In 2024, over **** million passenger cars were produced worldwide. According to the source, 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.Â
Passenger car production is picking up
Passenger vehicle production shrank by some ** percent in 2020, while passenger vehicle sales decreased by ** percent that year, mainly as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. However, already in 2021, production picked up by *** percent year-on-year, and continued growing by almost percent in 2022 and ** percent in 2023. The 2023 production was also the first time the world's passenger car output was greater than the output recorded in 2019.
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OICA (Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles). (April 16, 2025). Production of passenger cars worldwide from 1998 to 2024 (in 1,000 units) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/268739/production-of-passenger-cars-worldwide/
OICA (Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles). "Production of passenger cars worldwide from 1998 to 2024 (in 1,000 units)." Chart. April 16, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/268739/production-of-passenger-cars-worldwide/
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Production of passenger cars worldwide from 1998 to 2024 (in 1,000 units) [Graph], OICA (Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles), April 16, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/268739/production-of-passenger-cars-worldwide/
