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The global automotive industry is a major consumer of water. Some estimates surpass 180,000 L (39,000 imp gal) of water per car manufactured, depending on whether tyre production is included. Production processes that use a significant volume of water include surface treatment, painting, coating, washing, cooling, air-conditioning, and boilers ...
Automotive industry by country; List of countries and territories by motor vehicles per capita; Automotive industry; List of countries by vehicle exports;
This article provides an overview of the automotive industry in countries around the world. The United States was the world's largest automobile producer by volume from the early years of the 20th century until the 1980s, when it was overtaken by Japan. In 2009, China became the world's largest vehicle producer. [1]
BYD’s rise comes at a precarious time for global auto industry dynamics. While China’s automakers expand, America’s traditional automakers have shrunk in both their domestic market and China.
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 ...
The China-built BYD Seagull, a small all-electric hatchback that starts at less than $10,000, is having a big impact on the global automotive industry.
However, the American auto industry reflected the post-war prosperity of the late-1940s and the 1950s. Cars grew in overall size, as well as engine size during the 1950s. The Overhead valve V-8 engine developed by GM in the late-1940s proved to be very successful and helped ignite the horsepower race, the second salvo of which was Chrysler's ...
China has invested at least $1.4 billion in the nearby country’s auto plants. Thailand, the ‘Detroit of Southeast Asia’, is at the forefront of China’s battle for the global auto market ...