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Table 1-19: World Motor Vehicle Production, Selected Countries

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  Passenger carsa
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
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
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.
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