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Production of cars per 1,000 people rose 29.5% to 10.1 vehicles in Canada in 2023, according to ACEA.
Historically, production of cars per 1,000 people in Canada reached an all time high of 53.5 vehicles in 1999 and an all time low of 7.77 vehicles in 2022. When compared to Canada's main peers, production of cars per 1,000 people in Australia amounted to 0 vehicles, 6.91 vehicles in Mexico, 14.0 vehicles in United Kingdom and 5.20 vehicles in USA in 2023.
Canada has been ranked 22nd within the group of 49 countries we follow in terms of production of cars per 1,000 people, 13 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Production of Cars Per 1,000 People | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Australia | vehicles | 3.64 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | vehicles | 30.2 | 23.9 | 22.2 | 21.3 | 20.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belize | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Canada | vehicles | 20.8 | 18.0 | 12.6 | 8.90 | 7.78 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | vehicles | 17.8 | 16.8 | 15.3 | 14.3 | 15.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | vehicles | 27.0 | 27.3 | 25.5 | 14.2 | 14.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | vehicles | 69.4 | 63.2 | 57.8 | 43.8 | 38.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Honduras | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Indonesia | vehicles | 3.82 | 4.07 | 4.00 | 2.10 | 3.36 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Japan | vehicles | 66.8 | 67.2 | 67.3 | 56.6 | 54.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | vehicles | 13.7 | 16.6 | 16.9 | 14.3 | 13.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | vehicles | 15.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 7.52 | 5.47 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Papua New Guinea | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | vehicles | 9.30 | 8.50 | 7.63 | 5.81 | 4.70 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | vehicles | 26.2 | 23.8 | 20.3 | 14.3 | 13.3 |