This statistic shows the number of passenger cars and commercial vehicles in use worldwide from 2006 to 2015. In 2015, around 947 million passenger cars and 335 million commercial vehicles were in operation worldwide.
Number of passenger cars and commercial vehicles in use worldwide from 2006 to 2015 in
(1,000 units)
Characteristic
Commercial vehicles
Passenger cars
2015
335,190
947,080
2014
327,825
907,062
2013
315,845
869,083
2012
306,721
834,916
2011
288,618
808,401
2010
280,127
775,573
2009
271,957
747,899
2008
264,970
727,405
2007
258,538
701,690
2006
247,488
679,154
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OICA. (June 30, 2017). Number of passenger cars and commercial vehicles in use worldwide from 2006 to 2015 in (1,000 units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/281134/number-of-vehicles-in-use-worldwide/
OICA. "Number of passenger cars and commercial vehicles in use worldwide from 2006 to 2015 in (1,000 units)." Chart. June 30, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281134/number-of-vehicles-in-use-worldwide/
OICA. (2017). Number of passenger cars and commercial vehicles in use worldwide from 2006 to 2015 in (1,000 units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281134/number-of-vehicles-in-use-worldwide/
OICA. "Number of Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles in Use Worldwide from 2006 to 2015 in (1,000 Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281134/number-of-vehicles-in-use-worldwide/
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Number of passenger cars and commercial vehicles in use worldwide from 2006 to 2015 in (1,000 units) [Graph], OICA, June 30, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/281134/number-of-vehicles-in-use-worldwide/
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