German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA)
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VDA 4945 EN – Transport staus report with EDI, V2.7 June 2021
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Automobile Production
Figures on national and international automobile production
https://en.vda.de/en/services/facts-and-figures/annual-figures/automobile-production.html
1. World automobile production of German manufacturers
|
2018 |
2019 |
Change in % |
Passenger Cars |
Total |
16,355,832 |
16,043,355 |
-1.9 |
Mini |
410,234 |
309,850 |
-24.5 |
Small |
1,821,106 |
1,590,859 |
-12.6 |
Compact |
4,942,761 |
4,549,916 |
-7.9 |
Medium |
2,486,448 |
2,109,614 |
-15.2 |
Upper Medium |
1,122,748 |
1,025,297 |
-8.7 |
Luxury |
236,079 |
233,844 |
-0.9 |
Off-Road / SUV |
4,537,758 |
5,522,860 |
21.7 |
Sports Car |
100,587 |
117,482 |
16.8 |
Utilities |
322,820 |
295,669 |
-8.4 |
Mini Van |
146,203 |
118,222 |
-19.1 |
Large Van |
210,557 |
150,999 |
-28.3 |
Other |
18,531 |
18,743 |
1.1 |
Domestic production |
Total |
5,120,409 |
4,663,749 |
-8.9 |
Mini |
44,943 |
24,889 |
-44.6 |
Small |
311,859 |
254,274 |
-18.5 |
Compact |
1,380,002 |
1,280,737 |
-7.2 |
Medium |
1,111,160 |
936,369 |
-15.7 |
Upper Medium |
579,416 |
521,714 |
-10.0 |
Luxury |
227,466 |
224,009 |
-1.5 |
Off-Road / SUV |
1,029,981 |
1,041,585 |
1.1 |
Sports Car |
83,030 |
76,446 |
-7.9 |
Utilities |
94,871 |
81,474 |
-14.1 |
Mini-Van |
120,154 |
117,622 |
-2.1 |
Large Van |
118,996 |
87,269 |
-26.7 |
Other |
18,531 |
17,361 |
-6.3 |
Production abroad |
Total |
11,235,423 |
11,379,606 |
1.3 |
Mini |
365,291 |
284,961 |
-22.0 |
Small |
1,509,247 |
1,336,585 |
-11.4 |
Compact |
3,562,759 |
3,269,179 |
-8.2 |
Medium |
1,375,288 |
1,173,245 |
-14.7 |
Upper Medium |
543,332 |
503,583 |
-7.3 |
Luxury |
8,613 |
9,835 |
14.2 |
Off-Road / SUV |
3,507,777 |
4,481,275 |
27.8 |
Sports Car |
17,557 |
41,036 |
133,7 |
Utilities |
227,949 |
214,195 |
-6.0 |
Mini-Van |
26,049 |
600 |
-97.7 |
Large Van |
91,561 |
63,730 |
-30.4 |
Other |
– |
1,382 |
– |
Commercial vehicles*)**) |
Total |
2018 |
2019 |
|
CV up to 6t GVW Domestic production |
281,694 |
283,567 |
0.7 |
*) The figures for Commercial vehicles over 6t GVW is not published
**) The figures for productioin abroad of CV over 6 t GVW is not published |

2. Domestic production of passenger cars by German manufacturers (1957-2019)
Year |
Total number |
Change in % |
1957 |
1,040,188 |
142 |
1958 |
1,306,854 |
25.6 |
1959 |
1,503,424 |
15.0 |
1960 |
1,816,779 |
20.8 |
1961 |
1,903,975 |
4.8 |
1962 |
2,109,166 |
10.8 |
1963 |
2,414,107 |
14.5 |
1964 |
2,650,183 |
9.8 |
1965 |
2,733,732 |
3.2 |
1966 |
2,830,050 |
3.5 |
1967 |
2,295,714 |
-18.9 |
1968 |
2,862,186 |
24.7 |
1969 |
3,312,539 |
15.7 |
1970 |
3,527,864 |
6.5 |
1971 |
3,696,779 |
4.8 |
1972 |
3,521,540 |
-4.7 |
1973 |
3,649,880 |
3.6 |
1974 |
2,839,596 |
-22.2 |
1975 |
2,907,819 |
2.4 |
1976 |
3,546,900 |
22.0 |
1977 |
3,790,544 |
6.9 |
1978 |
3,890,176 |
2.6 |
1979 |
3,932,556 |
1.1 |
1980 |
3,520,934 |
-10.5 |
1981 |
3,577,807 |
1.6 |
1982 |
3,761,436 |
5.1 |
1983 |
3,877,641 |
3.1 |
1984 |
3,790,164 |
-2.3 |
1985 |
4,166,686 |
9.9 |
1986 |
4,310,828 |
3.5 |
1987 |
4,373,629 |
1.5 |
1988 |
4,346,283 |
-0.6 |
1989 |
4,563,673 |
5.0 |
1990 |
4,660,657 |
2.1 |
1991 |
4,676,666 |
0.3 |
1992 |
4,863,721 |
4.0 |
1993 |
3,794,491 |
-22.0 |
1994 |
4,093,685 |
7.9 |
1995 |
4,360,235 |
6.5 |
1996 |
4,539,583 |
4.1 |
1997 |
4,678,022 |
3.0 |
1998 |
5,348,115 |
14.3 |
1999 |
5,309,524 |
-0.7 |
2000 |
5,131,918 |
-3.3 |
2001 |
5,301,189 |
3.3 |
2002 |
5,123,238 |
-3.4 |
2003 |
5,145,403 |
0.4 |
2004 |
5,192,101 |
0.9 |
2005 |
5,350,187 |
3.0 |
2006 |
5,398,508 |
0.9 |
2007 |
5,709,139 |
5.8 |
2008 |
5,532,030 |
-3.1 |
2009 |
4,964,523 |
-10.3 |
2010 |
5,552,409 |
11.8 |
2011 |
5,871,918 |
5.8 |
2012 |
5,388,459 |
-3.7 |
2013 |
5,439,904 |
1.0 |
2014 |
5,604,026 |
3.0 |
2015 |
5,708,138 |
1.9 |
2016 |
5,746,808 |
0.7 |
2017 |
5,645,584 |
-1.8 |
2018 |
5,120,409 |
-9.3 |
2019 |
4,663,749 |
-8.9 |
3.1. World Automobile Production Passenger cars |
|
2018 |
2019*) |
Change in % |
Europe |
19,267,104 |
18,254,277 |
-5.3 |
EU |
16,676,785 |
15,748,041 |
-5.6 |
of which: |
Germany |
5,120,409 |
4,663,749 |
-8.9 |
France |
1,736,499 |
1,583,302 |
-8.8 |
Spain |
2,270,922 |
2,248,019 |
-1.0 |
United Kingdom |
1,519,440 |
1,303,135 |
-14.2 |
America**) |
20,093,408 |
19,326,122 |
-3.8 |
of which: Brazil |
2,745,739 |
2,803,818 |
2.1 |
Nafta **) |
16,881,020 |
16,207,517 |
-4.0 |
of which: USA |
10,969,986 |
10,539,498 |
-3.9 |
Mexiko |
3,906,206 |
3,769,473 |
-3.5 |
Asia |
41,700,279 |
38,951,543 |
-6.6 |
of which: |
China |
23,109,279 |
20,958,175 |
-9.3 |
Japan |
8,358,220 |
8,328,756 |
-0.4 |
India |
4,067,737 |
3,623,544 |
-10.9 |
South Korea |
3,661,730 |
3,612,562 |
-1.3 |
Rest of the world |
2,931,142 |
2,444,302 |
-16.6 |
Total |
83,991,933 |
78,976,244 |
-6.0 |
3.2 New Registrations / Sales Worldwide Passenger cars |
|
2018 |
2019*) |
Change in % |
Europe |
17,993,737 |
18,040,802 |
0.3 |
EU |
15,158,977 |
15,340,012 |
1.2 |
of which: |
Germany |
3,435,778 |
3,607,258 |
5.0 |
France |
2,173,481 |
2,214,279 |
1.9 |
United Kingdom |
2,367,147 |
2,311,140 |
-2.4 |
America **) |
24,757,794 |
24,173,380 |
-2.4 |
of which: Brazil |
2,475,349 |
2,665,962 |
7.7 |
Nafta |
20,623,777 |
20,203,649 |
-2.0 |
of which: USA |
17,213,546 |
16,967,049 |
-1.4 |
Asia |
34,969,785 |
32,167,720 |
-8.0 |
of which: |
China |
23,257,203 |
21,069,946 |
-9.4 |
Japan |
4,391,160 |
4,301,091 |
-2.1 |
Rest of the world |
5,685,684 |
5,117,098 |
-10.0 |
Total |
83,407,000 |
79,499,000 |
-4.7 |
3.3 Commercial vehicles over 6 t GVW |
|
2018 |
2019*) |
Change in % |
Europe |
456,538 |
454,296 |
-0.5 |
EU |
358,207 |
361,746 |
1.0 |
of which: |
Germany |
88,461 |
91,420 |
3.3 |
France |
53,207 |
54,184 |
1.8 |
United Kingdom |
43,103 |
48,535 |
12.6 |
America |
|
|
|
of which: Brazil |
71,873 |
96,256 |
33.9 |
Nafta***) |
580,181 |
619,260 |
6.7 |
of which: USA |
487,848 |
527,092 |
8.0 |
Asia |
|
|
|
of which: |
China |
1,325,090 |
1,313,590 |
-0.9 |
India |
372,080 |
259,879 |
-30.2 |
Total |
3,532,000 |
3,455,000 |
-2.2 |
*) partially provisional or estimated figures |
|
|
|
**) incl. Light Trucks |
|
|
|
***) over 6.3 t GVW |
|
|
|
First publication: 06.05.2008 |
Last modified: 04.05.2020 |
1. Vehicle in use (year-end)
|
2018 |
2019*) |
Change in % |
Passenger Cars |
47,095,784 |
47,715,977 |
1.3 |
Commercial vehicles |
3,751,843 |
3,889,521 |
3.7 |
Total |
50,847,627 |
51,605,498 |
1.5 |
|
2018 |
2019*) |
Vehicles per 1,000 inhabitants |
|
|
Passenger Cars |
567 |
574 |
Commercial vehicles |
45 |
47 |
Total |
612 |
620 |
Source: KBA |
|
|
*) Partially interim or estimated figures |
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First publication: 06.05.2008 |
Last modified: 7.5.2020 |


