World’s Top 20 Largest Passenger Car-Producing Countries In 2017 (Million Units)

China’s car market is genuinely gigantic, something like the world has never seen before, and will likely never see again. No doubt, it’s the largest passenger car producing country in the world.

China is the world’s leading passenger car producer in 2017- by producing more than 24 million motor vehicle production units, according to OICA (International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers). China is followed by Japan with more than 8.35 million motor vehicle production units and Germany with more than 5.65 million motor vehicle production units.

Passenger cars are motor vehicles with at least 4 wheels, used for the transport of passengers, and comprising no more than 8 seats in addition to the driver’s seat. In that year, India produced around 3.95 million such vehicles, that’s according to OICA (International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers) .

World’s Top 20 Largest Passenger Car-Producing Countries In 2017 (Million Units)

1. China: 24.81 million units
2. Japan: 8.35 million units
3. Germany: 5.65 million units
4. India: 3.95 million units
5. South Korea: 3.74 million units
6. United States: 3.03 million units
7. Spain: 2.29 million units
8. Brazil: 2.27 million units
9. Mexico: 1.9 million units
10. France: 1.75 million units
11. United Kingdom: 1.67 million units
12. Iran: 1.42 million units
13. Czech Republic: 1.41 million units
14. Russia: 1.35 million units
15. Turkey: 1.14 million units
16. Slovakia: 1 million units
17. Indonesia: 0.98 million units
18. Thailand: 0.82 million units
19. Canada: 0.75 million units
20. Italy: 0.74 million units
21. Malaysia: 0.42 million units

World’s Total: 73.45 million units (73,456,531 passenger cars)