The statistic shows the world's leading motor vehicle manufacturers in 2017, based on production. Volkswagen produced about 10.4 million vehicles in 2017. Meanwhile, Toyota produced around 10.5 million units, and China's SAIC produced some 2.9 million motor vehicles.

Leading motor vehicle manufacturers worldwide

New motor vehicle production grew to almost 97 million units in 2017. That year, Toyota, Volkswagen, Hyundai, GM, and Ford continued to be the leading producers of motor vehicles. Toyota and Volkswagen managed to increase production volumes by around 250,000 units each. These two companies are also the leading motor vehicle manufacturers in terms of sales. Other notable gainers included Nissan, Honda, and Renault. General Motors and fellow American carmaker Ford, as well as Hyundai were among the manufacturers in the top five to report a decline in motor vehicle production. General Motors spun off its European Opel and Vauxhall brands in 2017. Both brands were acquired by Groupe PSA, the maker of Peugeot and Citroen.

The statistic shows the vehicle production of Opel in European countries from 2013 to 2017. Spain increased its vehicle production significantly from 2013 to 2015, by approximately 28 percent. By comparison, vehicle production in Germany declined during this time period, reaching a low point in 2017. In 2017, Opel sold 943,227 vehicles in the European market. This was a slight decline from the peak recorded in 2016.

China Automobile: Production: Year to Date: New Energy Vehicle: Passenger Car: Pure Electric data was reported at 3,629,000.000 Unit in Aug 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,096,000.000 Unit for Jul 2023. China Automobile: Production: Year to Date: New Energy Vehicle: Passenger Car: Pure Electric data is updated monthly, averaging 378,000.000 Unit from Dec 2015 (Median) to Aug 2023, with 93 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,132,000.000 Unit in Dec 2022 and a record low of 4,878.000 Unit in Jan 2017. China Automobile: Production: Year to Date: New Energy Vehicle: Passenger Car: Pure Electric data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Automobile Sector – Table CN.RAA: Automobile Production: New Energy Vehicle.

Automobile: Production: YoY: ytd: PC: CKD: MPV data was reported at -100.000 % in Dec 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of -100.000 % for Nov 2017. Automobile: Production: YoY: ytd: PC: CKD: MPV data is updated monthly, averaging -42.630 % from Jan 2005 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 153 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 55,344.440 % in Feb 2007 and a record low of -100.000 % in Dec 2017. Automobile: Production: YoY: ytd: PC: CKD: MPV data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Automobile Sector – Table CN.RAA: Automobile Production: Period on Period Change: Passenger Car.

China Automobile: Production: Year to Date: PC: Sedan: by Brand: Zhejiang Geely: D1 data was reported at 600.000 Unit in Jul 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 600.000 Unit for Jun 2017. China Automobile: Production: Year to Date: PC: Sedan: by Brand: Zhejiang Geely: D1 data is updated monthly, averaging 600.000 Unit from Dec 2015 (Median) to Jul 2017, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17,581.000 Unit in Dec 2015 and a record low of 0.000 Unit in Jan 2017. China Automobile: Production: Year to Date: PC: Sedan: by Brand: Zhejiang Geely: D1 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Automobile Sector – Table CN.RAA: Automobile Production: Year-to-date: Passenger Car: Sedan by Brand Models.

This statistic shows the car production of Chinese OEMs in 2010 and a forecast for 2017. In 2010, Chinese car manufacturer BYD produced ******* vehicle units in China.

China Automobile: Production: Year to Date: PC: Sedan: by Brand: FAW Car: Mazda6 Rui Wing: 2.0 data was reported at 0.000 Unit in Dec 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Unit for Nov 2017. China Automobile: Production: Year to Date: PC: Sedan: by Brand: FAW Car: Mazda6 Rui Wing: 2.0 data is updated monthly, averaging 5.000 Unit from Jan 2015 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,676.000 Unit in Dec 2015 and a record low of 0.000 Unit in Dec 2017. China Automobile: Production: Year to Date: PC: Sedan: by Brand: FAW Car: Mazda6 Rui Wing: 2.0 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Automobile Sector – Table CN.RAA: Automobile Production: Year-to-date: Passenger Car: Sedan by Brand Models.

China Automobile: Production: Year to Date: PC: MPV: by Brand: Chery: Karry Youyi data was reported at 0.000 Unit in Dec 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Unit for Nov 2017. China Automobile: Production: Year to Date: PC: MPV: by Brand: Chery: Karry Youyi data is updated monthly, averaging 0.000 Unit from Feb 2015 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 Unit in Dec 2017 and a record low of 0.000 Unit in Dec 2017. China Automobile: Production: Year to Date: PC: MPV: by Brand: Chery: Karry Youyi data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Automobile Sector – Table CN.RAA: Automobile Production: Year-to-date: Passenger Car: MPV by Brand Models.

China Automobile: Production: YoY: PC: SUV: by Brand: Dandong Huanghai: Challenger data was reported at -100.000 % in Feb 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of -100.000 % for Jan 2017. China Automobile: Production: YoY: PC: SUV: by Brand: Dandong Huanghai: Challenger data is updated monthly, averaging -77.500 % from Jan 2015 (Median) to Feb 2017, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 64.384 % in Jul 2015 and a record low of -100.000 % in Feb 2017. China Automobile: Production: YoY: PC: SUV: by Brand: Dandong Huanghai: Challenger data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Automobile Sector – Table CN.RAA: Automobile Production: Year on Year Change: Passenger Car: SUV by Brand Models.

China Automobile: Production: Year to Date: PC: Sedan: by Brand: Zhejiang Geely: K17 BEV data was reported at 1,623.000 Unit in Jul 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,620.000 Unit for Jun 2017. China Automobile: Production: Year to Date: PC: Sedan: by Brand: Zhejiang Geely: K17 BEV data is updated monthly, averaging 1,635.000 Unit from Sep 2015 (Median) to Jul 2017, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,851.000 Unit in Dec 2016 and a record low of 0.000 Unit in Apr 2017. China Automobile: Production: Year to Date: PC: Sedan: by Brand: Zhejiang Geely: K17 BEV data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Automobile Sector – Table CN.RAA: Automobile Production: Year-to-date: Passenger Car: Sedan by Brand Models.

According to the most recent calculations, automobile manufacturer brands spent a total of ** million U.S. dollars on commercials during the 2021 Super Bowl broadcast on TV in the United States. A year earlier auto makers spent ** million dollars on promotion during the game.

This statistic represents the number of motor vehicles produced in Venezuela in 2017, sorted by type. In 2017, the country produced approximately *** passenger cars, same as for light commercial vehicles.

China Automobile: Production: Year to Date: PC: Sedan: by Brand: FAW Car: Mazda6 data was reported at 0.000 Unit in Dec 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Unit for Nov 2017. China Automobile: Production: Year to Date: PC: Sedan: by Brand: FAW Car: Mazda6 data is updated monthly, averaging 5,143.000 Unit from Jan 2015 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 30,906.000 Unit in Dec 2015 and a record low of 0.000 Unit in Dec 2017. China Automobile: Production: Year to Date: PC: Sedan: by Brand: FAW Car: Mazda6 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Automobile Sector – Table CN.RAA: Automobile Production: Year-to-date: Passenger Car: Sedan by Brand Models.

In 2017, around **** thousand cars and **** thousand commercial vehicles were produced in Australia. In October 2017, Australia's last vehicle manufacturing plant closed and the country no longer manufactures vehicles.

China Automobile: Production: Year to Date: PC: Sedan: by Brand: FAW Car: Oley data was reported at 0.000 Unit in Dec 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Unit for Nov 2017. China Automobile: Production: Year to Date: PC: Sedan: by Brand: FAW Car: Oley data is updated monthly, averaging 153.000 Unit from Jan 2015 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,464.000 Unit in Dec 2015 and a record low of 0.000 Unit in Dec 2017. China Automobile: Production: Year to Date: PC: Sedan: by Brand: FAW Car: Oley data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Automobile Sector – Table CN.RAA: Automobile Production: Year-to-date: Passenger Car: Sedan by Brand Models.

China Automobile: Production: YoY: Year to Date: PC: Sedan: by Brand: JAC Motors: IEV5 data was reported at 216.050 % in Dec 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 253.860 % for Nov 2017. China Automobile: Production: YoY: Year to Date: PC: Sedan: by Brand: JAC Motors: IEV5 data is updated monthly, averaging 138.500 % from Apr 2017 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 253.860 % in Nov 2017 and a record low of -12.045 % in Apr 2017. China Automobile: Production: YoY: Year to Date: PC: Sedan: by Brand: JAC Motors: IEV5 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Automobile Sector – Table CN.RAA: Automobile Production: Period on Period Change: Passenger Car: Sedan by Brand Models.

In 2024, some 93 million motor vehicles were produced worldwide. This figure translates into a very slight decrease compared with the previous year. China, Japan, and Germany were among the largest producers of cars and commercial vehicles. China leads production China is ranked as the largest passenger car manufacturer in the world, having produced almost 27.5 million cars in 2024 and accounting for almost one third of the world’s passenger vehicle production. Over the past decades, China has emerged as one of the main growth markets for players in the global automobile industry. American manufacturers in China One of China’s largest car manufacturing companies is the joint venture between General Motors and SAIC Motor Corporation Limited, known as Shanghai General Motors Company Ltd or simply Shanghai GM. GM produces and sells passenger vehicles under the Chevrolet and Cadillac brands, among others. Aside from manufacturing cars, the company also produces engines and transmission systems. Shanghai GM’s production amounted to a little over 400,000 units in 2024.

This statistic represents cumulative hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) sales in the United States between January and September 2017, with a breakdown by manufacturer. As of September 2017, Honda has sold *** FCEVs in the United States, accounting for around ** percent of the U.S. FCEV fleet.

China Automobile: Production: PC: Sedan: by Brand: FAW: VW: CC: 3.0T data was reported at 0.000 Unit in Dec 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Unit for Nov 2017. China Automobile: Production: PC: Sedan: by Brand: FAW: VW: CC: 3.0T data is updated monthly, averaging 0.000 Unit from Jan 2015 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 70.000 Unit in Aug 2015 and a record low of 0.000 Unit in Dec 2017. China Automobile: Production: PC: Sedan: by Brand: FAW: VW: CC: 3.0T data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Automobile Sector – Table CN.RAA: Automobile Production: Passenger Car: Sedan by Brand Models.

Global motor vehicle production decreased by about ****percent between 2023 and 2024. However, global motor vehicle production output surpassed pre-pandemic values. While about ** million motor vehicles were manufactured worldwide in 2019, some ** million were produced in 2024. Trend of declining sales and production The decline in production started in 2017 as manufacturers were beginning to respond to a general slowdown in demand. While commercial vehicle sales increased between 2017 and 2019, the segment was impacted by the pandemic, sales dropping by **** percent in 2020. In 2021, the market slightly recovered with a ***-percent-increase in sales year-over-year, and ultimately increased since 2022. Industry hit heavily by the pandemic The coronavirus pandemic has caused disruptions in major economies forcing strict lockdown measures in some regions. The standstill was first seen in China, the world’s largest producer of cars and commercial vehicles, and quickly spreading throughout the world. Globally, motor vehicle production declined by more than ** percent year-on-year between 2019 and 2020, the largest drop in output since the 2008-09 financial crisis.