Worldwide Car Sales by Region & Key Markets (All Years)

Worldwide Car Sales by Region (Every Year Since 2005)

The global car market has been growing steadily in recent years, but growth has slowed in recent years due to a number of factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic, chip shortages, and rising inflation. However, the long-term outlook for the global car market is positive. The population is growing, incomes are rising, and urbanization is increasing, all of which are factors that are expected to drive car sales in the coming years. In addition, the shift to electric vehicles is expected to boost car sales in the coming years. Electric vehicles are becoming more affordable and more popular, and governments around the world are introducing incentives to promote their adoption.

Overall, the global car market is expected to continue to grow in the coming years, albeit at a slower pace than in previous years. The Asia-Pacific region is expected to remain the largest car market in the world, followed by Europe and North America.

Asia-Pacific is the largest car market in the world, accounting for over 40% of global sales in 2022. China is the largest car market in the region, followed by Japan and India.

Europe is the second largest car market in the world, accounting for over 20% of global sales in 2022. Germany, France, and the United Kingdom are the largest car markets in the region.

North America is the third largest car market in the world, accounting for over 15% of global sales in 2022. The United States is the largest car market in the region, followed by Canada and Mexico.

Latin America is the fourth largest car market in the world, accounting for over 7% of global sales in 2022. Brazil is the largest car market in the region, followed by Mexico and Argentina.

Middle East and Africa are the smallest car markets in the world, accounting for a combined market share of less than 5% in 2022. Turkey is the largest car market in the Middle East, followed by Saudi Arabia and Iran. South Africa is the largest car market in Africa.

Data Table

Year	Africa	Asia	Oceania	Europe	North America	South America
2005	770,700	14,230,659	694,026	17,893,955	9,393,929	2,205,729
2006	916,302	15,449,527	682,449	18,671,556	9,476,564	2,552,883
2007	929,220	16,840,605	722,190	19,606,588	9,236,613	3,266,581
2008	883,976	17,524,434	678,015	18,809,599	8,415,872	3,448,969
2009	823,679	21,149,517	602,212	16,603,761	6,723,183	3,536,710
2010	906,934	26,386,446	661,505	16,491,863	6,980,729	4,137,178
2011	1,052,338	26,802,211	630,310	17,160,600	7,537,560	4,395,834
2012	1,162,501	29,240,856	660,976	16,182,359	8,821,463	4,554,814
2013	1,205,390	31,455,573	655,159	15,932,852	9,220,473	4,587,900
2014	1,209,913	33,827,941	628,196	16,147,935	9,452,431	4,062,320
2015	1,121,562	35,087,981	1,025,186	16,404,963	9,313,103	3,325,010
2016	952,913	38,455,939	1,035,450	17,285,919	8,817,233	2,897,599
2017	817,529	39,564,778	1,029,530	17,969,531	7,930,817	3,321,941
2018	895,087	38,308,661	986,958	17,908,336	6,970,118	3,557,453
2019	842,384	35,072,633	908,691	17,944,404	6,196,328	3,317,876
2020	532,409	30,957,823	757,237	13,884,237	4,252,685	2,262,032
2021	673,696	33,335,719	864,555	13,736,595	4,276,253	2,503,221
2022	640,818	36,263,116	894,022	12,370,231	3,604,020	2,578,275

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Worldwide Car Sales by Region (Every Year Since 2005)

Data Table

Year	China	United States	India	European Union	Japan	Rest of the world
2005	4,940,918	16,959,718	1,106,863	17,163,429	4,249,767	15,404,695
2006	6,259,026	16,526,294	1,311,373	17,473,473	4,005,003	16,541,758
2007	7,589,375	16,104,484	1,388,084	17,777,736	3,718,892	18,781,187
2008	8,151,446	13,203,105	1,408,721	16,370,741	3,493,202	19,487,257
2009	12,458,877	10,408,939	1,677,511	15,306,547	3,225,547	17,322,512
2010	16,497,832	11,559,140	2,211,501	14,698,683	3,556,993	20,583,228
2011	16,998,333	12,734,443	2,375,224	14,649,122	2,953,526	22,502,121
2012	17,762,557	14,494,295	3,281,637	13,373,661	2,060,791	23,663,578
2013	20,270,478	15,600,521	3,023,584	13,177,625	2,058,111	23,650,415
2014	21,792,541	16,523,862	2,961,312	14,012,394	2,124,088	23,329,490
2015	23,125,912	17,475,105	3,143,350	15,387,732	3,349,217	22,125,467
2016	26,365,437	17,569,842	3,370,638	16,460,909	3,436,544	21,916,372
2017	26,960,320	17,240,553	3,697,553	16,803,587	3,598,821	22,906,327
2018	26,703,971	17,334,785	4,004,355	16,924,520	3,582,393	22,682,876
2019	24,534,193	17,048,955	3,528,204	17,194,755	3,520,034	21,066,188