Table 9.2 AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION STATISTICS BY COUNTRY 2011 (000) Cars Commercial Vehicles Total Ranking China 14485 3934 18419 1 USA 2966 5687 8653 2 Japan 7158 1240 8398 3 Germany 5871 439 6310 4 South Korea 4221 435 4656 5 India 3054 882 3936 6 Brazil 2534 872 3406 7 Mexico 1657 1022 2680 8 Spain 1819 534 2354 9 France 1931 364 2294 10 Others
Indonesia 562 276 838 Iran 1413 235 1648 Thailand 550 929 1479 Source Production Statistics 2011, OICA (oica.net/category/production-statistics/) The trends in production of different types of vehicles in India are given in Table 9.3. During the last decade, the Indian automobile industry has shown phenomenal growth, especially in cars. This is one of the key sectors which has contributed to the fast growth of the Indian economy. India is viewed as one of the fastest growing countries in the world in automobile production.
