Annual car sales worldwide 2010-2023, with a forecast for 2024

Worldwide car sales grew to around 75.3 million automobiles in 2023, up from around 67.3 million units in 2022. Throughout 2020 and 2021, the sector experienced a downward trend on the back of a slowing global economy, while COVID-19 and the Russian war on Ukraine contributed to shortages in the automotive semiconductor industry and further supply chain disruptions in 2022. Despite these challenges, 2023 sales surpassed pre-pandemic levels and are forecast to keep rising through 2024Covid-19 hits car demand It had been estimated pre-pandemic that international car sales were on track to reach 80 million. While 2023 sales are still far away from that goal, this was the first year were car sales exceeded pre-pandemic values. The automotive market faced various challenges in 2023, including supply shortages, automotive layoffs, and strikes in North America. However, despite these hurdles, the North American market was among the fastest-growing regions that year, along with Eastern Europe and Asia, as auto sales in these regions increased year-on-year.Chinese market recovers After years of double-digit growth, China's economy began to lose steam in 2022, and recovery has been slow through 2023. China was the largest automobile market based on sales with around 25.8 million units in 2023. However, monthly car sales in China were in free-fall in April 2022 partly due to shortages, fears over a looming recession, and the country grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic. By June of that same year, monthly sales in China were closer to those recorded in 2021.

全球汽车销量于2023年增至约7530万辆，较2022年的约6730万辆有所增长。在2020年和2021年，该行业受全球经济放缓之影响呈现下滑趋势，而COVID-19疫情及俄罗斯对乌克兰的军事行动则进一步加剧了汽车半导体行业的短缺，并在2022年造成了供应链的进一步中断。尽管面临这些挑战，2023年的销量仍超越了疫情前水平，并预计将持续增长至2024年。在疫情前，国际汽车销量曾预计将达到8000万辆。尽管2023年的销量与这一目标相去甚远，但这却是汽车销量首次超越疫情前水平的年份。2023年，汽车市场面临了多种挑战，包括供应短缺、北美地区的汽车行业裁员和罢工等。然而，尽管存在这些障碍，北美市场当年仍属于增长最快的地区之一，与东欧和亚洲地区并列，因为这些地区的汽车销量同比有所增长。中国市场的复苏经过多年的两位数增长，中国的经济在2022年开始放缓，2023年的复苏进程亦缓慢。2023年，中国以约2580万辆的销量成为全球最大的汽车市场。然而，2022年4月，中国的月度汽车销量因短缺、对即将到来的经济衰退的担忧以及国家正在应对的COVID-19疫情而急剧下降。到了同年6月，中国的月度销量已接近2021年的记录。