WORLD MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION BY COUNTRY

1997-1998
IN UNITS OICA correspondents survey

MOTOR VEHICLE 1997 1998 % CHANGE

(CARS+LCV+HT+ Production + Production + Production +

Production Assembly Production Assembly Production Assembly
BUSES ) Assembly Assembly Assembly

EUROPE 17 888 998 954 852 19 201 921 1 061 861 7% 11%
EUROPEAN UNION 15 313 411 827 314 16 597 196 810 617 8% -2%
AUSTRIA 107 989 107 989 103 206 103 206 -4% -4%
BELGIUM 430 901 670 403 1 101 304 405 571 659 583 1 065 154 -6% -2% -3%
FINLAND 373 33 694 34 067 463 33 700 34 163 24% 0% 0%
FRANCE 2 579 867 2 579 867 2 954 160 2 954 160 15% 15%
GERMANY 5 022 928 5 022 928 5 726 788 5 726 788 14% 14%
ITALY 1 827 592 1 827 592 1 692 737 1 692 737 -7% -7%
NETHERLANDS 217 653 217 653 270 681 270 681 24% 24%
PORTUGAL 148 574 118 589 267 163 159 110 111 920 271 030 7% -6% 1%
SPAIN 2 562 077 2 562 077 2 826 063 2 826 063 10% 10%
SWEDEN 479 739 479 739 482 761 482 761 1% 1%
UNITED KINGDOM 1 935 718 4 628 1 940 346 1 975 656 5 414 1 981 070 2% 17% 2%
EAST AND CENTRAL EUROPE 2 231 883 127 538 2 260 841 251 244 1% 97%
CZECH REPUBLIC 367 311 1 120 368 431 410 204 553 410 757 12% -51% 11%
HUNGARY 79 792 79 792 92 930 92 930 16% 16%
POLAND 321 817 62 963 384 780 414 800 83 800 498 600 29% 33% 30%
ROMANIA 128 241 1 478 129 719 114 847 12 057 126 904 -10% ++ -2%
SERBIA 13 503 13 503 16 038 16 038 19% 19%
SLOVAK REPUBLIC 967 40 885 41 852 711 125 145 125 856 -26% ++ ++
SLOVENIA 95 876 95 876 118 037 118 037 23% 23%
CIS 1 224 376 21 092 1 245 468 1 093 274 29 689 1 122 963 -11% 41% -10%
RUSSIA 1 160 365 18 756 1 179 121 1 014 800 11 303 1 026 103 -13% -40% -13%
UKRAINE 4 011 2 336 6 347 13 474 18 386 31 860 ++ ++ ++
UZBEKISTAN 60 000 60 000 65 000 65 000 8% 8%
TURKEY 343 704 343 704 343 884 343 884 0% 0%
AMERICA 18 262 907 17 662 636 -3%
NAFTA 15 746 898 15 631 588 -1%
CANADA 2 256 781 2 256 781 2 172 662 2 172 662 -4% -4%
MEXICO 1 359 542 1 359 542 1 452 847 1 452 847 7% 7%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 12 130 575 12 130 575 12 006 079 12 006 079 -1% -1%
SOUTH AMERICA 2 516 009 2 031 048 -19%
ARGENTINA 446 306 446 306 457 919 457 919 3% 3%
BRAZIL 2 069 703 2 069 703 1 573 129 1 573 129 -24% -24%
ASIA-OCEANIA 16 965 091 609 241 15 067 528 211 853 -11% -65%
AUSTRALIA 348 500 348 500 383 700 383 700 10% 10%
CHINA 1 579 699 1 579 699 1 627 829 1 627 829 3% 3%
INDIA 596 265 596 265 513 419 513 419 -14% -14%
INDONESIA 224 397 224 397 43 200 43 200 -81% -81%
JAPAN 10 975 087 10 975 087 10 049 792 10 049 792 -8% -8%
MALAYSIA 266 162 266 162 133 749 133 749 -50% -50%
NEW ZEALAND 24 541 24 541 10 523 10 523 -57% -57%
SOUTH KOREA 2 818 275 2 818 275 1 954 494 1 954 494 -31% -31%
TAIWAN 381 103 381 103 404 545 404 545 6% 6%
THAILAND 360 303 360 303 158 130 158 130 -56% -56%
AFRICA 404 643 358 692 -11%
EGYPT 60 171 60 171 72 325 72 325 20% 20%
SOUTH AFRICA 344 472 344 472 286 367 286 367 -17% -17%
TOTAL 53 116 996 1 968 736 51 932 085 1 632 406 -2% -17%
* Conventions used:
. Production figures are provided by the national association of the countries concerned
. Europe = European Union + East and central Europe + Turkey
. Total=Europe + America + Asia-Oceania + Africa