page_title: Automotive industry
section_title: By year
hierarchical_section_title: Automotive industry / World motor vehicle production / By year
caption_attribution_description: Global_imports_and_exports_of_cars 2011
context_page_description: The automotive industry comprises a wide range of companies and organizations involved in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, and selling of motor vehicles. It is one of the world's largest economic sectors by revenue. The automotive industry does not include industries dedicated to the maintenance of automobiles following delivery to the end-user, such as automobile repair shops and motor fuel filling stations.
  The word automotive comes from the Greek autos, and Latin motivus, referring to any form of self-powered vehicle. This term, as proposed by Elmer Sperry
  , first came into use with reference to automobiles in 1898.
caption: Global automobile import and export in 2011
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