Passenger car sales - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

New passenger car sales, numbers per year, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 57 countries was 1102394 passenger cars. The highest value was in China: 26062824 passenger cars and the lowest value was in Bulgaria: 35764 passenger cars. The indicator is available from 2005 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: passenger cars; Source: OICA
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Countries Passenger car sales, 2023 Global rank Available data
China 26062824 1 2005 - 2023
India 4101600 2 2005 - 2023
Japan 3992727 3 2005 - 2023
USA 3116647 4 2005 - 2023
Germany 2844609 5 2005 - 2023
UK 1903054 6 2005 - 2023
France 1774723 7 2005 - 2023
Brazil 1721400 8 2005 - 2023
Italy 1565331 9 2005 - 2023
South Korea 1489363 10 2005 - 2023
Russia 1049917 11 2005 - 2023
Turkey 967341 12 2005 - 2023
Spain 949359 13 2005 - 2023
Australia 890823 14 2005 - 2023
Indonesia 779326 15 2005 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 645723 16 2005 - 2023
Malaysia 604000 17 2005 - 2023
Mexico 598091 18 2005 - 2023
Belgium 476674 19 2005 - 2023
Poland 475032 20 2005 - 2023
Thailand 406501 21 2005 - 2023
Taiwan 372800 22 2005 - 2023
Netherlands 372156 23 2005 - 2023
South Africa 347388 24 2005 - 2023
Vietnam 290071 25 2005 - 2023
Sweden 289827 26 2005 - 2023
Philippines 282507 27 2005 - 2023
Argentina 274728 28 2005 - 2023
Israel 270433 29 2005 - 2023
Canada 262159 30 2005 - 2023
Switzerland 252214 31 2005 - 2023
Austria 239150 32 2005 - 2023
UA Emirates 225386 33 2005 - 2023
Czechia 221419 34 2005 - 2023
Chile 218642 35 2005 - 2023
Portugal 199623 36 2005 - 2023
Denmark 172798 37 2005 - 2023
Kazakhstan 164000 38 2005 - 2023
Uzbekistan 146456 39 2005 - 2023
Morocco 145218 40 2005 - 2023
Colombia 144633 41 2005 - 2023
Romania 142791 42 2005 - 2023
Greece 134484 43 2005 - 2023
Norway 126953 44 2005 - 2023
Ireland 122310 45 2005 - 2023
Peru 116724 46 2005 - 2023
Kuwait 112969 47 2005 - 2023
New Zealand 110230 48 2005 - 2023
Hungary 107720 49 2005 - 2023
Ecuador 98018 50 2005 - 2023
Slovakia 88003 51 2005 - 2023
Finland 87509 52 2005 - 2023
Egypt 69175 53 2005 - 2023
Ukraine 60862 54 2005 - 2023
Pakistan 58562 55 2005 - 2023
Croatia 57694 56 2005 - 2023
Bulgaria 35764 57 2005 - 2023



Definition: 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).

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1. China
2. India
3. Japan
4. USA
5. Germany
6. UK
7. France
8. Brazil
9. Italy
10. South Korea
11. Russia
12. Turkey
13. Spain
14. Australia
15. Indonesia
16. Saudi Arabia
17. Malaysia
18. Mexico
19. Belgium
20. Poland
21. Thailand
22. Taiwan
23. Netherlands
24. South Africa
25. Vietnam
26. Sweden
27. Philippines
28. Argentina
29. Israel
30. Canada
31. Switzerland
32. Austria
33. UA Emirates
34. Czechia
35. Chile
36. Portugal
37. Denmark
38. Kazakhstan
39. Uzbekistan
40. Morocco
41. Colombia
42. Romania
43. Greece
44. Norway
45. Ireland
46. Peru
47. Kuwait
48. New Zealand
49. Hungary
50. Ecuador
51. Slovakia
52. Finland
53. Egypt
54. Ukraine
55. Pakistan
56. Croatia
57. Bulgaria
26062824
4101600
3992727
3116647
2844609
1903054
1774723
1721400
1565331
1489363
1049917
967341
949359
890823
779326
645723
604000
598091
476674
475032
406501
372800
372156
347388
290071
289827
282507
274728
270433
262159
252214
239150
225386
221419
218642
199623
172798
164000
146456
145218
144633
142791
134484
126953
122310
116724
112969
110230
107720
98018
88003
87509
69175
60862
58562
57694
35764
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