China strengthens its global leadership every month
- After a flying start in the early 2000s, China became in 2010 the first global market, and the largest producer of automobiles in the world as well.
- This year, the Chinese market accounted for 18 million new vehicles (PC + LUV), to compare to 15.3 million units in Europe (EU), 11.6 million in the United States and 5 million in Japan.
In terms of production, China accounted in the same year for 17.1 million vehicles (PC + LUV), to compare to 17 million units in Europe (EU), 9.6 million in Japan and 7.8 million in the United States.
In terms of production, China accounted in the same year for 17.1 million vehicles (PC + LUV), to compare to 17 million units in Europe (EU), 9.6 million in Japan and 7.8 million in the United States.
- Since 2009, does China continue to increase its share in terms of production in the world, or does it suffer from competition of new emerging countries (such as South East Asia countries) ?
- The countries of Southeast Asia accounted for 5% of global automotive production in 2013 ( against 4.5% in 2012 and 2011 and 4% in 2011).
- But this growth does not bite on that of China: the share of China continued to increase from a weighted average of 23% of world production in 2010 to 24% in 2011, 25 % in 2012 and 25% of world production in 2013, far ahead of Europe ( 18%) and the USA ( 13%).
