The automotive industry is a range of companies and organizations involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sales of motor vehicles, some of them called car makers. It is one of the most important sectors of the world economy based on income. The automotive industry excludes industries dedicated to car maintenance after delivery to end users, such as car repair shops and motor fuel stations.
The term automotive is made from the Greek autos (self), and Latin motivus (motion) to represent any form of self-powered vehicle. The term was proposed by Elmer Sperry.
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History
The automotive industry began in the 1860s with hundreds of manufacturers pioneering hoppers without horseback. For decades, the United States led the world in total car production. In 1929, before the Great Depression, the world had 32,028,500 used cars, and the US auto industry generated over 90% of them. At that time the US had one car per 4.87 people. After World War II, the US generated about 75 percent of the world's car production. In 1980, the US was followed by Japan and later became world leader again in 1994. In 2006, Japan narrowly escaped the US in production and held this title until 2009, when China took the top spot with 13.8 million units. With 19.3 million units produced in 2012, China nearly doubled US production, with 10.3 million units, while Japan came in third place with 9.9 million units. From 1970 (140 models) over 1998 (260 models) to 2012 (684 models), the number of car models in the US has grown exponentially.
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Security
Safety is a condition that implies protection from risk, harm, damage, or causes of injury. In the automotive industry, safety means that users, operators or manufacturers do not encounter any risks or dangers arising from their vehicles or spare parts. Security for autobobili itself, implies that there is no risk of damage.
Safety in the automotive industry is very important and therefore highly regulated. Cars and other motor vehicles must comply with a number of local and international norms and regulations, to be accepted in the market. The ISO 26262 standard is considered one of the best practice frameworks to achieve automotive functional safety.
In the case of security concerns, hazards, defects of products or faulty procedures during the manufacture of motor vehicles, the manufacturer may request to return the batch or the entire production. This procedure is called product withdrawal. Product withdrawal occurs in every industry and may be related to production or derived from raw materials.
Product testing and inspection at various stages of the value chain are made to avoid withdrawal of these products by ensuring end user safety and safety and compliance with the requirements of the automotive industry. However, the automotive industry is still very worried about product recalls, leading to substantial financial consequences.
Economy
Worldwide, there are about 806 million light cars and trucks on the road in 2007, consuming more than 980 billion liters (980,000,000 m 3 ) of gasoline and diesel every year. Cars are the main mode of transportation for many developed countries. The Detroit branch of Boston Consulting Group predicts that, by 2014, a third of world demand will be in four BRIC markets (Brazil, Russia, India and China). Meanwhile, in developed countries, the automotive industry has slowed down. It is also hoped that this trend will continue, especially as the younger generation of people (in very urbanized countries) no longer wants to own a car again, and prefer other modes of transportation. Other strong potential automotive markets are Iran and Indonesia. The emerging car market has already bought more cars than the established markets. According to the Power J.D. study, emerging markets accounted for 51 percent of global light vehicle sales in 2010. The research, conducted in 2010 predicted this trend will accelerate. However, recent reports (2012) confirm otherwise; namely that the automotive industry is slowing down even in BRIC countries. In the United States, vehicle sales peaked in 2000, with 17.8 million units.
World motor vehicle production
By year
By country
OICA counts over 50 countries that assemble, produce or distribute cars. Of that number, only 13, thick in the list below, has the ability to design cars from the ground up.
By manufacturer
This is the list of the top 15 producers based on production in 2016.
With market segment
Company relations
Stake holding
It is common for car manufacturers to hold shares in other car manufacturers. This ownership can be explored under the details for each company.
The table below shows the 10 largest motor vehicle manufacturing groups in the world, along with the marques produced by each. This table is ranked by 2016 production figures from the International Motor Vehicle Organization (OICA) for parent groups, and then alphabetically by marque. Joint ventures are not reflected in this table. Production figures of joint ventures are usually included in OICA rankings, which can be a source of controversy.
Car brands and parent companies
The table below lists most of the car brands and parent companies.
See also
Note
References
External links
- Alliance of Car Manufacturers
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