Production of Passenger and Commercial Vehicles

This Dataset contains information about world's motor vehicle production for selected countries. 1961-2021. Data from US Department of Transportation. Notes:

Prior to 2000, the country of manufacture was recognized as the
producing country. To conform with current OICA (International Organization
of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers) 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 totals due to rounding. Also numbers may not add to totals due to the
inclusion of small countries in the total.

Beginning in 1998,
some smaller countries not listed in this table are included in the world
totals.

a Does
not include minivans, pickups, and sport utility vehicles.

b Formerly Czechoslovakia and Ward's does not report a number
for Slovakia before 2005.

c Yugoslavia
no longer exists and Ward's does not report numbers for countries that were
previously a part of Yugoslavia.

d Includes all trucks and buses. Light trucks, such as pickups,
sport utility vehicles, and minivans are included under Commercial vehicles. 

e The
2000 and 2005-2009 figures for Total passenger cars and commercial vehicles
are revised by the source. However, the detailed information for each
component in 2000 is not available, thus the details are not revised in this
table and will not add up to the total for this year.

Source:
1961-2016: Wards Intelligence, Motor Vehicle Facts & Figures (Southfield, MI: Annual Issues), p. 10 and similar pages in earlier editions.
2017-2019: Ibid., Wards Automotive Yearbook (Southfield, MI: Annual Issues), World Vehicle Production in Major Countries.