks, such as pickups, sport utility vehicles, and minivans are included under commercial vehicles.
c Formerly Czechoslovakia.
NOTES: Prior to 2000, the country of manufacture was recognized as the producing country. To conform with current OICA practices, starting in 2000, the country of final assembly was recognized as the producing country. This explains the sudden change in trends across some countries from 1999 to 2000.
Numbers may not add to total due to rounding.
SOURCE: Ward's, Motor Vehicle Facts & Figures 2001 (Southfield, MI: 2001), p. 12 and similar tables in previous editions.