Global car ownership exceeds 1 billion vehicles

Geely Auto News On August 16, 2011, the world-famous American automobile industry magazine Wardsauto announced that, as of that date, the total number of vehicles in use worldwide, including cars, trucks, and buses, has exceeded 1 billion vehicles.

According to Wardsauto's analysis, the number of cars in the world has doubled almost every 15 years since 1970. The United States is currently the largest car-owning country, with 240 million registered cars; China, followed by 78 million cars; Japan has 74 million cars.

According to statistics from Wardsauto, last year, the average global car ownership was 1..6.75, which means that there were 1 car for every 6.75 people. In the United States and Italy, the ratios are 1..1.3 and 1..1.5, respectively; in France, Japan, and the United Kingdom, the ratio is approximately 1..1.7; in China, the average number of cars last year was 1..17.2; India is 1..56. .

According to WardsAuto. According to data released by com, 36 million new cars were added last year, an increase of 3.6% over the previous year, which is the fastest-growing year in 10 years.