Car Manufacturing Global Industry Guide 2021-2030

May 2026 | 294 pages | ID: CDE01CA6680EN
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Summary

Global Car Manufacturing industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, Industry size (value and volume , and forecast to 2030). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the Industry.

Key Highlights
  • The car manufacturing market encompasses passenger cars, which are defined as motor vehicles equipped with at least four wheels, designed primarily for the transportation of passengers. These vehicles typically accommodate no more than eight seats, including the driver's seat. This market includes petrol, diesel, electric, and hybrid passenger cars. The market encompasses a broad spectrum of vehicle types, such as mini, small, medium, large, exclusive, and luxury cars, along with mini, compact, mid and full-size SUVs/crossovers. Additionally, it encompasses compact, small and large MPVs, as well as mini, compact, mid and full-size pickups. Sport coupe cars are also included within the scope. Light or heavy commercial vehicles e.g., vans or heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) are excluded from the market scope.
  • Market volume represents the quantity of completely built-up (CBU) cars in a particular country/region. Market value is calculated in terms of manufacturer's selling price (MSP) and excludes all taxes and levies. Market shares refer to the volume of built units in a particular country in the respective calendar year. This represents only the number of cars manufactured.
  • The market is segmented into car, pickup, SUV, and MPV. The car segment covers all passenger cars, mini, small, medium, large, exclusive, luxury cars as well as sporty cars. The pickup segment includes small vans or light-duty trucks that have enclosed cabins with low sides. SUV includes a multi-passenger sport utility vehicle with body-on-frame construction with a body mounted to a ladder frame. These also include crossovers and are generally rear-wheel drive (RWD). MPV includes large, tall cars whose seats could be moved or removed to make space for carrying loads.
  • All market data and forecasts are based on nominal prices, and all currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using yearly annual average exchange rates. The USD values may show a declining trend for a few countries, such as Argentina, Turkey, Nigeria, Egypt, and Russia. This is primarily because of the impact of exchange rates considered.
  • The global car manufacturing industry recorded a revenue of $1,482.8 billion in 2025, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.6% between 2020 and 2025.
  • Industry production volume increased with a CAGR of 4.7% between 2020 and 2025, reaching a total of 84,345.5 thousand units in 2025.
  • The overall volume growth of the industry production volume during 2020-25 was due to an increase in demand for hybrid & electric vehicles (EVs).
Scope
  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the global car manufacturing Industry
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the global car manufacturing Industry
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key car manufacturing Industry players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the global car manufacturing Industry with five year forecasts by both value and volume
  • Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the Global economy
Reasons to Buy
  • What was the size of the global car manufacturing Industry by value in 2025?
  • What will be the size of the global car manufacturing Industry in 2030?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the global car manufacturing Industry?
  • How has the Industry performed over the last five years?
  • Who are the top competitors in the global car manufacturing Industry?
1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Market Volume
1.4. Market volume forecast
1.5. Category segmentation
1.6. Geography segmentation
1.7. Market share
1.8. Competitive landscape

2 INTRODUCTION

2.1. What is this report about?
2.2. Who is the target reader?
2.3. How to use this report
2.4. Definitions

3 GLOBAL CAR MANUFACTURING

3.1. Market Overview
3.2. Market Data
3.3. Market Segmentation
3.4. Market Outlook
3.5. Five Forces Analysis

4 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

4.1. Country data

5 CAR MANUFACTURING IN ASIA-PACIFIC

5.1. Market Overview
5.2. Market Data
5.3. Market Segmentation
5.4. Market Outlook
5.5. Five Forces Analysis

6 CAR MANUFACTURING IN EUROPE

6.1. Market Overview
6.2. Market Data
6.3. Market Segmentation
6.4. Market Outlook
6.5. Five Forces Analysis

7 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

7.1. Country data

8 CAR MANUFACTURING IN JAPAN

8.1. Market Overview
8.2. Market Data
8.3. Market Segmentation
8.4. Market Outlook
8.5. Five Forces Analysis

9 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

9.1. Country data

10 CAR MANUFACTURING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

10.1. Market Overview
10.2. Market Data
10.3. Market Segmentation
10.4. Market Outlook
10.5. Five Forces Analysis

11 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

11.1. Country data

12 CAR MANUFACTURING IN THE UNITED STATES

12.1. Market Overview
12.2. Market Data
12.3. Market Segmentation
12.4. Market Outlook
12.5. Five Forces Analysis

13 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

13.1. Country data

14 CAR MANUFACTURING IN FRANCE

14.1. Market Overview
14.2. Market Data
14.3. Market Segmentation
14.4. Market Outlook
14.5. Five Forces Analysis

15 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

15.1. Country data

16 CAR MANUFACTURING IN GERMANY

16.1. Market Overview
16.2. Market Data
16.3. Market Segmentation
16.4. Market Outlook
16.5. Five Forces Analysis

17 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

17.1. Country data

18 COMPANY PROFILES

18.1. Honda Motor Co Ltd
18.2. Toyota Motor Corp
18.3. General Motors Co
18.4. Stellantis NV
18.5. Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance
18.6. Volkswagen Group
18.7. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
18.8. Mercedes-Benz Group AG
18.9. Tesla Inc
18.10. Automobili Lamborghini SpA
18.11. Ferrari NV
18.12. Suzuki Motor Corp
18.13. Mazda Motor Corp
18.14. AvtoVAZ
18.15. Great Wall Motor Co Ltd
18.16. GAZ Group
18.17. Sollers
18.18. Tata Motors Ltd
18.19. Ford Motor Co
18.20. Volkswagen AG
18.21. BYD Co Ltd
18.22. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co Ltd
18.23. Chery Automobile Co Ltd
18.24. China Changan Automobile Group Co Ltd
18.25. Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
18.26. Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
18.27. Hyundai Motor India Ltd

19 APPENDIX

19.1. Methodology
19.2. About MarketLine
LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Global car manufacturing industry value: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 2: Global car manufacturing industry volume: thousand units, 2020-25
Table 3: Global car manufacturing industry category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2020-25
Table 4: Global car manufacturing industry category segmentation: thousand units, 2020-25
Table 5: Global car manufacturing industry geography segmentation: $ billion, 2025
Table 6: Global car manufacturing industry share: % share, by volume, 2025
Table 7: Global car manufacturing industry value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Table 8: Global car manufacturing industry volume forecast: thousand units, 2025-30
Table 9: Global Size of Population (Million), 2021-25
Table 10: Global Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 11: Global GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 12: Global Inflation, 2021-25
Table 13: Global Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2021-25
Table 14: Global Exchange Rate, 2020-25
Table 15: Asia-Pacific car manufacturing industry value: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 16: Asia-Pacific car manufacturing industry volume: thousand units, 2020-25
Table 17: Asia-Pacific car manufacturing industry category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2020-25
Table 18: Asia-Pacific car manufacturing industry category segmentation: thousand units, 2020-25
Table 19: Asia-Pacific car manufacturing industry geography segmentation: $ billion, 2025
Table 20: Asia-Pacific car manufacturing industry share: % share, by volume, 2025
Table 21: Asia-Pacific car manufacturing industry value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Table 22: Asia-Pacific car manufacturing industry volume forecast: thousand units, 2025-30
Table 23: Europe car manufacturing industry value: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 24: Europe car manufacturing industry volume: thousand units, 2020-25
Table 25: Europe car manufacturing industry category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2020-25
Table 26: Europe car manufacturing industry category segmentation: thousand units, 2020-25
Table 27: Europe car manufacturing industry geography segmentation: $ billion, 2025
Table 28: Europe car manufacturing industry share: % share, by volume, 2025
Table 29: Europe car manufacturing industry value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Table 30: Europe car manufacturing industry volume forecast: thousand units, 2025-30
Table 31: Europe Size of Population (Million), 2021-25
Table 32: Europe Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 33: Europe GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 34: Europe Inflation, 2021-25
Table 35: Europe Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2021-25
Table 36: Europe Exchange Rate, 2020-25
Table 37: Japan car manufacturing industry value: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 38: Japan car manufacturing industry volume: thousand units, 2020-25
Table 39: Japan car manufacturing industry category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2020-25
Table 40: Japan car manufacturing industry category segmentation: thousand units, 2020-25
Table 41: Japan car manufacturing industry geography segmentation: $ billion, 2025
Table 42: Japan car manufacturing industry share: % share, by volume, 2025
Table 43: Japan car manufacturing industry value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Table 44: Japan car manufacturing industry volume forecast: thousand units, 2025-30
Table 45: Japan Size of Population (Million), 2021-25
Table 46: Japan Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 47: Japan GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 48: Japan Inflation, 2021-25
Table 49: Japan Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2021-25
Table 50: Japan Exchange Rate, 2020-25
Table 51: United Kingdom car manufacturing industry value: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 52: United Kingdom car manufacturing industry volume: thousand units, 2020-25
Table 53: United Kingdom car manufacturing industry category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2020-25
Table 54: United Kingdom car manufacturing industry category segmentation: thousand units, 2020-25
Table 55: United Kingdom car manufacturing industry geography segmentation: $ billion, 2025
Table 56: United Kingdom car manufacturing industry share: % share, by volume, 2025
Table 57: United Kingdom car manufacturing industry value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Table 58: United Kingdom car manufacturing industry volume forecast: thousand units, 2025-30
Table 59: United Kingdom Size of Population (Million), 2021-25
Table 60: United Kingdom Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 61: United Kingdom GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 62: United Kingdom Inflation, 2021-25
Table 63: United Kingdom Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2021-25
Table 64: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2020-25
Table 65: United States car manufacturing industry value: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 66: United States car manufacturing industry volume: thousand units, 2020-25
Table 67: United States car manufacturing industry category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2020-25
Table 68: United States car manufacturing industry category segmentation: thousand units, 2020-25
Table 69: United States car manufacturing industry geography segmentation: $ billion, 2025
Table 70: United States car manufacturing industry share: % share, by volume, 2025
Table 71: United States car manufacturing industry value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Table 72: United States car manufacturing industry volume forecast: thousand units, 2025-30
Table 73: United States Size of Population (Million), 2021-25
Table 74: United States Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 75: United States GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 76: United States Inflation, 2021-25
Table 77: United States Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2021-25
Table 78: United States Exchange Rate, 2020-25
Table 79: France car manufacturing industry value: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 80: France car manufacturing industry volume: thousand units, 2020-25
Table 81: France car manufacturing industry category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2020-25
Table 82: France car manufacturing industry category segmentation: thousand units, 2020-25
Table 83: France car manufacturing industry geography segmentation: $ billion, 2025
Table 84: France car manufacturing industry share: % share, by volume, 2025
Table 85: France car manufacturing industry value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Table 86: France car manufacturing industry volume forecast: thousand units, 2025-30
Table 87: France Size of Population (Million), 2021-25
Table 88: France Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 89: France GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 90: France Inflation, 2021-25
Table 91: France Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2021-25
Table 92: France Exchange Rate, 2020-25
Table 93: Germany car manufacturing industry value: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 94: Germany car manufacturing industry volume: thousand units, 2020-25
Table 95: Germany car manufacturing industry category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2020-25
Table 96: Germany car manufacturing industry category segmentation: thousand units, 2020-25
Table 97: Germany car manufacturing industry geography segmentation: $ billion, 2025
Table 98: Germany car manufacturing industry share: % share, by volume, 2025
Table 99: Germany car manufacturing industry value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Table 100: Germany car manufacturing industry volume forecast: thousand units, 2025-30
Table 101: Germany Size of Population (Million), 2021-25
Table 102: Germany Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 103: Germany GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 104: Germany Inflation, 2021-25
Table 105: Germany Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2021-25
Table 106: Germany Exchange Rate, 2020-25
LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Global car manufacturing industry value: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 2: Global car manufacturing industry volume: thousand units, 2020-25
Figure 3: Global car manufacturing industry category segmentation: thousand units, 2020-25
Figure 4: Global car manufacturing industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2025
Figure 5: Global car manufacturing industry share: % share, by volume, 2025
Figure 6: Global car manufacturing industry value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Figure 7: Global car manufacturing industry volume forecast: thousand units, 2025-30
Figure 8: Forces driving competition in the global car manufacturing industry, 2025
Figure 9: Drivers of buyer power in the global car manufacturing industry, 2025
Figure 10: Drivers of supplier power in the global car manufacturing industry, 2025
Figure 11: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global car manufacturing industry, 2025
Figure 12: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global car manufacturing industry, 2025
Figure 13: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global car manufacturing industry, 2025
Figure 14: Asia-Pacific car manufacturing industry value: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 15: Asia-Pacific car manufacturing industry volume: thousand units, 2020-25
Figure 16: Asia-Pacific car manufacturing industry category segmentation: thousand units, 2020-25
Figure 17: Asia-Pacific car manufacturing industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2025
Figure 18: Asia-Pacific car manufacturing industry share: % share, by volume, 2025
Figure 19: Asia-Pacific car manufacturing industry value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Figure 20: Asia-Pacific car manufacturing industry volume forecast: thousand units, 2025-30
Figure 21: Forces driving competition in the car manufacturing industry in Asia-Pacific, 2025
Figure 22: Drivers of buyer power in the car manufacturing industry in Asia-Pacific, 2025
Figure 23: Drivers of supplier power in the car manufacturing industry in Asia-Pacific, 2025
Figure 24: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the car manufacturing industry in Asia-Pacific, 2025
Figure 25: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the car manufacturing industry in Asia-Pacific, 2025
Figure 26: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the car manufacturing industry in Asia-Pacific, 2025
Figure 27: Europe car manufacturing industry value: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 28: Europe car manufacturing industry volume: thousand units, 2020-25
Figure 29: Europe car manufacturing industry category segmentation: thousand units, 2020-25
Figure 30: Europe car manufacturing industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2025
Figure 31: Europe car manufacturing industry share: % share, by volume, 2025
Figure 32: Europe car manufacturing industry value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Figure 33: Europe car manufacturing industry volume forecast: thousand units, 2025-30
Figure 34: Forces driving competition in the car manufacturing industry in Europe, 2025
Figure 35: Drivers of buyer power in the car manufacturing industry in Europe, 2025
Figure 36: Drivers of supplier power in the car manufacturing industry in Europe, 2025
Figure 37: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the car manufacturing industry in Europe, 2025
Figure 38: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the car manufacturing industry in Europe, 2025
Figure 39: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the car manufacturing industry in Europe, 2025
Figure 40: Japan car manufacturing industry value: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 41: Japan car manufacturing industry volume: thousand units, 2020-25
Figure 42: Japan car manufacturing industry category segmentation: thousand units, 2020-25
Figure 43: Japan car manufacturing industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2025
Figure 44: Japan car manufacturing industry share: % share, by volume, 2025
Figure 45: Japan car manufacturing industry value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Figure 46: Japan car manufacturing industry volume forecast: thousand units, 2025-30
Figure 47: Forces driving competition in the car manufacturing industry in Japan, 2025
Figure 48: Drivers of buyer power in the car manufacturing industry in Japan, 2025
Figure 49: Drivers of supplier power in the car manufacturing industry in Japan, 2025
Figure 50: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the car manufacturing industry in Japan, 2025
Figure 51: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the car manufacturing industry in Japan, 2025
Figure 52: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the car manufacturing industry in Japan, 2025
Figure 53: United Kingdom car manufacturing industry value: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 54: United Kingdom car manufacturing industry volume: thousand units, 2020-25
Figure 55: United Kingdom car manufacturing industry category segmentation: thousand units, 2020-25
Figure 56: United Kingdom car manufacturing industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2025
Figure 57: United Kingdom car manufacturing industry share: % share, by volume, 2025
Figure 58: United Kingdom car manufacturing industry value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Figure 59: United Kingdom car manufacturing industry volume forecast: thousand units, 2025-30
Figure 60: Forces driving competition in the car manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom, 2025
Figure 61: Drivers of buyer power in the car manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom, 2025
Figure 62: Drivers of supplier power in the car manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom, 2025
Figure 63: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the car manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom, 2025
Figure 64: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the car manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom, 2025
Figure 65: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the car manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom, 2025
Figure 66: United States car manufacturing industry value: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 67: United States car manufacturing industry volume: thousand units, 2020-25
Figure 68: United States car manufacturing industry category segmentation: thousand units, 2020-25
Figure 69: United States car manufacturing industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2025
Figure 70: United States car manufacturing industry share: % share, by volume, 2025
Figure 71: United States car manufacturing industry value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Figure 72: United States car manufacturing industry volume forecast: thousand units, 2025-30
Figure 73: Forces driving competition in the car manufacturing industry in the United States, 2025
Figure 74: Drivers of buyer power in the car manufacturing industry in the United States, 2025
Figure 75: Drivers of supplier power in the car manufacturing industry in the United States, 2025
Figure 76: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the car manufacturing industry in the United States, 2025
Figure 77: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the car manufacturing industry in the United States, 2025
Figure 78: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the car manufacturing industry in the United States, 2025
Figure 79: France car manufacturing industry value: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 80: France car manufacturing industry volume: thousand units, 2020-25
Figure 81: France car manufacturing industry category segmentation: thousand units, 2020-25
Figure 82: France car manufacturing industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2025
Figure 83: France car manufacturing industry share: % share, by volume, 2025
Figure 84: France car manufacturing industry value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Figure 85: France car manufacturing industry volume forecast: thousand units, 2025-30
Figure 86: Forces driving competition in the car manufacturing industry in France, 2025
Figure 87: Drivers of buyer power in the car manufacturing industry in France, 2025
Figure 88: Drivers of supplier power in the car manufacturing industry in France, 2025
Figure 89: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the car manufacturing industry in France, 2025
Figure 90: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the car manufacturing industry in France, 2025
Figure 91: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the car manufacturing industry in France, 2025
Figure 92: Germany car manufacturing industry value: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 93: Germany car manufacturing industry volume: thousand units, 2020-25
Figure 94: Germany car manufacturing industry category segmentation: thousand units, 2020-25
Figure 95: Germany car manufacturing industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2025
Figure 96: Germany car manufacturing industry share: % share, by volume, 2025
Figure 97: Germany car manufacturing industry value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Figure 98: Germany car manufacturing industry volume forecast: thousand units, 2025-30
Figure 99: Forces driving competition in the car manufacturing industry in Germany, 2025
Figure 100: Drivers of buyer power in the car manufacturing industry in Germany, 2025
Figure 101: Drivers of supplier power in the car manufacturing industry in Germany, 2025
Figure 102: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the car manufacturing industry in Germany, 2025
Figure 103: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the car manufacturing industry in Germany, 2025
Figure 104: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the car manufacturing industry in Germany, 2025


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