Passenger car production volume APAC 2023, by country

In 2023, China's automotive industry produced approximately 26.1 million passenger cars.Why Asia Pacific?China did not only produce the most passenger cars in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, but was estimated to produce the most passenger cars throughout the entire world in 2021. It is also anticipated that Chinese manufacturing companies such as BYD Auto Co. Ltd. will overtake the likes of America-based manufacturer Tesla in the electric car segment.Manufacturer collaborations China has implemented a strong culture for joint ventures in the automotive industry. The leading car manufacturers worldwide, including General Motors, Nissan, Peugeot, and Volkswagen all have joint ventures with Chinese carmakers, including the Big Four Chinese auto manufacturers. SAIC Motor Corporation Limited (informally SAIC, formerly Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation), Chang'an Automobile, FAW Group Corporation, and Dongfeng Motor Corporation are counted among China’s leading motor vehicle manufacturers. Its joint venture policy has helped China become Asia’s main producer of automobiles, ahead of Japan and South Korea. Unlike China, these two countries have had strong domestic automotive sectors of their own for many decades and are home to some of the most valuable automobile manufacturers worldwide, such as Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai.

于2023年，中国汽车产业产量约为2610万辆乘用车。亚太地区何以成为焦点？中国不仅在2021年成为亚太地区乘用车产量之最，据估计，同年全球乘用车产量亦以中国为冠。此外，预计中国制造业巨头如比亚迪汽车有限公司（简称BYD）将在电动汽车领域超越美国制造商特斯拉。制造商间的合作中国汽车产业形成了强烈的合资企业文化。全球领先的汽车制造商，包括通用汽车、日产、标致和大众，均与中国汽车制造商建立了合资企业，其中包括中国四大汽车制造商。上汽集团股份有限公司（简称上汽，原上海汽车工业总公司），长安汽车，一汽集团，以及东风汽车集团均被视为中国领先的汽车制造商。其合资企业政策助力中国成为亚洲主要的汽车生产国，超越了日本和韩国。与中国不同，这两个国家在过去的数十年中拥有强大的本土汽车产业，并孕育了全球一些最具价值的汽车制造商，如丰田、本田和现代。