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the USA, 3.1 million passenger cars were sold, accounting for 5% of global sales. e statistics are again in uenced by the high demand for light-truck vehicles in the USA. Fig. 1.6: Global passenger car sales (2023, million units; the caption indicates sales in 2023 and % change compared to 2022)

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 In terms of year-on-year change in the number of registered (sold) passenger cars within world regions, Asia experienced the highest year-on-year growth in 2023 (10%). Sales in the European region grew by almost 19% year-on-year in 2023. e Asian region is also the only one to grow passenger car sales above 2019 levels (up 17% in 2023 from 2019). All other regions remained below the 2019 period. Passenger car sales in Europe were down 16% in 2023 compared to 2019, 28% in the Americas and 15% in Africa. Among the top passenger car-producing countries, China ranks No. 1 in the number of vehicles sold, with 26 million passenger cars sold there in 2023. is is followed by India with 4.1 million cars sold, Japan (4 million units) and the US (3 million passenger cars sold). In per capita terms, however, Germany sold the most passenger cars in 2023 (about 34 cars per 1,000 inhabitants). is is followed by Japan (32 cars per 1,000 inhabitants) and South Korea, where the number of cars sold per 1,000 inhabitants was around 29. In the Czech Republic, 20 cars per 1,000 inhabitants were sold in 2023.

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