Motor Vehicle Production by Country (2024)

About This Dataset

This chart ranks the world's top motor-vehicle-producing countries in 2024, using OICA data. It counts all cars and commercial vehicles assembled in each country, regardless of brand ownership. Global output totalled about 92.5 million vehicles, and production is heavily concentrated in a handful of manufacturing powerhouses.

✨ AI Insight

China utterly dominates global vehicle manufacturing, building 31.28 million vehicles in 2024, roughly a third of the world's total and nearly three times as many as second-placed United States (10.56 million). Japan (8.23M) ranks third, and together the top three account for about half of all vehicles made on Earth. A cluster of mid-sized producers follows closely: India (6.01M) has overtaken the traditional European giants, while Mexico (4.20M), South Korea (4.13M) and Germany (4.07M) are separated by barely 130,000 units. The presence of Mexico, Thailand (1.47M) and Spain (2.38M) reflects how much assembly has shifted toward lower-cost export hubs. The data shows global car-making is increasingly centred on Asia rather than its historic European and American heartlands.

Source: OICA (International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers)

Key Findings

Auto-computed highlights from this dataset

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China leads with 31 in 2024.

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Average value in 2024: 7 · median: 4.

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Gap in 2024: China is 21.3× larger than Thailand.