{"id":193,"date":"2026-01-02T09:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T09:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/?p=193"},"modified":"2026-01-21T03:02:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T03:02:05","slug":"how-many-cars-are-there-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/how-many-cars-are-there-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many Cars Are There In The World?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"193\" class=\"elementor elementor-193\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-817803a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"817803a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea9ea62\" data-id=\"ea9ea62\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25902b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25902b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are about 8 billion people in the world, and as different as we all are, we all have the same basic needs, from food and clean water to shelter and many things in between. But is a car really one of those basic needs? In the U.S. especially, we might say so. We don\u2019t all have access to public transportation, so cars feel essential in getting us from point A to point B.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In reality, many of us have been fortunate enough to take car ownership for granted. Indeed, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/how-many-americans-own-cars\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">67%<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of Americans own at least one car. However, in lesser developed countries, car ownership simply isn\u2019t within the realm of possibility. For a large part of the world, car ownership is seen as a luxury\u2014a true status of wealth. In support of this, global car statistics reveal that just <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18%<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the world\u2019s population own a car.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, the world is always changing, and as it continues to industrialize, we will undoubtedly continue to see new cars hit the market in droves. We\u2019ve done some digging into the current number of cars around the world and the impact it has on our environment and more. Read on to learn more.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aae0d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8aae0d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Key Stats (Editor's Pick)<\/b><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dcb0a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dcb0a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are an estimated<\/span><b> 1.546 billion vehicles <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(passenger cars, motorcycles, buses, commercial vehicles) worldwide, out of which <\/span><b>1.19 billion are passenger cars<\/b><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Every second <b>145 cars<\/b> are registered worldwide.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">China has the most cars with nearly <\/span><b>300 million<\/b> or <b>about 21.42% <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of cars in the world<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are <\/span><b>294 million<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> registered vehicles in America, or about <\/span><b>21% <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of cars in the world<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The United States has the most <\/span><b>vehicles per capita at 0.89<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, when compared to other nations with a population greater than 50k<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An estimated <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">76 million new cars<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are sold worldwide every year<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2022, however, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">80.6 million<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">new cars were sold worldwide<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10% of new cars sold in 2022 were fully electric (7.8 million total)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">China sells the most new cars annually, selling about <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20.2<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">million new cars per year (about 38.33% of the world\u2019s car sales)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">China produces the most new cars annually (25.72 million), followed by the U.S. (10.88 million) and Japan (9.68 million) (IOCA)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toyota was 2022\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">best-selling<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">car brand in the world<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tesla<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was the top seller of electric vehicles worldwide<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-229a0a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"229a0a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How many cars are there in the world?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b809538 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b809538\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/How-many-cars-are-there-in-the-world-1024x410.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-195\" alt=\"How many cars are there in the world\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/How-many-cars-are-there-in-the-world-1024x410.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/How-many-cars-are-there-in-the-world-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/How-many-cars-are-there-in-the-world-768x307.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/How-many-cars-are-there-in-the-world-1536x614.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/How-many-cars-are-there-in-the-world-2048x819.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6981200 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6981200\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With over a billion passenger cars on the road worldwide, there is an average of <\/span><b>1 car for every 7.27 people on earth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. However, when looking at these statistics, there are a number of factors we must keep in mind. First, many of these numbers are taken from recent sales figures, which is difficult to come by because not every country makes this information available to the public. Second, these figures focus on cars, vans, and trucks and don\u2019t account for other types of vehicles, such as motorcycles, which are the preferred method of transportation in many countries, particularly in Asia. What\u2019s more, many households own more than one car, while many own none at all.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And, speaking of houses, there are an estimated 2.3 billion houses around the world (Architecture &amp; Design), so if you, like us, were curious to know which there were more of in the world between cars and houses, you\u2019ll be interested to know there are fewer cars than there are houses. If you weren\u2019t curious about that fact, we\u2019d venture to guess you <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">curious to know where on earth all these cars are.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cf0e4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3cf0e4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/more-car-ownership-data-worldwide-1024x410.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-197\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/more-car-ownership-data-worldwide-1024x410.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/more-car-ownership-data-worldwide-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/more-car-ownership-data-worldwide-768x307.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/more-car-ownership-data-worldwide-1536x614.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/more-car-ownership-data-worldwide-2048x819.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed625b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed625b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Countries with the most cars per capita<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05ee6bd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"05ee6bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14259b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14259b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/countries-by-vehicle-per-1000-people.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-198\" alt=\"countries by vehicle per 1000 people\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/countries-by-vehicle-per-1000-people.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/countries-by-vehicle-per-1000-people-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/countries-by-vehicle-per-1000-people-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f25ba8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f25ba8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we look at which countries have the highest number of cars, the most popular number to look for is cars per capita. To understand why, we can look toward the world\u2019s most populous country, China, as an example. There, there are nearly 300 million registered vehicles, which is more than any other country in the world. However, with a population of over 1.4 billion,<\/span><b> China\u2019s per capita vehicle ownership is about 0.21<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is much lower than some of the countries you\u2019ll see on the below list. In fact, China isn\u2019t even on the below list.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>Top countries by vehicles per capita*:<\/b><\/h4><ol><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>United States<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 0.89 vehicles per capita<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>New Zealand<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 0.88 vehicles per capita<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Canada<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 0.79 vehicles per capita<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cyprus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 0.79 vehicles per capita<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Luxembourg<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 0.78 vehicles per capita<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Australia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 0.78 vehicles per capita<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Poland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 0.77 vehicles per capita<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Italy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 0.76 vehicles per capita<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Iceland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 0.72 vehicles per capita<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Estonia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 0.71 vehicles per capita<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To find out how many vehicles there are per thousand people, simply multiply the number of vehicles per capita by 1,000. Therefore, the United States has 890 vehicles per thousand people, New Zealand has 880 vehicles per thousand people, and so on.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*This list compares those nations with a population greater than 50k.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c199ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c199ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Countries that produce the most cars<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0954f6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f0954f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2f545a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2f545a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Countries-that-produce-the-most-cars\u200b-in-million.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-200\" alt=\"Countries that produce the most cars\u200b (in million)\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Countries-that-produce-the-most-cars\u200b-in-million.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Countries-that-produce-the-most-cars\u200b-in-million-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Countries-that-produce-the-most-cars\u200b-in-million-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-796a356 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"796a356\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to holding the title of most registered vehicles, China also produces the highest number of cars by volume.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below, see the top 10 car manufacturing countries of 2021, according to the International Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d\u2019Automobiles (IOCA):<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">China: 25.72 million<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">United States: 10.88 million<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japan: 9.68 million<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Germany: 4.66 million<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India: 4.51 million<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mexico: 3.99 million<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Korea: 3.95 million<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brazil: 2.94 million<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spain: 2.82 million<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">France: 2.20 million<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While not the largest car producer, the United States isn\u2019t too far behind China, earning its spot as the second-largest car manufacturer in the world. Even so, the U.S. produced fewer passenger cars than Japan and Germany. Conversely, it produced nearly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/articles\/markets-economy\/090616\/6-countries-produce-most-cars.asp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">double<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the amount of commercial vehicles as any other country and more than <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/articles\/markets-economy\/090616\/6-countries-produce-most-cars.asp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">five times<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the amount of commercial vehicles than Japan.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac0f8d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac0f8d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which manufacturer sold the most cars by units?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03054c5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"03054c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dc0dd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dc0dd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As previously mentioned, not every country publicly releases its recent sales figures. However, see what could be sourced insofar as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wardsauto.com\/industry-news\/numbers-tell-story-who-s-best-car-company-world\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">top manufacturers<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">around the world by estimated units sold in 2021 below.<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toyota: 10.5 million<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Volkswagen Group: 8.8 million<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Renault, Nissan, Mitsubishi: 7.8 million (combined)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hyundai Group: 6.6 million<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">General Motors: 6.3 million<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stellantis: 6.1 million<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honda: 4.1 million<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ford: 3.9 million<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BMW: 2.5 million<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mercedes-Benz: 2 million<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important to note that technically, Renault, Nissan, and Mitsubishi are not a company; rather, they are an alliance. Also, keep in mind that some of these manufacturers include myriad brands underneath their parent companies. For example, the Volkswagen Group, ranked number two on the above list, includes Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Ducati, Lamborghini, Porsche, SEAT, \u0160koda, and, of course, Volkswagen. Hyundai, on the other hand, includes Kia and Genesis.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e17727b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e17727b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which manufacturer sold the most cars by revenue?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2db8f96 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2db8f96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-601f563 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"601f563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Toyota may have sold the most vehicles, many of their top-selling models (more on that below) aren\u2019t as expensive as their more luxury counterparts, such as Audi. Therefore, it makes sense that Volkswagen bumped Toyota out of the top spot when examining annual revenue.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below are the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wardsauto.com\/industry-news\/numbers-tell-story-who-s-best-car-company-world\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">top manufacturers<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by annual revenue generated:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Volkswagen Group: $276 billion<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toyota: $253 billion<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stellantis: $167 billion<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mercedes-Benz: $147 billion<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ford: $136 billion<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">General Motors: $127 billion<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BMW: $122 billion<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hyundai: $96 billion<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nissan: $66 billion<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tesla: $54 billion<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s certainly interesting to see brands such as Tesla make it to this list, while they weren\u2019t featured in the top ten list of most cars sold by units.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a768537 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a768537\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which model sells the most cars worldwide?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee68e64 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ee68e64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b61c625 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b61c625\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, which specific models are the most popular worldwide (by units sold) according to recent stats from Car Industry Analysis?<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toyota Corolla: 1,150,000<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toyota RAV4: 1,070,000<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honda CR-V: 885,000<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nissan Sentra: 705,000<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toyota Camry: 635,000<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ford F-150: 620,000<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honda Civic: 560,000<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honda HR-V: 560,000<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chevrolet Silverado: 500,000<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honda Accord: 500,000<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcd2fc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fcd2fc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Electric vehicles per capita:\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d2f351 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8d2f351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de3024c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de3024c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We previously saw Tesla on the above top 10 list of car manufacturers by revenue; Elon Musk\u2019s brand was also a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/evs-made-up-10-of-all-new-cars-sold-last-year-11673818385\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">top seller<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of electric vehicles (EVs) worldwide. Next in line was China\u2019s BYD Co., followed by Chinese company SAIC Motor Corp., and Germany\u2019s VW Group brands (Center of Automotive Management). Below, see the distribution of EVs worldwide.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Top 10 countries with the most EVs per 1,000 residents:<br \/><\/b><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Norway: 81.0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iceland: 36.8<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sweden: 20.6<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Netherlands: 10.7<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Germany: 8.5<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">United Kingdom: 6.7<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">France: 6.5<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">United States: 5.2<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">China: 3.0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Korea: 2.9<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It makes sense that the most EVs per 1,000 residents are in progressive regions such as Scandinavia and other European countries. Norway has a goal of phasing out internal combustion engine cars by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2025<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as well as discussions around banning diesel-fueled cars in Oslo city center. Similarly, the European Union\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/climate-solutions\/2022\/10\/28\/eu-electric-cars-2035\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">zero-emission mandate<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">seeks to ban all new non-electric cars by 2035. Interestingly, while the U.S. and China made the cut, they\u2019re both toward the bottom of the list. However, President Biden set an aggressive target to ensure <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/graphics\/AUTOS-ELECTRIC\/USA\/mopanyqxwva\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50%<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of new car sales are either electric, hybrid, or fuel-cell (hydrogen-powered) by 2030.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a2359b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a2359b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EVs, hybrid, and fuel-cell cars<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2867419 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2867419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64a514d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64a514d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And just how do EVs, hybrid, and fuel-cell cars stack up against each other? According to recent data from Japanese research firm MarkLines, 2021 was the year EVs out-sold hybrid cars for the first time. Global EV sales totaled 4.6m units in 2021, which the firm is crediting to high Chinese and European demand. On the other hand, about 3.1 million new hybrid vehicles were sold that same year, with about 15,000 hydrogen fuel-cell cars sold in 2021 (JATO Dynamics). While the lesser number of the three does look quite low in comparison, demand for fuel-cell cars increased by 84% from 2020 (JATO Dynamics).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faba41d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"faba41d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How much pollution do cars produce?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8bda88 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d8bda88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fbb1c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fbb1c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We still have a ways to go regarding greener vehicle ownership, but the increase in sales over the years is promising, especially considering the environmental impact of driving. Below are some startling facts, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/greenvehicles\/greenhouse-gas-emissions-typical-passenger-vehicle\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EPA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">):<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The average passenger vehicle emits 4.6 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The average passenger vehicle emits around 404 grams of CO2 per mile<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This, of course, depends on factors such as the vehicle\u2019s fuel economy, miles driven, and more, so it\u2019s helpful to compare the amount of tailpipe CO2 created from burning gasoline compared to diesel:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CO2 emissions from a gallon of gasoline: 8,887 grams of CO2 per gallon<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CO2 emissions from a gallon of diesel: 10,180 grams of CO2 per gallon<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On average, EVs produce less than <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/usafacts.org\/articles\/how-much-emissions-do-electric-cars-produce\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">half<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the amount of emissions as their traditional, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fuel-powered counterparts. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, gas-powered cars emit<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11.4k pounds of emissions each year, followed by hybrids (6.3k), plug-in hybrids (5.8k), and fully EV (3.9k). Of course, the electricity that both produces and charges fully EV cars is often powered by fossil fuels such as gas and coal, which is the main reason for their emissions figures.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9df8c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9df8c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How many cars are scrapped every year?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2742585 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2742585\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f23d3ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f23d3ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another factor to consider in terms of your vehicle\u2019s environmental impact is its recyclability, a topic with a more positive outlook. Each year, an estimated <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conserve-energy-future.com\/6-positive-facts-global-car-recycling-industry.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">27 million<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cars are recycled worldwide. From these cars, millions of tons of materials like steel and zinc are salvaged.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d26d29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d26d29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A look ahead<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c95184 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5c95184\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e6dbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58e6dbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, where does all of this leave us? Overall, it\u2019s estimated that nearly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/advertorial\/2017\/08\/21\/addressing-the-challenge-of-1-point-8-billion-cars-in-2035.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 billion<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cars will be on the road by 2035, just about doubling our current numbers. Thankfully, more and more manufacturers have committed to ending the production of fuel-powered cars within the coming years, and the market for EVs is only expected to grow. According to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iea.org\/reports\/net-zero-by-2050\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International Energy<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iea.org\/reports\/net-zero-by-2050\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agency<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the percentage of new EV sales will need to increase by not only 20% by 2030 but also 86% by 2050 in order to reach its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iea.org\/reports\/net-zero-by-2050\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Net-Zero by 2050&#8221;<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">global emissions goal.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EV sales will, no doubt, continue to rise as more options hit the market. 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