Fact #899: November 16, 2015 World Production of Cars and Trucks

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The top countries producing the world’s cars and trucks have changed over the last ten years. In 2013, China was the largest producer of both cars and trucks. In 2000, Japan produced the most cars and the United States produced the most trucks (includes light trucks). The graphs below highlight the top-producing countries for cars and trucks.

World Cars and Trucks Production, 1983–2013

Graphic showing the countries producing the world's cars from 1983 to 2013.

Graph showing the top countries producing the world's trucks and buses from 1983 to 2013.

Note:

Trucks include all trucks and buses. Light trucks, such as pickups, vans, and sport-utility vehicles are included with trucks.
Note that the two graphs have differing scales for production. Total car production is 56.5 million while total truck and bus production is 30.5 million for 2013.

Fact #899 Dataset

Supporting Information

World Production of Cars, 1983–2013
(thousands)
Year	China	Japan	Germany	U.S.	Brazil	India	Russia	Mexico	France	Spain	Czech Republic	Other
1983	6	7,152	3,878	6,782	748	45	1,316	207	2,961	1,225	178	5,511
1984	6	7,073	3,790	7,773	679	64	1,327	245	2,713	1,255	180	5,428
1985	5	7,647	4,167	8,186	759	102	1,332	268	2,632	1,345	181	5,729
1986	12	7,810	4,311	7,829	815	116	1,326	191	2,773	1,439	185	6,130
1987	21	7,891	4,374	7,100	683	149	1,332	266	3,052	1,594	172	6,480
1988	36	8,198	4,346	7,137	782	160	1,262	354	3,224	1,722	159	7,017
1989	29	9,052	4,564	6,821	731	177	1,217	439	3,409	1,897	184	7,170
1990	42	9,948	4,661	6,078	663	177	1,259	598	3,295	1,916	188	7,448
1991	81	9,753	4,677	5,440	705	179	1,308	720	3,188	1,943	173	6,913
1992	163	9,379	4,864	5,667	816	154	1,053	776	3,329	1,972	200	7,115
1993	230	8,494	3,794	5,982	1,100	200	1,065	835	2,836	1,622	220	7,819
1994	248	7,802	4,094	6,601	1,249	237	796	857	3,175	1,974	174	8,432
1995	320	7,611	4,360	6,326	1,298	330	838	699	3,051	2,131	193	8,913
1996	382	7,865	4,540	6,035	1,459	396	868	798	2,088	2,213	240	10,313
1997	488	8,491	4,678	5,878	1,678	410	970	855	2,259	2,010	321	10,415
1998	507	8,056	5,348	5,492	1,254	384	833	956	2,603	2,216	369	9,907
1999	565	8,100	5,310	5,578	1,108	533	955	994	2,784	2,209	349	11,308
2000	605	8,363	5,132	5,471	1,362	605	969	1,130	2,880	2,367	428	11,917
2001	704	8,117	5,301	4,808	1,502	574	1,022	1,001	3,182	2,211	457	11,271
2002	1,175	8,619	5,123	4,957	1,520	546	980	960	3,283	2,267	441	10,993
2003	2,124	8,478	5,145	4,453	1,505	712	1,010	774	3,220	2,399	436	10,401
2004	2,316	8,720	5,192	4,166	1,756	940	1,110	782	3,227	2,403	443	11,434
2005	3,586	9,017	5,350	4,266	2,009	999	1,068	846	3,113	2,174	599	11,146
2006	5,161	9,757	5,399	4,312	2,092	1,186	1,176	1,098	2,728	2,187	849	10,632
2007	5,185	9,945	5,709	3,867	2,388	1,377	1,293	1,209	2,551	2,309	926	13,732
2008	4,971	9,916	5,532	3,731	2,561	1,507	1,470	1,217	2,145	2,014	933	12,874
2009	7,322	6,862	4,965	2,196	2,578	1,781	596	943	1,815	1,827	968	10,672
2010	9,494	8,307	5,552	2,732	2,828	2,317	1,208	1,386	1,914	1,951	1,070	12,470
2011	10,053	7,159	5,872	2,978	2,505	2,479	1,738	1,657	1,931	1,868	1,192	12,747
2012	10,705	8,554	5,388	4,109	2,591	2,520	1,969	1,810	1,683	1,595	1,172	13,129
2013	12,059	8,189	5,440	4,369	2,723	2,370	1,920	1,772	1,461	1,755	1,127	13,324
Source: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition 34, Figure 3.1, September 2015.

World Production of Trucks and Buses, 1983–2013
(thousands)
Year	China	U.S.	South Korea	India	Thailand	Canada	Japan	Other
1983	234	2,444	99	109		554	3,960	2,423
1984	311	3,166	107	116		649	4,392	2,875
1985	438	3,452	114	128		855	4,625	2,944
1986	361	3,491	144	123		791	4,450	3,113
1987	451	3,812	186	140		826	4,358	3,154
1988	610	4,085	212	152		949	4,501	3,454
1989	558	4,036	257	160		947	3,973	3,618
1990	467	3,690	335	187		850	3,539	3,213
1991	627	3,350	340	176		828	3,492	3,035
1992	899	4,025	423	166		945	3,121	3,021
1993	1,067	4,873	458	173		900	2,734	2,383
1994	1,103	5,638	506	237		1,106	2,752	2,520
1995	1,114	5,669	524	306	397	1,071	2,585	2,247
1996	1,074	5,795	548	366	418	1,117	2,482	2,335
1997	1,095	6,252	510	326	247	1,198	2,483	3,870
1998	1,121	6,510	330	244	125	1,089	1,994	3,649
1999	1,265	7,447	481	285	249	1,431	1,795	3,565
2000	1,464	7,303	1,233	284	315	1,413	1,781	3,924
2001	1,631	6,617	1,231	276	303	1,260	1,660	3,825
2002	2,160	7,322	1,456	347	415	1,264	1,638	3,240
2003	2,424	7,634	1,353	450	499	1,213	1,808	4,444
2004	2,755	7,794	1,415	571	628	1,311	1,791	4,982
2005	2,082	7,681	1,505	643	848	1,281	1,783	5,913
2006	2,406	6,949	1,542	772	889	1,144	1,728	6,554
2007	3,700	6,885	1,577	872	972	1,237	1,652	4,998
2008	4,262	4,941	1,391	809	992	887	1,647	5,910
2009	6,326	3,514	1,138	861	686	669	1,072	3,747
2010	8,770	5,012	1,480	1,237	1,091	1,101	1,318	5,267
2011	8,366	5,685	1,755	1,461	920	1,145	1,240	5,961
2012	8,567	6,227	1,690	1,628	1,496	1,423	1,388	5,915
2013	10,058	6,698	1,883	1,526	1,386	1,415	1,441	6,123
Source: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition 34, Figure 3.2, September 2015.

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