1998 Global Automotive Index

Worldwide
Car and Light
Truck
Production in
Million Units

1994
Production,
million
units

1995
Production,
million
units

1996
Production,
million
units

1997
Estimated
Production,
million
units

2002
Estimated
Production,
million
units

1997-
2002
Growth
Rate
Estimated
%/Year

Asia-Pacific

16.366

17.239

17.800

17.893

23.852

6.7

Australia

.339

.365

.367

.375

.450

4.0

Burma*

ND****

.0002

.0003

.0003

.0003

0.0

China

1.402

1.449

1.672

1.800

3.400

17.8

India

.487

.628

.714

.800

1.300

12.5

Indonesia

.315

.388

.417

.375

.850

25.3

Japan

10.554

10.197

10.099

10.500

12.000

2.9

Malaysia

.081

.309

.277

.220

.575

32.3

New Zealand

.046

.040

.037

.041

.050

4.4

Philippines

ND

.431

.496

.510

.750

9.4

South Korea

2.312

2.526

2.812

2.400

3.100

5.8

Taiwan

.392

.416

.443

.465

.690

9.7

Thailand

.439

.488

.462

.403

.675

13.5

Vietnam**

ND

.002

.003

.004

.012

43.2

Middle East

.084

.403

.411

.428

.516

4.1

Iran

.052

.095

.104

.110

.130

3.6

Israel*

ND

.0007

.0007

.0008

.0010

5.0

Pakistan

.032

.025

.039

.042

.067

11.9

Turkey

ND

.282

.268

.275

.318

3.1

Central and South America

2.184

2.260

2.522

2.726

2.964

1.7

Argentina

.409

.286

.332

.356

.381

1.4

Brazil

1.581

1.630

1.819

1.975

2.100

1.3

Chile

.020

.022

.022

.023

.030

6.1

Colombia

.079

.078

.083

.091

.110

4.2

Ecuador

ND

.032

.033

.035

.040

2.9

Paraguay

ND

.0016

.0017

.0018

.0021

3.3

Peru*

.002

.129

.141

.150

.175

3.3

Trinidad/Tobago*

ND

.0025

.0008

.0009

.0013

8.9

Uruguay

ND

.003

.003

.003

.004

5.8

Venezuela

.094

.078

.087

.090

.121

6.9

Europe

16.700

19.169

20.037

20.603

21.949

1.3

Austria

.0483

.0686

.1063

.1095

.1100

.1

Belgium

.517

1.273

1.255

1.270

1.300

.5

Bulgaria

.0003

.002

.001

.001

.002

20.0

Czech Republic

.180

.257

.320

.356

.400

2.5

Denmark*

ND

.0002

.0002

.0002

.0002

0.0

Finland

ND

.022

.025

.026

.030

3.5

France

4.017

3.483

3.597

3.600

3.710

.6

Germany

4.352

4.667

4.843

4.900

5.000

.4

Greece

ND

.006

.006

.006

.007

2.2

Hungary

.030

.048

.067

.069

.079

2.9

Ireland*

.003

.001

.001

.001

.002

13.3

Italy

1.534

1.667

1.547

1.675

1.700

.3

The Netherlands

.110

.133

.175

.176

.185

1.0

Poland

.385

.431

.496

.508

.566

2.3

Portugal

.125

.159

.241

.265

.275

.8

Romania

.086

1.129

1.215

1.300

1.450

2.3

Russia***

.952

1.129

1.215

1.300

1.450

2.3

Spain

2.142

2.334

2.421

2.460

2.700

2.0

Sweden

.431

.490

.466

.470

.510

1.7

Switzerland*

ND

.001

.001

.001

.002

4.6

Ukraine

.082

N/A

N/A

N/A

.160

N/A

United Kingdom

1.695

1.770

1.930

2.000

2.200

2.0

Yugoslavia

.009

.098

.109

.109

.112

.6

North America

15.701

15.334

15.473

15.509

16.115

.8

Canada

2.303

2.391

2.398

2.505

2.600

.8

Mexico

1.081

.930

1.211

1.350

1.650

4.4

Puerto Rico

ND

.109

.149

.154

.165

1.4

USA

12.317

11.904

11.715

11.500

11.700

.3

Africa

.033

.474

.486

.497

.571

2.9

Algeria*

ND

.0033

.0037

.0035

.0040

2.9

Egypt

ND

.055

.059

.061

.074

4.3

Ethiopia*

ND

.0003

.0002

.0002

.0003

10.0

Ghana*

ND

.0001

.0001

.0001

.0003

31.0

Kenya

ND

.008

.009

.009

.011

4.4

Libya*

ND

.002

.002

.002

.002

0.0

Morocco

ND

.013

.018

.021

.030

8.6

Nigeria

ND

.008

.007

.006

.006

0.0

South Africa

.033

.382

.383

.390

.435

2.3

Tunisia

ND

.003

.004

.004

.008

17.5

Zambia*

ND

.0003

.0003

.0003

.0003

0.0

TOTAL

51.067

54.879

56.728

57.656

65.967

2.9

GLOBAL AVERAGE

6.3

*Truck only; car data not available.

**Car only; truck data not available.

***Includes units produced in other former Soviet Union countries.

****No Data.