OICA has changed its logo. To reflect, in a modern logo, the future auto-mobility, based on the new technologies of connectivity. The logo contains graphically the OICA acronym and contains several auto-related symbols, reflecting a start/stop button, a (steering) wheel and connectivity.
If auto manufacturing were a country, it would be the sixth largest economy.
The world’s automotive industry made over 66 million cars, vans, trucks and buses in 2005. These vehicles are essential to the working of the global economy and to the wellbeing of the world’s citizens. This level of output is equivalent to a global […]
Automakers continue to invest in the future.
The automobile industry is also a major innovator, investing over €84 billion in research, development and production. The auto industry plays a key role in the technology level of other industries and of society. Vehicle manufacturing and use are also major contributors to government revenues around the world, contributing […]
The International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers was founded in Paris in 1919. It is known as the “Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d’Automobiles” (OICA).
The general purposes of the organization are to defend the interests of the vehicle manufacturers, assemblers and importers grouped within their national federation and, in particular :
Link the national automobile associations,
Study issues of mutual interest relating to the development and future of the automobile industry,
Collect and circulate useful information among member associations,
Establish policies and positions […]
We are working together around the world.
The organization’s membership comprises 35 trade associations around the world, including all major automobile manufacturing countries, thereby covering virtually the entire motor vehicle industry all over the world.
The organization conducts activities in the fields of technical affairs, communication, and industry statistics. In addition, the Organization Exhibition Committee coordinates international […]
Exhibitions, Technical, Statistics, and Communication Activities
OICA’s main activities are in the fields of technology, communication, statistics and the coordination of international motor shows worldwide. Various committees represent the common interests of automobile industry, and in particular its member associations, at the international level to governments, organizations and to the general public.
Communications
Exhibitions
Statistics
Technical Affairs
Automakers are committed to enhancing global road safety through their products and through initiatives such as the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) or the World Health OrganisationFind out more
The auto industry is a world-class industry, which drives economic growth in every major country in the world. The auto industry remains a growth industry, with a remarkable 30% + growth rate in the past decade (1995-2005). Worldwide, autos generate 60 million jobs and contribute hugely to local economies. Auto manufacturers support many supplier industries […]
CAAM
China Association ofAutomobile Manufacturers
Vehicles are getting safer – OECD statistics comparing the number of fatalities with the number of vehicles on the road show a reduction of well over a third since 1990.
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In fact, even with the steady increase in the number of vehicles, there is still a steady downward trend.
