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Economic Facts

Automotive Industry and Economy

(in € million)
Turnover
Investments
Public Revenue

Argentina
3,519

Australia
18,929

887

Austria
13,900
580
8,315

Belgium
18,225
302
7,155

Brazil
26,997
1,141

Canada
77469*
2496**
9,701

China
86,984
5,330

Croatia
205
20
1

Czech Rep.
12,091
663
1,032

Denmark
1,165
46
5,867

Egypt
2,901
1,661
1,911

Finland
1,076
36
3,807

France
111,901
4,196
34,000

Germany
227,666
11,900
44,314

Greece
162
17
3,200

Hungary
8,144
432

India
16,893
1,014
11,122

Indonesia
3,858
1,071

Italy
54,135
3,450
40,954

Japan
435,610
6,450
66,444

Korea
62,993
2,239
16,615

Malaysia
6,084
1,263

Mexico
3,348

Netherlands
7,876
81
10,837

Poland
16,202
893

Portugal
4,457
176
6,897

Romania
1,836
308

Russia
7,019
223
654

Slovakia
8,711
1,056

Slovenia
1,544
40

South Africa
20,602
277
3,459

Spain
75,104
2,740
23,212

Sweden
24,784
861
5,590

Switzerland
4,252

4,689

Thailand
11655*
443
2,871

Turkey
28,196
502
10,127

UK
58,238
1,590
46,099

USA
425,106
30,416
64,289

Total
1,889,840
84,801
433,160

  *gross production value **gross fixed capital formation

 

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Safety Facts

When it comes to safety, automakers are strongly committed to being part of the solution. Today’s automobiles have greatly enhanced safety systems and many important safety features, making them safer than ever.
For instance, in the USA, availability of these safety features has risen by up to 23% from 2005.

Safety Feature
Model Year 2006 availability

Electronic stability control
63%

Head-protecting […]

Environmental Facts

The industry is committed to contributing to an integrated approach, with other stakeholders,to a cleaner environment and reduced carbon emissions. Automakers are constantly developing more efficient engines and drive-trains to reduce fuel consumption, and a wide range of sophisticated emissions-control technology is putting cleaner automobiles on the road everywhere. With more and more new […]

OICA Activities

OICA’s four main activities’ are in the fields of technology, communication, statistics and the coordination of international motor shows worldwide. These activities aim at representing the common interests of automobile industry, and in particular its member associations, at the international level to governments, organizations and to the general public.
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Alternative Energy Sources

Dramatic progress has been made in producing cleaner autos.
Auto engineers have developed sophisticated emissions-control technology that is putting cleaner automobiles on the road everywhere. Catalytic converters use precious metals to reduce smog-forming emissions from cars. Automakers have dramatically reduced evaporative emissions with tighter gaskets, hoses and better gas tanks. Computers have revolutionized clean vehicle controls […]

Diverse Fuels

Automakers have invested hugely in developing diverse automobiles that run on alternative fuels like biodiesel, ethanol, hydrogen, and compressed natural gas.

2006 Production Statistics

Country/RegionCarsCommercial VehiclesTotal% Change

Argentina263,120168,981432,10135,1%

Australia270,00060,900330,900-16,2%

Austria248,05926,873274,9328,6%

Belgium881,92936,127918,056-1,2%

Brazil2,092,029519,0052,611,0343,3%

Canada1,389,5361,182,7562,572,292-4,3%

China5,233,1321,955,5767,188,70825,9%

Czech Rep.848,9225,985854,90741,3%

Egypt59,46232,05691,51841,8%

Finland32,41735332,77051,4%

France2,723,196446,0233,169,219-10,7%

Germany5,398,508421,1065,819,6141,1%

Hungary187,6333,190190,82325,5%

India1,473,000546,8082,019,80824,2%

Indonesia256,28540,777297,062-40,7%

Iran800,000104,500904,50010,7%

Italy892,502319,0921,211,59416,7%

Japan9,756,5151,727,71811,484,2336,3%

Malaysia377,952125,021502,973-10,8%

Mexico1,097,619947,8992,045,51822,4%

Netherlands87,33272,122159,454-11,8%

Poland632,30082,300714,60014,2%

Portugal143,47883,847227,3253,7%

Romania201,66311,934213,5979,6%

Russia1,177,918330,4401,508,35811,6%

Serbia9,8321,35011,182-21,1%

Slovakia295,3910295,39135,3%

Slovenia115,00035,320150,320-15,5%

South Africa334,482253,237587,71911,9%

South Korea3,489,136350,9663,840,1023,8%

Spain2,078,639698,7962,777,4350,9%

Sweden288,58344,585333,168-1,6%

Taiwan211,30691,915303,221-32,1%

Thailand298,819895,6071,194,4266,1%

Turkey545,682442,098987,78012,4%

Ukraine274,86020,400295,26036,8%

UK1,442,085206,3031,648,388-8,6%

USA4,366,2206,897,76611,263,986-6,0%

Uzbekistan100,00010,000110,00014,8%

Others376,110155,496531,6062.3%

Totals49,918,57819,304,39769,222,9754,1%

Reduction In Vehicle Emissions

The first reductions in vehicle exhaust emissions were achieved by improving engine design and tuning, but to reach the massively reduced levels of today, new add-on technologies had to be developed to attack specific pollutants and remove or chemically convert them. Often these had to be different devices, or combinations of devices, for the different kinds […]

Evaporative Emission Control

Evaporation of gasoline from the fuel system is potentially a much greater source of airborne hydrocarbons than tailpipe emissions, so modern gasoline vehicles are equipped with fuel systems which are fully closed and designed to maintain a stable fuel tank pressure without allowing vapour to escape to the atmosphere. A canister of activated charcoal absorbs […]