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Table 2.1: Motor vehicle production in the EU and selected economies in 2023

Motor vehicles (ths.)

Motor vehicles produced per 1,000 inhabitants

Passenger cars (ths.)

Change 2023/2022

Change 2023/2022

EU

12,504 26,124

+11% 14,319 +10% 30,161 +2% 10,612 +18% 8,997 +8% 5,852 +14% 4,244 +11% 93,547

+12% +12%

31.9 21.4 31.7 72.3

China

US

1,745 7,765 4,784 3,909

+6%

Japan India

+15%

+7%

4.1

South Korea

+13% +10%

82.1

World 11.7 Source: European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA); International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA); world and non-EU countries data population by the World Bank In 2023, Slovakia reached a production of 199 motor vehicles per 1,000 inhabitants, the second Czech Republic produced 129 motor vehicles per 1,000 inhabitants. ese indicators re ect the high concentration of car production in both countries and place them among the global leaders by this measure. is relative share of production per capita is thus an important indicator of the importance of the automotive industry not only for the national economies of these countries but also for the European economy. Table 2.2: Motor vehicle production in the EU in 2023 68,020

Change 2023/2022

Motor vehicles produced per 1,000 inhabitants

Country

Total (ths.)

Germany Spain France Czechia Slovakia Romania Hungary Belgium Portugal Sweden Italy Poland

4,109 1,907 1,027 1,398 1,080

+18%

48.6 50.7 22.1

+7% +2%

+15% +10% +15% +17%

129.2 199.0

542 299 513 507 285 243 277 123

15.0 16.7 26.9 52.9 28.1 30.2 26.3

+1%

+15% +17%

-5%

+16% +21%

Netherlands

6.9

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