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Table 1-22: World Motor Vehicle Production, Selected Countries

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Table 1-22: World Motor Vehicle Production, Selected Countries

(Thousands)

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Passenger Carsa

  1961 1971 1981 1991 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
TOTAL world 11,391 26,453 27,407 35,287 35,730 36,111 37,318 38,474 37,286 38,816 40,732 40,144 41,215
U.S. percent of world 48% 32% 23% 15% 19% 18% 16% 15% 15% 15% 14% 12% 12%
Argentina 78 193 139 114 338 227 269 366 353 225 239 170 111
Australia 182 393 352 269 323 314 303 320 350 294 324 286 307
Austria 8 1 7 14 45 59 97 98 91 124 116 131 131
Belgium N 279 216 253 409 386 368 356 319 218 912 1,059 937
Brazil 98 342 406 705 1,248 1,297 1,459 1,680 1,244 1,102 1,348 1,482 1,521
Canada 328 1,083 803 1,060 1,214 1,337 1,279 1,374 1,122 1,626 1,551 1,275 1,369
China N N N 81 250 321 382 482 507 570 620 704 1,091
Czech Republicb 59 149 181 173 174 208 263 321 368 348 428 457 441
France 988 2,694 2,612 3,188 3,175 3,051 3,148 2,259 2,603 2,676 2,883 3,182 3,284
Germany 1,802 3,829 3,758 4,677 4,094 4,360 4,540 4,678 5,348 5,310 4,803 5,301 4,799
India 22 42 42 179 237 330 396 410 384 519 514 548 706
Italy 694 1,701 1,257 1,633 1,341 1,422 1,318 1,563 1,402 1,410 1,422 1,272 1,126
Japan 250 3,718 6,974 9,753 7,802 7,611 7,864 8,491 8,056 8,100 8,363 8,118 8,619
South Korea N N 69 1,158 1,806 2,003 2,265 2,308 1,625 2,362 2,602 2,471 2,651
Malaysia N N N 102 137 164 176 280 126 200 280 345 U
Mexico N 154 355 720 857 699 798 855 953 994 1,130 1,001 960
Netherlands 13 78 78 85 92 100 145 197 243 262 215 189 182
Poland 14 86 248 168 349 347 353 295 460 651 533 367 287
Portugal N N N N 38 41 119 186 181 187 191 177 183
Romania N N N 84 85 71 76 108 104 88 58 57 U
Russia 149 518 1,324 1,308 796 838 868 982 U 946 966 1,022 981
Spain 55 453 855 1,943 1,974 2,131 2,213 2,342 2,217 2,029 2,445 2,211 2,267
Sweden 110 287 258 269 353 388 368 376 368 385 260 248 238
Taiwan N N N 266 291 282 265 268 293 255 265 195 245
Turkey N 13 25 196 213 233 208 243 U U 297 175 204
United Kingdom 1,004 1,742 955 1,237 1,467 1,532 1,686 1,698 1,748 1,787 1,629 1,492 1,628
United States 5,522 8,584 6,253 5,439 6,614 6,351 6,083 5,927 5,554 5,638 5,542 4,879 5,019
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of 15 114 240 213 8 8 9 11 U U U U U

Commercial Vehiclesc

  1961 1971 1981 1991 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
TOTAL world 3,809 6,948 9,729 11,996 13,952 13,926 14,147 14,988 14,811 16,132 16,796 16,181 17,757
U.S. percent of world 30% 30% 17% 28% 40% 40% 40% 41% 44% 46% 43% 40% 41%
Argentina 58 60 33 25 70 59 44 80 105 80 101 66 48
Australia 49 77 40 15 31 17 19 29 34 17 25 34 37
Austria 5 6 8 6 3 9 9 10 12 16 25 24 20
Belgium 1 17 41 84 70 82 69 74 87 74 121 129 119
Brazil 47 174 374 255 334 332 346 388 329 242 323 316 271
Canada 63 277 520 829 1,106 1,071 1,118 1,198 1,050 1,430 1,411 1,258 1,260
China N N N 628 1,103 1,114 1,084 1,096 1,121 1,235 1,389 1,628 2,160
Czech Republicb 17 28 49 29 6 8 9 47 42 27 27 8 6
France 217 316 408 423 383 424 443 322 351 357 469 447 409
Germany 411 312 358 358 262 307 303 345 379 378 395 390 346
India 32 47 107 176 238 306 366 336 129 261 282 277 186
Italy 65 116 176 245 194 245 227 254 290 291 316 308 301
Japan 789 2,093 4,206 3,492 2,752 2,585 2,482 2,484 1,994 1,805 1,781 1,660 1,639
South Korea N N 65 340 506 523 548 510 329 471 513 475 496
Malaysia N N N 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 15 14 U
Mexico N 57 242 269 266 236 422 503 500 540 792 856 845
Netherlands 6 13 12 26 23 32 19 20 28 25 52 50 49
Poland 22 60 60 25 16 34 48 27 39 44 24 20 23
Portugal N N N 26 87 16 13 81 90 65 56 62 68
Romania N N N 10 5 22 23 21 23 19 14 12 U
Russia 406 612 874 744 206 156 136 192 U 226 237 228 239
Spain 20 79 132 139 168 203 199 220 609 644 587 639 588
Sweden 22 30 55 75 82 102 95 104 114 109 36 38 38
Taiwan N N N 116 132 124 101 113 112 95 100 77 92
Turkey N 12 22 46 31 49 69 102 U U 133 95 142
United Kingdom 443 456 230 217 228 233 238 238 233 186 189 193 193
United States 1,131 2,088 1,690 3,372 5,649 5,635 5,716 6,192 6,452 7,387 7,228 6,546 7,261
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of 5 18 27 26 2 2 1 2 U U U U U

Total Passenger carsa and Commercial Vehiclesc

  1961 1971 1981 1991 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
TOTAL world 15,200 33,401 37,136 47,283 49,682 50,036 51,465 53,463 52,098 54,948 57,528 56,325 58,973
U.S. percent of world 44% 32% 21% 19% 25% 24% 23% 23% 23% 24% 22% 20% 21%
Argentina 136 253 172 139 409 286 313 446 458 305 340 236 159
Australia 231 470 392 284 354 331 322 349 384 311 348 319 344
Austria 13 7 15 20 48 68 106 108 103 139 141 155 151
Belgium 1 296 257 337 479 468 437 430 406 291 1,033 1,187 1,056
Brazil 145 516 780 960 1,582 1,629 1,805 2,067 1,573 1,344 1,671 1,798 1,793
Canada 391 1,360 1,323 1,889 2,321 2,408 2,397 2,571 2,173 3,057 2,962 2,532 2,629
China N N N 709 1,353 1,435 1,466 1,578 1,628 1,805 2,009 2,332 3,251
Czech Republicb 76 177 230 202 180 216 272 369 411 376 455 465 447
France 1,205 3,010 3,020 3,611 3,558 3,475 3,591 2,581 2,954 3,033 3,352 3,628 3,693
Germany 2,213 4,141 4,116 5,035 4,356 4,667 4,843 5,023 5,727 5,688 5,198 5,692 5,145
India 54 89 149 355 475 636 762 746 513 780 796 825 892
Italy 759 1,817 1,433 1,878 1,534 1,667 1,545 1,817 1,693 1,701 1,738 1,580 1,427
Japan 1,039 5,811 11,180 13,245 10,554 10,196 10,346 10,975 10,050 9,905 10,145 9,777 10,258
South Korea N N 134 1,498 2,312 2,526 2,813 2,818 1,954 2,832 3,115 2,946 3,148
Malaysia N N N 102 137 164 176 280 134 205 295 359 U
Mexico N 211 597 989 1,123 935 1,220 1,358 1,453 1,534 1,923 1,857 1,805
Netherlands 19 91 90 111 115 132 164 218 271 287 267 239 231
Poland 36 146 308 193 365 381 401 322 499 695 556 387 310
Portugal N N N 26 125 57 132 267 271 252 247 240 251
Romania N N N 94 90 93 99 129 127 107 72 69 U
Russia 555 1,130 2,198 2,052 1,002 994 1,004 1,174 U 1,172 1,203 1,250 1,220
Spain 75 532 987 2,082 2,142 2,334 2,412 2,562 2,826 2,672 3,033 2,850 2,855
Sweden 132 317 313 344 435 490 463 480 483 494 296 286 276
Taiwan N N N 382 423 406 366 381 405 350 365 272 337
Turkey N 25 47 242 244 282 277 344 U U 431 271 347
United Kingdom 1,447 2,198 1,185 1,454 1,695 1,765 1,924 1,936 1,981 1,973 1,817 1,685 1,821
United States 6,653 10,672 7,943 8,811 12,263 11,985 11,799 12,119 12,006 13,025 12,771 11,425 12,280
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of 20 132 267 239 9 10 10 14 U U 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 Formerly Czechoslovakia.

c Includes all trucks and buses. Light trucks, such as pickups, sport utility vehicles, and minivans are included under commercial vehicles.

NOTES

Prior to 2000, the country of manufacture was recognized as the producing country. To conform with current OICA (International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers) 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 totals due to rounding.

SOURCE

Ward's, Motor Vehicle Facts & Figures 2003 (Southfield, MI: 2003), p. 12 and similar tables in previous editions.