The data describes worldwide automobile production from 2000 to 2017. In 2017, some 73.5 million cars were produced worldwide. This figure translates into an increase of around 2.4 percent, compared with the previous year. China, Japan, Germany, and India were the biggest producers of passenger vehicles in 2017.
Worldwide automobile production In 2017, the international automotive industry produced 73.5 million passenger cars. Worldwide, passenger car sales are expected to continue to grow to about 81.6 million units in 2018.
2000 | 41.22 | 17.17 |
2001 | 39.83 | 16.48 |
2002 | 41.36 | 17.64 |
2003 | 41.97 | 18.69 |
2004 | 44.55 | 19.94 |
2005 | 47.05 | 19.67 |
2006 | 49.92 | 19.3 |
2007 | 53.2 | 20.06 |
2008 | 52.84 | 17.89 |
2009 | 47.77 | 13.99 |
2010 | 58.24 | 19.34 |
2011 | 59.9 | 19.92 |
2012 | 63.07 | 21.17 |
2013 | 65.44 | 21.86 |
2014 | 67.53 | 22.22 |
2015 | 68.6 | 21.92 |
2016 | 72.11 | 22.53 |
2017 | 73.46 | 23.85 |