Country Wise Car Production 1980 to 2009
Country Wise Car Production 1980 to 2009
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The Country wise car production data during the year 1980 to 2009 gives out some interesting facts. Check out the number for the automobile industry in the various countries in 1980 and compare that to 2009.
Table : Country Wise car productions
| Units | 1980 | 990 | 2000 | 2009 |
| Europe | 11,983,548 | 15,231409 | 17,407,047 | 15,195,240 |
| Western Europe | 10,401,320 | 13,061,853 | 14,778,879 | 11,037,634 |
| Germany | 3,520,934 | 4,660,657 | 5,131,918 | 4,964,523 |
| Belgium |
882,001 | 1,160,412 | 912,233 | 524,595 |
| Spain |
1,028,813 | 1,679,301 | 2,366,359 | 1,812,688 |
| France |
2,938,581 | 3,294,815 | 2,879,810 | 1,819,462 |
| Italy |
1,445,221 | 1,874,672 | 1,422,284 | 661,100 |
| Netherlands |
80,779 | 121,300 | 215,085 | 50,620 |
| Portugal |
61,000 | 60,221 | 178,509 | 101,680 |
| United Kingdom |
923,744 | 1,295,611 | 1,641,452 | 999,460 |
| Sweden |
235,320 | 335,853 | 259,959 | 128,738 |
| Central and Eastern Europe |
1,582,228 | 2,002,000 | 2,3306923 | 646,678 |
| Turkey |
31,529 | 167,556 | 297,476 | 510,931 |
| America |
8,663,060 | 8,450,862 | 10,022,089 | 7,006,124 |
| North America |
7,526,658 | 7,747,823 | 8,371,806 | 4,011,613 |
| Canada |
846,777 | 1,072,281 | 1,550,500 | 822,267 |
| United States |
6,376,825 | 6,077,449 | 5,542,217 | 2,246,470 |
| Mexico |
303,056 | 598,093 | 1,279,089 | 942,876 |
| South America |
1,136,402 | 703,039 | 1,650,283 | 2,994,511 |
| Argentina |
218,516 | 81,107 | 238,921 | 380,067 |
| Brazil |
977,697 | 663,097 | 1,351,998 | 2,576,628 |
| Asia Pacific |
8,796,971 | 11910,333 | 13,573,073 | 25,469,752 |
| China |
- | - | 605,000 | 10,383,831 |
| South Korea |
55,000 | 986,751 | 2,602,008 | 3,158,417 |
| India |
30,538 | 176,015 | 517,957 | 2,166,238 |
| Japan |
7,038,108 | 9,947,972 | 8359,434 | 6,862,161 |
| Africa |
277,058 | 209,603 | 213,444 | 281,879 |
| South Africa |
277,058 | 209,603 | 230,577 | 222,981 |
| TOTAL |
29,720,637 | 35,802,207 | 41,215,653 | 47,952,995 |
The data has been taken from OICA (International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers) -
Car production in Europe in 1980 was close to 12 million;by 2009 it had had gone up to over 15 million.Making the most of this growth has been Germany,Spain and Portugal.But more significantly it’s been the newer lower-wage countries from Central and Eastern Europe which have become significant carmakers; countries like Slovenia, Hungary,Poland and Turkey(which is not even in the European Union.) In North America the numbers went up,and than down,but in South America the car industry has seen both ups and downs. In Africa to the industry has really boomed. From a total of a little less than nine million cars mad in 1980,the Asia-Pacific region made as many as 25 million cars in 2009.
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