The top 20 global carmakers in 2022 according to the Chinese ranking
- While in the ranking of the world's top 20 car carmakers from a Western point of view – meaning integrating Western vehicles produced under license by Chinese carmakers into the production of Western carmakers – the first Chinese carmaker appears in the twelfth place (this is Geely, which does not produce foreign vehicles under licence), ahead of BYD (13th) and Changan (14th).
- In the ranking from the Chinese point of view – meaning integrating Western vehicles produced under license by Chinese carmakers in the production of Chinese carmakers – ranking that Inovev achieves each year – the first Chinese carmaker is in sixth position. , this is SAIC, which produces many models of the Volkswagen and GM groups under license, in addition to its own models marketed under the MG, Roewe and Maxus brands.
- SAIC produced 4.9 million vehicles in 2022 (including 3.8 million in J.V.) very close to VW group, from which the vehicles produced by SAIC have been removed here. The second Chinese carmaker is FAW (9th overall) with 3.2 million vehicles produced in 2022, including 2.6 million in J.V. The Dongfeng (DFM) and GAC groups follow in 11th and 12th place. The independent Chinese Geely, Changan and BYD are placed in 14th, 15th and 16th position.
- The general classification is relatively different, even if Toyota remains leader in the two classifications. The most disadvantaged Western carmakers in the Chinese ranking are obviously those that produce a lot in China, like VW or GM, and the most favoured are those that produce little in China, like Hyundai-Kia or Stellantis.