Global Car Sales & Rankings by Region & Country for 2022
In 2022, some 56.5 million passenger cars were sold globally, up by about 1.9 percent year-on-year. At nearly 23.6 million units, China was the world’s largest regional market for automobiles in 2022. For 2022, we have only got data on the top 57 markets which is why our data may differ from other sources.
The indicator estimates the number of new passenger car registrations and sales that took place within a country in a year. Passenger cars are road motor vehicles, other than a motor cycle, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine persons (including the driver).
2022 Top Level Stats for Global Car Sales
The average for 2022 based on 57 countries was 988,604 passenger cars. The highest value was in China: 23,563,287 passenger cars and the lowest value was in Bulgaria: 28,684 passenger cars.
- Total Car Sales for 2021: 56,350,482 – Globally
- Top Ranked Country Sales: 23,563,287 – China
- Lowest Ranked Country Sales: 28,684 – Bulgaria
- Average Country Sales: 988,604.9
- Number of Countries in Analysis: 57
2022 Passenger Car Sales by Region
| Region | Sales Units | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Europe | 12,370,231 | -9.95 |
| Asia | 36,263,116 | 8.78 |
| Africa | 640,818 | -4.88 |
| North America | 3,604,020 | -15.72 |
| South America | 2,578,275 | 3.00 |
| Australia / Oceania | 894,022 | 3.41 |
2022 Region Share of Total Global Sales
List of Countries by Motor Vehicle Production for 2022
It’s important to note that the specific sales figures and rankings may vary slightly depending on the source, as data can differ between different market research firms and organizations. For this analysis, we have used OICA data.
| Countries | Sales Units | Rank | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 23,563,287 | 1 | 9.69 |
| India | 3,792,356 | 2 | 23.04 |
| Japan | 3,448,297 | 3 | -6.19 |
| USA | 2,858,575 | 4 | -14.67 |
| Germany | 2,651,357 | 5 | 1.11 |
| UK | 1,614,063 | 6 | -2.01 |
| Brazil | 1,576,666 | 7 | 1.17 |
| France | 1,532,035 | 8 | -7.65 |
| South Korea | 1,420,486 | 9 | -3.29 |
| Italy | 1,316,919 | 10 | -9.59 |
| Spain | 813,374 | 11 | -5.36 |
| Indonesia | 783,563 | 12 | 18.76 |
| Australia | 777,688 | 13 | 3.24 |
| Russia | 629,923 | 14 | -57.54 |
| Turkey | 592,660 | 15 | 5.48 |
| Malaysia | 544,838 | 16 | 20.36 |
| Saudi Arabia | 519,485 | 17 | 9.17 |
| Mexico | 486,962 | 18 | -6.37 |
| Poland | 419,749 | 19 | -6.02 |
| Taiwan | 375,841 | 20 | -1.61 |
| Belgium | 366,333 | 21 | -4.38 |
| South Africa | 363,696 | 22 | 19.50 |
| Thailand | 343,349 | 23 | 9.98 |
| Netherlands | 313,609 | 24 | -3.31 |
| Chile | 313,589 | 25 | 3.14 |
| Sweden | 288,087 | 26 | -4.29 |
| Vietnam | 283,352 | 27 | 36.43 |
| Argentina | 260,876 | 28 | 7.97 |
| Canada | 258,483 | 29 | -19.38 |
| Israel | 257,743 | 30 | -5.47 |
| Philippines | 226,403 | 31 | 25.33 |
| Switzerland | 226,006 | 32 | -5.23 |
| Austria | 215,050 | 33 | -10.32 |
| Colombia | 208,160 | 34 | 3.61 |
| Czechia | 192,087 | 35 | -7.15 |
| Pakistan | 188,318 | 36 | -5.33 |
| Norway | 174,329 | 37 | -1.10 |
| UA Emirates | 171,414 | 38 | 9.33 |
| Portugal | 156,304 | 39 | 4.38 |
| Uzbekistan | 153,750 | 40 | 11.11 |
| Denmark | 148,293 | 41 | -19.98 |
| Morocco | 143,265 | 42 | -7.14 |
| Egypt | 133,857 | 43 | -37.76 |
| Romania | 127,948 | 44 | 5.91 |
| Peru | 118,915 | 45 | 6.71 |
| New Zealand | 116,334 | 46 | 4.52 |
| Hungary | 111,524 | 47 | -8.53 |
| Greece | 105,283 | 48 | 4.33 |
| Ireland | 105,253 | 49 | 0.56 |
| Ecuador | 100,069 | 50 | 15.37 |
| Kazakhstan | 97,169 | 51 | -3.41 |
| Kuwait | 93,465 | 52 | 11.99 |
| Finland | 81,674 | 53 | -17.07 |
| Slovakia | 78,841 | 54 | 4.15 |
| Croatia | 42,955 | 55 | -4.39 |
| Ukraine | 37,891 | 56 | -63.31 |
| Bulgaria | 28,684 | 57 | 16.90 |
2022 Worldwide Passenger Car Sales by Country
This visual tree-chart shows the relative size of the global car market and how each country fairs in terms of market share size. As you can see, the big five countries make up a huge part of the global car market.
Top 30 New Car Markets for 2022
China continued to grow its gap over other car markets, with almost 10% growth and close to 24 million cars sold. India saw a big surge up the ladder to take second place, with 3.8 million cars sold and over 23% growth year on year. Japan was the third largest market, edging out the United States that showed softness. The rest of the top 30 jumped around quite a bit in 2022 as supply chain issues and changes in local markets and capital cycles impacted sales.
Source: OICA
