This is a list of the biggest motor vehicle manufacturers by annual sales or production, compiled using data from F&I Tools USA (2018 onwards) and the Organisation internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles (OICA) (2001–2017).

2018–2025 worldwide car sales As OICA stopped publishing statistics of motor vehicle production by manufacturer post-2017, numbers for 2018 onward only include sales by the manufacturer.

These figures may not be accurate, as they are compiled from a third-party source.

For 2025, the figures for General Motors and SAIC Motor continue to include volume from their joint venture, SAIC-GM-Wuling. Further, the figures for Geely include not only Geely Auto, but also all the other brands owned by Geely, such as Volvo, Zeekr, Lynk & Co, and more. Combined, they sold about 4.11 million cars in 2025. Additionally, Changan's sales figures include volume from their joint ventures, inflating their sales numbers.

2021–2025 BYD entered the top 10 and Changan and Geely increased sales. Tesla entered the top 15 in 2023 then fell out in 2024.

Rank in2025 Group Country Sold vehicles(2025) Sold vehicles(2024) Sold vehicles(2023) Sold vehicles(2022) Sold vehicles(2021) 1 Toyota Japan 11,322,575 11,011,375 10,307,395 9,566,961 9,562,483 2 Volkswagen Group Germany 8,983,978 9,037,425 9,239,575 8,263,104 8,882,346 3 Hyundai Motor Group South Korea 7,272,453 7,231,248 7,302,451 6,848,198 6,668,037 4 General Motors United States6,183,928 6,001,247 6,188,476 5,941,737 6,294,385 5 Stellantis Netherlands5,600,000 5,525,875 6,392,600 6,002,900 6,142,200 6 BYD Auto China 4,602,436 4,272,145 3,024,417 1,881,669 7 SAIC Motor China 4,507,500 4,013,023 5,020,865 5,303,000 5,464,000 8 Ford United States 4,400,000 4,470,165 4,413,545 4,235,737 3,942,755 9 Geely China4,116,321 3,340,000 2,790,000 2,300,000 2,200,000 10 Honda Japan3,521,905 3,716,295 4,188,039 4,074,3724,456,728 11 FAW Group China3,302,000 3,200,000 3,370,000 3,200,000 3,500,000 12 Suzuki Japan3,295,013 3,240,385 3,168,249 3,000,945 13 Nissan Japan3,202,137 3,346,248 3,374,271 3,225,4784,064,999 14 Changan China2,913,177 2,683,798 2,553,052 2,347,163 2,314,547 15 Chery China 2,806,393 2,603,916 1,881,316 1,241,000 961,926

2018–2020 All ten largest automakers by production as of 2017 remained in the top 10 before the 2021 merger between Fiat-Chrysler and the PSA Group.

Rank in2020 Group Country Sold vehicles(2020) Sold vehicles(2019) Sold vehicles(2018) 1 Toyota Japan 9,528,753 10,741,556 10,521,134 2 Volkswagen Group Germany 9,305,427 10,975,352 10,831,232 3 General Motors United States 6,833,592 7,724,163 8,787,233 4 Hyundai Motor Group South Korea 6,353,514 7,189,893 7,437,209 5 Honda Japan 4,790,438 5,323,319 5,265,892 6 Ford United States 4,231,549 5,385,972 5,734,217 7 Nissan Japan 4,029,174 5,176,211 5,653,743 8 Fiat-Chrysler Italy/United States 3,693,597 4,612,673 4,841,366 9 Renault France 2,949,871 3,749,815 3,883,987 10 PSA Group France 2,512,399 3,479,152 4,126,349 11 Maruti Suzuki (only the Suzuki subsidiary) India ? 2,851,598 3,212,984 12 BMW Germany 2,324,778 2,520,146 2,494,276 13 Mercedes Germany 2,164,275 2,339,024 2,310,253 14 Geely China 1,320,471 1,361,556 1,500,458 15 Mazda Japan 1,243,039 1,454,121 1,631,142

2001–2017 production volumes These figures from OICA include a variety of vehicle types, defined as follows:

Passenger cars: Vehicles with at least four wheels, primarily used to transport passengers, with no more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat. Light commercial vehicles (LCVs): Vehicles with at least four wheels, mainly for transporting goods, with a maximum mass ranging between 3.5 and 7 tons depending on national definitions. Minibuses also fall into this category; they are used for passenger transport, contain more than eight seats in addition to the driver, and have a maximum mass within the same range. Heavy trucks (HCVs): Vehicles designed to carry goods above the mass limits of light commercial vehicles, including tractor units for towing semi-trailers. Buses and coaches: Vehicles for passenger transport with more than eight seats beyond the driver, and a maximum mass exceeding the limits defined for light commercial vehicles.

This classification ensures that production statistics are comparable across countries and manufacturers.

Production overview

Motor vehicle production by manufacturer (top five groups)

The summary chart includes the five largest worldwide automotive manufacturing groups as of 2017 by number of vehicles produced. Those same groups held the top 5 positions 2007 to 2019; Hyundai Motor Group had a lower rank until it took the fifth spot in 2007 from the at that time split German-American auto manufacturer DaimlerChrysler, while Ford became surpassed by Honda in 2020, and even Nissan in 2021, before surpassing them again in 2022. Figures were compiled by the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA) before the year 2018: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017.

The Toyota group includes Lexus, Daihatsu, and Hino. The Hyundai Motor Group includes Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis. The Volkswagen Group includes VW, Audi, SEAT, Skoda and luxury brands. The General Motors group includes GM Korea, formerly Daewoo, since 2005, Saab until 2009 (sold to Spyker in January 2010), SAIC-GM-Wuling until 2014, and Opel and Vauxhall until 2016 (sold to Groupe PSA in 2017 and subsequently owned by Stellantis in 2021). The Ford group includes Jaguar Land Rover 2000 to 2007 (sold to Tata in 2008) and Volvo 1999 to 2009 (sold to Geely in 2010).

2015–2017 This is a list of largest manufacturers by production in 2015, 2016, (some figures were amended in the 2017 report) and 2017.

Rank in 2017 Group Country Vehicles (2015) Vehicles (2016) Vehicles (2017) 1 Toyota Japan 10,083,831 10,213,486 10,466,051 2 Volkswagen Group Germany 9,872,424 10,126,281 10,382,334 3/4 Hyundai Motor Group South Korea 7,988,479 7,889,538 7,218,391General Motors (with SAIC-GM-Wuling) United States (China) 7,485,587(9,490,835) 7,793,066(9,937,434) 6,856,880(9,027,658) 5 Ford United States 6,396,369 6,457,773 6,386,818 6 Nissan Japan 5,170,074 5,556,241 5,769,277 7 Honda Japan 4,543,838 4,999,266 5,235,842 8 FCA Italy / United States 4,865,233 4,681,457 4,600,847 9 Renault France 3,032,652 3,373,278 4,153,589 10 Groupe PSA France 2,982,035 3,152,787 3,649,742 11 Suzuki Japan 3,034,081 2,945,295 3,302,336 12 SAIC China 2,260,579 2,564,786 2,866,913 13 Daimler Germany 2,134,645 2,526,450 2,549,142 14 BMW Germany 2,279,503 2,359,756 2,505,741 15 Geely China 1,266,456 1,950,382 16 Changan China 1,540,133 1,715,871 1,616,457 17 Mazda Japan 1,540,576 1,586,013 1,607,602 18 Dongfeng Motor China 1,209,296 1,315,490 1,450,999 19 BAIC China 1,169,894 1,343,682 1,254,483 20 Mitsubishi Japan 1,218,853 1,210,263 - Great Wall China 1,094,360 - Tata India 1,009,369

2014 Rank of manufacturers by production in 2014

Rank Group Country Total Cars LCV HCV Buses 1 Toyota Japan 10,475,338 8,788,018 1,405,072 277,159 5,089 2 Volkswagen Group Germany 9,894,891 9,766,293 128,598 3 General Motors United States 9,609,326 6,643,030 2,951,895 10,875 3,526 4 Hyundai Motor Group South Korea 8,008,987 7,628,779 280,684 84,387 15,137 5 Ford United States 5,969,541 3,230,842 2,643,854 94,845 6 Nissan Japan 5,097,772 4,279,030 796,992 21,750 7 Fiat Chrysler Italy / United States 4,865,758 1,904,618 2,812,345 102,997 45,798 8 Honda Japan 4,513,769 4,478,123 35,646 9 Suzuki Japan 3,016,710 2,543,077 473,633 10 PSA Peugeot Citroën France 2,917,046 2,521,833 395,213 11 Renault France 2,761,969 2,398,555 363,414 12 BMW Germany 2,165,566 2,165,566 13 SAIC China 2,087,949 1,769,837 265,087 52,715 310 14 Daimler Germany 1,973,270 1,808,125 165,145 15 Changan China 1,447,017 1,089,179 262,797 95,041 16 Mazda Japan 1,328,426 1,261,521 66,905 17 Dongfeng China 1,301,695 745,765 201,667 340,955 13,308 18 Mitsubishi Japan 1,262,342 1,199,823 61,302 1,217 19 BAIC China 1,115,847 538,027 278,949 293,055 5,816 20 Tata India 945,113 614,247 11,399 304,829 14,638

2013 Rank of manufacturers by production in 2013

Rank Group Country Total Cars LCV HCV Buses 1 Toyota Japan 10,324,995 8,565,176 1,481,722 272,411 5,686 2 General Motors United States 9,628,912 6,733,192 2,890,958 4,762 3 Volkswagen Group Germany 9,379,229 9,259,506 119,723 4 Hyundai Motor Group South Korea 7,233,080 6,909,194 242,021 67,290 14,575 5 Ford United States 6,077,126 3,317,048 2,667,220 92,858 6 Nissan Japan 4,950,924 4,090,677 837,331 22,916 7 Fiat Chrysler Italy / United States 4,681,704 2,163,040 2,350,697 124,131 43,836 8 Honda Japan 4,298,390 4,263,239 35,151 9 Suzuki Japan 2,842,133 2,452,573 389,560 10 PSA Peugeot Citroën France 2,833,781 2,445,889 387,892 11 Renault France 2,704,675 2,347,913 356,762 12 BMW Germany 2,006,366 2,006,366 13 SAIC China 1,992,250 1,685,392 231,374 74,431 1,053 14 Daimler Germany 1,781,507 1,631,502 150,005 15 Mazda Japan 1,264,173 1,175,443 88,730 16 Dongfeng China 1,238,948 642,092 226,319 357,414 13,123 17 Mitsubishi Japan 1,229,441 1,090,571 135,306 3,564 18 Changan China 1,109,889 873,794 166,056 70,039 19 Tata India 1,062,654 650,708 279,511 117,425 15,010 20 Geely China 969,896 969,896

2012 Rank of manufacturers by production in 2012

Rank Group Country Total Cars LCV HCV Buses 1 Toyota Japan 10,104,424 8,381,968 1,448,107 268,377 5,972 2 General Motors United States 9,285,425 6,608,567 2,658,612 7,558 10,688 3 Volkswagen Group Germany 9,254,742 8,576,964 486,544 169,064 22,170 4 Hyundai Motor Group South Korea 7,126,413 6,761,074 279,579 70,290 15,470 5 Ford United States 5,595,483 3,123,340 2,394,221 77,922 6 Nissan Japan 4,889,379 3,830,954 1,022,974 35,451 7 Honda Japan 4,110,857 4,078,376 32,481 8 PSA Peugeot Citroën France 2,911,764 2,554,059 357,705 9 Suzuki Japan 2,893,602 2,483,721 409,881 10 Renault France 2,676,226 2,302,769 373,457 11 Chrysler United States 2,371,427 656,892 1,702,235 12,300 12 Daimler Germany 2,195,152 1,455,650 257,496 450,622 31,384 13 Fiat Italy 2,127,295 1,501,979 498,984 85,513 40,819 14 BMW Germany 2,065,477 2,065,216 261 15 SAIC China 1,783,548 1,523,398 190,848 67,805 1,497 16 Tata India 1,241,239 744,067 314,399 165,171 17,602 17 Mazda Japan 1,189,283 1,097,661 91,622 18 Dongfeng Motor China 1,137,950 539,845 245,641 337,545 14,919 19 Mitsubishi Japan 1,109,731 980,001 127,435 2,295 20 Changan China 1,063,721 835,334 166,727 59,978 1,682

2011 + Top 20 motor vehicle manufacturing companies by volume 2011Total motor vehicle production Group 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000KeyCarsLight Commercial VehiclesHeavy Commercial VehiclesHeavy Buses 1. General Motors 9,031,670 8,525,573 3. Toyota 8,050,181 6,616,858 5. Ford 5,516,931 6. Nissan 4,631,673 7. PSA Peugeot Citroën 3,582,410 8. Honda 2,909,016 9. Renault 2,825,089 10. Suzuki 2,725,899 11. Fiat 2,336,954 12. Daimler 2,137,067 13. Chrysler 1,999,017 14. BMW 1,738,160 15. SAIC 1,478,502 16. Tata 1,197,192 17. Changan 1,167,208 18. Mazda 1,165,591 19. Mitsubishi 1,140,282 20. Dongfeng Motor 1,108,949KeyCarsLight Commercial VehiclesHeavy Commercial VehiclesHeavy BusesTotal: 80,045,075Cars: 59,897,273LCV: HCV: Heavy Bus: Reference:

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