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India 10 233.4 Source: OICA, IMF; Gross domestic product per capita, current prices Purchasing power parity; international dollars; * e US is characterised by a high demand for light-truck vehicles. ese are light commercial vehicles (for transporting cargo up to 3.5 tonnes, e.g. the Ford F-150 pickup truck). e statistics on production and sales of passenger vehicles in the Americas region, especially the USA, are affected by this trend as they do not include this type of vehicle. In the USA, light trucks are often the equivalent of a passenger car. In terms of the number of cars sold, Japan’s Toyota was the world’s number one car maker in 2023 with total sales of 11 million units (the same as in 2022), according to MarkLines. e Volkswagen Group, which sold a total of 9.2 million cars in 2023, remained in second place, as in 2022. e third position goes to Hyundai-Kia (7.3 million units). 2023 is also a landmark year for the Chinese manufacturer BYD, which has entered the top ten of the world’s largest concerns in terms of sales. Its sales in 2023 amounted to 3 million vehicles. Fig. 1.8: Global vehicle sales by selected car manufacturers in 2023, 2022 (million units, label in % indicates year-on-year change)

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