Which countries will produce the most passenger cars in 2022?
Economy
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) - Based on data from the International Organization of Automobile Manufacturers (OICA), China produced more than 21.1 million passenger cars in 2021. Over the past 13 years it has been and remains the number one car producer.
The ranking of countries with the largest number of cars produced has changed dramatically over the years. In 1999, for example, China didn't even appear in the top ten and was 14th at the time. According to the latest organization data.
The gap between China and the second largest producer of passenger cars is large, in second place is Japan, which produced about 6.6 million cars last year. Among the top five countries, India with 3.6 million cars came in third place, followed by South Korea in fourth place with 3.1 million cars, and Germany in fifth place with 3 million passenger cars for 2021.