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Sales of cars as a share of worldwide production fell 23.7% to 0.595% in Canada in 2020, according to ACEA.
Historically, sales of cars as a share of worldwide production in Canada reached an all time high of 4.00% in 1961 and an all time low of 0.595% in 2020. When compared to Canada's main peers, sales of cars as a share of worldwide production in Australia amounted to 1.26%, 0.993% in Mexico, 3.04% in United Kingdom and 6.35% in USA in 2020.
Canada has been ranked 23rd within the group of 57 countries we follow in terms of sales of cars as a share of worldwide production, 8 places below 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 |
| Australia | % | 1.35% | 1.39% | 1.33% | 1.30% | 1.27% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 0.735% | 0.756% | 0.777% | 0.773% | 0.800% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belize | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ... | ||||||||||
| Canada | % | 1.16% | 1.07% | 0.952% | 0.905% | 0.841% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30.0% | 32.0% | 35.1% | 35.0% | 34.5% | |||||||||||
| France | % | 2.73% | 2.89% | 2.90% | 2.99% | 3.16% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 4.62% | 4.83% | 4.82% | 4.87% | 5.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.026% | 0.027% | 0.024% | 0.020% | 0.021% | ... | ||||||||||
| Honduras | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.002% | 0.001% | 0.001% | 0.014% | 0.015% | ... | ||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 1.31% | 1.14% | 1.20% | 1.18% | 1.28% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 0.147% | 0.188% | 0.211% | 0.186% | 0.183% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 7.15% | 6.36% | 5.97% | 6.20% | 6.39% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 0.895% | 0.892% | 0.741% | 0.728% | 0.776% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 1.13% | 1.35% | 1.53% | 1.39% | 1.29% | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | 0.137% | 0.143% | 0.148% | 0.153% | 0.157% | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | % | 11.7% | 11.3% | 9.89% | 8.60% | 7.72% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 3.77% | 3.97% | 3.88% | 3.59% | 3.45% |
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