Passenger cars - major producing countries 2017

Passenger car production in selected countries in 2017, by country (in million units)

The data describes the leading countries for the production of passenger cars in 2017. In that year, the UK produced around 1.7 million such vehicles. According to the source, passenger cars are motor vehicles with at least four wheels, used for the transport of passengers, and comprising no more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat.

Light vehicle production by country Globally, 2017 saw an increase in passenger car production of 1.5%. India is on the verge of becoming a major producer of passenger vehicles: The quantity of vehicles produced in India increased from 3,707,348 units in 2016 to about 3,952,550 million units in 2017.

China 24.81
Japan 8.35
Germany 5.65
India 3.95
South Korea 3.74
U.S. 3.03
Spain 2.29
Brazil 2.27
Mexico 1.9
France 1.75
UK 1.67
Iran 1.42
Czech Republic 1.41
Russia 1.35
Slovakia 1
Indonesia 0.98
Thailand 0.82
Canada 0.75
Malaysia 0.42