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Production of cars as a share of worldwide production rose 0.518% to 12.5% in Japan in 2020, according to ACEA.
Historically, production of cars as a share of worldwide production in Japan reached an all time high of 22.1% in 1997 and an all time low of 10.9% in 2016. When compared to Japan's main peers, production of cars as a share of worldwide production in China amounted to 35.8%, 2.26% in Russia, 5.75% in South Korea and 3.45% in USA in 2020.
Japan has been ranked 2nd within the group of 50 countries we follow in terms of production of cars as a share of worldwide production.
| Production of Cars (As % of Worldwide Production) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Canada | % | 1.35% | 1.29% | 1.11% | 1.02% | 0.930% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 29.5% | 30.8% | 33.7% | 33.8% | 33.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Germany | % | 8.30% | 8.32% | 7.94% | 7.69% | 7.26% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 4.68% | 4.97% | 5.12% | 5.38% | 5.72% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 12.3% | 11.4% | 10.9% | 11.4% | 11.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 2.84% | 2.87% | 2.75% | 2.59% | 2.24% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 2.49% | 1.77% | 1.55% | 1.84% | 2.22% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 6.11% | 6.03% | 5.33% | 5.09% | 5.19% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 6.30% | 6.07% | 5.41% | 4.13% | 3.95% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.058% | 0.144% | 0.201% | 0.198% | 0.207% |
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