Have you ever wondered who is the biggest most successful auto manufacturer in the world or what region of the world makes the most cars?
We regularly hear about Toyota, Volkswagen, GM, Ford, Stellantis, Hyundai and Tesla fighting it out for automotive supremacy but then we hear of companies like Geely, BYD, Subaru and Renault but don’t really know where they fit into the global automotive market.
We also hear that South Korea, India and China have had massive increases in their automotive manufacturing capacities, but don’t really understand where they are relative to Europe, Japan, and the United States.
The simple graphs and tables below clarify all of these points and give you an easy way to understand the global automotive market in the mid-2020’s
Here are the raw statistics if you prefer your numbers in a table format
| Rank | Company | Country | Unit Sales |
| 1 | Toyota | Japan | 10,307,395 |
| 2 | Volkswagen Group | Europe | 9,239,575 |
| 3 | Hyundai Kia Group | South Korea | 7,302,451 |
| 4 | Stellantis | Europe | 6,392,600 |
| 5 | General Motors | United States | 6,188,476 |
| 6 | Tata | India | 5,380,000 |
| 7 | SAIC | China | 5,020,000 |
| 8 | Ford | United States | 4,413,545 |
| 9 | Honda | Japan | 4,188,039 |
| 10 | Nissan | Japan | 3,374,271 |
| 11 | BYD | China | 3,024,000 |
| 12 | BMW | Europe | 2,555,341 |
| 13 | Changan | China | 2,553,052 |
| 14 | Mercedes | Europe | 2,493,177 |
| 15 | Renault | Europe | 2,235,345 |
| 16 | Maruti Suzuki | India | 2,066,219 |
| 17 | Tesla | United States | 1,808,581 |
| 18 | Geely | China | 1,686,516 |
| 19 | Subaru | Japan | 852,000 |
| 20 | Li Auto | China | 376,030 |
| Rank | Country | Unit Sales For 2023 |
| 1 | Europe | 22,916,038 |
| 2 | Japan | 18,721,705 |
| 3 | China | 12,659,598 |
| 4 | United States | 12,410,602 |
| 5 | India | 7,446,219 |
| 6 | South Korea | 7,302,451 |
| Total Vehicle Production From the Top 20 Vehicle OEMs | 81,456,613 |
Figures in billions of USD $
Subject to Currency Exchange Rate Fluctions
| Rank | Company | Country | 2023 Sales in Billion of USD$ |
| 1 | Volkswagen Group | Germany | $299.50 |
| 2 | Toyota | Japan | $278.70 |
| 3 | Stellantis | Netherlands | $92.60 |
| 4 | Mercedes-Benz | Germany | $160.90 |
| 5 | Ford Motor | United States | $158.10 |
| 6 | General Motors | United States | $156.70 |
| 7 | BMW Group | Germany | $153.00 |
| 8 | Honda | Japan | $136.50 |
| 9 | Hyundai | South Korea | $114.00 |
| 10 | SAIC Group | China | $107.90 |
| 11 | FAW Group | China | $102.30 |
| 12 | Dongfeng | China | $86.10 |
| 13 | Tesla | United States | $81.50 |
| 14 | Nissan | Japan | $79.50 |
| 15 | GAC Group | China | $74.60 |
| 16 | Kia | South Korea | $69.20 |
| 17 | Renault | France | $49.80 |
| 18 | BYD Auto | China | $47.10 |
| 19 | Tata Motors | India | $41.90 |
| 20 | Suzuki | Japan | $31.20 |
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