Revenue of leading carmakers worldwide 2024

In terms of revenue, Toyota and Volkswagen were the leading automakers worldwide as of May 2024. In terms of vehicle sales, Toyota and Volkswagen are also counted among the most successful automakers worldwide. The emergence of China as an exceptional marketBefore the coronavirus crisis of 2019-2020, the global automotive industry was hit hard by the financial crisis of 2008-2009, and General Motors declared its roughly 91 billion U.S. dollar bankruptcy following the crisis. In 2009, passenger car sales slumped in most markets, except for China, which emerged as the key sales market for passenger cars. The return of the crisisChinese manufacturers cut the cord from their joint venture partners from other parts of Asia and the Western world a long time ago, and the global automotive industry has begun to feel the impact Chinese motor vehicles and parts manufacturers have. In 2020, the car market was in free-fall again. However, China was also affected this time. The global automotive chip shortage further impacted the industry in 2021 and 2022, leading to a slump in vehicle inventory despite rising demand. By 2023, some improvements were recorded on the global level.

截至2024年5月，在营收方面，丰田和大众汽车是全球领先的汽车制造商。就汽车销量而言，丰田和大众汽车亦位列全球最成功的汽车制造商之列。在2019-2020年冠状病毒危机爆发之前，全球汽车工业深受2008-2009年金融危机的重创，通用汽车在危机之后宣布了约910亿美元的破产。2009年，除中国外，大多数市场的乘用车销量均出现下滑，中国因此成为乘用车的主要销售市场。危机的回潮中国制造商早已与亚洲其他地区和西方世界的合资伙伴切断联系，全球汽车工业开始感受到中国汽车及零部件制造商的影响。2020年，汽车市场再次陷入自由落体状态。然而，中国也受到了此次影响。2021年和2022年，全球汽车芯片短缺进一步影响了行业，尽管需求上升，但车辆库存仍出现下滑。到了2023年，全球范围内记录了一些改善。