Manfred Schleicher

VDA - Verband der Automobilindustrie

Automobile Production

1. World automobile production of German manufacturers

		2011	2012	Change in %
Passenger Cars
	Total	12,980,518	13,624,275	5.0
	Mini-/Small	2,388,849	2,432,578	1.8
	Compact	4,082,093	4,013,819	-1.7
	Medium	2,575,468	2,908,349	12.9
	Upper Medium	901,157	936,346	3.9
	Luxury	265,735	229,683	-13.6
	Off-Road	1,705,125	2,020,459	18.5
	Sports Car	181,657	172,037	-5.3
	Utilities	318,250	297,435	-6.5
	Van	555,828	606,844	9.2
	Other	6,356	6,725	5.8

Domestic production
	Total*)	5,593,347	5,388,459	-3.7
	Mini-/Small	488,148	438,040	-10.3
	Compact	1,469,859	1,389,009	-5.5
	Medium*)	1,467,952	1,383,047	-5.8
	Upper Medium*)	670,223	651,159	-2.8
	Luxury	254,362	217,238	-14.6
	Off-Road*)	712,790	732,978	2.8
	Sports Car	152,423	147,960	-2.9
	Utilities	72,353	80,233	10.9
	Van	298,881	342,070	14.5
	Other	6,356	6,725	5.8

Production abroad
	Total*)	7,387,171	8,235,816	11.5
	Mini-/Small	1,900,701	1,994,696	4.9
	Compact	2,612,234	2,624,810	0.5
	Medium*)	1,107,516	1,525,302	37.7
	Upper Medium*)	230,934	285,187	23.5
	Luxury	11,373	12,445	9.4
	Off-Road*)	992,335	1,287,481	29.7
	Sports Car	29,234	24,077	-17.6
	Utilities	245,897	217,202	-11.7
	Van	256,947	264,774	3.0
	Other	-	-	-

Commercial vehicles)*)
	Total	1,209,400		26.2
	Domestic production	439,400		24.3
	Production abroad	770,000		27.3

2. Domestic production of passenger cars by German manufacturers (1957-2011)

Year	Gesamtzahl	Change in %
1957	1,040,188	142
1958	1,306,854	25.6
1959	1,503,424	15.0
1960	1,816,779	20.8
1961	1,903,975	4.8
1962	2,109,166	10.8
1963	2,414,107	14.5
1964	2,650,183	9.8
1965	2,733,732	3.2
1966	2,830,050	3.5
1967	2,295,714	-18.9
1968	2,862,186	24.7
1969	3,312,539	15.7
1970	3,527,864	6.5
1971	3,696,779	4.8
1972	3,521,540	-4.7
1973	3,649,880	3.6
1974	2,839,596	-22.2
1975	2,907,819	2.4
1976	3,546,900	22.0
1977	3,790,544	6.9
1978	3,890,176	2.6
1979	3,932,556	1.1
1980	3,520,934	-10.5
1981	3,577,807	1.6
1982	3,761,436	5.1
1983	3,877,641	3.1
1984	3,790,164	-2.3
1985	4,166,686	9.9
1986	4,310,828	3.5
1987	4,373,629	1.5
1988	4,346,283	-0.6
1989	4,563,673	5.0
1990	4,660,657	2.1
1991	4,676,666	0.3
1992	4,863,721	4.0
1993	3,794,491	-22.0
1994	4,093,685	7.9
1995	4,360,235	6.5
1996	4,539,583	4.1
1997	4,678,022	3.0
1998	5,348,115	14.3
1999	5,309,524	-0.7
2000	5,131,918	-3.3
2001	5,301,189	3.3
2002	5,123,238	-3.4
2003	5,145,403	0.4
2004	5,192,101	0.9
2005	5,350,187	3.0
2006	5,398,508	0.9
2007	5,709,139	5.8
2008	5,532,030	-3.1
2009	4,964,523	-10.3
2010	5,552,409	11.8
2011	5,871,918	5.8
2012	5,388,459	-3.7

3. World Automotive Production

3.1 Passenger cars

	2011	2012*)	Change in %
Europe	18,237,651	17,313,808	-4.9
EU-27	15,767,067	14,727,806	-6.6
of which:
Germany	5,871,918	5,388,459	-8.2
France	1,931,030	1,682,814	-12.9
Italy	486,186	396,817	-18.4
Spain	1,887,199	1,595,073	-15.5
United Kingdom	1,343,810	1,464,906	9.0
Nafta **)	13,087,087	15,359,958	17.4
of which: USA	8,418,488	10,036,894	19.2
Mercosur **)	3,939,515	3,916,416	-0.6
of which: Brazil	3,135,100	3,172,953	1.2
Asia	28,451,403	31,611,568	11.1
of which:
China	12,246,367	13,236,996	8.1
Japan	7,158,525	8,554,219	19.5
Rest of the world	2,500,000	2,250,000	-10.0
Total	66,188,263	70,451,750	6.4

3.2 Commercial vehicles

	2011	2012*)	Change in %
Europe	N.A.	N.A.	-
EU-27	N.A.	N.A.	-
of which:
Germany	439,400	N.A.	-
France	352,240	N.A.	-
Italy	306,303	274,951	-10.2
Spain	486,062	384,030	-21.0
United Kingdom	120,189	112,039	-6.8
Nafta	390,619	419,442	7,4
of which: USA	243,047	270,588	11.3
Mercosur	297,117	190,686	-35.8
of which: Brazil	272,761	169,664	-37.8
Asia	10,132,903	10,689,612	5.5
of which:
China	6,172,509	6,013,975	-2.6
Japan	1,240,063	1,388,492	12.0
Rest of the world	N.A.	N.A.	-
Total	N.A.	N.A.	-

3.3 Total

	2011	2012*)	Change in %
Europe	N.A.	N.A.	-
EU-27	N.A.	N.A.	-
of which:
Germany	6,311,108	N.A.	-
France	2,283,270	N.A.	-
Italy	792,489	671,768	-15.2
Spain	2,373,261	1,979,103	-16.6
United Kingdom	1,463,999	1,576,945	7.7
Nafta	13,477,706	15,779,400	17.1
of which: USA	8,661,535	10,307,482	19.0
Mercosur	4,236,632	4,107,112	-3.1
of which: Brazil	3,407,861	3,342,617	-1.9
Asia	38,584,306	42,301,180	9.6
of which:
China	18,418,876	19,250,971	4.5
Japan	8,398,588	9,942,711	18.4
Rest of the world	N.A.	N.A.	-
Total	N.A.	N.A.	-

*)partially interim or estimated figures

**) incl. Light Trucks

First publication: 06.05.2008 Last modified: 11.04.2013