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Fig. 1.3: Global passenger car production (2023 and 2012, million units; the caption indicates production in 2023 and % change compared to 2012)

Source: International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA); the Americas region includes North, Central and South America; the Asian region includes Oceania and the Middle East 1.1.2 Car production relative to the population of the country Passenger car production has long been dominated by China, where a total of 26 million cars were produced in 2023. Compared to 2022, this represents a 10% growth in passenger car production. At the same time, passenger car production in China is 22% higher than in the pandemic year 2019. Japan is in second place, where 7.8 million passenger cars were produced in 2023, an increase of 18% compared to 2022 (compared to 2019, this is a 7% decrease). India then follows with the production of 4.8 million passenger cars. Compared to 2022, this is an 8% growth. e Czech Republic is the 9th largest producer of passenger cars in the world with a production of 1.4 million units. Compared to 2022, this is a growth of 15%. Compared to 2019, i.e. before the coronavirus pandemic, the Czech Republic’s production for 2023 was still 2% lower. If we express the production of passenger cars in these countries in relation to the population, Slovakia comes rst, with almost 200 passenger cars produced per 1,000 inhabitants. China, the world’s largest producer of passenger cars by volume, has 19 cars per 1 000 inhabitants. Japan has a total of 62 cars per 1 000 inhabitants and India has only 3 passenger cars per 1 000 inhabitants. e Czech Republic is the second largest producer of passenger cars per 1 000 inhabitants (almost 130 cars/1 000 inhabitants).

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