Worldwide motor vehicle production by type 2019-2023

Worldwide motor vehicle production amounted to more than 94 million units in 2023. Some 73 percent of the motor vehicle production was generated by the passenger cars segment, amounting to almost 68 million units. Chinese market recoveryChina is the world’s largest producer and consumer of passenger cars. This means that any change in production and sales in the Chinese automotive market will be noticeable in global figures. The Chinese economy has grown in tandem with vehicle production and sales. However, between 2016 and 2019, this growth slowed. Motorists in China have been unable to afford new cars due to lower employment levels and higher prices that came as a result of higher tariffs. Between December 2019 and March 2020, the economy was hit hard by the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. The automotive market cratered in February but rebounded soon thereafter. Chinese motorists purchased about 24 million passenger cars and more than three million commercial vehicles in 2022. COVID-19 and the motor vehicle industryThe coronavirus outbreak brought many nations and their economies to a grinding halt in 2020. The effect on the motor vehicle industry was particularly noticeable. Many manufacturing facilities across the world were shut down to prevent the spreading of the virus. However, the industry has partially recovered since, showing an upward production output trend, which remains below the pre-pandemic levels.

2023年全球汽车产量超过9400万辆。其中，乘用车领域贡献了约73%的产量，达到6800万辆。作为全球最大的乘用车生产国和消费国，中国的市场复苏对全球数据产生了显著影响。随着汽车生产和销售的同步增长，中国经济亦稳步上升。然而，在2016年至2019年间，这种增长速度放缓。由于就业水平下降和进口关税提升导致的价格上涨，中国驾驶员难以负担新车。2019年12月至2020年3月，新冠疫情的爆发对经济造成了严重打击。汽车市场在2月份遭遇重创，但很快便实现反弹。2022年，中国驾驶员购买了约2400万辆乘用车和超过300万辆商用车辆。COVID-19疫情与汽车行业疫情爆发导致多国及经济陷入停滞，对汽车行业的影响尤为显著。为防止病毒传播，全球许多制造工厂被迫关闭。然而，自那以后，行业已部分恢复，展现出生产输出的上升趋势，但该趋势仍低于疫情前水平。