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Worldwide car production through 2017

Worldwide automobile production from 2000 to 2017 (in million vehicles)

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