The auto sector in the United States produced about 1.75 million passenger cars in 2023, around the same value as that of the previous year. At the same time, around 67.13 million passenger cars were produced worldwide. This figure represents a contraction of almost nine percent year-on-year.
Passenger car production of the United States and worldwide from 1998 to 2023
(in million units)
Characteristic
United States
Worldwide
2023
1.75
67.13
2022
1.75
61.6
2021
1.56
57.05
2020
1.93
55.83
2019
2.51
67.15
2018
2.79
71.75
2017
3.03
73.46
2016
3.92
72.39
2015
4.16
68.6
2014
4.25
67.78
2013
4.37
65.64
2012
4.11
63.07
2011
2.98
59.9
2010
2.73
58.26
2009
2.2
47.77
2008
3.78
52.73
2007
3.92
53.2
2006
4.37
49.92
2005
4.32
46.86
2004
4.23
44.55
2003
4.51
41.97
2002
5.02
41.36
2001
4.88
39.83
2000
5.54
41.22
1999
5.64
39.76
1998
5.55
37.24
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The figures for 1998 through 2022 were taken from previous editions. Passenger cars are motor vehicles with at least four wheels, used for the transport of passengers, and comprising no more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat.
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OICA. (March 16, 2024). Passenger car production of the United States and worldwide from 1998 to 2023 (in million units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/198521/us-and-global-passenger-car-production-since-1999/
OICA. "Passenger car production of the United States and worldwide from 1998 to 2023 (in million units)." Chart. March 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198521/us-and-global-passenger-car-production-since-1999/
OICA. (2024). Passenger car production of the United States and worldwide from 1998 to 2023 (in million units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198521/us-and-global-passenger-car-production-since-1999/
OICA. "Passenger Car Production of The United States and Worldwide from 1998 to 2023 (in Million Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198521/us-and-global-passenger-car-production-since-1999/
OICA, Passenger car production of the United States and worldwide from 1998 to 2023 (in million units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198521/us-and-global-passenger-car-production-since-1999/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Passenger car production of the United States and worldwide from 1998 to 2023 (in million units) [Graph], OICA, March 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/198521/us-and-global-passenger-car-production-since-1999/
