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Sales of cars as a share of worldwide production fell 16.1% to 3.04% in the United Kingdom in 2020, according to ACEA.
Historically, sales of cars as a share of worldwide production in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 7.24% in 1964 and an all time low of 3.04% in 2020. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, sales of cars as a share of worldwide production in Belgium amounted to 0.792%, 3.08% in France, 5.44% in Germany and 0.165% in Ireland in 2020.
United Kingdom has been ranked 7th within the group of 57 countries we follow in terms of sales of cars as a share of worldwide production, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Sales Of New Cars (As % Of Total Worldwide Sales) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Austria | % | 0.462% | 0.465% | 0.474% | 0.500% | 0.497% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 0.735% | 0.756% | 0.777% | 0.773% | 0.800% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 1.16% | 1.07% | 0.952% | 0.905% | 0.841% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 2.73% | 2.89% | 2.90% | 2.99% | 3.16% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 4.62% | 4.83% | 4.82% | 4.87% | 5.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 0.015% | 0.021% | 0.027% | 0.030% | 0.026% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 0.147% | 0.188% | 0.211% | 0.186% | 0.183% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 2.07% | 2.38% | 2.63% | 2.79% | 2.78% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 0.076% | 0.070% | 0.073% | 0.075% | 0.077% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 0.590% | 0.678% | 0.551% | 0.586% | 0.646% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 0.499% | 0.535% | 0.599% | 0.688% | 0.774% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 1.35% | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.75% | 1.92% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 3.77% | 3.97% | 3.88% | 3.59% | 3.45% |
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