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1.4 China: Global leader China, as the world’s largest producer of motor vehicles in the long term, recorded its rst year-on-year decline in production in 2018. Factors behind this decline include the deterioration of the global geopolitical situation, the overall economic slowdown and, at the end of 2019, the outbreak of the global pandemic of the COVID-19 disease. Production continued to decline year-on-year in 2020, with the 2021 period already booming again. In 2023, China’s motor vehicle production built on previous growth, with year on-year motor vehicle production increasing by 12% to an all-time high of 30 million. In the case of passenger car production in China, there was a 10% year-on-year increase to a total of 26 million units. Passenger cars accounted for 86% of total production. Fig. 1.16: Motor vehicle production in China (million units)

Source: International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA) Motor vehicle sales in China grew by 12% in 2023, totalling 30 million units. Passenger car sales alone totalled 26 million units in 2023, up nearly 11% year-on-year. In terms of manufacturers, the Chinese market is currently dominated by local producers. In 2022, Chinese carmakers have gained more than 50% of the domestic market share. German carmakers came in second, followed by Japanese carmakers in third place. is ranking was also true in 2023, with the share of sales by local producers in China reaching 56%, a year-on-year increase of almost 23%.

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