The world’s fleet of motor vehicles (million units)
The world’s fleet of motor vehicles (million units)
Designation
|
Motor vehicles
in total
|
Automobiles
|
Buses
and trucks
|
Designation
|
Motor vehicles
in total
|
Automobiles
|
Buses
and trucks
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
World total
| |||||||
1960
|
117.8
|
91.1
|
26.7
|
1988
|
536.2
|
407.7
|
128.5
|
1970
|
246.6
|
193.8
|
52.8
|
1989
|
555.5
|
423.4
|
132.1
|
1980
|
420.0
|
326.3
|
93.7
|
1990
|
579.1
|
442.0
|
137.1
|
1985
|
483.8
|
370.5
|
113.3
|
1991
|
593.4
|
453.3
|
140.1
|
1986
|
500.3
|
382.9
|
117.4
|
1994
|
642.1
|
490.9
|
151.2
|
1987
|
515.8
|
393.6
|
122.2
|
1995
|
665.8
|
492.7
|
173.9
|
By continents
| |||||||
1970
|
1980
| ||||||
North America
|
116.5
|
95.9
|
20.6
|
172.4
|
133.8
|
38.6
| |
Western Europe
|
74.3
|
65.4
|
8.9
|
116.6
|
105.0
|
11.6
| |
Far East
|
21.2
|
11.0
|
10.2
|
46.6
|
28,5
|
18.1
| |
Eastern Europe
|
10.4
|
4.7
|
5.7
|
30.6
|
20.3
|
10.3
| |
Central and South
America |
10.2
|
6.6
|
3.6
|
25.6
|
18.8
|
6.8
| |
Other areas*
|
14.0
|
10.2
|
3.8
|
28.2
|
19.9
|
8.3
| |
1985
|
1989
| ||||||
North America
|
185.0
|
141.6
|
43.4
|
205.1
|
156.8
|
48.3
| |
Western Europe
|
138.1
|
122.9
|
15.2
|
159.4
|
140.5
|
18.9
| |
Far East
|
60.4
|
34,9
|
25.5
|
76.4
|
43.6
|
32.8
| |
Eastern Europe
|
36.6
|
25.3
|
11.3
|
43.4
|
31.2
|
12.2
| |
Central and South
America |
32.7
|
24.2
|
8.5
|
34.8
|
26.0
|
8.8
| |
Other areas*
|
31.0
|
21.6
|
9.4
|
36.4
|
25.3
|
11.1
| |
1987
|
1990
| ||||||
North America
|
194.7
|
150.5
|
44.2
|
208.8
|
160.2
|
48.6
| |
Western Europe
|
147.3
|
130.4
|
16.9
|
167.0
|
146.9
|
20.1
| |
Far East
|
65.8
|
37.4
|
28.4
|
81.7
|
47.3
|
34.4
| |
Eastern Europe
|
40.4
|
27.8
|
12.6
|
48.6
|
35.1
|
13.5
| |
Central and South
America |
34.7
|
24.8
|
9.9
|
35.4
|
26.0
|
9.4
| |
Other areas*
|
32.9
|
22.7
|
10.2
|
37.6
|
26.5
|
11.1
| |
1988
|
1991
| ||||||
North America
|
198.9
|
152.5
|
46.4
|
207.5
|
158.2
|
49.3
| |
Western Europe
|
153.3
|
135.2
|
18.1
|
171.1
|
150.6
|
20.5
| |
Far East
|
71.7
|
39.9
|
31.8
|
87.6
|
51.9
|
35.7
| |
Eastern Europe
|
42.5
|
30.2
|
12.3
|
52.2
|
38.4
|
13.8
| |
Central and South
America |
34.2
|
25.2
|
9.0
|
36.7
|
25.9
|
10.8
| |
Other areas*
|
35.6
|
24.7
|
10.9
|
38.3
|
28.2
|
10.2
| |
1994
|
1995
| ||||||
European
Common Market | |||||||
Countries
|
170.4
|
150.1
|
20.3
|
182.9
|
161.3
|
21.6
| |
Other European
Countries |
71.1
|
54.2
|
16.9
|
62.7
|
46.4
|
16.3
| |
America
|
257.0
|
193.3
|
63.7
|
271.2
|
186.8
|
84.4
| |
Asia
|
114.9
|
72.7
|
42.2
|
119.4
|
77.0
|
42.4
| |
Africa
|
16.1
|
10.6
|
5.41
|
6.5
|
10.9
|
5.6
| |
Pacific archipelago
|
12.7
|
10.0
|
2.7
|
13.1
|
10.3
|
2.8
| |
*Africa. Middle East, Caribbean Islands and the Pacific archipelago.
