Automotive industry

The automotive industry refers to the design, manufacture, marketing and selling of motor vehicles. It is one of the world's biggest economic sectors in terms of the money it makes. The automotive industry began in the 1890s with hundreds of manufacturers making the "horseless carriage". The Ford Model T was one of the first cars to be sold for very little money. For a long time, the United States was the biggest producer of automobiles. In 1929, before the Great Depression, the world had 32,028,500 automobiles in use. The U.S. automobile industry had produced over 90% of them. At that time, the U.S. had one car per 4.87 persons. From the 1960s, Japan became the second biggest producer of automobiles in the world. China became the world leader in making automobiles in 2009.

 Automobile 

  United States 

  United Kingdom 

  Japan 

  Germany 

  France 

  Italy 

  China 

  South Korea 

  Spain 

  Sweden 

  Netherlands 

  Czech Republic 

  Switzerland 

  Russia 

  India 

  Malaysia 

  Canada 

  Australia 

  Austria 

  Romania 

  Poland 

  Serbia 

  Turkey 

  Hong Kong 

References

Other websites
 Top Ranking Car Companies 
 Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers 

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